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Tires Maxxis or Shinko
Edit: I run a DHF/Dissector combo, grippy in the front, speedier but still grippy in the rear.
Pros: grippy in the front
Cons: speedier in the rear
I've put a couple hundred K's on mine and so far I love them. Great for street, gravel, dry dirt. The only issue I've had is the occasional wet mud on a trail. These get real squirmy in wet corners but I can't fault the tire, that's not what they're designed for.
Pros: great for street, gravel
Cons: squirmy in wet corners
Mileage: 200 km
Ran a set of 777s on my sportster and they are great tires ! Was very happy with them.
Pros: great tires
I switched from the momentums to the grifters and am glad I did.
I bought a Trek Fuel EX this year, which comes with XR4 tires. I switched to Maxxis DHR/DHF after a month, and the improvement in grip is very noticeable. On technical climbs, its pretty easy for me to lose traction with the XR4 when I'm putting a lot of power down on a steep section. With the Maxxis tires on those same climbs, I never spin out. On the other hand, the rolling resistance is higher.
Pros: improvement in grip noticeable
Cons: rolling resistance higher
My bike came with 27.5 **Ardent Race** tires and they are super fast and plenty grippy for most days. The side lugs grab corners really nicely. I have some 60tpi Ardents around and they are heavier and slower feeling.
Pros: super fast, plenty grippy
Cons: heavier and slower feeling
ive been running the MT-772's for about 5k miles now and they are quite impressive. I have had BFG's and Nitto Grapplers in the past and these are just as good, possibly better (and cheaper). Quite impressive on the rocks and in the mountains as they air down quite nicely and super grippy. Throw in the fact that they're not really loud on the freeway and you pretty much have all you can ask for in a mud-terrain.
Pros: super grippy, not really loud
Mileage: 8046 km
I rock the maxis ardent race on my rear wheel of my 29er. Great combo but Ive been ripping the hardtail on techical single track so maybe not the best for your application.
Pros: great combo
Cons: maybe not the best
For Maxxis exo I couldn't go below 25 in the rear without bashing my rim and getting flats.
Cons: bashing rim, getting flats
The Ardent sucks by most accounts. Read this article from [NSMB.com](https://nsmb.com/articles/ask-uncle-dave-talking-tires-maxxis/) where the Maxxis rep basically says the only reason Ardent's are even made anymore is because people recognize the name. Rekon 2.4 is my vote (not a particularly wide 2.4, more like a 2.35). Some have mentioned the Ardent Race, but the Rekon has way better cornering traction than an ardent race, and bigger center knobs than an ardent race for braking traction.
Pros: better cornering traction
Cons: Ardent sucks
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