what tyres for rigid hardtail?

holroyd74

Hiya all

I'm currently riding a rock lobster team ti with a set of rockshox team sid wc forks upfront looking after the bumps. As the bulk of my riding consists of road and bridleways, i'm looking to swap the sid's for some rigid carbon forks.

What high volume but free rolling tyre would you suggest running up front to assist the carbon fork?

Any suggstions would be much appreciated.

Thanks

Glenn

NatoED

continental travel contacts are nice but come in 1.75 inch which would be fine for road/ cycle path

thel33ter

Conti Rubber Queens are massive, especially the 2.4 variety.

davewalsh

Maxxis Ardent. I've got one on the back of my hardtail and it comes up really tall for it's size (2.25). Rolls well too.

Northwind

Rubber queens are big, but also not particularily fast rolling, and heavy. Think I'd be looking at ardents or crossmarks myself, not sure. Small block if you don't have to deal with much mud.

ride_whenever

riding roads and bridleways....

khe park/dirt tyres, 2.1" very very light and brutally fast.

holroyd74

Thanks guys for all your suggestions. I'll have a look at them all and consider which would suit my needs best.

Cheers
Glenn

richg1979

2.4 rocket ron front and 2.4 racing ralph rear..