[phdibart]

I have a hardtail that came with 27.5 Maxxis Ardent front and rear. I ride all mountain in Maine and am looking for a better tire than the Ardents that will perform very well in non-winter conditions and also perform well enough to not be miserable in the snow (hey, I'd like to try it this winter!). I suppose I'm looking for the all season equivalent for cars. Not exceptional at one thing but with performance biased to non-snowy conditions.

Any suggestions? I currently run tubes but can go tubeless.

 

[stripes]

How wide of a tire can you run?


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[drog]

I have been happy with specialized tires with their price to value( $60 a tire ). I liked the old purgatory and ground control tires on my hardtail.

 

[Tiiiimmmmber]

I like the maxxis rekon

 

[frdfandc]

I have a hardtail that came with 27.5 Maxxis Ardent front and rear. I ride all mountain in Maine and am looking for a better tire than the Ardents that will perform very well in non-winter conditions and also perform well enough to not be miserable in the snow (hey, I'd like to try it this winter!). I suppose I'm looking for the all season equivalent for cars. Not exceptional at one thing but with performance biased to non-snowy conditions.

Any suggestions? I currently run tubes but can go tubeless.

Keep the Ardent in the rear and something a little more aggressive up front. I'm a fan of the Specialized Ground Control up front or a tire similar to that.

 

[phdibart]

How wide of a tire can you run?

How would I find that out? I have a polygon xtrada 6. The tires are currenty 2.25 (I think).

I have been happy with specialized tires with their price to value( $60 a tire ). I liked the old purgatory and ground control tires on my hardtail.

Which ground control, specifically? I'm looking now, and specialized has a few different submodels.

 

[phdibart]

Keep the Ardent in the rear and something a little more aggressive up front. I'm a fan of the Specialized Ground Control up front or a tire similar to that.

Hmm, I find the Ardent to have no grip. I ride techy uphill so I can ride (typically) flow tracks down, and I'm always weary of the rear sliding out.

 

[frdfandc]

Hmm, I find the Ardent to have no grip. I ride techy uphill so I can ride (typically) flow tracks down, and I'm always weary of the rear sliding out.

What pressure are you running?

 

[Oogie]

WTB trail boss is my do everything tire.

 

[JerzyBoy]

Hmm, I find the Ardent to have no grip. I ride techy uphill so I can ride (typically) flow tracks down, and I'm always weary of the rear sliding out.

+1 My Chameleon came with an Ardent Race rear paired with a Minion DHF. Oddest pairing I’ve literally ever seen. I ride techy uphill too. I couldn’t get that damn Ardent off my bike fast enough.

 

[DrDon]

2.4 DHR2 front and rear. DC rear, 3C front.


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[phdibart]

What pressure are you running?

I'm running with tubes. 26F/28R.

 

[frdfandc]

I'm running with tubes. 26F/28R.

If you were tubeless, you could run much lower pressures and could have a better outcome with the Ardent.

 

[bitflogger]

WTB trail boss is my do everything tire.

One of those up front and Riddler rear has been great for a hard tail. In the winter context, a Riddler also has the little block or almost sipes like a snow tire.

This is a gravel type tire but the big 50 mm Xplor MSO are really good on packed snow.

 

[Arm&Hammer]

Minion DHF/ Aggressor - Close thread

 

[phdibart]

If you were tubeless, you could run much lower pressures and could have a better outcome with the Ardent.

Well, I plan to go tubeless with whatever tire I choose, but I was also under the impression that the Ardent is an OK tire but there are much grippier and aggressive tires out there for all trail riding. But I could also be wrong as I'm new to MTBing.

 

[frdfandc]

Well, I plan to go tubeless with whatever tire I choose, but I was also under the impression that the Ardent is an OK tire but there are much grippier and aggressive tires out there for all trail riding. But I could also be wrong as I'm new to MTBing.

There are definitely more aggressive tires out on the market. Is it what you really need though when dropping psi may do the trick. Go tubeless first and try out the Ardent. You may be surprised how the tire performs when it's at 25 psi vs 32+ that you're running it at.

One of my favorite tires on the rear of my bike is the Specialized Fast Trak. It's a XC tire, sucks at higher pressures, so I run it at 26 psi on the rear of my bike. Once I started dropping psi in my tires, the tires really started to work.

 

[targnik]

27.5 HT??

Can go tubeless??

Ride in snow as well??

I own an AM HT 29er....

I run various tyres on it, depending on where and when I ride.

If I could only run one combo, it would be 2.5 WTB Vigilante light casing high grip (f) and the High Roller II 2.5 dual compound (r).

Grip up front and braking out the back.

Plus a little extra cushin for the pushin

PS - for snow? I'm thinking true 2.6 minimum... (hard pack snow).

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[phdibart]

There are definitely more aggressive tires out on the market. Is it what you really need though when dropping psi may do the trick. Go tubeless first and try out the Ardent. You may be surprised how the tire performs when it's at 25 psi vs 32+ that you're running it at.

One of my favorite tires on the rear of my bike is the Specialized Fast Trak. It's a XC tire, sucks at higher pressures, so I run it at 26 psi on the rear of my bike. Once I started dropping psi in my tires, the tires really started to work.

I run 26 up front, 28 in the rear. I started out at 30/32 and have noticed the tired do perform much better at lower pressures. How low can you go if you're tubeless? Can I go much below where I am now with the Ardents? I see your point, though. It wouldn't hurt to try tubeless on the tires I already have.

If I could only run one combo, it would be 2.5 WTB Vigilante light casing high grip (f) and the High Roller II 2.5 dual compound (r).

Grip up front and braking out the back.

Plus a little extra cushin for the pushin

PS - for snow? I'm thinking true 2.6 minimum... (hard pack snow).

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Thanks for the input!

 

[frdfandc]

I run 26 up front, 28 in the rear. I started out at 30/32 and have noticed the tired do perform much better at lower pressures. How low can you go if you're tubeless? Can I go much below where I am now with the Ardents? I see your point, though. It wouldn't hurt to try tubeless on the tires I already have.

No, it wouldn't hurt go try tubeless with your current tires. And yes you could go lower

I'm 6'1, 200 lbs all geared up. I ride a hardtail. My personal sweet spot for tubeless has been 20-24psi with a 29x2.35 tire (depending on the tire) up front and 25-27 psi on the rear. With the rear, I set psi so I don't bang a rim and damage it. If I'm getting the occasional rim strike, I'll bump up the psi by 2 to eliminate that.