Best MTB tyre?

Allo

Well it's been a while since I've been in here, and there seems to have been a bit more activity than before.

I know what you mean over there Xavier, but I thought that was all in the past, I'm pretty sure most over there appreciated you hanging around though. It's just that some people were a little over the top about any commercialism in messages, doesn't really bother me as long as it doesn't get out of hand.

Mis-information, I just saw a few dodgy sounding comments around, there are obviously a few young people in here, but that's fine with me, that's how we can learn right? Anyhow, sometimes it's difficult to separate the wheat from the chaff.

Sam

VN is VeloNews, they have a tech talk forum at velonews.com, not that much MTB stuff though.

Leon

How about tyres for use in areas where there is lots of sand ?

Leon

Duckwah

the tyres my bike came with were maxxis high roller type Rs and they were nice and light, fast rolling etc BUT

they had no cornering grip on even little bits of sand and they are hopeless in mud and on rocks

so noe i have a Ritchey Elevader on the rear and a Panaracer fire XC pro on the front

Its a much better combo and i felt the difference straight away

rixta

[QUOTE=Leon]How about tyres for use in areas where there is lots of sand ?

hi, i'm new to this site (03/06) but I ride in alice springs, central oz (home of the Central Australian Bike Challenge...see cabc.com/info )... (desert country) , It's mostly hardpac & rocks with some loose stuff & patches of sand. The most confidence inspiring tyre I have used is 'Geax sturdy's', however these are not the lightest (& fastest rolling) tyre on the market. As has been pointed out by other riders, huchinson pythons really stand out & are widelly used by a lot of riders (not just weekend warriors) in this area...go for the 'new generation' ('06 model, they have an extra nobble on each side). If you ride heaps, they may only last 6 - 8 months but they grip well! ( swap fr <--> rr 1/2 way through). 'LIVE FAST...RIDE HARD'...RIXTA

OldNickToo

What _tread pattern_ Airlights? I have a Giant Yukon which came with Hut Airlight Scorpions. They are awful. Although I had read a lot of bad comments about them, I did not realise how bad they were until I invested in IRC Trail Bears based on good reports, and compared the ride. I ride gravel (deep, shallow and over sheet rock), packed earth and rocks. But I also wanted a GP tyre.

So I and many others find the Trail Bears to be a good tire.

OP. Try http://www.mtbr.com/. While they are only opinions, and can vary wildly, you see a trend if there are a lot of comments. As someone said, it's up to you in the end. So take what you read here, but mtbreview seems to me to be the place for the widest view at your leisure.
The Panaracer Fire XC seem to be the winner with huge numbers of reviews and a high score, except there was quite a bit of comment about slow on roads. That did not suit me.