tyres on my new bike

star-trails
star-trails Posts: 68
edited May 2011 in MTB workshop & tech
always had thick knobbly tyres on my mountain bike , my new scott scale came with 2.1 inch scott manx tyres as its set up for going fast , im half on road , half off road , should i go fatter or keep them ???

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  • wordnumb
    wordnumb Posts: 847
    You choose your tyres based on what you're riding that day. In the long run it's better to have a selection of different tyres to choose between rather than a compromise, do it all tyre.
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Off road could be anything.
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  • star-trails
    star-trails Posts: 68
    by off road im mean trails and canal paths , nothing to mountainous.lol
  • paulbox
    paulbox Posts: 1,203
    2.1 should be fine for that.
    XC: Giant Anthem X
    Fun: Yeti SB66
    Road: Litespeed C1, Cannondale Supersix Evo, Cervelo R5
    Trainer: Bianchi via Nirone
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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    I use 2.1 on a full sus, mainly singletrack, no problems at all.
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