Morning All

Hope everyone is cool and groovy

I need to get new tyres for my Slayer as my Cinders are now considerably worse for wear.  They grip really well but find that they don't clear mud that well and tend to be a bit sluggish.

I ride xc & trail around North Downs Way so have mixed terrain to cover.  I've looked at Maxxis High Rollers or  Ignitors, Bontrager Jones ACX, Kenda Nevegal or Blue Groove & IRC Mythos.

I have also read about people having different tyres on front and rear, how much difference does this make?

All advice much appreciated (as ever )

Kenda kinetics 2.35 are the best for mixed terrain.

Nevegals good on the back too, not always the best on the front. It's the same but the other way round for the blue groove, it's a front tyre that's best in dry to damp conditions, not great in mud though.

The Cinders 2.25's dont really leave that much mud clearence so had thought about getting 2.1's.  I ride an 04 Slayer, mainly around Aylesford/Maidstone/Medway part of Kent.

Oh the agony of choice... 

Enduro's are great, but they come up huge, 2.3 is a 2.4 really.

Vapors are a good tyre, fast rolling handle everything pretty well ( to small for me )

Verti's are similar size to your Cinders.

If your thinking winter and want a Mud ish ( not the best mud tyre ) / All round tyre,  look at the Spesh Storm 2.0's,  they'll come up like a 2.1,  handle mud okay and everything else and a good rolling speed.

Have had look in one of my locals this morning at the Endura Pro 2.0 which look ok though have a couple of other places to look into. 

I think though I've narrowed my list to the Enduras, Conti Verts, Kenda Nevegal or Bontrager  ACX.

Maybe a front/rear combination?? 

Adamski,  look at the height of the Verti's they sit alot taller so give a nice comfortable but fast ride.

Personally,  I was running the Spesh Resulation 2.3 rear ( fit a 2.1 if cause there big ), fast rolling do it all,  and a Spesh Enduro 2.3 Front,  great combo not let me down once on anything.

I'd second the Kendas personally. Although perhaps not ideal for this time of year I've been Hugely impressed with my Blue Groove Stick-e..

Maxxis High Rollers seem pretty damn good too..

I don't get on with Conti's -  "grip, grip, grip SMACK!"  (on the floor) imo opinion they give you no warning about when they're planning to give up!

Have panaracers on at the mo but not very impressed with the mud clearing on them, they tend to clag up quickly so really looking for something that clears better.

Out of the list,  your ACX's likely clear better.

Also Consider Maxxis Swamp Things and WTB Timberworlfs,  they clear well.

Nothing will clear in the sticky poo stuff,  going faster is the only fix which is what you don't want to do when it's like that.

Another vote for the Bonty Mud X's here,far better than Trailrakers that I've used in the past.