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Currently running highroller Ardent combo was considering a change to Continental to run tubeless anyone running this combo could give their opinion , ride natural singletrack mostly in ireland and the odd trail centre day once or twice a year
Seems the wrong way round to me?
I've done it but the other way around. The Queen comes up huge, the MK still huge but not quite so ridiculous. So I'd go with the queen on the front.
Loved it, running 2.4 MK front and rear now, only swapped the front out to save the weight. Queens are heavy!
Rubber Queen is a stickier compound too. Jedi runs 2.4 RQ front, 2.4 MK rear, FWIW. I can recommend 2.2 RQ front, 2.4 X-King rear, as an alternative. The logic behind that is that although the X-King's side knobs aren't as big as the MK's, and thus won't rail as hard in loose stuff, they are more widely spaced and so won't clog up as badly when it gets sticky, plus it's very friendly in its driftiness and rolls fast.
The RQ 2.2 is essentially the same size as a MK 2.4 or XK 2.4 - and weighs about the same. The RQ 2.4 is heavier because it's even bigger!
ride natural singletrack mostly in ireland and the odd trail centre day once or twice a year
Get MK 2s both ends. They're great and really versatile.
Not tried them tubeless yet though, that's the only thing. You need to get the "Protection" model to get black chili, the UST is normal rubber.
Rq come up big, mk and xk come up small. I now run mk 2.4 front and xk 2.2 back but sizing is more like 2.3 / 2.1. Rq is also a bit draggy for all round use mk is just that bit faster rolling.
Cheers for the info just got to decide if its these or Hans dampf evo's to put my new stan flow's.
Stan's stopped recommending newer Schwalbe, tubeless-ready, tyres for running tubeless on their rims. Just fyi. I've got older EVO (non-tubeless-ready) tyres and they're fine.
Stan's stopped recommending newer Schwalbe, tubeless-ready, tyres for running tubeless on their rims.
I think Schwalbe fixed this recently. I fitted some new Hans Dampfs to some Crests the other week and they went on fine and went up with just a track pump, easiest tyres I've ever fitted.
Yeah, get the RQ on the front and then choose whatever faster rolling, slightly less grippy tyre you want on the rear. Personally I run a Rubber Queen 2.2 (UST, Black Chilli) up front with a 2.2 X King (Protection, Black Chilli) on the rear. Hugely grippy front end and a predictably slidey/drifty rear.
slainte 🙂 rob
RQ front and rear for me. They roll really fast anyway.
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Stan's stopped recommending newer Schwalbe, tubeless-ready, tyres for running tubeless on their rims. Just fyi. I've got older EVO (non-tubeless-ready) tyres and they're fine.
Not quite true - They don't list Schwalbe amongst the non-tubeless tyres that should work well. They say any tubeless ready tyre should be fine (again without mentioning Schwalbe)
Just put my order in for these 2 tyres (BC RQ 2.2 & BC MK2 Protection 2.2) - but as others have said, seems the wrong way 'round to me i.e. RQ should be on the front, MK2 on the back
Cheers for the advice guys, going for RQ 2.2 fr and MK II 2.4 on the rear.