Specialized Butcher 2 3 Review

In our review of the specialized butcher blck dmnd we mentioned a new product from the californian brand that we were trying.

Specialized butcher 2 3 review. The butcher grid is available for 26 wheels in a 2 3 width only. The butcher grid is a feature packed enduro all mountain front tyre that is excellent value at 35. In the original version of this article we mistakenly compared the 2017 butcher with the 2020 butcher. Specialized s butcher has been around ages but this latest version is significantly reworked.

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 s butcher tires started life as downhill only models and you can still pick up either the downhill or freeride versions. The latter has a reinforced carcass as explained in this article. They are lightly heavier than their claimed weight but nothing outrageous there.

Already highly rated by us in dry weather specialized also reckons it s a good mud friendly tyre thanks to the softer outward facing 42a rubber that sits on top of a harder 70a base compound used to keep the tread blocks sturdy. Outside the their grip and durability the fact that they are truly a 2 6 tire is awesome. For 27 5 wheels it is available in 2 3 2 6 tested and 2 8 widths. This in turn improves rolling speed as well as control under hard braking and cornering.

And while the 2 3in wide butchers do come up pretty narrow specialized now offers the butcher in 2 6in and 2 8in sizes too for those chasing a bigger contact patch. Meanwhile our proprietary gripton compound improves high frequency damping attaching the tyre. The eliminator is a tire designed for enduro very similar to butcher but with a profile in which. The latest generation of the world cup proven intermediate tire the butcher grid 2bliss ready receives sawtooth faces on the tread blocks to increase stability under load and provide additional biting edges.

The latest generation of the world cup proven intermediate tyre the butcher grid 2bliss ready receives sawtooth faces on the tread blocks to increase stability under load and provide additional biting edges. For 29 wheels it comes in 2 3 and 2 6 versions. It was the eliminator which is now available with two versions of casing the grid and the blck dmnd. Meanwhile our proprietary gripton compound improves high frequency damping attaching the.

This in turn improves rolling speed as well as control under hard braking and cornering. The tyres now come in bigger sizes like this 2 6in version and spesh has recently switched its rubber blend to a compound called gripton originally developed for the brand s road racers. What you see here however is the much lighter all mountain flavored version.