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slowSSer

has anyone else noticed that the Rampage hooks up better than the nevegal as a front tire?

my combo of choice: rampage front, whatever rear- have a bontrager on the rear of one, an IRC on the back of another, and a klaw on the back of the last.

"want to try" list: Small Block 8. i just wish it was larger diameter.

stay away from the specialized tires- no luck here. and 2.1 my azz.

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Burner

I have, but I'd have to disagree on the spec tires (unless the only one you've tried is the fast trak)

tkblazer

do you have a 36er? i'm going to assume you meant you wished it was wider

slowSSer

exactly.

more girth?

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My want to try list for rear tires: Small Block 8 and Kenda Karma.

I really like the Kenda Cortez 2.2 for my rear tire on the 26er. The Karma is almost identical and comes in a 29 x 2.2.

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tkblazer

i think i'm gonna run rampage up front and crossmark rear

TURNERob

I'm running a Rampage up front and a SB8 in the rear. The Rampage is sweet no complaints at all. The SB8 I actually find it has a suprising amount of grip except for braking. If you ride down anything steep and/or ride aggressively like I do this tire just will not stop for sh*t. I am riding a Sultan just for reference, and once I get a job I'll be shopping for a new rear tire.

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2.2 Nevegal fr/2.3 Exiwolf rr.

I ran dual 2.2 Nevegals for awhile, but hated the way the Neve felt in the rear--too aggressive and slow. I went to a 2.3 Exiwolf in the rear and love it. It rolls well and still hooks up pretty good. The 2.3 Exiwolf is not as wide as the 2.2 Nevegal either.

I like running a bigger, more aggressive tire in the front on my 26ers and it is working well on the 29er too.

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Burner

Rob, don't waste your time with a fast trak in the rear, that was my big complaint... zero braking traction

foofighter

i ran the wtb tire that Neil recommended and on climbs like cholla it really has some good grip considering i'm not the best when it comes to weight transfer the rears do hook up well.

I do like being able to run low tire pressure as well

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Pedalboy

I run Ignitors front and rear, and they seem to work for me. I used them last year in the VQ, and other than their inability to block the howling wind, they hooked up fine.

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Uncle Rico

I have an extra almost new Igniter I will trade you for the SB8 if you interested. Ive been wanting to try that tire on the rear. Im on a rigid SS, so Im not descending to crazy. Thats what the RFX is for.

J_Sims

X2 on this...

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FoShizzle

shut your piehole, bizatch, specialized sux, deal with it

mtnbikej

I have been really happy running Small Block 8's f & r. Light, fast, hooks up in just about all conditions. Ran them on the 29er SS and geared. Plenty of traction on both.

Have also run the Nanoraptor.....again, it is another favorite of mine. More so of a rear tire than a front in my opinion.

Exiwolf is a pretty nice front tire with a little more volume. Seems a little slow as a rear tire.

Getting ready to try the Nevegal just to try a larger knobby tire. I have run these on the 26" bike and figure they will have a similar feel on the 29er.

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dstepper

On the RIP, Rampages.
On the One-9, Ignitors.

Happy with both setups and I have tried many differnent tires.

Dean

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Really depends on what you want. There are some tires that I love on some trails / conditions and do not like them on others......

What do you want? Fast grippy? Large volume? What trail? What type of riding?

I think I have six or seven different tires that I use for both of my bikes.

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mp3

Thanks for all the suggestions. I'm riding nanoraptors and they're not bad. I was wondering if there was something with less rolling resistance, something for racing. I'm tempted to ride the loaner Air9 I have at the VQ just for the hell of it.

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Mario,

For fast rolling?

Maybe a Maxxis Crossmark 29er?

This is definitely fast. Scary fast though. Stan's Crow.




So far for 29er tires I've tried the Bonty Jones DryX Front/Rear, Spec. Resolution Front and Capitan Rear.

I like the Capitan a lot so far. The Resolution, I need to ride more but I ran it tubeless and that was a bad bad idea. Stan's burp = Tacod wheel. I'm really hopeful for the Resolution. I loved it as a 26" tire. 26 Resolution worked better than a Kenda Blue Groove. But these Resolutions are getting hard to find.

Dry X's easy to setup tubeless. Not liking it at all as a front tire as it washes for me up front in that Main Divide gravely stuff. Rear tire it's not bad. Big volume tire for a 29x2.1.

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Waldo

Shoot a PM to LoisMustDie - that's the combo he's currently running on his 29er. I think he's loving the Rampage, but at last notice he was struggling a little to find a pressure for the Crossmax that gave the right combo of rolling speed & traction. Friday on Blackstar/MD ride he went down once and was saying that under braking a few times he felt like the rear was gonna pass the front. I think he dropped pressure for yesterday's Maple ride, but I didn't ask how that felt.

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