Best "cheap" xc tyre (£20 or less)

Shooting mike

I Need to make my 2012 Carerra Vulcan lighter and less draggy. I've spent ages looking on here at posts about tyres. Whilst I hate slippy tyres that make you nervous about cornering, the stock tyres on the bike are really draggy, heavy and have huge lugs that seem reluctant to shed mud. I manly ride local trails that can be hard pack, mud patches, old colliery spoils (pit slag) or at sherwood pines. Rocks and roots don't really feature.

So, with a limited budget of 20 quid per tyre or less, I've looked at:

Wire bead fire xc's
Wire bead mountain king 2 (non chilli obviously) (puncture too easily??)
Rubber queens
Bontrager xr4 (over the top??)
Bontrager xr2 (not enough?)

I'm thinking the xc's as an overall do it all tyre but can anyone offer their opinions on any of the above or indeed recommend something else??
Many thanks.

cycle monster

We all ride in different places over differing terrain. Ask in the bike shop at Sherwood Pines. They will know what most people favour tyre wise around there. Better the views of countless locals than a handful of Friday night fruitloops that populate this forum, myself included.

cooldad

I agree with this^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Anyone sad enough to be posting at this time on a Friday night should not be trusted with anything more than a plastic spoon.

cooldad

But look for folding tyres - lighter and generally use better compounds

ElliesDad

I had the MK 2's on my bike as stock, awful tyres that inspire no confidence at all, especially in the wet and if there's any mud they are hopeless.

Currently running the Fire XC Pro's which are a great all round tyre! But as said ask around locally.

The Rookie

You can pick up folding XC pro's for just a little over £20 with some patience, save about 100g an end over wired!

supersonic

If you are not upgrading to folding beads then don't bother.

Rushmore

Sherwood trails are pretty grippy from my experience... and flat.. So speed is going to be the key to enjoyment along with some moderate cornering grip...

I'd choose something like this

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... delID=9758