(Revisited) Choices of Tires for ETSX

conti mountain king 2.2 protection ?

I switch between Conti Race King 2.2's and Mountain King 2.4's when it's really muddy (as opposed to the average muddy which the RK's work fine for). I use Supersonic versions of both, they work like a charm.

When putting MK 2.4"

rockyuphill said:

I switch between Conti Race King 2.2's and Mountain King 2.4's when it's really muddy (as opposed to the average muddy which the RK's work fine for). I use Supersonic versions of both, they work like a charm.

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Hi rockyuphill, can you tell me how much the clearance remains at the seatstay and the elevated chainstay when you put MK 2.4" on? From its specification, MK 2.4" has a ISO figure of 60 whereas that of ExiWolf 2.3" is 55. However, I'm unsure whether both can be directly compared.

Nite: the ISO figure of MK 2.2" is 55.

Joe

There was plenty of clearance with both tires, at least 5mm at the seatstay/swingarm on my ETSX Team and more every where else.

Been riding Maxxis CrossMarx and they're seriously fast.

Maxxis ADvantage are the best tyre i've used for all round performance on rock, mud, singletrack, fireroad and road and they wear well. Weaknesses with Maxxis tyres-- they dont make a protected sidewall version. The grippiest tread,(62a eXeptions series) have thin sidewalls. But so do most 500-600g tyres.

Interesting but...

Both CrossMark and ADvantage are tempting actually. However, based on my little experience on Ridgeline (2.1") and Ignitor (2.1"), I try to avoid Maxxis...ut:

Joe

I agree with hec that the Advantage is good but IMO it's not spectacular. I've run a 2.1 and later a 2.25 60a on the rear of my HT for over a year and it is ok on wet roots and in wet loamy conditions but the biggest problem, as hec pointed out, is the sidewalls. They begin to show treads after a very short length of time in a not so rocky area.
I've found that the Advantage offers better grip than an Ignitor (I've tried them too) as a rear tyre in all conditions.

On a long wet spin last night one of the guys had MK 2.2 Protections on his Heckler and he can't understand why everyone locally raves about the Advantage. Having used both, he thinks the MK beats it in all departments in our conditions.
I had a good look at the MKs last night as I want something for my HT and maybe on the front of my SXC. The 2.2s seem to come up about the same size as a 2.1 Advantage maybe slightly bigger but definitely not as large as a 2.25 Advantage. I've no idea how a 2.3 ExiWolf measures up.

I use the Panaracer Rampage 2.35's all year long in the Pacific Northwet. Love em.

nh4cl said:

I use the Panaracer Rampage 2.35's all year long in the Pacific Northwet. Love em.

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How does it ride with Pana Rampage? How does it look overall? Never thought that Panasonic would one day become very serious with making Panaracer. I wanna try made-in-Japan Panaracer one day....

Rampage

They ride very similarly to the Nevegal 2.35s. Very grippy, holds corners, not as fast as smaller or tight knob designs. I have yet to have a pinch flat and they are a little lighter than the Nevegals. They look beefy.