hey, thanks for the reply!
lower pressure without tire squirm? I’m running 1.6bar (23psi) in the front and 1.8 (26psi) in the back on my xc ht. I have yet to try lower pressures but am concerned about rolling resistance on hardpack.
somewhat on topic: I had bontragers xr1 2.2" on 22.5 dt swiss xrc wheels and switched to a maxxis ardent 2.25" in the front and ikon 2.2" in the back and noticed that the maxxis seemed both less voluminous and narrower. as others have pointed out it comes down to the tire itself. will try 2.35" forekaster and 2.2" rekon in the back for the wintermonths and see how those compare to the bontis. my frame doesn’t clear bigger tires than 2.35" unfortunately.