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After the first year of mostly trail riding my OEM Dunlops are more than ready to be replaced. I'm looking for some advice on new tires. The majority of riding is on forestry roads and I'm on pavement 15-20% of the time to get there.
How well do you think the Kenda Kutter XCs would wear and perform on those kind of roads? I've read that the Kutters can be noisy and produce vibration on pavement. Don't know if that would be a major issue or not. I might be able to tolerate the noise and vibes as long as there is no undo wear on the pavement. The Kutter specs look good and robust but there're described as race oriented and therefore I'm wondering if they might be the wrong way to go for my type of riding.
There are not many rear tire options for 11" rims and I don't necessarily want to purchase another wheel size if the Kutters will do the trick. Maxxis and Carlisle do make 11" rim 23-24" diameter tires. I haven't heard of anyone using them on a XX. If I went in that direction I would probably have to drop a tooth on the front sprocket to keep the gearing close to using 22" rears.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
How well do you think the Kenda Kutter XCs would wear and perform on those kind of roads? I've read that the Kutters can be noisy and produce vibration on pavement. Don't know if that would be a major issue or not. I might be able to tolerate the noise and vibes as long as there is no undo wear on the pavement. The Kutter specs look good and robust but there're described as race oriented and therefore I'm wondering if they might be the wrong way to go for my type of riding.
There are not many rear tire options for 11" rims and I don't necessarily want to purchase another wheel size if the Kutters will do the trick. Maxxis and Carlisle do make 11" rim 23-24" diameter tires. I haven't heard of anyone using them on a XX. If I went in that direction I would probably have to drop a tooth on the front sprocket to keep the gearing close to using 22" rears.
Any advice would be much appreciated.