Which Combo Do You Run

Stu Coops

Winter tyres, which do you prefer wider tyre on the front and slimmer on the back or vice versa or both back and front the same. And is a 1.95 Panaracer Trailraker to thin to run on the back with a 2.2 on the front

1mancity2

All year I run Maxxis Minion 2.35 front and Maxxis High roller 2.35 rear

lostboysaint

Bontrager MudX 2.0 both ends.

davewalsh

I run a Minion 2.35 on the front all year round. Last winter on the back I had a Panaracer Fire XC Pro 2.1, This year I'm going to try a Spesh Storm Control 2.0.

britishseapower

lostboysaint wrote:

Bontrager MudX 2.0 both ends.

Same.

These tyres are cracking in the wet, muddy stuff, and not too slow on harder surfaces or road either. Will be changing from nobby nics to these soon i think.

Anonymous

1mancity2 wrote:

All year I run Maxxis Minion 2.35 front and Maxxis High roller 2.35 rear

This ^

Except had my old Ignitor on the front for a while after my smash as was doing fairly flat tame smooth trails for a bit that didn't justify the Minion. Going back to Minion though now, and for the big rig I'm not going to mess about with summer or winter tyres.

HT build coming up potentially though and that'll have different tyres. More smooth flat riding style. Not sure if it'll come out in the mud.

Mccraque

I leave my MK 2.4 on the front all year around now.

I switch from a summer rear tyre to a 2.0 Mud X Bonty in Winter. Seems to do the trick

bluechair84

I've always previously ran Highrollers all year round. This year I have a Swampthing to experiment with.

Richie63

S works enduro Front Ignitor Rear Nevegal
Trek ssl 9.9 top fuel Front jones x Rear Mud x ( soon to double up the mud x's )
Spesh Rockhopper Front Spesh fast track Rear as front
Last Herb Front Minion Rear High Roller (I think may change to wet scream)

Normally I'd just put the Mud X on any of the bikes I'd take into the peaks at this time of year but have stayed on summery tyres as it's been so dry. The trek I decided to change the rear as the Jones was rubbish as a rear tyre.
The nevegal I'm trying out and seems to be ok and I think putting the minions and rollers on any bike I need to pedal lots is just maddness far to slow with no real world benefits. Ok for DH though.

spicyrider

Running 2.35 highroller front and specialized purgatory 2.2 rear at mo, first impressions are very good coming from stock rubber queens before got on well with them too

*AL*

britishseapower wrote:

lostboysaint wrote:

Bontrager MudX 2.0 both ends.

Same.

And another.

paul.skibum

I don't run winter tyres because it snows here so I go skiing.

felix.london

paul.skibum wrote:

I don't run winter tyres because it snows here so I go skiing.

I'm hearing ya but I prefer sliding down the mountain sideways

njee20

Bontrager MudX 2.0 both ends.

And again. Although I've just got some 2.0 Dirty Dans which I'll try on the race wheels, like a Mud X, but far lighter.

BigChimping

2.25 Nobby Nic front
2.25 Ardent rear

bennett_346

Trying out a supertacky swampthing 2.35 i picked up for £20 new. Out front. And on the rear im running a Cedric Graia All conditions all mountain 2.35

The Spiderman

Nobby Nics front and rear,though I have been known to run a Racing Ralph on the rear even in winter.Sharpens up the bike handling skills no end!

The Spiderman

njee20 wrote:

Bontrager MudX 2.0 both ends.

And again. Although I've just got some 2.0 Dirty Dans which I'll try on the race wheels, like a Mud X, but far lighter.

Interested to see how you get on with these!