Im looking for some inexpensive tires that do all right in the rough stuff, but mostly has good handling and good traction. any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

 

Mud Lite, Swamp Lite, Bighorns, ect........

What kind of bike? Maybe some more specifics andwe could hep you narrow it down.

 

Look on e-bay for the Super Grip tires. They have a tread very similar to the m/lite and you can get them for a good price. I have heard the sidewalls are less prone to tears than the m/lites, too. I only have around 300 miles on mine, but they have been through several places where guys had trouble with the lites. Good luck.
Rich

 

Its for my Prarie 650, are the super grips any heavier than stock. im trying to stay away from heavy tires at all cost and am looking for a good improvment in handling. i ride grass trails and hardback forest floors, some mud hardly any over floorboards.

 

I went from the 24" Dirt Hooks to the Super Grips in a 25". I also went with the Super Grip wheels. I held them together and couldn't tell much of a difference, if any. I didn't put them on a scale. I would have if I had noticed much when picking them up. I didn't want a heavy tire on the Rancher. I'm a big guy and didn't want to lose any power I didn't have to. Your 650 will not even know the tires are there. I try to avoid the mud when I can. It's nice to know these tires do well enough for me and how I ride. I'm going over to Windrock in a couple of weeks and will probably put around 200 more miles on these. That will put me at around 500 on the set. Windrock has a lot of rock and ruts, with some nasty hillclimbs thrown in. It should be a good test.
Rich

 

Thank you ill looking into getteing a set. those ATR's are really expensive.

 

GBC Dirt Devils are good tires and if you look for the right place, you can get them around $65 a piece.

 

Dirtdevils, they last forever. check out mine in my photos.

 

Get MudLite ITPs!!!!!!!!! They get great traction in the deep mud and ride really, really smooth!

 

I would just shell out the extra money and go with itp xtr s. Light and radial with a good tread design.