Mountain Bike Tires: Maxxis (Which is Best For You?)
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Maxxis is one of the largest if not THE largest companies in the Mountain Biking Tire Industry. Why? Because they are the best. Offering a very wide variety of tread patterns, compounds, sidewall protection and almost every size tire known to man; Maxxis has supported every discipline of Mountain biking over the years. From World Cup DH Titles to being the go-to tire for the average weekend cruiser, you will most likely see the yellow logo rolling down any trail in the world. In this video, Jeff takes us through some key differences between some of the many tires they have to offer in hopes of helping you guys know the difference between each tire. Do you know which tire in the Maxxis lineup is right for you?
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What about Dell tires
*Tyres wtf is tires? man oh man claiming to be a biking channel yet you can't even use the propper word tyre! yah you are deff a scam.
I prefer to run no tires for best rolling speed.
Only way to do it!
Same. If you want to upgrade speed by 24%, then find some rockshox stickers or any other sticker from a popular bike brand. I took a 3 mile trail ride down to 1 minute 38 secs!
Wes Peebles, how much air pressure?
I'd hate to be your butt
what a god
Good job guys. You're really filling a CZcams niche that other 'online' bike shops are totally missing out on...... always informative and always entertaining!
ThunderStruckCoach thank you for the kind words and all the comments! If there is ever any specific videos you want us to make please let us know!
I totally agree. Twas the reason why i subscribed. 😄
Having a personality helps too. One of the reasons why I watch these videos. Anyone can talk about random bike stuff.
Thank you!!!
Dhf in the front! Aggressor dd in the back🤘
This and your similar video describing Schwalbe products should be considered a public service to the general mountain biking community. Absolutely awesome description of the merits of each, and when they are used. Super helpful and essential understanding in wading through the myriad Maxxis and Schwalbe options. Thank you!
Hey thanks! Did you see our updated version of the Maxxis one? We did much better the second time 😁 - czcams.com/video/oGzZni3SFxU/video.html
There's an advantage to being an old and tired MTb rider, you no longer care about details. Any tire will do ,because i rarely get up above 30 KMH . 😜
realy clear and useful video with out being too long - spot on, thanks!
So much solid info in this video. I know a lot more now about Maxxis tires than I did before.
Just stopped in a few weeks ago on our spring break vacation. Great show room and courteous staff (gave me a t-shirt too). You guys rock and great video.
Thank you for the kind words! Let us know if there are any specific topics you want us to cover :)
Running a Minion DHF on the front and a High Roller 2 on the rear of my Giant Reign, fantastic performance over lots of different terrain and never had a puncture since going tubeless, great tires...
Me watching this without headphones…
Great review. I rode Maxxis Griffin 2.3 last year on my bike last year, good one for packed dirt, especially when it hasn't rained for a while, very effective in bike park when trail seems like highway for then super technical/muddy condition
Good job with the explanations, guys.
I'm running Minion DHF front and rear, 2.5 and 2.3 respectively on a Specialized Enduro.
Used to have Minions, but now I'm on High roller 2's, and have to say, works perfect in most conditions and I'm loving them!
I have Maxis Ardent 2.25 on my 29" XC bike and love it. Does it all for a bike like that and provides good traction on most of the terrains.
Here in Pennsylvania there is everything to dusty loose stuff to extreme technical rock gardens to loamy flow, we have it all, so i ride a DHR in the front and a DHR 2 in the back.
Great video and a great education. I love the selection and choices available. It looks like so much fun!!!!
DHF 3C 2.6 front and DHR II dual 2.4 rear, loving it!
This is the exact video I was looking for, Thanks!!
I just bought a bike and I’m pretty sure the guy put too small of a tire on because it doesn’t seat properly on either rim and I ended up popping my tube right at the top of the trail and had to walk the rest of the way. (Of course it’s the one time I didn’t bring my tools on the trail) anyways thanks for the very awesome video.
Been hunting for a breakdown like this, thanks 👍
Great info as always!
