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The 2.2 Ardent race is too tight for the rear on my flux, occasionally rubs and I it'll be a nightmare when its muddy. It's just too tall. I like the tread pattern though and it's great paired up with a regular ardent on the front.
So what tyre instead? Something similar please.
How's about a Crossmark? Very good rear..
I think it would be better with your tyres the other way round and the race at the front.
The ardent would be too big for the rear as well, I'm sure of that.
Normally I'd want something faster rolling on the back, so surely you wouldn't put a regular ardent on the rear?
Crossmark.... interesting. Tread pattern looks different to the norm, but no reason not to try.
smaller diameter please.....
try a 24"? 😉
Actually, I think I've got an Ignitor kicking around. Which might be favourite as it means no further purchase 😉
I was of the impression the ardent race was to be a regular ardent with minion shoulder lugs so that it was a better front tyre for enduro racing and could corner harder if required when leaned.
Looking at next day tyres it does look like some super hard compound which does not align with this idea. Seems odd as a regular ardent is fine on the rear. I was expecting a maxterra or 60A ardent race would make a better front tyre than a regular ardent.
The knobs on the ardent race are way smaller than the normal ardent. It appears half way in between the ikon and ardent in "centre knob size".
It is not the tyre I expected it to be at all. Way more XC orientated than I thought. Thanks for the heads up. 🙂