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What are some good mountain bike tires for slick rock conditions?

I’m going to Moab next week and I’m used to riding in dirt. What are some good rock tires to throw on my bike?

Hey Corran,

You are going to have a great time at Moab! I go every year and I use a different tire every-time. Last tire I used was a Kenda “Nevegal” STICK-E UST with 35 lbs. of air pressure. I weight 95 lbs. and these tires worked great!

But you know everyone had different tires on our last trip and no one had any problems with traction. Everyone ran a full knobby tire and most were using UST or tubeless. I can remember some riders were using the UST Panaracer Fire and Maxxis UST High Rollers. We ran into some off roaders who were crawling around the rocks with their off-road machines. Most were using the huge knobbied tires and were aired down to something like 10 pounds of air pressure. If you see the off-roaders take a break and watch them crawl up the rocks. Have fun and pack up all your essential goodies before you ride. Water, tubes etc.

Kimber

Moab Mountain Biking