Dammit’s adventures in mountain biking

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Seems OK for a burly 29 x 2.60
I have heavier 26 x 2.35 and Intense used to make some 4 ply cased 2kg ones.
Be fine for uplift days, or e-bike

Yeah, this bike is meant for neither of these things, I just wanted some grippier tyres for winter.

More fool you

Ouch

Maybe save that one for the enduro 'sled'

Well, this will end up being reposted by my fan-club in the GC thread no doubt, but i've spent £180 on tyres over the past week and have none to put on the bike. This is sub-optimal.

Future proofed yourself for when prices go up :)

I did a cross country ride on a Norco Atomic, coil sprung both ends loads of travel, no pro-pedal damping and sticky rubber. Legs haven't forgotten that ride.
Your legs will be moar powers than Hoy's if you run with the heavy rubber :)

I'll be riding the South Downs Way over Christmas, not Mega-Avalanche.

How about this - put the 2.55 HD back on the front, and put the 2.25 NN on the back to give a little more grip than the 2.25 RR that was on there?

Sounds sensible.

Is the problem that a sensibly sized / heft 29er Magic Mary just doesn't exist?

Could put the 2.25 Mary on the front with the 2.25 NN on the back. If you still have it. When it's really muddy there's a lot to be said for a narrower tyre.

I think we all know that the new tyres are fine. It's the lack of new bike that's the problem

I use the Michelin Wild Enduro (front) Rockr2 Enduro (rear) on both my full sus and hardtail. I use them all year round coz I don't like swapping tyres and I like the all round performance in all conditions and trail types. The front tyre is a bit draggy on manicured green/blue type trails but I don't care about that.
The Wild Enduro has really tall side lugs, it's not a mud spike but it provides superb traction and has two levels of grip compounds: Gum-X and Magic-X (the latter being the softer, grippiest compound). I use the Gum-X as the Magic-X wears out faster.
Only available in a 2.4" size but I don't think you need more than that. According to Michelin the 29er version weighs 1030.
I use a 2.4" front and 2.35" rear on both bikes and ride slick, muddy natural trails throughout winter. The Wild Enduro has many times held a line and saved me when I fuck up. Which is often.

If you really want a 2.6" then I'd suggest a Minion DHF. But the Wild Enduro is better by far, I only used Minions then swapped to Michelin and never looked back.

https://www.endurotyres.com/product/michelin-wild-enduro-mountain-bike-tyres-front/?gclid=CjwKCAiAluLvBRASEiwAAbX3GQvAMAAGEclkhcyjRVFnXSuJ1BU8PAgzqC1wi5QVEkAev2zb3UEKFRoC1YAQAvD_BwE

I just thought you were meant to have a larger tyre on the front as that’s how the bike came

I just thought you were meant to have a larger tyre on the front as that’s how the bike came

There's an argument for it but I don't bother. 2.35"s all round.

The 2.55 Hans Dampf is 500g lighter than the 2.6 Magic Mary.

2.6" on the front is bliss

Did you buy a DH casing or something?

Who knows! With Schwalbe you buy 14 acronyms and they throw in a free tyre.

Never assumed the SDW was gnarly enough to warrant 2.6 tyres.

Is this on a dual suspension bike ? are we aiming for semi-fat ? before fat bikes went mainstream it was on point to run 40mm rims and a 3" Nokian tyre (heavy/cheaper) instead of going full fat (many dorras$)

The studded jobbies are scary grip but you really want a long mudguard over the back wheel.....

I got a 2.6 because I've been running a 2.55 (in the photo).

I've decided to go for 2.25 Magic Mary front and 2.25 Nobby Nic rear, both tyres are on the rims now but I'm buggered if I can get the Nobby Nic to mount.

That cassette needs to go on top of the Christmas tree

Apex casing - thicker sidewalls than a normal Evo, so like a Maxxis DoubleDown

Maxxis DoubleDown

That sounds nice & warm

They make a perfectly normal 29 x 2.35 one that weighs about 900g AFAIK