For certain it's about balance. This is where I have to plug the Specialized Purgatory tire as an amazing rear option. Interesting the 2.6" actually rolls nicer (smoother, quieter) than the smaller 2.3" so that's an extra level of winning for the hardtail. I've never experienced a tire that has rolled this fast on pavement and gravel, provided this much traction climbing - even when it's loose, even when standing on the single speed, and at the same time was so good braking downhill whether we're talking about loose dirt or greasy armoured rock.
I'm just running the standard Gripton compound as well --- not one of the new fancy options.
Oct. 25, 2021, 11:26 a.m. - Andrew Major
For certain it's about balance. This is where I have to plug the Specialized Purgatory tire as an amazing rear option. Interesting the 2.6" actually rolls nicer (smoother, quieter) than the smaller 2.3" so that's an extra level of winning for the hardtail. I've never experienced a tire that has rolled this fast on pavement and gravel, provided this much traction climbing - even when it's loose, even when standing on the single speed, and at the same time was so good braking downhill whether we're talking about loose dirt or greasy armoured rock. I'm just running the standard Gripton compound as well --- not one of the new fancy options.