The only thing holding back a 5-star rating is the lack of a 2.6. Let's gooooo!

I ride in Tucson, AZ in rocky terrain with plenty of loose over hard pack, rocky spots and technical climbs. I started with this in the front for something faster rolling but still Grippy and it worked surprisingly well for the fact that it's blocks are not particularly tall, compared to a Butcher or DHF, though the spacing is not too different. Switched to a Butcher in the front and the Purgatory in the rear instead of the Eliminator and really like that combination. The butcher just gives better grip in the front than the purgatory and the purgatory in the rear has noticeably more grip than the Eliminator that was there before, both with pedalling/braking and with cornering and I have had far fewer instances of the rear wheel sliding out on technical loose climbs. The cornering traction in the rear is also better and I actually have struggled to get it o break loose when I have tried to do so intentionally. The rolling resistance is also not noticeably worse than with the eliminator.

Over 100km ridden so far and it feels good. Faster rolling than a sticky DHR2(obviously) in the mixed conditions we've had.....dry and hard moving soft and wet with the rain, not super muddy but a bit slick in places and grip felt good. Casing feels tough. So far so good

These tires are great. They look like a mini cut-down Butcher and perform really well. They roll reasonably fast and offer a lot of traction through the corners. I ran the prior Purgatory model for about a year, and while the old model is slightly faster, it doesn't have the confidence in the corners. The new tire is a better all around, and the fact that you can get it in more casings and grip compounds is a big plus.