Pros: Grip, longevity

Cons: heavy, not run tubeless well

Recommendation: This is supposed to be a mix between the SB8 and nevegal, but it is almost as heavy as the nevegal. This weight plus not running tubeless well is enough for me not to try these tires again.

Pros: Sheds mud well
Pretty grippy

Cons: Requires my energy input to make turn

Recommendation: I have the Slant 6 as my current front tire, and coupled with the SB8 in the rear, I can rotate the bike quite nicely in turns. The front grips pretty well and I haven't had any issues so far. Was out just recently in some wet conditions and had a pucker moment only after gaining a fair amount of speed. These tires do a great job of holding the trail.

Model/Year: 29x2.0 SCT

Pros: Fast rolling and good traction for climbing. Holds air well. Supple.

Cons: Heavy. Cornering performance leaves a bit to be desired.

Recommendation: These tires are billed as a blend between Kenda's Small Block Eights and Nevegals and I would say they are much closer in terms of performance to the Small Block Eights.

Pros: low rolling resistance

Cons: good for only hardpack

Recommendation: good tire. like it better than the nevagal

Pros: No doubt a fast and pretty light tire.
Good in sand and hard pack with good cornering capability.

Cons: Tread isn't tall to begin with, but it dissolves faster than a SB8.
PINCH Flats! A freaking disaster on slippery roots and moist trails.
Not always predictable.

Recommendation: I grabbed this tire to use on a 50mile race on mostly hard pack with a sprinkling of granite obstacles up and down. Pinch flatted twice in one race over the granite technical sections.
Helped me make my mind up to head into tubeless.

Model/Year: 29/2.0

Pros: Great hard pack, smooth rolling and light debris tire.

Cons: Mud shed is practically non-existent, amazingly the tire only lightly suffers, but it's still bad enough to notice.

Recommendation: Good tire if you mainly ride hardpack.

Pros: light, rolls fast,great on the right terrain

Cons: Scary in the wrong terrain

Recommendation: I would reccomend this tire for hard pack. it is also ok in light/loose sand over hard pack. Grips better than you would think but, may be best suited for experienced riders or those who race. That is not me tho.

Pros: great rolling tire, very light compared to the nevegal

Cons: not for anything loose

Recommendation: overall good tire for xc, very hard pack or wet and tacky trsils, definetly not for any loose gravel or sandy trails. I got it maily to commute but still be able to hit a trail or two on the way home..