2.2 or 2.4 Maxxis Ardent?

pseymour

I'm looking to fit a Maxxis Ardent rear tyre and run it tubeless. But I can't decide whether to fit a 2.1 or 2.4. I'v always ridden 2.1's. I ride Cwmcarn regularly, but don't ride in the mush favouring dryer conditions. It's always a compromise, but i'm looking for whichever width is the fastest and grippiest. Frame willing, how would a 2.4 tyre benefit me?

Dave_P1

A 2.4 will offer more grip but it won't roll as well as a 2.2.
2.2 will more than likely fit in the frame and offer more mud clearance and it will also roll better.

stubs

Dont know how big the 2.4 Ardent comes up but the 2.25 blows up bigger than some other 2.4s. I would be worried how big it is with mud clearance it might fit but be prone to clogging.

ThePriory1978

i have Ardents 2.25 and they are a big volume tyre. Bigger than the sizing suggests, probably around a 2.4.

I 've never seen 2.4 Ardents but i imagine they would be more like a 2.5/2.6. You may have clearance issues. Go with the 2.25 imo.

delcol

i have 2.4 ardents first on my heckler now on my butcher. i have no clearence issues with them..

they are quite a wide tyre though...