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@skinny there’s a lot of arguments of personal preference vs skill vs terrain with dirt tyres. I went to a TRF meeting with a friend who is a member. One of riders really hates on Michelin Tracker. He had a lot of reasons why and none of them applied to me. For one, he was on a hard enduro bike often riding a lot of slippery rocks. Everything he seemed to dislike didn’t factor into lanes I ride.
We had very limited grip at times yesterday, but we were driving through rain-saturated chalk/mud mix and lanes flooded to our waists. Kenny was on Trackers as well, but running bibmousse inside rather than tubes.
Even more than 50% worn, my trackers found grip whenever I truly needed it, like up a muddy verge. I messed up the climb, and was maybe 45° to it because of the ruts, but with a lot of gas and some clutch I climbed out.
Of course, I was sliding sideways and did a full 360 turn by the time I was level again!
@jambon they are cheap enough you can’t go wrong. At times no tyre will grip, but at relatively low pressures the Tracker are very serviceable.
Some prefer the Enduro Medium as a rear. I have a fresh set of Trackers waiting at the mechanics (stock was low all year, so we bought and stored them for me) or I might have tried.
As for changing from stock size? I don’t think it’s worth it til you find the limit of their ability in standard. Too much risk of swingarm rub if you get the measurement wrong.