26" tires for New England riding

[back bowl]

Buying new rubber, going tubeless for the first time on a UST wheelset. I've been riding nevegals, and nevegals before that, and nevegals before that... Is there something else I should be looking at, or should I just stick with the tried and true?

Oh, and if anyone has 26" tires that'll meet my needs collecting dust, I'm all the happier to buy something used...

[epic]

My favorites right now are the Mavic Charge/Roam combo and the the Hutchinson Squale.

[milestogo]

I like Hans Dampf in the front and new style Nobby Nic on the rear wheel. I've tried quite a variety and really like this set up.

[joetron]

What bike? What travel?
Anything over 140mm, put a 2.5 Minion DHF Exo on front, and 2.3 Minion DHR2 exo tr on back, take 2 edibles and call me in the morning.

[rob stokes]

Basically anything other than Nevagrips. They are some of the shittest tires about, seriously.

[Swine]

What bike? What travel?
Anything over 140mm, put a 2.5 Minion DHF Exo on front, and 2.3 Minion DHR2 exo tr on back, take 2 edibles and call me in the morning.

This. I also like the HRII in the back.

[back bowl]

What bike? What travel?
Anything over 140mm, put a 2.5 Minion DHF Exo on front, and 2.3 Minion DHR2 exo tr on back, take 2 edibles and call me in the morning.

1st gen knolly endorphin.

[buttahflake]

WTB Vigilante
Thread ovah!

[biggins]

HRII in front, Ardent in the back. Ungh!

[MaineSkiAddict1]

HRII in front, Ardent in the back. Ungh!

This.

[Damian Sanders]

Maxxis Minion DHF 26x2.30 EXO TR, IKON 26x2.35 EXO TR.

[XXX-er]

IME ust rims with non-ust tires may work and will probably be lighter but UST tires always work without any stans fluid or fucking around

I kinda liked nevegals cuz they were fast running faster than the maxxis my prophet came with & seemed to be enough traction but that was awhile ago

[Dantheman]

The only part of your question you'll get consensus on is that you should ditch the Nevegals. As a rule, ask ten people "What ties should I use?" and you'll get eleven different answers. Since you asked if anyone has any used tires lying around, I'm assuming you're trying to spend as little as possible. If that's the case, IMO dollar-for-dollar you can't do better than the CST BFT:

http://www.niagaracycle.com/categori...FYeBfgodSF8ApQ

Minions are better tires, but not 3-4x better. The BFTs work great tubeless too.

[schuss]

I like the vigilantes I'm running so far. Great tread for roots/rocks. Also on sale.

http://www.performancebike.com/bikes...400238__400238

[pesto]

http://www.performancebike.com/bikes...400238__400238
Good tire, good price. This is the RaceSport version of the tire

[XtrPickels]

I have new specialized butchers for cheap.

[Damian Sanders]

Maxxis Minion DHF 26x2.30 EXO TR, IKON 26x2.35 EXO TR.

I'd like to expand on this comment a bit. The 26x2.30 Minon's (DHF and DHR2) are tubeless ready with a UST compatable bead. They also have a beefed up EXO sidewall. So while they may not be full UST, they will hold air on a UST spec rim with a small amount of sealant or none at all. They are about 750-780g. So with a light UST profile / tubeless ready rim and tape-style tubeless, you're looking at a very light setup for agressive trail riding. The IKON is even lighter at under 700g. My new setup with WTB KOM i25's and tape tubeless will be nearly as light as the setup I used to run on my old school litespeed XC hardtail back in the day.

[scrublover]

I'll pile on with another vote on the HRII for the rear, in the 2.3 tubeless ready variant.

Up front? Minion DHF 2.5, Bontrager XR4 2.35, Schwalbe Fat Albert 2.4 have all treated me well. EXO or tubeless ready varieties.

The Fat Albert is my current favorite of those, but I'll happily run any of the three.