Thanks mate ! I realy appreciate your answer and the time you put into it.Roll resistance is very real, I’ve seen videos where someone shaved off loads of time on uphill climbs, the tyres look bald in comparison to the monster truck ones we use with their smaller profile but I imagine they still do a job, be worth testing.
Your Assegai is probably a great all year tyre, sounds like a gripper but more roll resistance tyre rather than the DHF (I have this but replacing) that is better in corners.
I have tyres to rotate and quite weirdly enjoy switching them for different days, it’s good practice for when shit hits the fan on the trail, funnily enough I only just recently watched a video where two guys went riding and had to abandon as they couldn’t get the tyre on/off properly and wasted a bunch of co2 cans. The guy did zero maintenance and was likely to be changing inner tubes without really practicing, they took it to a shop and they used the technique I had to use which was on that last bit you have to bend the tyre over the opposite way completely and then it pops in!
It’s really hard to compare tyres, oranges and apples and peoples views are subjective; I think personal experience and testing wins here but that’s tricky unless you can take like 8 sets of wheels with different tyres out to have a proper go on the same day and setup some tests. Some have done those kinds of studies like here
Update: The best mountain bike tire – the most important models in review
Schwalbe, MAXXIS, Continental, Michelin, WTB, Kenda… The range of mountain bike tires on offer is huge and sometimes confusing. We tested more than 50 tires and although we couldn’t agree on a clear favourite, we can tell you how to find the perfect tire to suit you and your bike. Table of...enduro-mtb.com
and then a couple other reviews I found here were alright:
Best mountain bike tyres: reviewed and rated - MBR
Ultimate grip? Fastest rolling speed? Ride in sand? Rocks? Or loam? Here are the eight best mountain bike tyres for you and your trails.www.mbr.co.uk
Best mountain bike tyres in 2023 | Top-rated tyres for XC, downcountry, trail and enduro riding
Our pick of the best mountain bike tyres for trail, enduro and downhill ridingwww.bikeradar.com
I can’t really recommend, I’m also a baby in the sport still but I can vouch for Schwable, I’ve had the BB ultra soft on the rear and that grip was like 510 sticky rubber, I’m not even exaggerating there; I could not make my rear skid out!
I’ve also put the Nobby Nic to the test, everything felt perfectly fine, I still have the DHF on but I just ordered a Magic Mary Supertrail because of the decent weather we should be getting in the UK now, it’s 2.4 for the front (can’t buy a magic mary 2.6 for love of money anymore!).
If you’re mainly dry, some rocky bits and a few climbs then If it’s durability Schwable get my vote, the 4 layer ones start to add in the extra puncture resistant stuff.
I’d have a go at:
Front - Magic Mary (check the comparison chart on which one you’d like) id say supertrail is the best mix overall, total grip then the purple strip but otherwise try the others
Rear - Nobby Nic, Rock Razer, Hans Dampf
I know you’re thinking grip but roll resistance will make it harder to pedal so will suck the bike battery and your energy and what we don’t need is more drag.....I ran out of juice once and I should be grateful I had DHF/R on....but then had I had proper XC tyres instead maybe life would have been easier
So to pick the tyres for both style and roll resistance you can check these two:
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Schwalbe Tyre Guide | Tredz Bikes
With puncture protection, grippy rubber compounds and tread patterns designed for different surfaces, Click here to read our guide to Schwalbe tyreswww.tredz.co.uk
the above tredz guide advises more than Schwable own site on there tyres, stuff like snakeskin tyres are the DD (double down) for example, these make Maxxis tyres feel like banana skins in comparison!
I hunted down the video Id seen a while ago, if Maxxis is an option he recommends a couple options at the end also shows the value of a faster rolling tyre
faster rolling your also off faster, it just sounds like a lot more fun, I’ve a deposit on an Orbea Rise In July that comes with Rekon tyres which I’m happy to test and see
It seems we see things the same way.
I just sold my EMTB and for 11 months the 400Wh was enough for my needs.
This week my 2021 will have 625Wh so for a light rider like me range will not be an issue.
2 years ago i had a Rekon 3c for rear and with proper PSI i just loved it. Good roller with enough grip.
Last year i had 2 Rekon 2c and the first 3 months we had a dry summer, they were doing the job.
When more grip was needed i should have changed my front, just my personal experience.
To have more acceleration over some months the rear will have less rubber and will
still offer me the grip i enjoy to climb.
5 years ago my old 26 was the same speed as my 29 new carbon HT and i understood
having enough grip is nice but not having more than i need.
