Need a 27.5+ tire rec.

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Need a 27.5+ tire rec.
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flag everydaybmx4130
Posted: Jun 20, 2020 at 12:05 Quote
R-M-R wrote:
• What's your ideal balance of toughness vs. speed for the casing?
• How wide? 2.8"?
flag DavidMatthew
Posted: Jul 3, 2020 at 18:37 Quote
Thank you everyone for the tips and the info on tries and pressure.

Respectfully,

David
flag AndyGaspo
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Posted: Sep 1, 2020 at 17:48 Quote
I was considering 2.8 but actually went 2.6 (bontranger se4) and because of the 38mm rim they have a wide profile a tad more narrow and less squirmy in the turn

If your sold on 2.8 I'd look at Maxxis Reckon or Vittoria the Bontranger SE4 which come in 2.8 as well
flag AndyGaspo
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Posted: Sep 13, 2020 at 23:53 Quote
I was running SE2 front and rear and for me they were awful. Grip was just not there to the point of me riding scared of washing out and not making climbs due to tire spin (never happened on my old bike with Conti). Bike came stock with 3.0 Purg upfront and GC in the back. 3.0 is two bouncy for me. Going all the way down to 2.6 tires which I. 37mm rims setup very large.

Will either go XR4 front and rear, or Butcher front and Purgatory Rear. I'd like to try Martello Front and Agarro rear also but it's a touch combo to fine in Canada and the Martello is very heavy.
flag AndyGaspo
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Posted: Sep 14, 2020 at 15:35 Quote
I'm running 3.0 Purgatory in the front and a 3.0 GC in the back, it's solid but I'll go down to 2.6 tires next. Likely XR4 both front and rear. On wide rims they have a great profile.
flag R-M-R
Posted: Sep 14, 2020 at 16:03 Quote
Bontrager tires usually have true-to-size casing width and good tread wrap. Underrated tires.
flag AndyGaspo
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Posted: Sep 15, 2020 at 7:39 Quote
R-M-R wrote:
Bontrager tires usually have true-to-size casing width and good tread wrap. Underrated tires.

Agreed totally
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