Specialized Butcher BLCK DMND Tubeless Mountain Tire (Black) (27.5″ / 584 ISO) (2.3″) (Folding) (Gripton) (2019)

The latest generation of the World-Cup-proven intermediate tire, the Specialized Butcher BLCK DMND 2Bliss Ready Mountain Tire receives sawtooth faces on the tread blocks to increase stability under load and provide additional biting edges. This in turn improves rolling speed as well as control under hard braking and cornering. Meanwhile, Specialized’s proprietary GRIPTON® compound improves high-frequency damping, attaching the tire to the ground better on both small bumps and rough sections. The low frequencies of the rolling tire deflections pass through unfiltered, leaving no energy absorbed, keeping speed high. Once you ride the Butcher, you’ll never want another tire for your gravity excursions. The new BLCK DMND casing strikes the balance between suppleness and extreme pinch flat protection. In order to descend all-out, you need as much traction as possible—the tire needs to conform and hold on to the ground, but also protect from pinch flats. In order for this to happen, only the treaded part of the tire needs to conform, grip, and dampen, while the tire base offers stability and support for steering inputs.