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B. Sanders
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Local trails can get sloppy sometimes with clay mud. It's slippery as ice, and likes to pack-up
almost any kind of tire. My Hutch Pythons are great for everything except mud, so I need
something better.
I might want to try a bigger tire, say 2.3" wide; but don't want anything over 850 grams (unless
it's by far the best choice). A lightweight mud-shedding all-around XC performance tire is what I'm
looking for. Should be decent on hardpack, soft sandy dirt, grass, roots and rockfields too. Speeds
will not be high, so that's not an issue.
These tires appear to be good candidates:
Kenda Kenetics 2.35 (735gm, nice and cheap) Maxxis Mofo 2.35 (a little heavy at 1006gm) WTB
Mutanoraptor 2.4 (recommended to me) Intense System 4 2.25 (mud tire?) WTB Velociraptor 2.1 (classic
all-conditions XC) Panaracer FireXC Pro (best all-around, not a mud tire)
I'm sure there are others. I've seen most of these on sale from various web catalogs (Nashbar,
Supergo, JensonUSA, etc). The Kenda Kenetics 2.35's are OEM on quite a few bikes, which makes me
think they're a good choice. Also, at $19.95/ea from Supergo, they're a bargain.
What's your favorite mud-loving XC tire?
TIA,
Barry
almost any kind of tire. My Hutch Pythons are great for everything except mud, so I need
something better.
I might want to try a bigger tire, say 2.3" wide; but don't want anything over 850 grams (unless
it's by far the best choice). A lightweight mud-shedding all-around XC performance tire is what I'm
looking for. Should be decent on hardpack, soft sandy dirt, grass, roots and rockfields too. Speeds
will not be high, so that's not an issue.
These tires appear to be good candidates:
Kenda Kenetics 2.35 (735gm, nice and cheap) Maxxis Mofo 2.35 (a little heavy at 1006gm) WTB
Mutanoraptor 2.4 (recommended to me) Intense System 4 2.25 (mud tire?) WTB Velociraptor 2.1 (classic
all-conditions XC) Panaracer FireXC Pro (best all-around, not a mud tire)
I'm sure there are others. I've seen most of these on sale from various web catalogs (Nashbar,
Supergo, JensonUSA, etc). The Kenda Kenetics 2.35's are OEM on quite a few bikes, which makes me
think they're a good choice. Also, at $19.95/ea from Supergo, they're a bargain.
What's your favorite mud-loving XC tire?
TIA,
Barry