I need tyres- help me?

tompo24
tompo24 Posts: 10
edited January 2013 in MTB buying advice
Hi Guys, nooby here been lurking for some time.

I need some new tyres but i dont know what to get i am slightly overwhelmed by the massive choice/ different options.

Currently i am riding Schwalbe Nobby Nics which came supplied with my Giant Trance they are okay but i find they are useless when it is damp/wet. I would like something similar but better in the wet not heavier and preferably cheap!!

I have heard good things about Maxxis tyres, i have looked at Holy Rollers and Minions what do you think would either of these be a good option? i ride mainly trail centre's and XC.

Any opinions/advice would be appreciated.

Thanks

Tom

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  • rockmonkeysc
    rockmonkeysc Posts: 14,774
    Nobby Nics are great tyres unless you have the basic ones with the rubbish compound.
    Holy Rollers are a dirt jump tyre, useless for what you want and Minions are too fat to fit in the Trance. Try 2.2" Bontrager XR4 Team Issue. If you want a tyre specifically for mud and don't mind changing them for dry weather (if we ever have any) you could get a specific mud tyre like a Schwalbe Dirty Dan or Bontrager Mud-X.
    I found rear tyre space very limited in the Trance, don't go any bigger than a 2.2".
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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Cheap is never very good - folding tyres with better compounds cost more but work better.
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  • tompo24
    tompo24 Posts: 10
    cheers for the replies guys

    Tom
  • tompo24
    tompo24 Posts: 10
    What are peoples thoughts on Schwalbe Hans Dampfs? i want a do it all tyre if there is such a thing, does this fit the bill? I dont want a mud specific tyre dont wanna have to mess about swapping tyres all the time.

    Any opinions appreciated.
  • Sharker69
    Sharker69 Posts: 93
    I have a pair of the folding Hans Dampf tyres, trailstar (front) and pacestar (rear) compounds. Only had them on for a couple of weeks but first impressions are good. I was after an all year tyre too, I had Continental Mountain King previous and they were hopeless in the wet/mud I found. HD are harder going uphill due to the size 2.35 but I was after a set that gave me confidence on the reverse. These have done just that! Early days still so cant comment on dry conditions but I'm enjoying them so far...

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