So I'm in the process of building a carbon hard tail for general trail use here in Arkansas. The trails I ride are pretty tame and mostly just normal dirt trails (hard pack?)..
After quite a bit of reading I've narrowed my tire choices down to:
2.4 Ardent front and 2.35 Ikon Rear
or
2.35 Ikon front and 2.2 Ikon rear
Obviously, I think I'm going Maxxis but I'm still open to changing that as well. My main concerns are: Fast rolling, great traction.
I'll take a slight weight penalty if need be (Ardent) but from what I'm reading about the 2.35 Ikon I may not have to step up to the Ardent. I'm leaning towards the 2.35 Ikon rear and 2.4 Ardent front.. but am concerned I may not even need that much tire and could save weight going with Ikon.
Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. This is the final purchase to be made for the build and, for me, is proving to be the most difficult.
Thx.
After quite a bit of reading I've narrowed my tire choices down to:
2.4 Ardent front and 2.35 Ikon Rear
or
2.35 Ikon front and 2.2 Ikon rear
Obviously, I think I'm going Maxxis but I'm still open to changing that as well. My main concerns are: Fast rolling, great traction.
I'll take a slight weight penalty if need be (Ardent) but from what I'm reading about the 2.35 Ikon I may not have to step up to the Ardent. I'm leaning towards the 2.35 Ikon rear and 2.4 Ardent front.. but am concerned I may not even need that much tire and could save weight going with Ikon.
Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. This is the final purchase to be made for the build and, for me, is proving to be the most difficult.
Thx.