I switched to tubeless this year which has necessitated some tire changes. Normally I run DHF 2.5 EXOs during the summer, but I've seen too many posts involving EXOs blowing off of Flows to want to risk it (Maxxis needs to hurry up with the tubeless version). I've been running Michelin Wild Grip'r 2 Advanced tires which were awesome through the spring but are getting too squirrelly on bone dry SF bay area trails and I need some suggestions. The Butcher SX looks tempting but I've seen complaints that the side knobs fold on the SX version. At this point I'm thinking Hans Dampf Super Gravities or Clutch SXs. Any other suggestions/input? One caveat, I'm doing a lot of climbing so nothing over ~1000 grams.
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