MTB mud tyres non lethal on rocks?

MTB mud tyres non lethal on rocks?

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numtumfutunch

Original Poster:

4,735 posts

139 months

Saturday 22nd November 2014
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Ive just switched to a tubeless Bontrager Mud X on the front which is great in the gloop but offers absolutely no grip or confidence over wet tarmac/rocks/roots etc

In fact its dammed lethal in these conditions

Mud used to scare me - now it doesnt, but Ive just shifted my fear to other types of terrain

What mud tyres are you lot using with a bit of cross over to the above?

Cheers

numtumfutunch

Original Poster:

4,735 posts

139 months

Sunday 23rd November 2014
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jshell said:
Draggy, but I use a High Roller on the front as I've found nothing that gives me so much confidence.
Hmmmm, it was a High Roller I took off the front for the mud tyre

Whilst I really rated the HR it was just too sketchy to give any confidence in the gloop, and theres plenty on the descents round here at the moment

Now I seem to have swapped great mud performance for near death experiences on other types of terrain frown

Mind you Ive just been looking at the High Roller II EXO which is reassuringly more expensive than the 2.35 one I took off my bike

Anyone use the 2.4 EXO???