Mezcal XC Sport TLR

Race proven tread with TLR bead for recreational use in mixed terrain conditions


Sale price$67.99
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Size: 29x2.1
Color: Black
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Race proven tread with TLR bead for recreational use in mixed terrain conditions

Fast rolling, aggressive cornering, and a lightweight construction – the Mezcal XC Sport is the tubeless-ready tire for speed and smiles while exploring XC singletrack that mixes hardpack, roots, and rocks. The continuous center line features offset extensions that are siped to multiply the number of edges propelling you up the trail, and the rear siping on the shoulder knobs is angled for fast cornering on hard, slippery surfaces. For climbing, cornering, or careening down hill, no tire cooks like the Mezcal.

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Sport formulation

Sport formulation is the intersection of performance, dependability, and value, providing an all-weather compound, optimized for long term use.

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Sport casing

An ultra-durable, abrasion-resistant nylon casing ideal for recreational use.

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Bead Shield

Additional layer on the bead provides extra protection.

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Sport formulation

Sport formulation is the intersection of performance, dependability, and value, providing an all-weather compound, optimized for long term use.

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Sport casing

An ultra-durable, abrasion-resistant nylon casing ideal for recreational use.

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Bead Shield

Additional layer on the bead provides extra protection.

Customers praised this XC tire for being "fast rolling" with "excellent traction" on dry, hard pack terrain. Many highlighted the Barzo/Mezcal combo as ideal for cornering grip and climbing. However, some noted mounting difficulties and occasional quality issues like out-of-round tires or bead defects.

  • Very light, fast rolling and grippy. Can't ask for more than that.
  • Rolled smooth and fast while maintaining excellent traction. 5 star would recommend.
  • Great cornering, fast, and wide enough to soak up the bumps—new favorite tire!
Climbs (positive)Grip (positive)Weight (positive)Traction (positive)Cornering (positive)
  • 5 stars: 48 (89%)
  • 4 stars: 2 (4%)
  • 3 stars: 1 (2%)
  • 2 stars: 1 (2%)
  • 1 star: 2 (4%)
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Anonymous (United States)
Fast and Grippy 🦾

Did my first ride with these tires installed. Rolled smooth and fast while maintaining excellent traction. 5 star would recommend.

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Rob309 (United States)
My favorite XC tire.

I love these tires, great traction for Fl. trails and very quick.

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Juan C.G. (United States)
Great XC tire combination!

Got the Mezcal/Barzo bundle for my Salsa El Mariachi, and I think this is the best XC combination I've ever used. Durable, grippy, and lightweight. Actually, dumped my heavy tubeless Schwalbe setup, and went back to lightweight tubes. Super happy with the purchase!

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Jeff R. (United States)

Mezcal XC Sport TLR

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Anonymous (United States)
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Tompall N. (United States)
Barzo and Mezcal combo

I love these tires

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Tor B.

Great tire, difficult to mount and remove

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Happy C. (United States)
Great tire

Noticeable difference in traction

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alan k. (United States)
Mezcal xc 2.35

Very light, fast rolling and grippy. Can't ask for more than that. It measures out to about a 2.25 instead of 2.35 though on a 30mm internal wheel.

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Marc N. (United States)
Great light weight tire

Solid digger for dry, rocky conditions. Climbs like a goat

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Joy P. (United States)
Fast on dry singletrack!

Installed this with their airliner and love my ride now! Not sure if it’s the tire or the airliner combo, but it dampens the chatter in my front tire which allows for better handling on the front end.

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Kevin (United States)
Great tire

Bought this as a rear tire for my 11 y/o son who is on the middle school MTB team, in addition to the Barzo on the front.

So far so good on the socal loose over hard pack. Only a couple of rides in, but when I ride behind him he has excellent grip on the climbs as far as I can tell. Much lighter than his Forekasters.

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Vince M. (United States)
Mezcal XC 2.35

These are fast and have excellent traction. I find the XC version of this tire to be a lot more predictable and better handling than the XC Trail version. If you don’t have the risk of sharp rocks in your region the difference in handling is night and day.

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Vincent T. (United States)
Love the tire

Great tire good puncture protection and low rolling resistance

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Danny M. (United States)
Mezcal tire review

I have been using the Mezcal tires since they have been available , for years. Great cornering traction and incredible roll speed. Most of my riding is in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Colorado. I think they are some of the best tires for these areas.

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Andrew Q.J. (United States)
XC USA Florida

Plenty of grip for most of the XC trails I ride in Florida. Lots of sandy flat corners, roots, and leaves / debris all over.

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Micah P. (United States)
so grippy!

I don't think I can go back to Maxxis... :)

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Beau V.
Great tires

Love these tires on the hard pack terrain I ride on. Hold up well last set I got around 1500 miles on.

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Beau C. (United States)
Great Rear XC Tire

My first ride on this tire hooked me - fantastic on climbs, gripped on dry/loose conditions- not one complaint - easy to mount too - highly recommend to check it out

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Gary F. (United States)
Flawed bead

Tire will not mount on rim. Two different rims were tried, and the tire is impossible to mount.

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Todd (United States)
Quick xc tires

Great tires after a half dozen rides or so. Would highly recommend if speed is what you’re after.

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Timm C. (United States)
Big Improvement!

These were a little difficult to mount but worth the effort. Lightweight, and first impressions are that these are fast rolling, and have excellent grip in dry conditions. Noticeable improvement moving to an XC tire from the stock trail tires. Time will tell, but so far, so good. Satisfied with my purchase!

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Arthur p.O. (United States)
Smooth and fast

Bought to use in the rear of my hardtail in a multi surface bikepacking trip…these tires rolled fast on asphalt and gripped very well on gravel roads and dirt single track.

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Jeffery O. (United States)
Great front tire for a 441 mile gravel race

Great cornering, fast, and wide enough to soak up the bumps—new favorite tire!

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Bennett W. (United States)

Mezcal XC

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Derrick F. (United States)
Barzo/Mezcal Combo

Best front and rear combo I’ve ever tried. Fast on the hard pack and confidence in the corners.

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Greg B. (United States)
Super happy customer

Very high quality tire, with fast rolling and dry weather.\nBenefits that are amazing

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dia m. (United States)
Excellent Tire for the Trek

I'm a few XC tires in and these by far are the best of the bunch. I have it on my Trek Caliber Gen 1 on Reynolds CF hoops. The tires seated on the bead very easily with Orange Seal.

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D.M.

Arrived in perfect shape!

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James P. (United States)
Out of Round

The tire was out of round, and we had to buy a new one before the Unbound Gravel race.

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Todd R. (United States)
Grip

These tires grip really well for their light weight and stature.

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David P. (United States)
Great tites

I love the tires.

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