XC tyres

mr_eddy
mr_eddy Posts: 830
edited August 2011 in MTB buying advice
Ok I need some new tyres for my Massi Carbon HT. I mainly do XC loops of Sherwood pines and commuting to work (6 miles each way).

I like to ride fast on the tarmac (I have come from a road bike, but a bad back forced me back onto a MTB) so speed is a high priority.

I have a budget of around £35 a tyre, they need to be light and fast for the commute but also reasonably grippy on the XC loops, I am not into hardcore stuff so nothing over the top.

I currently ride a nobby nic/ racing ralph but both are pretty worn and they are too slow and noisy for the commute.

I have thought about Semi Slicks such as the High Roller SS or Double Fighter etc but they tend to either be really heavy (700G +) or really thin and look stupid.

Any ideas on a 2.0 - 2.2 XC tyre that is fast and ideally light (under 500g)?

I know its a tall order but I am sure someone can advise?

Thanks

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  • njee20
    njee20 Posts: 9,613
    Furious Freds. 305g, stupidly fast.
  • mr_eddy
    mr_eddy Posts: 830
    These are like £45 aren't they?
  • njee20
    njee20 Posts: 9,613
    €30 each, just don't expect them to last all that long.
  • mr_eddy
    mr_eddy Posts: 830
    Ok I will check them out, thanks
  • skellator3
    skellator3 Posts: 200
    maxis crossmark, pump them up for on road and they roll well due to the continuos tread on centre of tyre, drop pressure down to 35/40 psi and it will do your xc ok
    dont only ride a bike
  • mr_eddy
    mr_eddy Posts: 830
    Crossmark come in at 550g for a 2.1 so quite a bit heavier than the schwalbe. Think I am gonna give the Furious Fred's a go but in a 2.2 version, Should take a good chunk of weight of my bike.

    I have also ordered some new rotors as the stock Hayes jobs are very heavy and noisy. New ones are only 98g a piece!

    All in I reckon I will have saved 400-500g so not bad for under £90
  • oodboo
    oodboo Posts: 2,171
    mr_eddy wrote:
    All in I reckon I will have saved 400-500g so not bad for under £90

    A good poo before you set out will save you about that and cost you only a couple of sheet of loo roll.
    I love horses, best of all the animals. I love horses, they're my friends.

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  • njee20
    njee20 Posts: 9,613
    I'm not sure I'd bother with the 2.25, I'd (well, I did) just get the 2.1s, they'll be lighter and faster.

    oodboo, what if you have the poo and save over a pound on your tyres? To be honest, as 'hilarious' as the poo comment is, you're talking about a significant amount here which actually makes an appreciable difference, not 20g on a bottle cage.
  • Huck Finn
    Huck Finn Posts: 157
    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=12593

    Fast tyre. Use one on the back of my hardtail. Good grip also. £23 can't go wrong for the folding option.
  • njee20
    njee20 Posts: 9,613
    More than double the weight of a Fred, fast is relative, that looks like a tractor tyre to me :-)
  • Huck Finn
    Huck Finn Posts: 157
    The advantage is certainly no slouch, despite it's broad, agricultural look :)

    I'd forever worry that the Furious Fred might die on every approaching corner!
  • njee20
    njee20 Posts: 9,613
    You get good at turning corners into a series of straight lines, or sliding!
  • Huck Finn
    Huck Finn Posts: 157
    Fair enough :)
  • CycloRos
    CycloRos Posts: 579
    Kenda SMB8s - http://www.wiggle.co.uk/kenda-tomac-sma ... -bike-tyre the 1.9s and 2.1s come in at < 500gs

    Run them on my 29er for a mixture of commuting and off-road action, they work well at the pines too
    Current Rides -
    Charge Cooker, Ragley mmmBop, Haro Mary SS 29er
    Pics!

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