They underperform on rolling resistance and puncture resistance vs comparable tires according to the following website (updated with some new info, including on the Maxxis Aspens) [image] Mountain Bike Tires Test Results | Bicycle Rolling Resistance An overview of all mountain bike (MTB…

Not sure about their racier tires, but I ride Maxxis on my mtb for predictable handling and the lack of flats. Granted, I run Minion DHF front and Rekon+ rear which are pretty meaty. I don’t ride any crazy trails but on my 27.5+ 150mm hardtail with flat pedals, they’re super fun for getting rowdy on…

I use Vittoria Mezcals for XC and Maxxis DHF/Aggressor for all mountain. Personally I hated Aspens but have used Ikons and Recons and thought they were fine. At this point I think all of the major brands are very good and it comes down to personal preferences. Schwalbe just got a bad rep because in…

Running Maxxis DHF in the front and DHR II in the rear. I love this combo. I never tried anything other than Maxxis so cannot comment but I tend to focus on changing things that don’t work well. The tires aren’t part of this category.

I run a Minion DHF and Ardent Race combo on my mtb. They came with it and I’ve never needed anything else. Same on my gravel bike. Came with Ramblers, and I recommend them to everyone. Super performance on both gravel and road. Never had a flat on any of the 4.

[image] craigmanning: Schwalbe fan here…never cared much for Maxxis…ran Ikon’s for a while and had lots of scary moments and flats. Same here. I have tried a few Maxxis tires, including the Crossmark 1 & 2. The braking performance was really, really bad compared to the equivalent Schwalbes. I…

[image] MI-XC: At this point I think all of the major brands are very good and it comes down to personal preferences Agree. Kinda like bikes. Hard to make a bad choice. That’s why it’s so striking how popular Maxxis tires are (in spite of the above mentioned “objective” data on rolling resis…

When I started mountain biking over a decade ago, Maxxis tyres were very popular. The original High Roller was the go-to tyre in my country, maybe with a Minion up front if you were riding steep or loose trails. At the time, Scwhalbe and Conti tyres were more expensive (even when a new generation of…

I have no idea. Probably because a lot of very talented riders use Maxxis and they come pre-installed on a ton of bikes? I’ve tried Ardent Race/Ikon since they came with my new 2020 Oiz but I can say that I’m not thrilled by their performance in wet/muddy conditions. I know I know, they’re not supp…

Probably as @grenhall states. I run with the Bontrager XR series - XR4/3 in winter and either XR3/2 or XR2/1 in summer depending on what I’ve got lying around. Most are the “team issue”. I did have a Maxxis Ardent on the back of my hardtail when I first got that bike but didn’t get on with it so sw…

Why are Maxxis tires so popular?

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markryd November 11, 2019, 12:41am 8

I’m enormously skeptical of the applicability of those rolling resistance tests to how mountain bike tyres perform out on the trails.

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Why are Maxxis tires so popular?

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