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@CrazyJames
Skinny tyres for tricks are shit, only good for normal riding, you want 28 at a minimum, especially if you wanna start doing wallrides and jumping off of stuff.
But really you want 32c+ up back and around 35c+ up front, steer clear of schwalbe marathons as for some reason they are taller than most other tyres (maybe due to the puncture protection later).
Porter, with regards to those forks you got, you may need to file down the inside of the fork crown a little, but they clear 32c no problem.
I have a 38C schwalbe marathon plus on my front wheel right now, which means I could clear a 40c normal tyre quite comfortably, after filing them down a little.