Let's offroad / mountain bike / mtb / ride dirt

Cancelled my bike2work request for the specialized chisel, ordered one of these instead

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Never liked my elbows/shoulders anyway...

Needs moar carbon

It's a bit McCarthy.

There can be no greater compliment

May I venture in here quickly and ask what are the best and cheapest 26in mud tyre (tubed)? I have been recommened Maxxis High Roller and Panaracer Smoke / Dart. This is for an old ass MTB so they don't need to support ultimate radness, just good grip in muck and wet leaves / roots. Many fanks in advance

Do you want them for real deep sketchy mud, or mixed terrain rides?

The best mud tyres I've used have always been a real chore on the road

@BareNecessities knows all about seriously deep sketchy mud.

#lightningbog

#probablyalsorodentsofunusualsize

Hans Dampf is a contender if you want an all year round tyre that can handle mud and isn't unbearable on anything else.

Specialised Ground Control looks good too, never used em though :)

Probably mixed terrine. I'll always be riding to the ride I would think so yeah

The Smoke & Dart were good tyres in their day ( when I still had all my hair ). The High Rollers can be a bit draggy, but are generally good all-rounders. Don't know what the clearance is like on your retro steed, but bigger than 2.1" may not be advised, and 26" High Rollers are no smaller than 2.1" ( no idea if they're true to size )

26" will limit your choice a bit, and most foldable tyres with any decent rubber compound will likely be tubeless, whether you need it or not.

Bontrager XR Mud ( Badger recommended ) and Specialized Storm Control are both XC light mud tyres and available in 26" .

I'd likely go for an 'all-rounder' tyre like my current favourite Vittoria Barzo Graphene tyres, although these Specialized Ground Control are going pretty cheap at Tredz, with an extra £5 voucher on top of that

TLDR - proper mud tyres will make you hate riding to the trails, so HTFU and use some Gatorskins

Thank you! Perfecto advice.

Gatorskins it is

Anything less than 130psi would show weakness

There's no judgement here

Sorry, wrong forum

I have a set of WTB Velociraptors, 26x2.1", for tubes. Pretty similar to the Smoke/Dart combo.
You're welcome to them for postage, or free if you meet me at St Pancras station, 9:12am this coming Monday.

Dibsies! Cannot make Monday so will pm postage! Cheers!!!

Good move. Save the Gatorskins for really muddy CX races

Just go full Wet Scream. Rolling resistance be damned.

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Those are a bit Ice Road Truckers I think

Michelin Wild Mud were pretty good last time I needed to buy a 26" winter tyre. They look a little faster than some of the Maxxis options above, but they aren't really the tyres for gnar.

If you're considering getting a mud tyre for Epping, just consider that the only thing under the mud is more mud until it begins to dry out around spring time.

@youramericanlover sailed for the Undying Lands some time ago, so no more of Epping's finest bogs for him :'(

https://pinkbike.com/news/review-six-months-on-structures-wild-looking-cycleworks-scw-1.html

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Looks like the second generation full sus bike from Skynet.
Sorry, wrong forum @BareNecessities I missed this, then got a genuine real life giggle out of me