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[Closed] New tyres advice (coming off WTB Vig + Breakout)

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Looking for a change after being on WTBs (Vigilante front, Breakout rear) on my fun / enduro bike for nearly 3 years now. There's still an acceptable / bearable amount of tread left but they are so hard wearing, I'd like something with a similar pattern in the 2.3 range, but with maybe a bit more grip on wet roots and rocks. I do run lower pressures in the wet but still they sometimes lack a bit of grip, or maybe its me, or maybe they are more worn out than I thought.

Suggestions? Maxxis? Michelin? Cheers!


 
Posted : 02/01/2019 5:02 pm
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Maxxis DHF/DHR is a very reliable combo.

Have youih tried the Vigilante on the rear? It makes for a very grippy, and surprisingly not too slow, rear.

Maybe pair that with a Maxxis DHF up front, or something like the Bontrager SE5.


 
Posted : 02/01/2019 5:58 pm
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I went from a Vigilante / Trail Boss combo to Specialized, Hillbilly / Ground Control in GRID casing, works for me. Hillbilly definitely feels like a step up on the gnarr front, Ground Control rolls ok, slides predictably, you could go Slaughter rear or for mega gnarr chuck another Hillbilly on the rear!


 
Posted : 02/01/2019 6:24 pm

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