The Conti's are great road tires, should be great on your XT. Good choice. Are you using your 18" rear wheel for the Conti's? Still running the 21" front wheel? 130 rear?
If you really want the BEST road set up on your XT, I would go with WIDE 17" wheels front and rear. Then you can run proper Sports bike tires and pretend your riding IOM.
The T63's are not 50/50 tires ... should be quite good off road. In very deep mud you may want something even more aggressive. But generally very good, IMO, and even pretty good on dry roads, not so much on WET roads.
50/50 is something like a Kenda 270, Shinko 244, Heidenau K60 Scout, Bridgestone Trail Wing, Mefo and Mitas and many others. 50/50 tires can be quite good both ON and Off road. Good on easy dirt and gravel roads and mild trails too. NOT good in Mud. My Shinko 244 rear and T63 front works well for just about everything.
50/50's are great for travel due to how versatile they are and long lasting too.
For rain riding on pavement try Avon Distanzia, Michelin Anakee or Metzeler Tourance. You can get them in either 17" or 18" rear, 21" front. Great road tires on wet roads, IMO and a bit longer lasting than your Conti's.
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