best xc tyres for my bike?

Raymie

hi all ive just purchased a boardman hardtail

comes with conti speed king 2.1's, they r terrible, very slippy on wet rocks etc

can anyone recommend a good grippy xc tyre that aint so wide?

BenChaffer

My boardman hardtail, and someone else's on this forum, is equipped with Race King 2.2s. They roll very fast and have good grip on road and off-road. They are quite wide though if that bothers you.

Also, before you buy new tyres, check the ones that are on are oriented correctly. The tread should be facing the opposite way on the rear tyre, and it wasn't on mine.

Raymie

ok thanks, will check them tomoro, would possibly go for 2.2's want minimum drag as possible

jmillen

Mine came with Speedkings as well, great for road and cycle track riding etc, but I also found as soon as the going got slighty muddy...that was it.

Replaced with Panaracer Fire XC Pro Folding and then some Schwalbe Nobby Nic Folding . Both did the job great (just my 2p worth)

Andy

I'd recommend the Search Button tires...

Airienteer

Maxxis Ignitors. They roll well, are quite light, have plenty of grip and not too expensive. Without doubt my favourite tyre!

Raymie

Andy wrote:

I'd recommend the Search Button tires...

oh good for you, never heard of them before must be rare :roll:

robertpb

What tyre pressure did you have in them and how much do you weigh?

This makes a lot of difference to grip.

Raymie

robertpb wrote:

What tyre pressure did you have in them and how much do you weigh?

This makes a lot of difference to grip.

the pressure is about 35psi

i weigh 13.5 st

bails87

But they're the cheapo oem tyres, so probably not very good. I had the same problem with the Explorers on my Boardman. I got loads of punctures with them too.

JamesBrckmn

maxxis advantage?

llamafarmer

Racing Ralphs.

When it's not muddy

bails87

They're suprisingly grippy though. I was using them until mid-October this year, I was really impressed.

robertpb

I'd drop 5 psi off those figures and try that.

I'm using around 20 psi at the moment in the conditions we have at the moment, that's with a riding weight of 10 stone.

llamafarmer

bails87 wrote:

They're suprisingly grippy though. I was using them until mid-October this year, I was really impressed.

I still have one on the back of my Cube, it's staying on all year!

lancs boy

schwalbe smart sam good decent tyres mate

Speckled Pants

Kenda nevegal gets my vote, but deffo play about with the pressures.

Im 13.5 stone and run between 20-25 psi in these wet slippy conditions, its a little draggy on the roads but grips so well off it

Andy

Raymie wrote:

Andy wrote:

I'd recommend the Search Button tires...

oh good for you, never heard of them before must be rare :roll:

Not really. Anyone with common sense knows them.

stevet1992

Fill them with concrete ... That way it will sink to the bottom of the mud and find grip, might be a bit bumpy though

Alternatively use the search button

Torres

llamafarmer wrote:

Racing Ralphs.

When it's not muddy

Got to agree with you. Brilliant tyres for almost every condition, maybe some Nics if you ride a lot of boggy trails.
Niether are cheap though...

bobpzero

heres a starter to the search button via google to CRC
muddy and these are just intense

Raymie

Andy wrote:

Raymie wrote:

Andy wrote:

I'd recommend the Search Button tires...

oh good for you, never heard of them before must be rare :roll:

Not really. Anyone with common sense knows them.

Cheers Nobby

colintrav

Raymie wrote:

hi all ive just purchased a boardman hardtail

comes with conti speed king 2.1's, they r terrible, very slippy on wet rocks etc

can anyone recommend a good grippy xc tyre that aint so wide?

Well wet rocks if smoothend over the years will be hazardous ..


It's not rocket science by any means even if they aint it just down to your experience which you greatly lack under various conditions don't blame the tyre ...

Mr Boardman wouldn't bother his backside giving his name to a range of bikes that wasn't worth jack

Raymie

colintrav wrote:

Raymie wrote:

hi all ive just purchased a boardman hardtail

comes with conti speed king 2.1's, they r terrible, very slippy on wet rocks etc

can anyone recommend a good grippy xc tyre that aint so wide?

Well wet rocks if smoothend over the years will be hazardous ..


It's not rocket science by any means even if they aint it just down to your experience which you greatly lack under various conditions don't blame the tyre ...

Mr Boardman wouldn't bother his backside giving his name to a range of bikes that wasn't worth jack

i asked for recommended good tyre not a lecture on how i ride my bike on various conditions you muppet.

if u dont have anything positive to post back then dont do so.

thanks to others for your positive feedback,

admin please feel free close or delete this thread as ive ordered new tyres

thanks.