I have the Bear Claws...with slime in em. Had a slow leak from a dented bead on the rim. Slime stopped it. Great all around tread. Yet to find something that I couldn’t get through. Had lotsssss of trails that wear nothing but rocks at my last lease. Likes of em. Never checked up on me once.

That said, I’d ride what’s on yours slick first. Especially if your money is needed elsewhere