Help please!!! XC vs Enduro tires 2.35mm I am a XC/Marathon rider with a Scott spark pro. I weigh 65kg and the Bike weight in at about 10.5kg. About a year ago I bought a pair of American classic wide lightenings. OMG so wide rims make a world of a difference, so much so that I think its up there with shocks, disc brakes, clipless pedals and dropper posts and other things that changed the way we cycle today. So the wheel set is slightly heavier than all the 1.4kg skinny carbon wheelsets out there weighing in at 1.6kg but i think its totally worth the weight gain. I immediately smoked all my strava segments downhill and managed to maintain on the climbs. The issue is as follows. Is there anyone out there that makes a light 2.35mm tire??The best I have found is the bontrager XR3 team at 675g for what looks like a true 2.35mm. I have tried the maxxis Ikon 2.35mm (heavy but rad) at 740g and maxxis ardent race 2.35mm at 750g. They are bullet proof tires but more suited to you big boys on enduro bikes. I am a beanpole so could ride a light tire. I need a 600g 2.35mm tire... if its out there. I have thought of putting a maxxis ikon 2.25mm on the back and riding the bontrager on the front but you will lose a bit of that good feeling on the back end and the weight will still be a bit heavy. Watching the XC race yesterday in Albstadt i cannot understand why the pros are riding these skinny wheels still. Surely they would be faster with a wider wheelset and a lighter tire. Appreciate your thoughts.
