This discussion is a carryover from the 2020 XC Race Tire Thread . I’m not sure about you guys, but I’m looking forward to racing this year. What is everyone planning to run when it comes to tires and inserts?

In Germany, Bike Discount: https://www.bike-discount.de/en/continental-trinotal-race-rapid-29x2.4-tr-e-25-folding-tire

Holy crap I found a statical difference on pavement! Lap time in seconds, all run at 150 watts in an AA/BB/AA/BB/AA/BB format [Screen Shot 2025-06-03 at 7.14.01 AM] chat gpt analysis :bar_chart: Results for the New Sets Metric Set 1 Set 2 Mean 353.33 351.00 Variance 1.87 1.60 …

What’s a Thurder Burt? :wink: And, with as crappy as they are from a traction and a durability perspective, I’m not sure why these still get considered an XC Tire.

I’ve never had an issue with the durability of a thunder burt and also find them to be a nice pairing when used in the rear on fast and dry conditions. :slight_smile:

My point is that there are better tires that are basically as fast while being more durable and having better traction. So, in a lot of cases faster in the real world. If you go down to a 2.1" for smooth gravel, absolutely. I’d just never use them on any type of XC.

maybe not the 2.1… [image] MTB Tire Test: Schwalbe Thunder Burt Super Ground Addix Speed Rolling resistance and puncture resistance review of a Schwalbe Thunder Burt Super Ground Addix Speed mountain bike tire. Also includes detailed weight and size measurements …

I had TBs front and rear and had the front wash out in an instance on Powerline during a training ride last year, so learnt my lesson. Would still consider it as a rear in dry fast conditions, but the Rick is so good, and has way more traction, it is probably the better bet in the Schwalbe lineup. …

Check out John K’s testing of the 2.1 - much better than anything BRR has.

[image] Kuttermax: but the Rick is so good, and has way more traction, it is probably the better bet in the Schwalbe lineup. I am running the 2.25 TBs F/R in SuperRace on my gravel bike at the moment and they seem very good in this situation. 100% agree with this. There are just better opt…

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Joe June 3, 2025, 12:30pm 2614

maybe not the 2.1…

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