Typical southeastern piedmont trails. Rocky, sandy, rooty loose-over-hard with the occasional hard pack and pinestraw riddled trail.
by FillJarWithFart
Typical southeastern piedmont trails. Rocky, sandy, rooty loose-over-hard with the occasional hard pack and pinestraw riddled trail.
by FillJarWithFart
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How much flat ground are you dealing with?
Can never go wrong with a pair of conti kryptotal
Maxxis Minion DHF, worked everywhere (apart from deep mud*
*this is my opinion, many other people will disagree
My deafult would be magic mary with some snakeskin (purple or orange for the soft compound)
Top 3 would be:
1.) Argotal front, Kryptotal back with Enduro casings.
2.) Michelin Wild Enduro’s
3.) Magic Mary, Big Betty
Looks perfect for the Argotal front / Kryptotal rear trail/endurance combo I ran all winter in Tucson.
Vittoria Mazza for me the best tires i have ever tried.
Assegai front dhr 2 rear
These are what my trails look like up and back. I run an assegai front and a dissector rear.
I’m currently running a wild Enduro up front and ground control in the rear. It keeps my hardtail fast but grippy.
Butcher in front, kryptotal in rear
Assegai/DHR2 or assegai/dissector. Why because that’s all i run and know lol.
The ones on my bike
Assegai up front if it’s DH only, DHF if I’m climbing with DHR2 rear no matter which
… I think the more important question is what casing and if you should use an insert. If DH only I’d run DD or DH front/rear with Cushcore (rear only). If climbing I’d skip the insert and go EXO+ front/rear … Hopefully you’re familiar with Maxxis cause all their different combos could be confusing.
Dhf or magic Mary
Assegai/Aggressor
Michelin tires are best in the game
Barzo / Mezcal in TNT casing as long as the trails are dry.
Mud or wet hardpack made me switch to Agarro / e-Barzo.
Are you riding FS or hardtail? I’d probably just use a Specialized Ground Control or Maxxis Ardent. People love to ride heavy, slow rolling tires on XC trails for some reason. I don’t get it.
I understand it’s all personal preference, but in my opinion most of these suggestions are overkill/slow unless you are an absolute hammer who keeps folding wheels or something.