Continental Twister Supersonic, Anygood for XC Racing?

TheWildHaggis
TheWildHaggis Posts: 143
edited May 2010 in MTB buying advice
Folks,

I have my first XC Race coming up in a few weeks at the lcoal forest. Race is mainly on Fireroad with some 300m sections of rocky single track.

At the moment I am running Maxxis Highroller 2.1 (approx 540g)on the rear and a Contiental Vertical 2.3 on the front (730g), I am looking to reduce the rotational weight of the front wheel, The Twister supersonic weights 370grams, but would the tread be enough for this sort of terrain or should i go for Conteintal Speed King?

The light weigh one will only be used for racing, the heavier onrwill be used for training.
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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    The Twister may not like sharp rocks and may puncture easily.

    I risk I would say, but it does grip well in the dry.
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  • njee20
    njee20 Posts: 9,613
    IMO Schwalbe Furious Freds are grippier than Twister Supersonics, whilst being significantly lighter, so if you were going to buy the Twisters, I'd get Freds instead.

    Saying that... neither have that much grip and I wouldn't use either anywhere very rocky. A Speed King at least on the front would make more sense IMO, but even then if you go for the Supersonic version they're still pretty thin.

    Racing Ralphs may be a more sensible and versatile option whilst not being too heavy. Alternatively, Rocket Rons are lighter, but again rather thin. It depends how rocky it is, and how much you value durability over weight.

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