29er tyres

[Eldron]

Several months down the line from this thread and I have two clear favourite combos*

 

*I race marathon mostly

 

Conti XKing 2.4 front and Raceking 2.2 Rear is my second choice.

Maxxis Ardent Race front and Ikon rear. Love this combo!

[NotSoBigBen]

Several months down the line from this thread and I have two clear favourite combos*

 

*I race marathon mostly

 

Conti XKing 2.4 front and Raceking 2.2 Rear is my second choice.

Maxxis Ardent Race front and Ikon rear. Love this combo!

If an XKING is good enough for you in the front it'll be more than adequate for me ☺

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

If an XKING is good enough for you in the front it'll be more than adequate for me ☺

Wrong way around Ben. Eldron has the skills to manage a tyre with below par grip. We don't.

[NotSoBigBen]

Wrong way around Ben. Eldron has the skills to manage a tyre with below par grip. We don't.

How to bring an oke down to earth [emoji36] - but after running out of talent today and feeling like I may have at the very least badly bruised if not cracked ribs you are probably right [emoji22]

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

How to bring an oke down to earth [emoji36] - but after running out of talent today and feeling like I may have at the very least badly bruised if not cracked ribs you are probably right [emoji22]

 

[The expat cyclist]

Got some Vredestein's on special today. Keen to test them out.

Black Panther extreme front and Black Panther rear

[The expat cyclist]

Got some Vredestein's on special today. Keen to test them out.

Black Panther extreme front and Black Panther rear

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

Looks like a decently lugged xc tyre. Looking forward to your thoughts

[Rouxenator]

Thus I conclude sidewall protection would have been a waste of money here.

.....and today the rear sidewall got slashed and I had to walk a long way back to the venue. 

[Sparki 1]

.....and today the rear sidewall got slashed and I had to walk a long way back to the venue.

 

Ah man, sorry about that dude.

[Rouxenator]

Ah man, sorry about that dude.

It's ok - I have been warned. So the question now it, back to Crossmark LUST or should I give Continental X King a try? What would you guys recommend?

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

It's ok - I have been warned. So the question now it, back to Crossmark LUST or should I give Continental X King a try? What would you guys recommend?

which casing did you have for the Onza? The 120tpi? If so, no wonder they were cut. Those sidewalls are like toilet paper. You should have gone for the 60TPI, and that is still what I'd recommend. Far stronger. 

[Breezer]

Several months down the line from this thread and I have two clear favourite combos*

Eldron, I want to give the maxxis combination a go. How do the ardent handle in muddy conditions. Where I live it is dry throughout the year and the ikon front and back work very nicely, but if I go to a wet race I feel if I am on a ice rink. My friend run a barzo front and ikon back and he like it alot. Barzo just got very pricy very quickly.

 

*I race marathon mostly

 

Conti XKing 2.4 front and Raceking 2.2 Rear is my second choice.

Maxxis Ardent Race front and Ikon rear. Love this combo!

[Rouxenator]

It was the pesky 120s. So now I wonder if I should try Continental or go back to Maxxis. I'm kinda leaning towards X-king cause it's cheaper.

 

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[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

It was the pesky 120s. So now I wonder if I should try Continental or go back to Maxxis. I'm kinda leaning towards X-king cause it's cheaper.

 

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If this lesson hasn't told you not to go for lightweight tyres because they're "faster" - I don't know what will. 

 

X king has far less grip and I wouldn't touch the non protection version. Maxxis crossmark has fokkol grip. We've given you our recommendations yet you spurn them. I'd STILL recommend the Canis, but this time go for the 60tpi version. You yourself have said that you wanted tougher tyres. Those 120tpi's are NOT that. The 60's are. 

Edited May 7, 2016 by Myles Mayhew

[Trance Dance]

Hijack... Anyone know where I can get minions in 650 size?