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Quite a late response to everyone who chimed in. Took a while to get stock of the Aggressor for the front but once they arrived, I installed them and did the tubeless conversion. (Aggressor 2.3 front, ikon 2.2 rear) I know everyone says tyres are the best upgrade but holy crap the difference is insane. Thanks so much !!!

Awesome thanks!! I never would have been able to get that right if it wasn't for this thread My rims are tubeless ready so I should just convert to tubeless correct? I love wrenching on my bike so I'm not worried about any extra work needed. On some websites they don't necessarily label the tyre as TLR/TR (Seen this for the Ardent) although according to Maxxis they are.... is that an ommision on the reseller's side or do I actually need to watch out for that?

Hi everyone I got my first MTB which came with Maxxis Sphinx 29.1 tyres. I have been running them with tubes at 2.1 Bar and they are now basically slicks. I'm 1.74m and weigh 73kg Riding in Randburg, mainly on the footpaths/tar in my area for short blasts whenever I can and then The Delta/Spruit and Modderfontein. Big Red Barn is epic and want to do more rides there. Could you just confirm that I've got this correct please. My rims are Sunringle Helix 25 and only 21mm internal so I'm assuming I stick with the narrower tyres (29.2/3 max.)Ikon on the back, Aggressor or Ardent on the front? I currently wash out at Modderfontein on nearly every dusty 180 bend and I'm only a year into riding so any help here would be freaking amazing.As I'm not that experienced I'd rather go for a strong tyre than worry about rolling resistance or weight - this means I need EXO?Thanks everyone, sorry if there are daft statements/ too much info.