Need a front tire for rocky terrain, suggestions

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Been using a Michelin Starcross 5. Just seeing what might be a alternative. 

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Broseph 6/9/2025 10:29am
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neverwas wrote:

Been using a Michelin Starcross 5. Just seeing what might be a alternative. 

If you’re willing to give up some handling, the Goldentyre Fatty 90/100-21 can’t be beat in the rocks. Feels like a fork revalve. Make sure to slide the forks up a little to compensate for the extra height. 

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NotTheStig 6/9/2025 11:15am
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Bridgestone x31 or m59, excellent grip in dry, rocky, and loose over hard pack 

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Ryno23 6/9/2025 2:16pm
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Shinko 216 Fatty with UHD tube running about 10 psi.  Run that on my Beta 300 RX and it does pretty good.  Side knobs hold up good to.  Starcross 5 Soft/Med was my fav tire.  Starcross 6 is garbage.  The 216 has been the one I've had the best results with so far.  I'm gonna try an AT 82 next.  

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Timo 6/9/2025 3:53pm
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Currently I'm running a tusk recon front fatty, I've had one hare scramble on it and liked it much better than a regular MX tire on the rocks. 

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ama530 6/9/2025 4:45pm
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neverwas wrote:

Been using a Michelin Starcross 5. Just seeing what might be a alternative. 

Broseph wrote:
If you’re willing to give up some handling, the Goldentyre Fatty 90/100-21 can’t be beat in the rocks. Feels like a fork revalve. Make sure to...

If you’re willing to give up some handling, the Goldentyre Fatty 90/100-21 can’t be beat in the rocks. Feels like a fork revalve. Make sure to slide the forks up a little to compensate for the extra height. 

This^ All day long!

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motosaki 6/9/2025 4:53pm
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Timo wrote:
Currently I'm running a tusk recon front fatty, I've had one hare scramble on it and liked it much better than a regular MX tire on...

Currently I'm running a tusk recon front fatty, I've had one hare scramble on it and liked it much better than a regular MX tire on the rocks. 

I don't think this tire can be beat for the price. 

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BobPA 6/10/2025 2:38am
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M59

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spokeman 6/10/2025 5:38am
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The Michelin Enduro Medium works well

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neverwas 6/10/2025 3:00pm
6/10/2025 3:00pm

Thanks for the info, would love to try them all back to bac  just for fun.

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I've been running the Mitas C-19 Superlight 90/100 for years. Really good in rocky terrain and has a four ply sidewall so when you hit a square edge you're not going to flat. It has been phased out and is replaced by the Mitas TERRA FORCE-EF.

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