I am looking to purchase a new se of tires for my 2003 Rincon. I am trying to decide between the ITP Mud-lit XL's and the Maxxis Bighorns. I really do not ride all that much mud but i constantly hear great things about the ITP's holding up very well even in harder pack terrain. Allot of my riding is 50% gravel roads and 50% wooded trails.

Currently, i have the stock tires on which are 25-8-12 and 25-10 12. I am able to get a great deal on slightly larger tires which are 26-9-12 and 26-10 -12 but am concerned with them fitting properly?

Any suggestions?

Thanks

 

I answered your duplicate thread, too.

The 26's will fit fine. Unless you run in mud and soft terrain most of the time, I wouldn't do the XL's. Bighorns would be great. In ITP's, for roads and trails I'd go with the XTR mudlite radials.

Are you going to be mounting them up yourself?

 

I have the ITP Terracross radials and they are excellent. 50% better grip than the stock tires and smooth as glass on hard packed terrain. The radial tire is the way to go. The XTRs are the way to go.