I'm sodding off for a few days on the MTB soon. Will be road & off-road, so I don't think that my current set up of big fat Rampages will be too pleasurable on the tarmac sections.

So what's a good tyre for mixed terrain? I will be covering some rocky ground but won't be riding really hard and flicking the bike about loaded up with panniers.

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Maxxis High Roller 2.5 Super Tacky.

You're more than man enough to beast through the road sections..GRRRR

I would say Smart Sams too. Fast on the road and OKish offroad, as long as you don't corner aggresively.

Small Block 8 might be fun as long as you do not enounter mud

They (smart sams) look ok but are the tough/durable?

I have some Conti-speed kings in the shed which are fast rolling but I wouldn't use them for touring as they puncture if you look at them funny, they are wafer thin.