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Originally Posted by memphis2857

This is a cool thread to revive. I can type for days on tires since I'm a bit of a tire hoarder. All the tires below were ran with a bib mousse unless otherwise noted. Also all of my riding occurs in KY, TN, and IN on a broad range of terrain including, cake batter dirt, slop, sticky nasty clay, roots and ROCKS!

Kenda Tires I've ran:

120/100-18 Trakmaster: Great all around tire, wears like iron, DOT legal, extremely cheap. This is my go to rear tire.

IBEX 120/100-18: This is a gummy tire and is probably the best tire I have ever used when the going gets tough. It wears pretty well especially for a gummy. It seems to work best with Tubliss and 4 psi.

Millville 120/100-18: this is a good XC tire and handles great at higher speeds, very predictable and great braking performance.

Washougal 120/100-18 wears like iron, works great in dry conditions.

Millville 90/100-21. Great front tire and very predictable. The larger size allows it to soak up the trail trash a little better but makes turning feel a little slower.

Millville 80/100-21 solid tire and turns great.

GoldenTyre

GT216AA "fatty" 90/100-21. This is hands down the very best front tire ever made for rocks and "extreme" types of riding. That being said when the pace picks up the tire quickly goes away and starts to really suck

GT230/232 120/100-18 Great tire for all conditions but wears fast and pretty expensive.

GT523kx 120/100-18. This is a gummy tire that works great in the rocks but wears really fast. Don't expect to get more than 100 miles out of it.


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Great info, thanks! Are there any tires you would avoid or not buy/mount/use again? I'm the eternal optimist, but that's because I like to hear the negative reviews to balance my interest.