Since 2018, Specialized has run the
Soil Searching initiative, which supports trail development by sponsoring builders, hosting dig days, and organizing fundraisers.
As part of the initiative, Specialized has introduced a tan-walled version of the Butcher in the grippiest T9 compound and the Eliminator in the T7 compound. A portion of all proceeds from the Soil Searching tires will help fund trail systems.
Both Soil Searching tires will come in 27.5x2.6, 29x2.3, and 29x2.6, with an additional 27.5x2.3 option for the Eliminator.
The tires will be available online for the same price as the standard Butchers and Eliminators, $60 USD / £45 GBP.
What is this?!
A tire for ants?
If more people shopped for BMX tires they'd be even more annoyed with how MTB/Road bike tire brands market their stuff:
e.g. www.danscomp.com/s-m-speedball-tire-black-tanwall-22-2.25-05-sb-22-225-tan/p1236277?v=1236278&gclid=Cj0KCQjwvYSEBhDjARIsAJMn0lgfcTgLHmXjlGAxAxb9Xsra-a1H3VE5F8TDnUiEl415iE-i30fXqOAaAmSqEALw_wcB
Lists width and diameter in mllimeters when inflated.
This is to allow riders to ensure it fits in their frame.
Seems like something that MTB riders would also appreciate NO?????!?!??
For anyone to compare with Maxxis, Butcher 2.3 is bigger than Maxxis DHF 2.3. T9 is definitely as gripy as Maxx Grip, I would say T7 would be similar to Maxx Terra. Also have to say I really like how Butcher digs into the corners, so far I feel it's definitely more open to aggressive riding than DHF.
With both running the Grid Trail casing, it was very surprising to see the two sizes were just 3g apart. However, that seems to be the result of the 2.6″ tire being fairly undersized, while the 2.3″ tire is a little big.
With both tires mounted (quite easily) to a pair of Revel RW30 rims with a 29mm inner rim width, the 2.3″ tire measured 2.3715″ wide. The 2.6″ tire managed just 2.465″ wide. Granted, these are both without much time to stretch, but in both cases the casing is already wider than the tread.
The butcher is super predictable. I am now preferring lighter faster rolling tyres on the days I'm not at the uplift, so T9 is too much, and I'm currently on a High Roller/Ardent combo, but will try specialized again next.
Main thing I find is when I'm power washing my bike the Specialized tyres always shook my bike but the Maxxis don't, hardly a deal breaker
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Save this comment so you can come back and make fun of me for how wrong I was when everyone is riding tan walls in 2030.
what about Maxxis?