Dirty Rubbers
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G0ldfysh

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3,318 posts

286 months

Thursday 12th May 2011
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Currently on my Commencal have Kenda Karma tyres, I noticed on recent weekend at Peaslake there seem to be a mixture of tyres used but large number it seemed to me at least on Maxxis.

My tyres are getting low so starting to think about replacements, I ride mainly trails with loose sand, light rocks and brambles, some drops but nothing massive yet.
I am not the worlds greatest cyclist :-) so a good mixture would be the better approach than the knobbliest sticky glue type things as fair amount of up hill as well as down.

Any recommendations?

Cookie172

856 posts

240 months

Thursday 12th May 2011
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Nothing to comment on about the tyres, but the shop at Peaslake does awesome cheese straws

shalmaneser

6,422 posts

224 months

Thursday 12th May 2011
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I'm running Highroller front/Advantage rear (both Maxxis). Very happy with them and was riding Pealake a few weeks ago on them very sucessfully.

IMO Maxxis make the best MTB tyres.

AVeryNaughtyBoy

630 posts

239 months

Thursday 12th May 2011
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I use Panaracer Fires and thoroughly recommend them. That said I have nit tried many alternatives.

Despite not being the lightest tyres they roll a lot faster than most other MTB tyres, seem to grip on most surfaces and wear relatively well.

I used to run summer And winter tyres but there is simply no point anymore.

Obviously semi slicks will roll better and spikes will grip better in snow / ice but 80% of the time Fires are better everytime...

Funkateer

990 posts

204 months

Thursday 12th May 2011
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DMR Moto Diggers - work well on pretty much everything other than gloopy mud.