Front tire suggestions? Tubliss?

[lankydoug]

I just put a MT43 with the tubliss set up on the rear of my WR250 and really like it. I will be setting the Gas Gas up the same way. The only draw back for me was I noticed a little less braking traction with the knobby gone. This didn't bother me much since I do most of my braking with the front anyway. Does anyone have a front magic combo to go with the MT34 and the tubliss? Is the tubliss as noticeable of an improvement on the front? I have been riding mostly in rocky terrain on tight single track.

 

[stainlesscycle]

i love tubliss in front with mx31 7psi.

 

[iancp5]

I've always been happiest on Gassers with Michelin Comp 4, I think the S12 is essentially the same tyre without approvals.

 

[fury1]

ive been having great results with a bridgstone m59

 

[lankydoug]

i love tubliss in front with mx31 7psi.

I tried 7psi in the rear tire thinking it would be a good starting place and that I could always raise or lower the pressure but it hooked up so well I didn't bother I just rode.

 

[53belair]

MT43 on the rear with 5 or 6 psi. and a scorpion pro on the front with 7 or 8 psi. works great on CO trails.

 

[GMP]

M59 here too.

 

[Eric K]

One of my favorites is the Michelin Starcross MS3. It works across a wide range of conditions and wears well.

 

[roostafish]

I like the Dunlop MX31 on the front with.6-8 psi and Tubliss on the front. The Michelin S12 XC its also good, but for me the Dunlop crossed over into different terrain better and lasts longer.

With a trials tyre I like 4-6 psi. It's pretty amazing.

 

[flybars]

I like the Scorpion Pro too with the mt43 on the rear.

 

[iancp5]

I think you can conclude there are a lot of different preferences for tyres. We could talk oil next.

 

[lankydoug]

I think you can conclude there are a lot of different preferences for tyres. We could talk oil next.

True but one of my questions was wether the tubliss was as much of an improvement on the front as it is on the rear. It does seem that most prefer a soft to intermediate tire no matter the brand.

 

[stainlesscycle]

wether the tubliss was as much of an improvement on the front as it is on the rear..

yes, it's as much of an improvement. it allows low pressure front which gives you grippy cornering, and no flats.

 

[moto9]

I don't know if this tire will work well where you ride But...
I was extremely surprised how well the Pirelli MT16 worked here in Hawaii.
I had tried probably 10 different front tires...some worked ok, others worked better than ok.
The MT16 by far worked better than everything I have tried yet.
Oh and the conditions here are usually in one word "sh*t"