I have the 2.2 ikons on my giant,definitely light weight and very good for crosscountry/trail rides.
2:10 literally the first time i saw a mtb fork like that......
The cannondale lefty
Its so ugly😂
Just wrapped DHF & DHR II onto Stuntjumper. Excited to test the combo out. Initially went with Aggressor in rear.
High roller ll front and rear of my tall boy. Living in Massachusetts here, so lots of rocks. Plenty of grip and straight line tracking thru soft dirt to muddy conditions
More of these tyre of videos please. Even their official websites makes it difficult to choose!
I've got wtb vigilante 2.3 both front and rear on my 120mm hard tail. I like the traction but have considered something that rolls a little faster since my local trails are pretty xc oriented. Lots of quick punchy climbs and roll-ins down the other side. Thanks for going over these. Hopefully I'll be getting something soon.
doctajuice nice! Vigilante tires definitely have great traction. If you wanted to try something a little faster rolling on the Maxxis side you could try a DHR II up front and an aggressor rear tire. Still plenty of traction that should roll a bit faster. Or you can even try Ardent's front and rear. Those would be wayyy faster and light but definitely have less traction than your vigilantes.
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For general riding, I'm on 2.5 WTB Breakouts Fast Rolling, Light Casing. REALLY like these tires for anything street to an easier going (blue maybe) intermediate trail. They roll super well and are very grippy despite the harder durometer rubber.
Anything more serious, my other wheels are shod with WT Minions, for already well known reasons.
Cool video! I run Maxxis Aspen 2.1 both front and rear!
DJ-both holyroller
DH- minion dhr 2 on back specialized butcher on front
Trail- both kenda navegal
Looking to upgrade all to maxxis because thats all ive riden since a kid just thought id give othe ones a try
Kenda Nevegal's read my slowest rolling, worst in the mud tire list years ago.
They were coming OEM on most all aggressive mountain bikes and looked cool.
I didn't know if there are even being manufactured anymore, hoped not tbh lol.
Thanks guys, great video and helped me understand this way better. I am currently running continental mountain kings 2.4 front and 2.2 rear 🤙🏽😝
Thanks for watching!
I love the Mavic Crossmax Charge at the front and the Crossmax Roam XL in the rear. That setup works best for me.
Informative video for sure. I would have sat through it if it was even longer, and talked more about the Crossmark, plus the Rekon, Forkaster, High Rollerm Igniter, etc.
Many years ago Worm drive was super tyre for 28" my ciclocross)
Good video, riding the Highroller II 2.4 in the front and Forekaster 2.35 rear. Both EXO/3C, on my 130mm travel Trail Bike, Whyte T130RS
Very informative video. Thanks!
Very good video! I'm currently running an Aggressor on the rear of my S-Works Camber. Looking for a fast rolling, relatively light 2.4 for the front. Essentially, the equivalent of the Aggressor for the front. Suggestions?
Maxxis is my “go-to” tire company. Everything they make rocks!
Matt McCluskey rocks that pop
DHR II 2.4 on the front, Forekaster 2.35 rear (exo on both). This is on my 130mm full suspension, riding mostly North Texas trails. Lots of loose rocks and loose dirt on the trails that I ride, and this combo is decently light weight with tons of grip. I'm thinking of trying dual aggressors in the front in and rear next to see if I can get the same grip with better RR.
I'm Running E*13 TRS+ 27.5. The amount of grip is amazing.
I run a Maxxis Ardent 29x2.3 in the front and a Continental Trail King 29x2.3 in the rear. For the trails I run(Kettle Moraine) here in Wisconsin, I really dig that tire set up.
Nice setup! I was thinking something similar, ikon 2.35 rear and 2.35 race ardent upfront. I don't ride really technical trails and sometimes I pound pavement...
Maxxis crossmark II on the back, ignitor up front. Its on a XC race bike. I previously run ikons but they have too thin sidewalls and not enough traction for where I ride (Chile)
Great video! I personally run dhf 2.3 for my mid-travel hardtail trail bike on normally wet terrain here at Southern Chile. Greetings lml!
