Tyres for HONC 2013

antop34

I was one of the lucky/stupid ones that managed to get in to HONC 2013 and after riding it last year I know that I need to re-think my tyre choice.

I used a Maxxis Larsen 2.25 on the rear and Maxis Ardent 2.4 on the front. Both decent rolling tyres but the large stretches of tarmac were knackering!

I have been looking at the Continental Mountain King and Race King and also the Maxxis Crossmark.

Does anyone have any opinions on good, fast rolling tyres for enduros/sportifs

cheers in advance

bennett_346

Is that even an MTB event? Tarmac stretches? Ardents tiring to ride on? Sounds more like you should be on a cyclocross bike tbh. Those are pretty fast rolling tyres.

123oldman

Get yourself some Small Block 8's, roll more than quick enough for the road sections, with enough grip for the off-rd sections! The past 4yrs have seen nice dry conditions perfect for the SB8's!
Now that's been said, you can bet your bottom dollar it'll be snowing

antop34

bennett_346 wrote:

Is that even an MTB event? Tarmac stretches? Ardents tiring to ride on? Sounds more like you should be on a cyclocross bike tbh. Those are pretty fast rolling tyres.

Its not a complete MTB event, it has a mixture of country lanes, fireroads and cotswold clay and a cyclo cross bike would suit but I am not ready to pack my balls up in a case and stick them in the attic until I decide to be a man again just for the sake of a bit more rolling speed.

Maybe I should put it down to a total lack of training and the fact I did it on a Heckler last year and man up!

gonzalez gomez

I'm going to run Schawlbe Racing Ralph's this year, gonna ride it on a stumpy fsr which is a bit of an overkill, usually use a hard tail.

The Rookie

From on-one, Michelin Dry Mountain 2's, folding, fairly light, last time I looked they were charging a tenner each, they roll very fast on tarmac and grip pretty well in slimey mud, don't work very well in proper mud though!