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Stumpjumper 2016 - with roval traverse 27.5 wheels. Bought second hand and it came with 2.6 front and 2.5 rear. Doing mostly downhill and trail riding.
Need new tyres and a friend suggested the minion DHF and DHR's. 2.5 front, 2.3 rear. Would others agree this is a good combo?

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My two favourite heavy hitting combos...

Glued like nothing else:
Assegai 2.5 on front, DHRII 2.4 on rear

Faster, more enjoyable for me on techy trails as its a great balance of speed and grip:
DHF 2.5 on front, Aggressor 2.5 on rear.

If you are worried about the aggressor packing up with mud but still want a fast roller, I would swap it out with a dissector, an equally amazing rear. If you do want to use the same combo year out and still enjoy wet runs, I would just skip the aggressor and go dissector year round.

I found the dissector sketchy on the front. I didn't have the same confidence with it with a few weird little slips on trails. Probably my lower skill level really showing through though.
 
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Thinner tyres are going to cut through dirt and slush better..fatter ones are going to float over rocks and stuff better. As long as your internal rim width is a decent size say above 30mm you should be able to run either just fine. The thinner tyres will have a rounder profile which may prefer depending on how much you lean the bike over..the fatter tyres are going to be more comfortable and possibly have more grip.
 
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chatlow said:
Stumpjumper 2016 - with roval traverse 27.5 wheels. Bought second hand and it came with 2.6 front and 2.5 rear. Doing mostly downhill and trail riding.
Need new tyres and a friend suggested the minion DHF and DHR's. 2.5 front, 2.3 rear. Would others agree this is a good combo?

Thanks
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Simple answer: Yes, that'll work fine.

Complicated answer: What's your terrain like, what's your dirt like, how heavy are you, how aggressively do you ride, what's everyone else in your area using?

Your friend knows you and your riding area better than anyone else on this thread, so...
 
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Muddy-Runs said:
For DH riding, 2.4 Magic Mary with SuperGravity casing - strong and good on every conditions.
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I like that tire. I actually just installed a 2.6 MM with SG casing and like it even better. However, that's a fairly burly setup for trail riding (which the OP also wants to do). It might be appropriate depending on the terrain and rider but it also might be way overkill. OP wants to prepare for "DH and trail," which covers quite the broad spectrum.
 
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I'm running dhf 2.5 max grip front, 2.4 dhr max terra rear. It's good for grip.
Both exo casing because I don't have many Rocks and pedal up most of the time.

When I'm at the rocky bike park I switch to DH or dh casing.

Sometimes I run dh casing back, exo front.
 
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2.3 in a Maxxis is pretty small. Fine for trail riding, but for real rough conditions and DH, there’s just not a lot of volume. More volume = lower possible pressures and better compliance to the terrain = more grip. I have a 2.3 DD Aggressor that on principle I can’t throw away, but I really didn’t like that tire. It was a banana peel in our mud.

2.4” DHR II in the rear is a fine choice. 2.4” Magic Marys are bigger than Maxxis 2.5s — and more grip than either the DHF or the DHR II. But if you have a lot of hardpack you might prefer Minions.
 
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Oh yeah, sorry about that. Was researching for my dh bike at the time.... They do have good deals on Maxxis and Schwalbe non dh tires too
 
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I would also check out Specialized Butcher in the T9 compound up front and Dissector or Butcher in the T7/T9 out back. For what I ride (Reno Tahoe area, so lots of rock, loose soil and loose over hard with very little moisture) the Butcher and Dissector combo is great. I am also a big fan of the DHF both front and back or with an Aggressor out back.


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