I went to my first downhill/freeride park yesterday at Diablo in NJ and I loved it. I have a 2009 Transition double and I fell so many times that my whole body is aching and is filled with bruises and scrapes. The double held up perfectly and took all the abuse it received from a noob. Never had 1 problem with it. I have a 4" fox suspension travel in the rear and Marzocchi 4X World cup forks (100mm travel) up front.
The only thing I need is more downhill/freeride oriented tires on it. Right now I have Kenda small blocks 2.3 on both the front and rears. I had a little problem not braking fast enough because of my tires not catching so well. So, I want a super grippy tire that has alot of stopping power and are light. Which tires would you guys suggest I run and what size and compound? I see that some people run bigger tire in the front and smaller in the rear (2.7 front and 2.5 rear). I don't really understand the whole bike tire size, compound and running different sizes? I will be using these tires only when I go to the freeride parks. I love my bike but if there is anything (besides longer front forks and getting another bike...lol) that you guys suggest that I do to my bike to improve on the downhill please shoot away. As I want to be able to prep my bike and get it ready when I'm going downhill riding and put it back to normal when street riding. Here is a pic of my machine.
The only thing I need is more downhill/freeride oriented tires on it. Right now I have Kenda small blocks 2.3 on both the front and rears. I had a little problem not braking fast enough because of my tires not catching so well. So, I want a super grippy tire that has alot of stopping power and are light. Which tires would you guys suggest I run and what size and compound? I see that some people run bigger tire in the front and smaller in the rear (2.7 front and 2.5 rear). I don't really understand the whole bike tire size, compound and running different sizes? I will be using these tires only when I go to the freeride parks. I love my bike but if there is anything (besides longer front forks and getting another bike...lol) that you guys suggest that I do to my bike to improve on the downhill please shoot away. As I want to be able to prep my bike and get it ready when I'm going downhill riding and put it back to normal when street riding. Here is a pic of my machine.