tire recommendation

[jimithng23]

Ah, the great tire debate.

Thing about tires is, like Don said, you can broke searching for the "perfect" tire.

I've tried A LOT of tires. So many that when I walk into HH and start looking at tires and they're always saying "dude, you're a tire whore!" Thankfully, not anymore.

For me (and I stress...for *ME*) the perfect tire on our local trails is the Maxxis IKON EXO with the 3C compound. Ultra-light tire, strong sidewall, fantastically low rolling resistance, and despited the micro-knob tread pattern, grips to the trail like glue. I run ~22psi front and rear. Anything lower and I'm bottoming out the rear. If I need a more agressive tread, I've fell in love with the Maxxis Ardent 2.4 EXO. Tubeless. A bit overkill for our local trails but a fast rolling, strong gripping tire nonetheless.

Bontrager, Specialized, Kenda...there are a bunch of great tires on the market. Researching, buying, and trying tires can drive a person insane (and broke!) if you let it. Otherwise, trust your gut and buy a set and run 'em into the ground.

[Gunchie]

For me (and I stress...for *ME*) the perfect tire on our local trails is the Maxxis IKON EXO with the 3C compound.

Yeah, those Maxxis IKON EXOs are awesome too. Nearly bought a pair myself, but I could better deal on the X-Kings... plus Jeff Kerkove called them the perfect Colorado race tire.

[mtnbkn1]

one thing I'll throw out there... Bontrager has a tire guarantee, so if you buy say a pair of XR3's and end up not liking them, we can exchange them for something different. 30 day satisfaction guarantee, that way you can try 'em and decide.

[UIowaguy86]

one thing I'll throw out there... Bontrager has a tire guarantee, so if you buy say a pair of XR3's and end up not liking them, we can exchange them for something different. 30 day satisfaction guarantee, that way you can try 'em and decide.

That's great to know! I'll keep that in mind when it comes time to buy my next set.

[dgw2jr]

Wanna get rid of those SB8's?