Tires Maxxis or Triangle

I run maxxis ravagers 700x40 they take a beating and actually roll way better than they look like they would.

The 3CT (MaxxTerra?) is a much more suitable rear tyre compound and it's already on the softer side, I can't imagine ever running a Maxxgrip rear tyre outside of pro racing as it's slow rolling and wears out incredibly fast.

Hatte mal Maxxis Sommerreifen und war begeistert, die waren leise und hatten nass/trocken immer super Haftung.

Ive used triangle snow tires with good results.

De Maxxis-banden kunnen er af en je kan eenvoudig Pilot Sport 5 laten monteren.

Triangles used to be fucking terrible desth traps but ive got a set on a car that i drive very hard at times and they seem to hold up mint these days even in the wet

I don’t have enough experience on Spesh tires other than the Sworks Fasttrack/Renegade I bought last year on a similar sale. They weigh in at around 620g each in the 2.35 size, which is much lighter than my Rekon Race 2.4WT at 780g. Feels nice to lose that much rotational weight and the grip I found to be similar. Also similar efficiency. What I didn’t like was the flimsy sidewall. There’s a reason they are so light. Lots of tire squirm and feeling of folding over in turns unless I ran high PSI (+5PSI compared to the Rekon Race). This is on a 30mm IW rim. Also, I had to use my tire plug for the first time on the front tire (Fasttrack). I’ve gone back to a slow XC setup of Rekon/Rekon Race this year but with a race or two coming up I’m debating what to do. I’m intrigued by the Aspen/Rekon Race combo but Aspen’s weigh about the same as my Rekon Race.

They are definitely not twice as good. I was riding a Rekon/Ardent race combo and replaced them with Fast Track/ Renegade while those were on sale and I don’t feel like I’ve had any drop in performance.

Tried a DHF for the first time yesterday. That vague transition zone is REAL and I did NOT like it.

Expect to go slower. DH is for downhill. My bike came with those and my God it was a slog on flat, rolling and uphill. And forget about accelerating out of turns.