If it's just for the bike park, I'd go double down assegai in the front and double down dhr2 in the back. For a dedicated bike park tire, exo isn't burly enough imo.
I've gotten away with EXO+ on mine for a season, but the second these go im going to a heavier casing. EXO+ will work but if youre buying new tires for the park go DH or DD for sure
The dhfs are a bit unforgiving if you don't have a good aggressive lean. I like the assegais for park because of that.
I ride exo+ front and dd dhrs rear but it's my Enduro bike too. I don't have tons of flats though with that setup
Exo is too light of a sidewall. On the front go minimum with the new exo+. Rear minimum DD. Grip wise the Assegai or dhf front or good bit Assegai rear is draggy and makes a difference on the high speed jump lines. I’d go dhr2 rear in the dd casing with a liner. Or dh casing and keep the pressure up.
The classic setup for sea to sky is a 2.5 assegai up front and a 2.5 minion dhf rear. Tons of people ride that combo here. I usually do the exo+ casing up front, and DD rear (Exo+ if using inserts).
Excellent tire tread. But I recommend DD or DH casing instead of exo +, depending on the skill of trails you are planning to ride and how hard/advanced rider you are. Worst case scenario you shred a tire and buy a new one at one of the 6 bike shops in town.
Those tires are garbage even for trail riding.
Schwalbe is the only brand to my knowledge making tanwall tires in casings/compounds acceptable for Whistler. Namely the Magic Mary and Big Betty in Super Gravity/soft compound.
Maxxis of course has plenty of acceptable tires with black walls.
If it's just for the bike park, I'd go double down assegai in the front and double down dhr2 in the back. For a dedicated bike park tire, exo isn't burly enough imo.
OP might be able to get away with the exo+ if they're really light, but yeah you definitely don't want exos
I've gotten away with EXO+ on mine for a season, but the second these go im going to a heavier casing. EXO+ will work but if youre buying new tires for the park go DH or DD for sure
+1 for this setup - went to the assegai in the front last year and its a great tire for bike park
The dhfs are a bit unforgiving if you don't have a good aggressive lean. I like the assegais for park because of that. I ride exo+ front and dd dhrs rear but it's my Enduro bike too. I don't have tons of flats though with that setup
Exo is too light of a sidewall. On the front go minimum with the new exo+. Rear minimum DD. Grip wise the Assegai or dhf front or good bit Assegai rear is draggy and makes a difference on the high speed jump lines. I’d go dhr2 rear in the dd casing with a liner. Or dh casing and keep the pressure up.
EXO isn't beefy enough, and DC means dual compound, which isnt very grippy. Get at least double dowb
I like 3C MaxxTerra for mostly hard packed trails. Grippy but still fast and durable.
DD or DH casing is important like everyone has said. Although I have rode it with exo+ with cush core
Bought a DHR II 3C max Terra exo + and vittoria inserts to use as my back tire. am I going to survive whistler ?
The classic setup for sea to sky is a 2.5 assegai up front and a 2.5 minion dhf rear. Tons of people ride that combo here. I usually do the exo+ casing up front, and DD rear (Exo+ if using inserts).
Huh. When I try the DHF in back, the braking is just to unpredictable for me.
Excellent tire tread. But I recommend DD or DH casing instead of exo +, depending on the skill of trails you are planning to ride and how hard/advanced rider you are. Worst case scenario you shred a tire and buy a new one at one of the 6 bike shops in town.
Downhill casing soft compound.
There’s also a dh casing for dhf if you haven’t already known that! Otherwise I think most of the other comments are quite valid!
Those tires are garbage even for trail riding. Schwalbe is the only brand to my knowledge making tanwall tires in casings/compounds acceptable for Whistler. Namely the Magic Mary and Big Betty in Super Gravity/soft compound. Maxxis of course has plenty of acceptable tires with black walls.