Tires DUNLOP or Maxxis

I thought the rekon race front and rear was amazing on hard pack rocky mountain dirt.

I drove through ice and snow with the GTs before switching to GO15s. I was pleasantly surprised.

I have used the Rekon/Rekon Race combo and it is good for xc. I’m currently on Vittoria Barzo/Mezcal and I like them a little bit more than the Maxxis combo

I got about the same on my dunlop roadsport 2 tires, I'm on my 2nd set!

Rekon for the rear - Forecaster for the front. Super light - super fast - and good for all scenarios other than wet mud.

They are not a bad tire. There are better options but these will do well in most driving conditions.

I say keep unless you are drowning in money.

I had a sidewall get punctured pretty badly on the EXO casing tires that came with my bike riding in Southern California.

Exo and exo+ in my area will reliably puncture right through the top of the tire within three rides or less typically.

Specialized control tyres and it’s not even close.

No it’s not worth the “premium” as they’re not more premium. The spesh tyres are specced on their £14000 bikes, they are also racing and winning world cups, cape epics, short track races, marathons for years with the rest of them. Spesh has led the way with a couple others with FEA and camps set up for surely testing their tyres with a refresh every few years. There is no “premium”. The stickers are fancier on the maxxis. But they’re heavier. Higher rolling resistance. Higher weight. No noticeable gain in traction to account for those either. Spesh offers sworks 120 tpi, softer and harder (T7 and T5 respectively) control tyres. All you’re choosing is 120 vs 60 tpi determining a less or more robust carcass.

A life long sworks 120 tpi snob. I went maxxis aspen and hated life. That’s a gravel tyre. Tore through the Vittoria barzo. Went ikon and they’re a great once was a race tyre now a recreational tyre— but been left for dead with rolling resistance, grip and weight by the competition. Rekon race won’t get a look in from the tyre tests and price and weight. Nah ta.