Jared Falck Posted May 10, 2021 Share I am interested to know what light trail/aggressive xc tires everyone is running. I currently have a specialized ground control and fast trak control casings and am moving to a vittoria barzo and mezcal cape cobras when my current tires wear out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadvdw67 Posted May 10, 2021 Share Maxxis Rekon front and Ardent at the back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbr Posted May 10, 2021 Share Rekon race front&rear, I do find the rear doesn't last very long though, but I also ride on the road quite a bit with the little one... I saw that CWC is running a special on Aspen, they look like they go even quicker, if the special was a bit better I might have tried them on. Edited May 10, 2021 by Jbr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebob Posted May 10, 2021 Share Dissector up front and Rekon out back Dieter ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) and Hairy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnavel Posted May 10, 2021 Share and am moving to a vittoria barzo and mezcal cape cobras when my current tires wear out. If you are wanting to go lightweight, the Vittoria combo, while being fantastic tyres, are not lightweight. My go-to combo for lightweight is Schwable Rocket Ron, Racing Ralph. DJuice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted May 10, 2021 Share Pirelli Scorpion MTB S 2.2 up frontPirelli Scorpion MTB R 2.2 at the back or Kenda Booster Pro 2.4 (same volume as the Pirelli) Hairy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s14phoenix Posted May 10, 2021 Share If you are wanting to go lightweight, the Vittoria combo, while being fantastic tyres, are not lightweight. My go-to combo for lightweight is Schwable Rocket Ron, Racing Ralph. Yes but the Vittoria combo is not far off the weight and they are more grippy what my experience has been - far more trail than XC Vittoria 2.35 combo in the region of 740g for Barzo and 760g for the Mezcal. Edited May 10, 2021 by s14phoenix Ryan I 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted May 10, 2021 Share Yes but the Vittoria combo is not far off the weight and they are more grippy what my experience has been - far more trail than XC Vittoria 2.35 combo in the region of 740g for Barzo and 760g for the Mezcal. in 2.25 maybe. In 2.35 those tyre are over 800gr ea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Falck Posted May 11, 2021 Share If you are wanting to go lightweight, the Vittoria combo, while being fantastic tyres, are not lightweight. My go-to combo for lightweight is Schwable Rocket Ron, Racing Ralph.Not really looking for anything lightweight, just the right amount of grip I want so I can have fun. FYI my spez tires are from 2016, so they are very different to what you buy now, bought a used bike that hadn’t been ridden and they can with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger Dassie Posted May 11, 2021 Share Yes but the Vittoria combo is not far off the weight and they are more grippy what my experience has been - far more trail than XC Vittoria 2.35 combo in the region of 740g for Barzo and 760g for the Mezcal.Current setup is Barzo 2.35 front and rear. Can't say I have been overly impressed with them, especially as a front tyre. Find them floaty and unpredictable on gravelly loose over hard terrain and a pain to find the right pressure. Plus I've lost count how many times I've pinch cut these tyres, including on the protection strip. Even when slightly over inflated at around 2- 2.1 bar!3.5/10 for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Hansen Posted May 11, 2021 Share I currently run a 2.25 Maxxis Ardent EXO on the front and 2.25 Maxxis Crossmark II EXO at the back. I don't have a lot of experience but these are treating me well. AdamA and Danger Dassie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
117 Posted May 11, 2021 Share I am interested to know what light trail/aggressive xc tires everyone is running. I currently have a specialized ground control and fast trak control casings and am moving to a vittoria barzo and mezcal cape cobras when my current tires wear out. I ran 2 x Specialized Ground Controls, both were 2.3's. I had many issues on the rear tyre with punctures/loosing pressure and struggled even more with finding the right pressure to ride with (ok, granted the tyre had done around 2k in distance). I switched the rear to a Pirelli Scorpion (M) 2.2 and so far I'm very happy with the result for light trail stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grease_Monkey Posted May 11, 2021 Share I ran 2 x Specialized Ground Controls, both were 2.3's. I had many issues on the rear tyre with punctures/loosing pressure and struggled even more with finding the right pressure to ride with (ok, granted the tyre had done around 2k in distance). I switched the rear to a Pirelli Scorpion (M) 2.2 and so far I'm very happy with the result for light trail stuff. What casings did you use? Any Spaz tyre in control casing is horrid. Grid casing is another story. The Ground Control 2.3 in Grid is probably one of my favourite summer rear tyres. Danger Dassie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Falck Posted May 12, 2021 Share 15 hours ago, 117 said: I ran 2 x Specialized Ground Controls, both were 2.3's. I had many issues on the rear tyre with punctures/loosing pressure and struggled even more with finding the right pressure to ride with (ok, granted the tyre had done around 2k in distance). I switched the rear to a Pirelli Scorpion (M) 2.2 and so far I'm very happy with the result for light trail stuff. I just had a look at the Pirelli scorpions and they look great, maybe a combo of the H and M would be good for some more aggressive hard pack riding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
117 Posted May 12, 2021 Share I'll probably throw a H on the front soon to run that combo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ct_rider Posted May 12, 2021 Share Schwalbe Rocket Ron 2.1 both front and back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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