Tire sizes and Austin Trails

[DesertNomad]

This year for my Lake Georgetown triple at 8:48:00 moving, I rode a Teravail Kennebec Durable 29x2.6 front at 15psi and a Maxxis Minion DHF 29x2.5 EXO TR rear at 19-20psi.  I rode the same set up for my 7:29:00 50.3 mile death-march of the barton creek greenbelt.

I have done both the above rides prior on 29x2.35 Ikon Maxspeed 3c EXO TR (as well as an EB) front (22psi) and back (24psi).  While the Ikons climb faster and roll much faster on hard pack, pavement, and smooth trails, I am really loving the beefier tires at the moment.  The Teravail Kennebec blows me away as a front tire. It is unbelievably stable yet rolls very fast regardless of how rough/rocky the terrain is.

The bike is an Intense Carbine Factory running in 160/140mm.

Edited December 9, 2018 by DesertNomad

[bestbike85]

I just went down from 27.5 x 2.8 Rekon/Rekon to 2.6 DHF/Rekon. Looking forward to hitting the trails with these next weekend. It definitely feels a lot lighter in the rear and more nimble all around.

 

[June Bug]

Performance Anderson Lane still has 26" Velociraptors.  Anyone?  ANYONE?