The 2.5 DHF EXO is still my tyre of choice for every bike I have. I think the old 2.3 was a better tyre but I needed more volume now wheels are wider.
I just find them to roll quicker, and are just very predictable. I used to swap them for cut down Wet Screams in winter but once I went tubeless I just CBA so for the last 12 years I’ve ridden them all year around and had great fun
My DH bike ran them (DH casing F&R), my old XC (more like a modern downcountry bike) ran them (F&R), my enduro bike ran them (F&R) and my current hardtail runs them (F&R in winter with a Minion SS on rear for summer). Only my dadcountry bike runs something else and its main use is pump tracks.
We have them in 26, 27.5, 29 and 20 for the kids) in our garage and I haven’t found a tyre I prefer yet. The Assegai came close but was too slow, I don’t get on with Schwalbe tyres. Every time I try a new tyre it ends up being swapped for a DHF.
March 27, 2024, 2:45 p.m. - Zero-cool
The 2.5 DHF EXO is still my tyre of choice for every bike I have. I think the old 2.3 was a better tyre but I needed more volume now wheels are wider. I just find them to roll quicker, and are just very predictable. I used to swap them for cut down Wet Screams in winter but once I went tubeless I just CBA so for the last 12 years I’ve ridden them all year around and had great fun My DH bike ran them (DH casing F&R), my old XC (more like a modern downcountry bike) ran them (F&R), my enduro bike ran them (F&R) and my current hardtail runs them (F&R in winter with a Minion SS on rear for summer). Only my dadcountry bike runs something else and its main use is pump tracks. We have them in 26, 27.5, 29 and 20 for the kids) in our garage and I haven’t found a tyre I prefer yet. The Assegai came close but was too slow, I don’t get on with Schwalbe tyres. Every time I try a new tyre it ends up being swapped for a DHF.