Hardtail tyres

bladeone

Hi I’m looking for some new tyres for my cube reaction GTC hardtail id like to give a bit more cushioning to the rear if poss been looking at maxis advantage 2.1 http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yId_242553 pair for £33
Pair £33 good price I reckon
My mate has the 2.25 size advantage and its huge, I use to run rapid robs 2.25 and liked there size, then went to x king 2.2 which seem to measure up narrow.

so the question is do the 2.1 measure up to the schwalbe 2.25
Any advice much appreciated

jimothy78

bladeone wrote:

been looking at maxis advantage 2.1 ... Pair £33 good price I reckon

Lots of folks rate the advantage as a rear tyre but less so as a front - currently have mine paired with a Panaracer Fire XC pro (both 2.1")

On my (narrow) rims the Advantage measures 48mm(sidewall to sidewall) x 47mm (height from rim) whereas the panaracer is 46mm x 44mm, so yes the advantage is definitely one of the larger 2.1s out there.

bladeone

Thanks for the info jimothy

kingderham

Maxxi Ardents are a good tyre cope with everything except when it get's really really mudy. £35.00 each from nextdaytyres.

swod1

you could give a specialized ground control tyre a go on the rear, light and quick rolling a decent size too for a 2.1 tyre

paul.skibum

I like the Ground Control as a tyre but I wouldnt say the 2.1 is a big volume in fact I'd say its pretty small and the Sworks is light but paper thin (split mine on a rock the other day)

swod1

paul.skibum wrote:

I like the Ground Control as a tyre but I wouldnt say the 2.1 is a big volume in fact I'd say its pretty small and the Sworks is light but paper thin (split mine on a rock the other day)

yeah but is there a need for an overly big tyre on the rear unless you was downhilling or something extreme.

I've only seen the 2.1 size in evans where i can get hold of it locally, is there a larger size made 2.3 ?

i've had one fail around the edge of the tyre bead, split around 3 inches not off a rock or anything the tyre just split over time.

bladeone

Cheers for that guys,

a mate runs an ardent he does rate it, ill have to give a bigger tyre a go for myself I was just thinking more of a bit of comfort as the x king seem quite harsh and the rapid robs I had were a nice size but didn't grip in the wet at all.