Specialized Butcher Tyres Review

The specialized slaughter is a rear centric tyre that offers a fast rolling centre tread with reliable cornering grip.

Specialized butcher tyres review. The 2020 specialized butcher slaughter hillbilly and eliminator mtb tires get improved puncture protection and sidewall stiffness with specialized s new grid trail casing. 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. In the original version of this article we mistakenly compared the 2017 butcher with the 2020 butcher. This update compares the 2019 butcher tread pattern with the new 2020 one.

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. I originally had the torrent spec d out with maxxis rubber in the form of the high roller ii 2 3 tyre up front and the ikon 2 35 out back. In essence the slaughter is to the butcher what the schwalbe rock razor is. The combination of the tall and aggressive center tread with stout side knobs and specialized s beefier grid sidewall creates a tire that has excellent cornering and braking traction in a relatively durable package.

In search of fresh rubber for our avanti torrent longterm test bike i came across the butcher slaughter combo from specialized. The butcher grid is a feature packed enduro all mountain front tyre that is excellent value at 35. Best mountain bike tyres. 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.

Specialized s butcher grid is a great front tire option offered at a reasonable price. This in turn improves rolling speed as well as control under hard braking and cornering.