29er specific winter/ mud tyres ?

weeksy59

Struggling to work out what to buy for the Giant XTC 29er for winter. I'm running the Maxxis Aspen in summer/dry... but not a lot of tread.

Looked at the Rocket Rons... terrible reviews... even looked at the CST Critters on Ebay... but reviewed as terrible in wet...


So.. anything out there that doesn't cost as much as a small sports-car to buy and works in the muddy stuff ?

cooldad

Welcome to the fashionable (and expensive) world of 29ers

weeksy59

indeed... limited range of rubber... and VERY limited 'budget' rubber compared to 26's

wheezee

I have a Panaracer Rampage 2.35 on the front, and have just bought a Bontrager Mudx 2.0 for the rear. Slow on the road, but grippy in the mud and wet. Paid around £30 for each.

Tend to cost a little more than their 26" equivalents, but with 29ers becoming increasingly common, this is improving all the time.

Cheer up

lostboysaint

Mud-X, but that is based on my 26" experience and knowing a few 29er riders that have used them with confidence.

weeksy59

http://www.stif.co.uk/mtb/product/bontr ... -tyre/7285

Bought some from there... £23.99 best price i can find.

wheezee

@rse! Thought I'd looked there. That's £5 I'll never see again.

lostboysaint

weeksy59 wrote:

http://www.stif.co.uk/mtb/product/bontrager-mud-x--tyre/7285

Bought some from there... £23.99 best price i can find.

I hope you got the 29er version, that link is for the 26". Fear not, if you find yourself with a pair of 26" ones then I'll take them off you as I'm about to order some for the On-one!


This seems to be the link for the 29er version http://www.stif.co.uk/mtb/product/bontrager-mud-x-29er-tyre/6809

cooldad

Except those are 26". 29" are £36.99
http://www.stif.co.uk/mtb/product/bontr ... -tyre/6809

weeksy59

fuck me .... that would be silly wouldn't it....

:oops:

lostboysaint

weeksy59 wrote:

fark me .... that would be silly wouldn't it....

:oops:

Found them at a quid more expensive for you. Like I said I'll have the 26" version off you to save mucking around. I'll PP you the money and you can post them down.

http://www.allterraincycles.co.uk/product/119517.html

wheezee

I got mine from All Terrain Cycles. They stuck £4 on for a terrible delivery service, but came in less than £30.

weeksy59

lostboysaint wrote:

weeksy59 wrote:

fark me .... that would be silly wouldn't it....

:oops:

Found them at a quid more expensive for you. Like I said I'll have the 26" version off you to save mucking around. I'll PP you the money and you can post them down.

http://www.allterraincycles.co.uk/product/119517.html

Just on hold with Stif... so will keep you posted...only ordered a single mate... not a pair.

rockmonkeysc

Looks like tyre manufacturers realise that 29ers are just a fashion thing that will die out in a couple of years when people get bored of bikes that don't steer very well & are sluggish to accelerate.

wheezee

Nobody do it... It's half-term, remember.

weeksy59

RockmonkeySC wrote:

Looks like tyre manufacturers realise that 29ers are just a fashion thing that will die out in a couple of years when people get bored of bikes that don't steer very well & are sluggish to accelerate.

Enter the next Gorrick race and we'll see what's 'sluggish'

:twisted:

VWsurfbum

I have got some Mountain king's on mine, seem to be ace in the mud and roots, but i have no rock round here to try them on, mine are 2.4 flavour but i could of done with a 2.0 for the rear as its a bit big

weeksy59

A little bit of persuasion and Stif did it for £28 posted