Lately I've been torn between going full Maxxis, or full kenda(had an offer for kenda stuff). I've been maxxis faithful for my DHing, and my XC has varied brands. Overall both don't have any problems with dry weather tires, and have some offering towards mountain cross and dual slalom which i started racing this year. Kenda is where i'm having problems deciding if they have what i need for MTX and DH. DH i'm more concerned with the muddy races like snowshoe and not being able to hook up there, and if we have a muddy/slick dual slalom in the collegiate series again like we've had this year. any feed back that yall have on tires from either for those types of riding and conditions.
on a side note, since i am so new to mountain cross / dual slalom, what i've figured out so far that i need in my tire is super fast rolling, and good cornering, what type of tire would you recomend for that? so far i've had to do it on my dh bike so i left my dh tires on(high rollers - dual ply - super tacky) is single ply or dual ply better, and is a softer or harder rubber compound better?