Specialized Butcher Grid Trail Review

Late last year specialized sent up a pari of new tyres to test out some 29x2 6 monsters. A hillybilly for the front and a butcher out the back with the gripton compound and grid casing and of course being 2bliss ready. 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.

specialized roubaix sport 2017 specs specialized tarmac sl4 elite 2014 specialized recon 1 0 mtb shoe specialized roubaix elite 2016 specs specialized stix sport combo review specialized pitch 2018 black specialized phenom pro elaston saddle 2019 specialized rockhopper comp 2015

Butcher Grid Trail 2bliss Ready Specialized Com

Specialized Butcher Grid Trail 27 5 Tire Jenson Usa

Updated Specialized Butcher Eliminator Tires Get Better Grip

Specialized butcher grid 2bliss 2 8in tyre.

Specialized butcher grid trail review. The butcher grid is a feature packed enduro all mountain front tyre that is excellent value at 35. 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. We ve been running the specialized purgatory butcher combo on this santa cruz hightower trail bike all season and had no issues.

Specialized purgatory review versatile and durable grid 2bliss trail tire with a great price. In terms of durability they have outlasted any maxxis tire i have ever owned. Mtbr has tested several purgatory equipped specialized trail bikes. The 2020 specialized butcher slaughter hillbilly and eliminator mtb tires get improved puncture protection and sidewall stiffness with specialized s new grid trail casing.

Also proved durable even on e bikes with the extra weight and torque they bring to the trail party. 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 latest generation of the world cup proven intermediate tire the butcher grid trail 2bliss ready receives an entirely new tread pattern. 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.

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. 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 2bliss 2 8in tyre review.