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04-22-2016, 01:19 PM #51
I had that same freaky feeling running HRII in the front. I think it was almost entirely user error. It didn't want to grip till you really laid it over. If you half ass your turns it can be squirrely.
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04-23-2016, 08:50 AM #52
is the spec grid worth over the control for the butcher/slaughter?
have been running conti mk 2.4 front/rear but they won't last much longer! thought about dhf/ss, tk/mk or even xk but think I'm gonna give spec a try now that 26 are available!
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04-23-2016, 09:57 AM #53Registered User
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04-23-2016, 11:48 AM #54
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04-24-2016, 05:34 AM #55
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04-24-2016, 09:58 AM #56Registered User
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New Season, New Tires, New Thread
I absolutely love the Magic Mary Super Gravity for a front tire. I don't love the weight. Current bigger bike setup minion 2.5 3c/tr/exo and 2.3 high roller II rear also 3c/tr/exo though I know that tire won't last long back there.
Pinner bike setup with the nobby nic 2.3 front 2.2 ikon rear 3c/tr/exo. The ikon in that spec is 120 tpi which I think helps you get away with a lot for a tire like that. Make pinner tires great again! Great for what it is. I would like to see some 120tpi minions and see how those work out but I doubt that is in the works... Anyway, yah bikes.
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04-25-2016, 08:00 AM #57Registered User
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Magic Mary SS 2.35 front, DHR2 EXO 2.4 rear. One bike, all conditions. Nearly time to ride.
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04-25-2016, 10:41 AM #58
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04-25-2016, 11:16 AM #59Registered User
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I had a Butcher/Butcher then Butcher/Purgatory front/rear last summer. Controls on the front were fine for how I ride (very rocky terrain but I ride light, not much park or drops) and Grids on the rear. Butcher Grid was a little tougher than a Maxxis EXO, Purgatory Grid about the same, Butcher Control a little less (about the same as Schwalbe Snakeskin). Weights will give you a good indication of this.
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04-26-2016, 03:02 PM #60
Tire recs for general XC? I'm looking at Continental Trail Kings, WTB Trail Bosses, Maxxis High Roller 2....
I ride in the Front Range and up in Summit or Eagle counties. Thanks.
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04-28-2016, 07:46 AM #61
Agreed on both points. Been using HRII's forever. It took some time to get used to but now, they seem to be my go-to.
For whatever the reason, Maxxis is fucking slow at getting out the 27.5X2.4 EXO TR version of the HRII.(that or they sell out faster than they can make them) Slashed the shit out of my front, had to use an ardent with the same specs. Definitely didn't love it. Since I can't get a replacement HR in the tubeless variety, I am looking for a new combo.
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04-28-2016, 08:31 AM #62
Hey I do those things! I do have a control butcher on the front because I got it free and there's a magical magical combination with my current rims that keep it from popping.
That's probably the lightest tire I've ever been able to keep in one piece. Am I wrong for liking the lower weight? It's pretty noticeable.Besides the comet that killed the dinosaurs nothing has destroyed a species faster than entitled white people.-ajp
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05-07-2016, 07:27 AM #63
Some questions re: Butcher/Slaughter combo....
GRID vs. Control? Going on a 27.5 bike. Don't "enduro" (??) but do ride a lot and often in backcountry and on rocky trails. Could certainly be accused of being a XC rider. I like long rides and rarely (never) shuttle or ride chairs. I like riding up hill.
Coming from High Roller II, which I'm mostly pleased with...do they roll faster? The light weight looks good, and there are times the HRII feel sorta sluggish.
Anyone had any issues with Butcher/Slaughter on Stans (flow) rims? Maxxis seem to work so well (no flats for the life of the tire) on stans and I'd love have the same luck with my next set.
The price and weight and corner-nobs look awesome on these tires fo' sho'!
Thanks, tire nerds!
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05-07-2016, 08:19 AM #64
Any recommendations one way or the other between the slaughter and minion ss?
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05-07-2016, 08:23 AM #65
someone told on mtbr that the ss wasn't that good on loose over hard, never heard this about the slaughter! I just got this same combo above but havent installed yet will report back!
bucher/slaughter grid since I don't really care about weight and I'm up for the durability and also run super low pressure
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05-07-2016, 10:30 AM #66
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05-07-2016, 11:09 AM #67
You're gonna die.
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05-07-2016, 11:10 AM #68
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05-07-2016, 02:00 PM #69
Maxxis, maxxis, maxxis, best quality for the money right now, specialized has fallen in quality.
Ikon in the front, ardent in the rear. 2.33 in the front and 2.25 in the rear, ultralight versions of each for XC.
Don't listen to the kids who say the Ikon is a rear tire.
Terje was right.
"We're all kooks to somebody else." -Shelby Menzel
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05-07-2016, 02:19 PM #70Registered User
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Currently running 2.3 HRII front, 2.25 Ardent rear. I'll agree you have to commit to your turns on the HRII. Also have a lighter setup with 2.4 Ardent front, 2.2 Ardent Race rear for more XCish days.
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05-07-2016, 04:29 PM #71
New Season, New Tires, New Thread
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05-07-2016, 04:33 PM #72
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05-07-2016, 05:41 PM #73
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05-07-2016, 09:41 PM #74
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05-08-2016, 06:54 AM #75Banned
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DHR II a fast rolling rear tire? You cats are on catnip. I rode a DHR II F/R for two rides this spring, great on DH, shit everywhere else. Crossmark 2.25 EXO on back now, makes bike feel like a 22 lbs XC racer thing, and it actually works when descending as long as you realize the knobs are what they are and don't ask them to be like, y'know, Minions.
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