Specialized Butcher Grid Trail
A couple of years ago we tested the specialized butcher and slaugher combo and found them a super combo with s good match of speed and traction but optimised with the.
Specialized butcher grid trail. The whole bigger grid family has also proved durable even on e bikes with the extra weight and torque they bring to the trail party. Specialized butcher 2 6 tyre review. Wider shoulder knobs better support load under hard cornering while the biting edges of the shoulder knobs are moved further inside and the center blocks have been staggered and spaced better for a smoother transition when leaning the bike over. The rubber is on the softer end of the spectrum and we found it to grip well on a variety of surfaces from smooth rock to tricky loose over hardpack conditions.
Around the time that the new enduro rolled out specialized also announced an update to their butcher tire with a new grid trail casing. We ve been running the specialized purgatory butcher combo on this santa cruz hightower trail bike all. The butcher corner knobs hold nicely in turns to rail with minimal drift and hold off cambers with a. Specialized butcher grid 2 6 tyre.
Specialized butcher grid 2bliss 2 8in tyre review. The latest generation of the world cup proven intermediate tire the butcher grid trail 2bliss ready receives an entirely new tread pattern. Mtbr has tested several purgatory equipped specialized trail. The grip of the specialized butcher grid 2bliss ready tires is very good not the best out there but given that they are only 60 msrp they offer plenty of grip for ever penny spent.
In terms of durability they have outlasted any maxxis tire i have ever owned. The 2020 specialized butcher slaughter hillbilly and eliminator mtb tires get improved puncture protection and sidewall stiffness with specialized s new grid trail casing. Specialized is using their gripton rubber compound on all of their most popular trail tires and the butcher grid is no exception. Grid trail enters the casing line up between the grid all purpose trail casing and the blck diamond gravity casing as a new aggressive trail casing.
Wider shoulder knobs better support load under hard cornering while the biting edges of the shoulder knobs are moved further inside. This version of the specialized purgatory has. Specialized also offers a grid version that sells for 5 more which nets you additional sidewall protection. A hillybilly for the front and a butcher out the back with the gripton compound and grid casing and of course being 2bliss ready.
This 2 6in version has stubborn grip in loose dirt and a glued in place stability on rock flecked trail centres surfaces or gravel.