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On Flow rims
Hans Dampfs are pretty good by all accounts. On-One Chunky Monkey for super grippy cheapness, bit draggy though. Work well tubeless.
Conti Verts
Where, and what kinda riding?
Looking also need to be good in dry weather & handle fairly rocky granite terrain - 2.25 + maximum traction please.
The Maxxis High Roller 2 in the single ply 3C/EXO format is simply amazing as a front tyre. More grip than the standard High Roller or Minion DHF, better in wet conditions and the long side knobs really do bite brilliantly. I wouldn't run it as a rear tyre, though. If I need lots of grip then this is my go to tyre unless the track is really muddy, and wild enough to deserve a spike, like a Wetscream.
The hotest is probably the vulcanisation process 😉
Depends what you want it to do. Conti Baron still in a field of one when it comes to big non-spike mud tyres, frinstance. Specialied Butcher probably the king of the things-that-are-like-a-Minion.
Michelin Wild Rock'r.
Conti Barons Black Chilli - very fast for such a big tyre but expensive...my mate has the Hans Dampf and they seem very similar but his defo drag more!
My Whyte 29er came with a Maxxis Ardent on the front, I was going to change it but after a couple of rides Im leaving it on. Up to now its probably the best tyre I've ridden.
Racing Ralph TLR pacestar evos on my bike are pretty cool