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Tires Maxxis or LANDSAIL
I thought the rekon race front and rear was amazing on hard pack rocky mountain dirt.
Pros: amazing on hard pack
I have used the Rekon/Rekon Race combo and it is good for xc. I’m currently on Vittoria Barzo/Mezcal and I like them a little bit more than the Maxxis combo
Pros: good for xc
Rekon for the rear - Forecaster for the front. Super light - super fast - and good for all scenarios other than wet mud.
Pros: super light, super fast
Cons: other than wet mud
My favorite trail bike combo right now is a DHR2 front and dissector rear but I’m considering switching to rekon rear.
Pros: great speed
Maxxis Razr ATs. They handle great and served me well in winter driving.
Pros: handle great, good winter
i’ve got a 2.5 gen so i can’t say much on sizing, but check out land sail. i got ls588 UHPs on mine and ive never had a quieter, smoother ride with insane grip for sub $100 a tire.
Pros: quieter, smoother ride
Part number: LS588
i have landsail ls588 Ultra High Performance tires on mine 245/40 R18s. good price and very quiet while having insane grip
Pros: good price, very quiet
I'm on my second set of maxxis and they're good for intermediate to hard stuff. If it's slippery out and I need to do a steep hill climb using momentum it's almost impossible, but I've never experienced a better softer tire yet so can't compare to anything else.
Pros: good for intermediate, hard stuff
Cons: slippery hill climb impossible
Exo and exo+ in my area will reliably puncture right through the top of the tire within three rides or less typically.
Cons: reliably puncture
Specialized control tyres and it’s not even close.
No it’s not worth the “premium” as they’re not more premium. The spesh tyres are specced on their £14000 bikes, they are also racing and winning world cups, cape epics, short track races, marathons for years with the rest of them. Spesh has led the way with a couple others with FEA and camps set up for surely testing their tyres with a refresh every few years. There is no “premium”. The stickers are fancier on the maxxis. But they’re heavier. Higher rolling resistance. Higher weight. No noticeable gain in traction to account for those either. Spesh offers sworks 120 tpi, softer and harder (T7 and T5 respectively) control tyres. All you’re choosing is 120 vs 60 tpi determining a less or more robust carcass.
A life long sworks 120 tpi snob. I went maxxis aspen and hated life. That’s a gravel tyre. Tore through the Vittoria barzo. Went ikon and they’re a great once was a race tyre now a recreational tyre— but been left for dead with rolling resistance, grip and weight by the competition. Rekon race won’t get a look in from the tyre tests and price and weight. Nah ta.
Pros: racing and winning world cups
Cons: heavier, higher resistance
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