Favorite Tires for North NJ trails

[Sound Bwoy]

Just curious what everyone likes riding on.

Its about about time to replace my tubeless 29er. I have Bontrager XR4's right now, but I think I want something a little more on the all mountain/enduro side.

 

[JimN]

Minions.

 

[Fatduke]

Magic Mary / Hans Dampf combo.

 

[Paul H]

I would guess you will see Minions more than not.
I have Schwalbe NN Addix and I am pretty happy with them in terms of grip. Durability and sidewall remains to be determined.

 

[Magic]

Racing Ralphs everywhere because yolo.

 

[Kaleidopete]

Bontrager XR4 Team Issue TLR MTB Tire.
That's what I have now and I love 'em. I'll be curious to see what else you choose, plus a review.
also, what tire pressure are you running, I'm tubeless and running 15psi.

 

[Jmann]

I prefer maxxis, all of the burly maxxis tires are great in north nj. Minion, ardent, and rekon all are sturdy with lots of grip.

 

[sundaydoug]

Been riding Maxxis forever, currently on Minion DHF front and Minion DHR II rear. Great all-conditions setup

 

[pooriggy]

Yeah, can't go wrong with Minions or Magic Mary/Hans Dompf combo.
These are designed for all mountain, enduro type stuff. I like Racing Ralphs/Rons for XC but they don't perform like an all mountain tire.

 

[BPaze]

Run DHF up front had an aggressor in the rear which was great but currently trying out a high roller II which is pretty good as well but not quite as grippy as the aggressor which honestly inwas looking for. Will be trying reckons pretty soon and if I remember(I wont) will post an update

 

[Tim]

Minion DHF front. Rekon rear.

A Minion or Aggressor are also good out back. The Aggressor rolls a little faster than a Minion in my opinion. The high roller is a good "winter" tire but it's like pedaling an anchor. It clears mud way better than the others mentioned. Right now I like the Rekon out back because it is significantly lighter/faster than the other tires mentioned but still gives decent grip and seems to be durable.

 

[ebineezer]

Maxxis DHF (front) and aggressor (rear)

 

[BPaze]

Minion DHF front. Rekon rear.

A Minion or Aggressor are also good out back. The Aggressor rolls a little faster than a Minion in my opinion. The high roller is a good "winter" tire but it's like pedaling an anchor. It clears mud way better than the others mentioned. Right now I like the Rekon out back because it is significantly lighter/faster than the other tires mentioned but still gives decent grip and seems to be durable.

I actually found the high roller to have less resistance than my aggressor but maybe that was the DD casing

 

[Tim]

I actually found the high roller to have less resistance than my aggressor but maybe that was the DD casing

Hmm. Maybe it is just me reading something into it like a placebo. I wanted the Aggressor to feel lighter and thus it did.

So far the Rekon has been good to me out back. I've had it in the North Jersey rocks a couple times and it survived. I will admit that 90%+ of my riding is Hartshorne and Six Mile so I don't know how it would stand up to constant duty in rocks.

 

[Aresab310]

I've been running the new EXO+ (over std EXO) wide-trail Minion DHF front and DHR-II rear for about 2 months, great grip and I don't feel like I'm riding through sludge.

 

[Tim]

I've been running the new EXO+ (over std EXO) wide-trail Minion DHF front and DHR-II rear for about 2 months, great grip and I don't feel like I'm riding through sludge.

I'm thinking the DHR-II will be the next one I try on the rear.

 

[Patrick]

jumbo jim in 4.4 and 4.8 - whatever will fit
actually, i like the nates, but they aren't what is mounted on the fat bike right now.

 

[Santapez]

Timely thread, I've been wondering if there's something hotter than the proven Dart/Smoke combo I've been riding.

 

[mattybfat]

Timely thread, I've been wondering if there's something hotter than the proven Dart/Smoke combo I've been riding.

Funny, I think
Are/is panracer still a entity?
This was the combo of choice though i did like the xc fire pro

 

[Santapez]

Funny, I think
Are/is panracer still a entity?
This was the combo of choice though i did like the xc fire pro

I guess the mold still works and they keep pumping them out?
https://panaracerusa.com/product/smoke-dart-mtb-tire/

That XC Fire Pro was actually a good tire, was way more aggressive than a regular XC tire. Seems to still be available, but you'd have to find a 26" wheeled bike to put them on....