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Good 29er tires for the fall/winter?? (Read 894 times)

Russell N Small Cog Offline Work Ride Tarheel Trailblazers Posts: 298 Location: Charlotte Joined: 01/22/13	Good 29er tires for the fall/winter?? 11/11/14 at 3:33pm	Print Post
	Hello everyone, My Ikon's are getting pretty worn out and aren't a very suitable tread for non-summertime conditions anyway. I'm looking for some replacements and wanted to see what people are running around here to cut through the fall leaves. I ride pretty aggressively so they'll need a bit of bite in the corners, I'm on a hardtail so volume is a plus, and I also plan on doing a little racing so they shouldn't be ridiculously heavy. Tough ask I know, but there has to be a good compromise out there. Thanks for the help!

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Gravitythief76 In The Loop Project Board Offline Just say no to Man-dex Posts: 2151 Location: Dirt Monkey - Root Ent Joined: 03/06/08	Re: Good 29er tires for the fall/winter?? Reply #1 - 11/11/14 at 4:34pm	Print Post
	Specialized purgatory rear butcher front.

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johnski Small Cog Offline Posts: 379 Location: Concord, NC Joined: 07/10/11	Re: Good 29er tires for the fall/winter?? Reply #2 - 11/11/14 at 4:41pm	Print Post
	I've got a Purgatory Control 29x2.4 and a WTB Stout 29x2.3 hanging in the garage if you're interested. Both great winter tires.

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MTBman1127 Small Cog Offline Work Ride Drink Beer Posts: 469 Location: Concord Joined: 12/02/13	Re: Good 29er tires for the fall/winter?? Reply #3 - 11/12/14 at 12:28am	Print Post
	I have heard of a lot of people running winter tires. I tend to run the same tires year round w/o problem both around here and in Pisgah. What are people getting after with summer winter tires. Not to be a smart a$$ but you can't ride when it's wet around here anyway so I don't see the point in burlying up on tire over the winter months. Than being said I like 2.4 Ardents on my 29'er hardtail. I think we need to make a sticky thread for Tire arguments

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Banjopickin Big Ring Offline Spinnin' knees & Hittin' trees since '85 Posts: 1805 Location: Pisgah National Forest, USA Joined: 08/01/11	Re: Good 29er tires for the fall/winter?? Reply #4 - 11/12/14 at 1:59am	Print Post
	MTBman1127 wrote on 11/12/14 at 12:28am: I have heard of a lot of people running winter tires. I tend to run the same tires year round w/o problem both around here and in Pisgah. What are people getting after with summer winter tires. Not to be a smart a$$ but you can't ride when it's wet around here anyway so I don't see the point in burlying up on tire over the winter months. Than being said I like 2.4 Ardents on my 29'er hardtail. I think we need to make a sticky thread for Tire arguments +1 Ardents all the way... If you want a "winter" tire I suggest running something stupid heavy with crazy rolling resistance. That way when spring rolls around and you swap back to lighter, faster tires you'll be better for it... I run High Roller II's exo/TR/3c/maxterra/radfest2014's on my "winter bike" and Im pretty sure there is Quik-Crete tossed in there too because they weigh like a million grams. great for off season training...

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MTBman1127 Small Cog Offline Work Ride Drink Beer Posts: 469 Location: Concord Joined: 12/02/13	Re: Good 29er tires for the fall/winter?? Reply #5 - 11/12/14 at 2:43am	Print Post
	Banjopickin wrote on 11/12/14 at 1:59am: +1 Ardents all the way... If you want a "winter" tire I suggest running something stupid heavy with crazy rolling resistance. That way when spring rolls around and you swap back to lighter, faster tires you'll be better for it... I run High Roller II's exo/TR/3c/maxterra/radfest2014's on my "winter bike" and Im pretty sure there is Quik-Crete tossed in there too because they weigh like a million grams. great for off season training... I run High Roller II's on my remedy year round. Love those tires. II'll switch to minion dhf's if they ever offer a 2.5 in 650b.

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John M Coaster Bike Offline Work Ride Tarheel Trailblazers Posts: 100 Location: Cornelius Joined: 09/05/14	Re: Good 29er tires for the fall/winter?? Reply #6 - 11/12/14 at 3:08pm	Print Post
	What shops carry Maxxis Ignitor and Ardents in this area?

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MTBman1127 Small Cog Offline Work Ride Drink Beer Posts: 469 Location: Concord Joined: 12/02/13	Re: Good 29er tires for the fall/winter?? Reply #7 - 11/13/14 at 3:48am	Print Post
	John M wrote on 11/12/14 at 3:08pm: What shops carry Maxxis Ignitor and Ardents in this area? While I have not been to a ton of shop's in Charlotte my guess would be none....

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The Cycle Path IB Room In The Loop Project Board Offline Treasurer '11 to '18. Trail Chair '12-'18, '20-'21 Posts: 11858 Location: Lake Norman Joined: 08/04/03	Re: Good 29er tires for the fall/winter?? Reply #8 - 11/13/14 at 4:53pm	Print Post
	We have Ardents in 29x2.4 in stock plus a full array of the aforementioned Specialized tires. No Ignitors, though.

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