So I've always preferred Maxxis tires and on my trail bike I like running a narrower tire in the rear..After switching to 650b I feel somewhat limited on my tire combos due to what widths Maxxis offers
Lately I've been running a 2.4 HR2 front with an 2.25 Ardent rear..The Ardent isnt my favorite tire..it rolls descent but the stepped sideknobs wear out pretty quick..on a tire with beefier side knobs Ill usually wear down the center knobs first which I dont mind as I like a drifty tire in the back but still like some meat to catch the end of a drift...On the Ardent the side knobs are usually the first to go...with how blown out and loose the trails are currently the tread pattern actually works well but Id like to try something else..
Would like to try a Minion up front with an Ikon in the back but the Minion is only offered in 2.3 and the Ikon in 2.35
Art's Cyclery has the "actual widths" listed but the Minion in 2.3 is one of the skinnier tires in that width..According to that I cant even run a HR2 in 2.3 out back because it's slightly wider than the Minion..same with the Ikon
Basically I'm stuck running a 2.3 Minion DHR2 in the rear or the Ardent in 2.25
What are you Maxxis guys running?? Dont really want to go the Schwable route..thinking about the new Spec semi slick out back but Im not sure about the 50a compound lasting too long..usually I get about a month-month and a half out of a rear tire which is about 18-25 rides so the fact that the folding exo 60a HR2's and Ardents are 20$ cheaper is also nice
Lately I've been running a 2.4 HR2 front with an 2.25 Ardent rear..The Ardent isnt my favorite tire..it rolls descent but the stepped sideknobs wear out pretty quick..on a tire with beefier side knobs Ill usually wear down the center knobs first which I dont mind as I like a drifty tire in the back but still like some meat to catch the end of a drift...On the Ardent the side knobs are usually the first to go...with how blown out and loose the trails are currently the tread pattern actually works well but Id like to try something else..
Would like to try a Minion up front with an Ikon in the back but the Minion is only offered in 2.3 and the Ikon in 2.35
Art's Cyclery has the "actual widths" listed but the Minion in 2.3 is one of the skinnier tires in that width..According to that I cant even run a HR2 in 2.3 out back because it's slightly wider than the Minion..same with the Ikon
Basically I'm stuck running a 2.3 Minion DHR2 in the rear or the Ardent in 2.25
What are you Maxxis guys running?? Dont really want to go the Schwable route..thinking about the new Spec semi slick out back but Im not sure about the 50a compound lasting too long..usually I get about a month-month and a half out of a rear tire which is about 18-25 rides so the fact that the folding exo 60a HR2's and Ardents are 20$ cheaper is also nice