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Trail bike , schmail bike! Fast is the one thing everyone wants their bike to be! Now that you have that, put some 2.2 conti X-Kings (in 'pure grip flavour, none of that pro-tection bollocks) and let it rip! They are good for 95% of uk conditions, IMHO, and only dedicated mud tyres would work in the other bit....and they are slow on everything else!
My view, don't flame me for it!
stedlocks
I came off yesterday after making a stupid mistake in a momentary lapse of concentration after being chased by a dog. There were a few sketchy moments due to tyres.. The bike I got off eBay to replace the one I had stolen is a Trek superfly 9. Totally stock. Totally fucking FAST. It has 2.2 Bontrager XR1s and the tread is very minimal. Seeing as I'll be using it mostly on trails and sandy/muddy shit, not hard packed Californian dirt, which tyres do I buy to replace them? I'm sure it's been mentioned somewhere else so apologies for not using the search. Ardents the safe option? Or an ardent race at the back and ardent up front? Not sure if it'll actually clear a 2.4... also have not a clue about modern mountain bike stuff :-)