Depending on the bike, the decision to use a lighter single-ply tire or a heavy duty, dual-ply tire is usually an easy choice. I’ve found that on cross-country bikes, I can often get away with a lighter tire because I’m not going into rock gardens or off jumps at ridiculous speeds, and I’m limited by my suspension travel.
On enduro bikes though, a heavy duty tire can mean the difference between riding or pushing your bike back to the trailhead if you manage a flat tire or broken rim deep into a trail. There is of course more options too with the advent of inserts.
Tell us which tires you run in the comments below.
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Oct 29, 2023
Geeze, as of late, the industry has been pushing two ply DH tires for XC riding. That's like running load range E tires on a bloody Subaru, bloody hell!!
Do I run the lightest? Not necessarily however, I do need tires that actually have to be inflated to ride. The 1200g tires drive me nuts tryna find an air pressure that functions well and my DH days are behind me.
Currently, I run 3.0's and they have plenty of air volume to serve my needs. No need for deadweights known as inserts.
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I inflate 2psi more than I had been when tubeless.
Giant trance X
F Maxxis Ardent 22psi
R Kenda Booster 26psi
Baent tubes from eBay
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