Specialized Butcher Tyres

The butcher is the tread choice for specialized s world cup downhill team for a reason.

Specialized butcher tyres. Specialized s butcher has been around ages but this latest version is significantly reworked. However it s far from the fastest tire in the bunch. Outside the their grip and durability the fact that they are truly a 2 6 tire is awesome. The specialized butcher has long been a staple for enduro and all mountain bikes and has proven to be a solid choice for a wide range of trail conditions.

The specialized slaughter is a rear centric tyre that offers a fast rolling centre tread with reliable cornering grip. 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. 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. The butcher grid is a feature packed enduro all mountain front tyre that is excellent value at 35.

Now years into production and things have changed slightly new sizes compounds weights prices and in the case of our. In essence the slaughter is to the butcher what the schwalbe rock razor is. Meanwhile our proprietary gripton compound improves high frequency damping attaching the tyre. The specialized butcher grid 2bliss ready tire offers performance and longevity and a descent price.

This update compares the 2019 butcher tread pattern with the new 2020 one. 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. Specialized have been making the butcher for some time now my first intimate introduction was back when wheels were of the 26 variety and rims were only little finger width wide. This in turn improves rolling speed as well as control under hard braking and cornering.

They are lightly heavier than their claimed weight but nothing outrageous there. In the original version of this article we mistakenly compared the 2017 butcher with the 2020 butcher. Check out our first look at the specialized epic 2018. 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.