After a recent move my riding has become road rides during the week and trail rides on the weekend. Trying to decide between Mezcal 2.35 or 2.6? As an everything tire. Paved paths, road, and tiptoeing through straight up hard core trails. 30i rims. I know the mezcal is not a trail tire. I’m not going to try and let go and rip it down anything but I am going to ride it down most any trail Georgia has to offer. Currently rolling on minion dhf and aggressor 2.5s and it’s really feeling like overkill
Vittoria Mezcal 2.35 or 2.6?
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After a recent move my riding has become road rides during the week and trail rides on the weekend. Trying to decide between Mezcal 2.35 or 2.6? As an everything tire. Paved paths, road, and tiptoeing through straight up hard core trails. 30i rims. I know the mezcal is not a trail tire. I’m not going to try and let go and rip it down anything but I am going to ride it down most any trail Georgia has to offer. Currently rolling on minion dhf and aggressor 2.5s and it’s really feeling like overkill
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On my ss I use the mezcal 2.35 on back with a dhf in the front. Terrific for pnw and it wears really well.
Now using 2.6 front and rear on hardtail. It is pretty bad on wet roots compared to dhf but is really plush and rolls so fast. Feels amazing. Only downside is the 2.6 is pretty huge and there's not a lot of clearance for mud on my bike.
If you're road riding though... how about buy an old road bike? Not fashionable but you can get a pretty nice used obsolete road bike for $400 and not have to buzz along so much. Now that I have a road bike I avoiding riding mtb on road because it wears the tires so fast.
Now using 2.6 front and rear on hardtail. It is pretty bad on wet roots compared to dhf but is really plush and rolls so fast. Feels amazing. Only downside is the 2.6 is pretty huge and there's not a lot of clearance for mud on my bike.
If you're road riding though... how about buy an old road bike? Not fashionable but you can get a pretty nice used obsolete road bike for $400 and not have to buzz along so much. Now that I have a road bike I avoiding riding mtb on road because it wears the tires so fast.
I guess my question is there a big difference in rolling resistance between 2.35 and 2.6. Would one or the other do better on i30 rims? Is there any other tires that would roll with less resistance? Guessing I wanting to stay above 2.3 with my rim width?
Another road bike one day would be great but still trying to scrape up enough coin to get my mtb dialed and I know if I bought a $400 road bike I’d $1700 worth of parts for it in my eBay cart before the sunset
Another road bike one day would be great but still trying to scrape up enough coin to get my mtb dialed and I know if I bought a $400 road bike I’d $1700 worth of parts for it in my eBay cart before the sunset
I haven't ridden the 2.6 Mezcal. But the 2.35 is great (measures 2.35 on i28 rims) Vittoria tires also seem to last awhile. I wouldn't worry about wearing them out on the road. They will be fine.
I would never do anything I describe as hard core trail with it as a front tire. I am happy with the way my cross king rolls as a front, but it's still probably to little. Better than a Mezcal though.
I would never do anything I describe as hard core trail with it as a front tire. I am happy with the way my cross king rolls as a front, but it's still probably to little. Better than a Mezcal though.
Are bontrager xr2s available? How would you compare the two?
I'm running a Forekaster 2.6 (measures at 2.5") on an i25 @18psi (front) and it feels great.
The Mezcal 2.35 and 2.6 tires are both popular options, but there are some differences to consider. The 2.6 tire is known for being larger and faster, but it might not fit well on all bikes and could have some clearance issues with mud. The 2.35 tire is known for being durable and performing well on narrower rims. There are also other tires like the Vittoria and Forekaster that people suggest looking into. Ultimately, what you choose will depend on your personal preferences and the kind of riding you'll be doing. It's important to take your time and consider all your options before deciding.
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It is always about the tire to rim size ratio. For best tire performance that ratio needs to be between 2 and 2.2
So:
2.6 = 66mm : 30mm = 2.2 ratio
2.35 = 60mm : 30mm = 2.0 ratio
So both options are viable.
Reading your usage, I would say go for the 2.6 version.
If you really ride aggressive XC with lot's of sharp curves, corners and turns, then take the 2.35 because of more tire sidewall support from your rim.
Don't care about the increased weight of the 2.6 pls, highly overrated. If you understand the formula of calculating kinetic mass where weight is only weighed in the formula by half. Plus the wider tires = less rolling resistance.
Simple as that.
So:
2.6 = 66mm : 30mm = 2.2 ratio
2.35 = 60mm : 30mm = 2.0 ratio
So both options are viable.
Reading your usage, I would say go for the 2.6 version.
If you really ride aggressive XC with lot's of sharp curves, corners and turns, then take the 2.35 because of more tire sidewall support from your rim.
Don't care about the increased weight of the 2.6 pls, highly overrated. If you understand the formula of calculating kinetic mass where weight is only weighed in the formula by half. Plus the wider tires = less rolling resistance.
Simple as that.
thanks for the replies! i'm running 2.6 Mezcals front and rear. they're a little quieter, lighter, floatier and faster than the maxxis setup that i had. they do give up a lil earlier in the turns but seem to break just fine. been impressed with mezcals and like the change
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