Specialized

Hillbilly Grid Gravity T9 TLR Tire

What Our Gearhead® Experts Are Saying:

"I put the Hillbilly Grid Gravity T9 TLR Tire on the front before a wet, rooty enduro stage last fall — the kind of course that punishes anything that can't dig in. The shoulder knobs grabbed hard on every off-camber exit, and on the rock slab section where I usually back off, the rubber just stuck. Didn't lose the front once."

When the trail is steep, loose, and slick from two days of rain, tire choice stops being a preference and starts being a decision with consequences. The Specialized Hillbilly Grid Gravity T9 TLR Tire was built specifically for that moment — the gravity-oriented rider chasing steep, unpredictable terrain in the kind of conditions where traction is never guaranteed. Deep, spiked center knobs claw through loose soil on the rowdiest descents, and the high-volume shoulder blocks load up hard into corners and hold their line even when the ground underneath is shifting.

The two-ply construction absorbs the kind of square-edge hits and loaded cornering forces that would compromise a lighter casing, giving us the confidence to stay committed at speed. Set up tubeless, lower pressures let the tire deform into the terrain rather than skip off it — crucial when roots and rocks demand grip, not bounce. Available in 27.5 and 29-inch options at 2.4 inches wide, this is a tire built for riders who want the trail to stop being a limiting factor.