Favorite 26” MTB tire, lightweight

[HenryA]

Finally found a great classic MTB for soon to be 11 year old. A nice Fat Chance Yo Betty 12”. What is your favorite trail riding tire, with light weight the first consideration? All 75 pounds dripping wet is not going to provide a lot of force to the pedals. I want to make riding as easy and fun as possible for her.

I like Quasimotos on my 650B bike. What is similar in 26”?

[CMiller]

No recommendation, just wanted to say what a crazy cool bike for your daughter! You are setting a hard precedent to keep up with as she gets older haha

[Matthew]

My preference is Schwalbe Racing Ralphs. Seems to be a great all around tire for the trails here in Michigan.

[mattnes17]

Maxxis Maxxlite. Not a ton of tread, but boy are they light!!

[veggieburger]

Geax (now Vittoria) Saguaro has a similar sort of tread...
Not sure of weight, though.

[mhespenheide]

Panaracer Smoke/Dart combination.

:banana:

[Ken Robb]

What kind of surfaces will she be on? Will it be a on/off road mix?

[gdw]

IRC Mythos are a decent lightweight tire for most terrain. They come in 1.95" and 2.1" widths and both are under 600 grams with the narrower version weighing around 520.

[pdonk]

Hutchison Mosquitos are very light if you can find them. They wear fast too though.

[PacNW2Ford]

Panaracer Smoke/Dart combination.

:banana:

I just put the repop Smoke/Darts on my original 1992 Yo Eddy, but they have never been “lightweight”. Back in the day, the Ritchey Z-Max was the lightweight tire of choice.

[spacemen3]

I second the Mythos choice. The IRC Mibro Marathons and Hutchinson Pythons aren't bad either. I plan on trying out Panaracer Comets soon.

[Davist]

IBack in the day, the Ritchey Z-Max was the lightweight tire of choice. ugh, I bought the Zmax when it first came out.. just had moved to CO and racing in the state championship series, a big 20 mile loop for "sport" class. Ripped the front sidewall at mile 9, 2+ hour walk, never used them again. sorry to derail, just bad memories. Yo Eddy is definitely a cool looking bike, congrats

[binouye]

+1 for the Racing Ralphs, in a mid-tier casing and set up tubeless. These have worked well for my daughter, on a mix of surfaces. She's not likely to wear them out before growing to the next size bike, so I can't compare to others.

I've used the IRC Mythos in the past, they were fine too.

My preference is Schwalbe Racing Ralphs. Seems to be a great all around tire for the trails here in Michigan.

[Jdg68]

Maxxis Ikon and Crossmark.