So basically im in need of new tires on my downhill bike but im not sure what to do. My current setup is minion dhf's ust front and rear on 823 rims, 26 inch wheels. For the last year or so ive had a tube in the front though. The first decision is weather i want to go tubeless. Its been so hit or miss I find. For the last year or so my rear has been fine but there was a time where one of the wheels would just go flat and then id fill it up and it would be fine and i was also having burping problems for a while. Then sometimes it works fine. I think ill stay tubeless as i have 823's, so do i need ust specific tires or can I do it with any tire? I was reading some people say they have no problem running regular minions tubeless.
The other problem is it seems very hard to find 26 inch ust minion dhf's online (havent checked lbs yet). Ive been thinking of trying a dhr 2 on the rear but they dont seem to make a ust one (goes back to the question of do i need ust to go tubeless).
I think i want to go dhf front and dhr 2 rear. Anyone have much experience with the dhr 2 vs a dhf on the rear? And if im not getting ust what compounds/sidewalls should i go for. There seems like theres 10 options for every tire now and im so out of the loop. Thanks peoples.
