Best MTB tyre?

jalabert

I'm looking to buy mtb tires for the first time as the ones that came with the bike needs replacement. What is the best all-round tyre for riding the woods? Do you know of any tires in red?<br /><br />thx

roKeMS

irc mythos xc<br />and I think michelin do a red tyre as well<br /> ;D

jalabert

I've come accros the irc mythos xc aswell. At first I though it was made in a &amp;quot;REDwall&amp;quot; edition, but I think this might be the same as some call &amp;quot;rustwall&amp;quot; which I've seen a picture of and that isn't red.<br />About the mythos I came accros a review where a guy sugested using 2 front tires and reversing the one used on the back. Is this something you by any chance have tried?<br />

roKeMS

haha yeah I did try! <br />I reversed it to see how they'd wear and for roll resistance. They were better in reverse yeah BUT better yet. A front on the back is also really good too.<br />

Cornholio

I have had really good luck with Maxxis Larson Mimo tires for XC racing. I really like them and they perform well in all but slick conditions.
I picked up a pair of Hutchison air lights and rode the really hard last night and moist but packed ground conditions and they worked really well too.

Panaracer Fire Xc pro's - i raced these for about a 1 and a half and the seemed to perform well in all conditions but were heavy but they lasted a really long time. There build to handle snakebites and are about twice as durable as the other two mentioned above. This is probably the best trail tire I’ve ridden.

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kimbus

Hutchinson python, or some Nokias I would recommend. The Mythos XC's are also good in XC-riding but will not work in DH or dirt. The sidewalls won't hold.

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shootek

As I am new to the forum I might have posted in the wrong forum before so I'm going to repeat my question.

On my new bike I can chose between Maxxis Larsen TT UST and Hutchinson Python UST (both 2.0). I will use them mostly for XC and they should hold up for one ore two marathons (Lago di garda, Dolomiti SuperBike)

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Andrej

roKeMS

I'd go the Maxxis. The Pythons are great but wear really quickly.
The Larsens are a really good tyre too and don't wear as fast.

xavier

I am a huge WTB fan so look at their whole line. I am sure there is one out there that will work for you.

However no colours. WTB just gives you better rubber compounds and no fancy coloring.

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Allo

Firstly, Hi Xavier, why don't we see you answering MTB question over at the VN forum? (this is SamCZ here). This forum seems pretty strange I have to say, even more mis-information than at VN

Ok, so to the question at hand. Different tyres perform better in different conditions. Those that work well in really muddy conditions, are not so good for loose dry conditions. What rolls quickly on hardpack dirt, will not be something you want to use for downhill racing. So reallly you need to tell a bit more about what kind of riding you do and in what sort of conditions before anyone can make a reasonable recommendation on tyres.

That said, I will try and break down a few categories and some favourites.

Sticky mud: Maxxis Swamp things / Conti cross country 1.5
Wet mud: Maxxis Mimo 1.85 / IRC Notos 1.85
Dry, reasonably smooth: Hutchinson Mosquito 1.85
Dry, loose and rough: Hutchinson Python
Mixed- road & dirt: WTB Allterrainasaurus 1.6 - these really are the best multi use tyre going.

There are a lot of good tyres out there, different types suit different riders, styles, conditions, and terrain. You just need to find the ones that are right for you. All anyone else can offer is advice, not "these are absolutely the best tyres for you"

Xavier is right about colors, they are for marketing only.

Buddha

G'day Jalabert,

Michelin make a red coloured tyre called the Hot (I think) and I believe it more of a DH oriented tyre.

I reckon you should check out the Continental range of tyres. I currently run an Explorer 2.1 up front and Twister 1.95 out back and they've both been great for the conditions where I live (dusty, rocky, sandstone). I'm not sure what the conditions are like in your neighbourhood, but I think they'd make an excellent all round tyre.

If you're on the market for a new set of tyres you need to check out what sort of conditions you're going to use them in, how often and how you've treated your previous set and then try and match that criteria to a set of tyres. Having said that you may end up finding that you run one brand up front and another out back.

Ask your mates and see what they think of their tyres, ask around at various bike shops and then go for it. Don't worry about colour as it's just a marketing ploy.

All the best,

Buddha

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xavier

Allo,

I been trying to stay away from being really active in VN as it has caused me much problems in the past. You probably know. Some people there tend to like to flame and harrass me as I tend to be a 'public' figure. Here is a bit nicer and better monitored.

I have come to meet 3 people from VN and I was surprised to see they were all very much beginners with not much experience and making it seem they were experts. That made me think twice.

Anyways, good to see you are here.

Mis information? Where?

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roKeMS

What the hell is VN??

Yeah I agree about the coloured tyres - all eye candy really.

I find the Tioga DH tyres to be pretty good. They don't wear fast and grip pretty well on most surfaces. I've only come unstuck on a cement footpath but was an excercise in "how far can I lean at speed before they give" Answer - quite fast.

The roll-resistance is pretty good too for a knobbly.

mekki20

Hi,

I am using the Continental Vertical tyres for the 3 season by now. And they are great. Well, the only bad thing about them is, that I need one tyre on the back per season, because they are really soft. But they have an excellent grip.

Here is a link:

http://www.conti-online.com/generat...ertical_en.html

Greets from Melbourne

Chris