Dual ply as the name suggests are super tough, if you’ve a problem with single ply then these are the tyres you need, but there’s a catch – they’re heavy and over 1kg a wheel to drag around needs some thought and ideally an uplift. See the post on mid-tyre weights if you’re looking to ride the ups as well as downs.

Ardent 2.4 DPC 60a – 1240 – 1170g (4 weighed) average of 1195g
Ardent 2.6 DPC 60a 1290 – 1300g (2 weighed) average of 1295g

Minion Fr 2.35 42a – 1100-1100g (2 weighed) average of 1100g
Minion Fr 2.35 60a – 1080-1190g (2 weighed) average of 1133g
Minion Fr 2.5 42a – 1250-1280 (2 weighed) average of 1265g
Minion Fr 2.5 60a – 1230-1250g (2 weighed) average of 1133g
Minion Fr 2.5 UST 42a – 1210-1300g (2 weighed) average of 1255g

Minion Rr 2.35 42a – 1260g
Minion Rr 2.35 60a – 1100g
Minion Rr 2.5 42a - 1220g
Minion Rr 2.5 60a – to be weighed
Minion Rr 2.5 UST 42a – 1260g
Minion Rr 2.5 UST 60a – to be weighed

High Roller 2.35 42a – 1120-1120g (2 weighed) average of 1120g
High Roller 2.35 60a – 1080-1200g (7 weighed) average of 1129g
High Roller 2.5 60a – to be weighed
High Roller 2.5 42a – 1200g
High Roller 2.5 UST 42a – 1290-1290g (2 weighed) average of 1290g
High Roller 2.5 UST 60a- 1120-1170g (2 weighed) average of 1145g

Swampthing 2.35 DPC 42a – 1050-1050g (2 weighed) average of 1050g
Swampthing 2.35 DPC 60a – 1030-1030g (2 weighed) average of 1030g
Swampthing 2.50 DPC 42a – 1100-1190g (2 weighed) average of 1113g
Swampthing UST 2.50 42a - 1030-1040g (2 weighed) average of 1035g

all tyre weights were correct at 24 April 2008 and may vary from batch to batch.

It was supposed to be a 6 week wait but in the end only took about 3 days which left me frantically scraping pennies together to pay for it… behold the Intense 6.6 Slope Style.

I’m not actually intending to ride any Slope Style events on it but it seems like a perfect UK DH machine. 6.6″ of travel, a reasonable 9lb weight including coil DHX 5.0 shock and a moderate 66 degree head angle. Plus I’ve always wanted an Intense since the M1 first appeared but could never afford one (and probably still couldn’t). The 74 degree seat angle should feel interesting. Colour’s Midnight Blue in case you were wondering.

I’ll be building it with the bits off the Kona Chute for the time being which means Magura Wotans, NoTubes Flow rims on Hope Pro II, Titec bits N pieces, and a 1.5-1-1/8 step-down Hope headset. Pics of the finished item when it’s finished.