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Morning all,
Converting to Tubeless this week and need to procure some decent trail tyres around 2.2>2.4 for my new Codeine.
Does anyone have any suggestions with regards "current" best UST combinations ?
Apologies if this has already been covered a zillion times this week but my searches strangeley found very little.
Thanks in advance
Best for.....
Rolling
Grip
Wear
Price
Weight
Pick which you rate the most, also full UST could be a bit overkill, tubeless ready etc fits the bill
If you're searching for "UST" then not surprising you're not getting results - very few manufacturers are arsed with the UST standard any more.
Schwalbe (Tubeless Easy/Tubeless Ready) and Maxxis (Tubeless Ready) with sealant should sort you out.
Trail Tyre
Continental Trail King 2.2" Protection.
Specialized tyres seem popular, but I can't remember which (Purgatory/Butcher???).
Continental Trail King 2.2" Protection.
Good call, but if you want piss easy tubeless go for the UST version (Back Chilli natch). Slightly heavier but you don't need to worry about having to seal the porous side walls.
As said above, most companies don't really do UST any more. They tend to be heavier than 'tubeless ready' tyres.
I've had great results with Maxxis TR tyres. They seal easily, go up easily and are reasonable weights.
EXO sidewalls seem to add a bit of strength too. 3C on the front is great for grip/wear, normal compound (60a) on the rear for better wear.
Thanks All, yes I appreciate UST rarely features nowadays and you need to check compliance in the spec.
I am looking at some WTB Bronsons, and an option are the Scwalbe Hans Damphs ?.
Kev
Schwalbe magic Mary front and Hans Dampf rear is a popular enduro combination.
The MM is outstanding for UK mixed conditions, a grip monster, but a bit of a drag for routine riding around. If you're focused on the descents then worth considering.
Currently liking the Michelin Wild Rock'r2. Comes in a "sticky" and "standard" version (MagiX and GumX or something like that). Sticky front, standard rear!
Currently running Hutchinson Toro on front and rear tubeless, super fast and great grip, currently cheap at Acycles.
I'm liking Maxxis High Roller 2 front and Ardent rear in Tubeless Ready
Could go Minion front and High Roller rear if you still have a lot of mud locally
timmys - MemberGood call, but if you want piss easy tubeless go for the UST version (Back Chilli natch). Slightly heavier but you don't need to worry about having to seal the porous side walls.
Or if you don't want to deal with porous side walls that deform under load - avoid Continentals altogether.
I'm about to do the same and have proper UST rims. Do I need to use sealant between the tyre and rim?
My codeine sits on on-one tyres, chunky monkey front, smorgasboard rear. Wouldnt use anything else, they grip really well, very tough for ploughing through rock gardens, and are very reliable tubeless (more so than my maxxis UST's) Look up some reviews, they are popular for a reason, will save a packet too.
My SRAM Roam 40 wheels are UST and my Maxxis Ardents TR 3C blow up and keep pressure with no sealant BUT if you then get a thorn they will go down, the sealant is too stop thorns etc from causing a leak.
So far, except when I used a CO2 canister and froze the sealant, this has worked really well for me.