Just got my vote.
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Coming from genuine curiosity, but does the Kenda Booster seems to be so popular around here ?
Don’t get me wrong, the more XC tires get tested at BRR the better, but I always get surprised by the traction (no pun…) this model seems to get, with (to my knowledge) not a lot of evidence to suggest it could be a standout performer. Happy to be schooled here, really
I believe it comes down to getting another casing / compound tested that hasn’t been yet, combined with something that we can actually get through - remember it’s pretty much a wasted vote unless you’re putting it towards something that gets tested within the 3 months.
Versus seeing them testing more of the same gravel and road tires.
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I don’t expect it to outperform a Thunder Burt, Rick, or Race King, but it’s more informative to test a range of compounds vs. different sizes of the same compound. Informal testing from others in this thread shows the Booster performing better than common XC picks like the Fask Trak or all of Maxxis’ offerings. Kenda themselves claim “The Boosters had a mere 20.1 watts of rolling resistance when inflated to 30 psi under 110 pounds of load.”
Also, of note, it’s one of the few XC tires available in 29 x 2.6", and it’s pretty light: 690g for 2.4" SCT and 763g for 2.6" SCT. (Lighter for non-SCT [flat protection] versions.)
Finally, anecdotally, people who use the Boosters seem to really like them, and there’s been a few FKTs set on them.
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Got it, pretty clear. Was wondering if this was a regional thing as well, I can’t remember the last time I saw a Kenda tire here in Europe.
I will carry on lobbying for both Hutchinson Pythons. After the mental performance of the Caracal Race, I’m pretty curious if they used the same construction on the Pythons.
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Just remember - not really worth throwing votes at them unless you get a bunch of people to do so for a full three months. For a lesser known tire you need to get a bunch of people to give them some votes (and momentum) on the leader board right from the start. Need to play the system…
If anyone has a vote left this month - throw it at the Booster. It’s currently one vote out of getting through this month, would be great to start voting up something else.
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Booster is in on a tie-breaker right now - let’s hope it isn’t kicked off last minute.
Apart from the Schwalbe Rick XC Speed 2.25, the Python Race actually looks to be the most promising MTB tire to vote for next month - still has full 90 days and 12 votes already, so if it can get a boost early it may pick up momentum.
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bought an extra 1 month of BRR pro subscription (next to my yearly one) to help the situation 
Lets keep Booster in a winning position, and bring up Python Race in January
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If anyone else still has a vote - give it to the Booster! Then I’d be game for the Python starting tomorrow or the day after.
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Booster is in the coming soon list!!
Time to have show some love for Python Race 2.4 
13 total votes with 89 days remaining…
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Just voted on the Python Race.
Off topic, but what’s going on with the Panaracer Agilest Fast ? Think it won in September or something already, still pending
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He probably has it on order or can’t get it.
Vote in for the Python!
Voted for the Python.
Good to see the Booster FINALLY make it.
Also vote for Python has been cast.
(we’re quite the voting block, not the biggest, but we sure are aligned.)
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It will be interesting to see how the results of the Booster compare to the Rush.
Got my vote cast for Python Race and looks like it is working its way up the list.
Python vote added!
Please don’t call it just Python, but Python Race. The regular Python is much less interesting than the Python Race. By consistently referring to the Python Race by its correct name, we avoid confusion.
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Edit. This was meant for everyone calling the Python Race just Python (which is a different tyre)
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Voted for the Python race, but saw the Assegai in the list and now I want to see how bad it does. 
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I would actually be very curious to see how a full on reinforced enduro tire would perform, on all the metrics
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