TRSr

The tough casing on the TRSr tyres proved durable and stable at lower pressures.

BEST WINTER TYRE

Price: £59.95 each

From: Silverfish, silverfish-uk.com

Joining e*thirteen’s ever-expanding product line-up last year, the e*thirteen TRSr is intended to slot in between lightweight cross-country tyres and super-burly downhill tyres – in the words of Goldilocks, not too hot and not too cold, but juuuust right. Or to put it another way, a regular trail tyre for everyday use. That might be doing these tyres a slight disservice though, as they’ve performed brilliantly throughout the test and are more than ‘just right’. Available in 27.5in and 29in options, with folding bead, reinforced sidewalls, reinforced pinch that zones and enduro casing, they tip the scales at 918g (27.5in, 900g quoted) and are designed to pop up tubeless with just a track pump and a scoop of sealant. True to their word they went up without needing a compressor on every rim we tried, every time. Available in two compounds (Race or Plus), we’ve been riding the softer, grippier, Race compound which is made up of 70a rubber at the base, 42a in the centre, and a 40a for the side knobs.