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2020 Nukeproof Mega275 Expert Alloy. Man that colour! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR9_Uqquhc0

This sums up riding my old 165mm travel 29er in rocky Gp. and I loved every second.

2018 Nukeproof Mega 275 RS Nice piece of kit!

Thats a bit odd. I have always thought the grid casing to be nice and strong, more so than a double down casing.

2.3" on 29mm internal rims. No problems were had. I'd assume the 2.5"WT will have a nicer volume allowing one to run a slightly lower pressure.

Today is your lucky day! I have ridden both the slaughter and the Minion SS. I see you are looking at the lighter EXO casing on the Minion. I wouldn't go for the EXO (Maxxis) or Control (Spez) casings on the rear if you ride rocky terrain, weigh more than 80kg, if you're a hard rider, or want to try run lower pressures. The versions I rode were the Double down and Grid casings. Both of them were good tyres and I would use both again. I have heard a lot of people saying that they don't have much braking grip with semi slicks but I have not had any issues on our Trail/All Mountain/#enduro trails. I am also a firm believer that the front brake is for slowing down and the rear brake is for looking cool (Business in the front, party in the back). To choose between the two is quite tricky for me as they both have qualities that I like. As far as grip, handling and rolling resistance goes, I can't tell you that one out performs the other. Which isn't a bad thing. There were two clear differences for me. The Slaughter had a stronger side wall, giving it a bit more support and gave the illusion of more puncture protection, allowing me to run it at about 28psi. However, the tread did wear quicker. The Minion SS, while the tread was able to last longer, the casing felt a bit thinner and lighter which didn't offer as much support, I had to run this tyre slightly higher at 30psi which doesn't sound like much, but depending on your terrain, makes a difference in one way or another. In the end, for our rocky Gauteng trails, I might lean towards the Slaughter for its ability to run a lower pressure and help with damping the trail noise a bit and its ability to stand up to some side wall rock scrapes. If I were somewhere with smoother trail with more sand than rock, I might lean towards the Minion for its ability to take on a few more km in its life span.

You should be good with a 2.6" up front. I was running the 2.6" butcher on the rear of my Kona not too long ago. They aren't too wide but the volume on the 2.6" is nice. Managed to go as low as 26 psi on the rear with a rider weight of 110kg.

All I keep on me person while riding now days is a Farbar or two and maybe a sachet of dehydrate (in my shorts pocket). Everything else is on the bike: Oneup EDC tool in the fork steerer, Water bottle, bombs and adapter (little bracket under the bottle cage), tyre levers wrapped in a tube and Velcro'd to the frame. So much nicer having the wind blow through the hair on my back...

Do us a favour would you... Please run a vernier over the tyre and let us know the width and volume once inflated. Also if you could mention rim width

Formula Cura 4's landing in SA, September 2018 (black only). We've pre-ordered a gold set for one of our demo bikes

A little feed back on the 2.8 and 2.6 Spaz Butcher. I have had the 2.8 on the front and 2.6 on the rear for about 60km. The rolling resistance of the 2.6 on the back is fine while climbing and descending but trying to hold a certain speed on flat jeep track is proving annoying. I weigh 110kg's (in my birthday suit) so probably looking at 130kg's with kit and bike. I have been able to run the lowest pressures yet with these tyres with the rear tyre at 28psi. Previously with the 2.3" Butcher and Slaughter I wasn't able to go below 32psi or I'd destroy rims and tyres. For those that know the terrain at Hakahana, Helderkruin and Harties, these low pressures (with my weight) should impress you... The 2.8 seems to roll faster than the 2.6, I think the reason for this is because while the 2.8 and 2.6 do share a tread pattern, the tread profile is not the same. The 2.8 appears to have a bigger yet shallower tread profile to the 2.6 which I assume has lead to my assumption... I have been playing around between 22 and 24psi. Both tyres are mounted to 29mm internal width rims. When it is time to replace, probably within the next 200-300km in the case of the rear tyre, I will probably ditch the 2.8 for the 2.6 up front just to compare the characteristics between the two, and give the Slaughter 2.6 a go instead of the Butcher on the rear. I might even give the 2.8 Butcher a try on the rear as I'd hate to not use a tyre to it's death.

Customer service problems? Leatt? No ways! Is this first hand?

I just find the Leatt far superior in comfort, ventilation and weight. I have also taken a solid knock to the head at about 40kmph and the Leatt didn't show any signs of impact or stress. I have cracked many a Bell helmet, one even from washing out at about 5kmph while playing silly buggers.

Agree with you an spaz tyres. Trying out the new 2.6" Butcher Grid on the rear at the moment. The tread on the new butcher doesn't roll as fast as the previous butcher but still not the worst rolling resistance I've had. My only issue with the Spaz tyres on the rear is that I seem to tear the side knobs at the base VERY quickly. I am a heavy guy and do like to get a little aggressive in the bends but I'm talking all the left side knobs are showing wear at the base after no more than 30Km of gravity fed trail.

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