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Boring tyre question.
It is time to replace the stock tyres on my Vagabond. I have been really pleased with the Clement's a good compromise between fast rolling and grippy for my 50/50 off and on road use. However I thought the standard response was stock tyres are rubbish replace asap. So should I look at anything else? I have nano 40's on the Arkose and not very impressed with off camber / root grip and cant set up tubeless (but accept this maybe due to smaller width and incompetence!)
thanks
For fast, comfortable and light (circa 500-550g) I like 29x 2.1 Thunder Burts.
I use the lightest raceskin with some Continental ultralight 29 tubes. They don't hold any mud either in the winter. Surprising grip even through deep mud.
After removing my tubeless Ikons (TR/EXO/3C), it felt halfway to riding an E bike, and I was shooting up the hills. A slight amount of sketch on fast downhill gravel compared to Ikons, but overall a lot faster. Very little, almost no road noise.
I havn't tried the Clements. If you need grip, the Xkings are surprisingly amazeballs on road, but for me Thunder Burts rule for mincing around the New Forest, although the summer loose ball bearing gravel has been replaced by perfect 'hero' gravel the minute. No heavier than a narrower cross tyre either.
thanks mv - for an extra £10 a tyre I think will give them a try