Which WTB MTB tyre is your perfect match?
Tyres are the contact point between your bike and the ground, making choosing the right set to support your preferred riding style and match the conditions and the terrain you intend to ride on extremely important. Your safety, speed, ride comfort and bike weight depend upon it.
An MTB OG with more than 40 years in the genre under its belt and a reputation for ‘making things better and making better things’, WTB is known for its wide range of high-quality mountain bike tyres. Whatever surface you expect to ride on, whatever the weather and ground conditions, whether you’re a bikepacker, a trail speed demon or a rider with a thirst for adrenaline adventure, we’ll give you a steer to find your ideal pairing.
| TYRE | XC | Trail | Enduro | Gravity | EMTB | Bikepacking | Fat Bike | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WTB Peacekeeper | ✔ | ✔ | Hardpack • Dirt • Loose over hardpack • Wet | |||||
| Macro | ✔ | Hardpack • Dirt • Loose over hardpack | ||||||
| Vigilante | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Dirt • Wet • Rocky • Loose | |||
| Trail Boss | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Dirt • Loose over hardpack • Rocky • Loose | ||||
| Judge | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Dirt • Wet • Rocky • Loose | ||||
| Verdict | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Dirt • Wet • Rocky • Loose | ||||
| Ranger 3.0 | ✔ | ✔ | Hardpack • Dirt • Loose over hardpack • Wet | |||||
| Bailiff | ✔ | Packed snow and ice | ||||||
| Ranger 2.4 | ✔ | ✔ | Hardpack • Dirt • Loose over hardpack • Wet | |||||
| Trail Boss 2.25 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Dirt • Loose over hardpack • Rocky • Loose | ||||
| Vigilante 2.3 | ✔ | ✔ | Dirt • Wet • Rocky • Loose |
WTB Peacekeeper
Usage: XC, trail
Conditions: Hardpack, dirt, loose over hardpack, wet
Weight: From 998g
Size: 29 x 2.4"
A light, capable trail tyre that will hold its own in an XC race, the WTB Peacekeeper is not only fast and efficient, but grippy too. Its side knobs will dig into a variety of surfaces when you’re cornering, while its fast centre line means it can cover ground and navigate downhills with ease.
Macro
Usage: XC
Conditions: Hardpack, loose over hardpack, dirt
Weight: From 709g
Size: 29 x 2.4"
An XC specialist, the Macro’s spaced-out tread and wide casing combine to let you travel at stunning speeds, without ever feeling less than in control. At its best on fairly firm surfaces, it will corner smoothly but also offer confidence-inspiring traction in a very light, yet strong, form.
Vigilante
Usage: Trail, enduro, gravity, EMTB
Conditions: Dirt, loose, rocky, wet
Weight: 1,575g
Size: 29 x 2.5"
An ideal front tyre on loose ground, the Vigilante is an MTB and E-MTB favourite, with tall, square outer knobs that punch their way into unpredictable terrain, for foolproof cornering. Its solid, widely spaced, siped central knobs help it to evade sticky ground and navigate roots and rocks.
Trail Boss
Usage: Trail, enduro, EMTB
Conditions: Loose over hardpack, dirt, loose, rocky
Weight: From 1,515g
Size: 27.5 x 2.4" or 29 x 2.4"
Best at the rear, the Trail Boss trail tyre lands between speedy but slick and bitey but chunky. Its substantial side knobs offer cornering control and grip for heavy bikes, while tight centre knobs shave rolling resistance and angled sipes aid accelerating, braking and cornering traction.
Judge
Usage: Enduro, gravity, EMTB
Conditions: Dirt, loose, rocky, wet
Weight: 1,225g
Size: 27.5 x 2.4" or 29 x 2.5"
The Judge is WTB’s toughest, rowdiest rear-focused tyre. It has long, tough outer knobs that can handle off-camber corners and dig into all surfaces, especially with the tyre’s flat profile, while alternating long and wide centre knobs provide hard braking traction without losing efficiency.
Verdict
Usage: Enduro, gravity, EMTB
Conditions: Dirt, loose, rocky, wet
Weight: From 1,233g
Size: 27.5 x 2.5", 29 x 2.5"
Often paired with the Judge, the Verdict is a similarly aggressive, flat profiled, front-focussed tyre, perfect for when traction is your priority. Large intermediate channels enhance the cornering bite of chunky outer knobs, while wide spacing means stellar mud shedding.
Ranger 3.0
Usage: Trail, bikepacking
Conditions: Hardpack, loose over hardpack, dirt, wet
Weight: 1,034g
Size: 29 x 3.0"
Perfect for long trail rides, the Ranger 3.0 tyre delivers the traction of knobby tyres, without the high rolling resistance that accompanies them, thanks to its tightly-spaced, short knobs spread over high volume casing. Multidirectional siping provides traction with efficient mud shedding.
For fat bikes only, the Bailiff’s massive surface area allows it to glide over soft snow, while its widely spaced knobs will dig into packed snow when you’re braking or cornering. Made from a compound that stays soft at sub-zero, it has pockets for, and can be purchased with, 312 studs.
Ranger 2.4
Usage: XC, trail
Conditions: Hardpack, loose over hardpack, dirt, wet
Weight: From 782g
Size: 29 x 2.25" or 29 x 2.4"
This trail and XC tyre pairs tightly spaced centre knobs, for speed on straight stretches, with widely spaced, open outer lugs that grip corners brilliantly, even in wet conditions or over rooty singletrack. Multidirectional siping means more surfaces to grip and no interference from mud.
Trail Boss 2.25
Usage: XC, trail, enduro
Conditions: Loose over hardpack, dirt, loose, rocky
Weight: From 865g
Size: 26 x 2.25", 27.5 x 2.25" or 29 x 2.25"
Like its robust sibling, with which it shares a tread pattern, the Trail Boss 2.25 walks the line between a speed demon and a confidence inspiring trail explorer. However, its narrower width means it’s less suited to supporting heavy E-Bikes and more up for racy enduro challenges.
Vigilante 2.3
Usage: Trail, enduro
Conditions: Dirt, loose, rocky, wet
Weight: From 893g
Size: 26 x 2.3" or 29 x 2.3"
Another narrower sibling, the Vigilante 2.3 front tyre matches a rear Trail Boss 2.25. Its square-lugged knobs bring traction in all conditions and stability at speed, while tall side knobs with vertical siping dial cornering and braking. Grippy at lean angles, it’s a trail and enduro legend.