I'm on the east coast (NC/SC) but I have been rocking the exo+ MT all summer up front as well vs. the normal DHF exo MT (both in 2.5) and had a similar experience. I did slice the 1st one all the way through the sidewall and had to bin it but that was a freak occurrence. It's been dry all summer but the first thing I noticed was a massive increase in front braking traction especially on steep chutes. In wet hard pack clay the DHF just doesn't have the braking traction. To me it's a speed vs grip/braking traction tradeoff. I haven't tried any maxx grip tires yet but I may this coming fall/winter. Cheers!
Sept. 20, 2019, 10:14 p.m. - rybrentd
I'm on the east coast (NC/SC) but I have been rocking the exo+ MT all summer up front as well vs. the normal DHF exo MT (both in 2.5) and had a similar experience. I did slice the 1st one all the way through the sidewall and had to bin it but that was a freak occurrence. It's been dry all summer but the first thing I noticed was a massive increase in front braking traction especially on steep chutes. In wet hard pack clay the DHF just doesn't have the braking traction. To me it's a speed vs grip/braking traction tradeoff. I haven't tried any maxx grip tires yet but I may this coming fall/winter. Cheers!