I had 5 flats on my racerking 2.2 and i wanted to make a bullet proof tire so i cutted the side walls of the tire and kept only the knobs surface ..then i glued it (knobs facing up) in the interior of a Kenda Kinetics,i knew that i wouldn t find a tire thick like that so i made it myself,i love it!
Magic mary up front.. agressor on the rear. Great combo
DHR II 2.4 up front and Aggressor 2.3 in the rear. I’m happy with it.
Josh Phillips that’s what I’m thinking about running. Does the setup grip well?
I just installed the DHF 29er 2.30 and really like the control and cornering traction awesome !
Nice! Great to hear!
great video thanks guys
DHF front Aggressor rear. Great for almost everything.
AVM93 absolutely!
DHF at front and Griffin out back. The Griffin is rarely mentioned.
Love when I get my packages from world wide cyclery came home from
Work and there it was!
Chris 825 we love getting orders from you! Cheers!
I run High Rollers front and rear, can be a little sluggish on the rear so I just always replace the front with a new HR and the old front goes on the rear once it's scrubbed off.
nice work, for CX Schwalbi Rocket Ron, for enduro will be MAXXIS, thank you!
Verdon Rocks Photography good choices!
Good Channel!!
Thank you!
Great explanation, I just blew my stock tire or my Roscoe, put a dhr on rear, honestly can’t believe the difference I feel. Also running higher pressure, but definitely faster yet stable on corners. I’m not a small guy either so control helps!
Love the vids
I just ordered some Ignitors (26x2.35) to replace Panaracer Fire XCs (26x2.1). I really like the Fires but wanted a little more air volume for my hardtail. My local trail has a lot of rock and roots. I'm also going tubeless.
I mounted the Ignitors on Stan's No Tubes Arch MK3 wheels. They mounted so easy I thought I did something wrong because I've heard it's hard to do...well it went very easy for me. Great tires to replace the Fire XCs. The extra volume is nice on the rough sections of my local trail. I'm sure the lower tire pressure I can run from being tubeless helps a lot. High 5 for no more pinch flats!
i use Maxxis pace in the rear which replaced my old crossmark
All good points but you forgot to talk about the type of dirt you’re riding. Is it a groomed bike park, Moab slick rock, high alpine, or loose sand? One thing I’ve found helpful is to use a good sized TelePrompTer even just for using as an outline, it helps a lot to make sure you hit all your speaking points. It’s really hard when you start talking on camera to remember them all. Keep the content coming!
I like the "ardent race" gonna get it maybe thanks for the video :)
I prefer the conti mountain king race sport 2,4. Just over 500g light and made in Germany 😎 I run them tubeless even it's not a tubeless ready tire according to Conti
What about Maxxis Pace? Have them on my 26" x 1.95 tyres.
video what I'm looking for. tnx for the info 🤟
Hey guys .
Absolutely love the vids,keep them coming .
Just a quick question .
Do any of you guys there who ride know much or have used a maxxis griffin exo tr 2.3.
Looking to use as a rear tyre coupled with a dhf front.
What about the High Roller?
Very solid tire with an aggressive tread pattern, great for loose and technical terrain :) Let us know if you have any other questions!
Demo'd a Giant Trance Advanced at Outerbike on Mag 7, which had High Roller's front & rear. No issues!
I wondered this as well. I've had great performance from a High Roller 2 in the front and an Ardent in the rear. Gonna try Aggressor in the rear next but I'm happy with the HR2 up front for most CO front range trails.
Thank you! My bike came with Icons standard (Anthem 29er) and they’re not grippy enough for a lot of the loose gravel around here. So this video was needed and gave me some ideas. Cheers!
I run a High Roller in the front and an Aggressor in the rear. Had High Rollers on both front and back and found it a bit sluggish. Switched out the back and feel like I have a great combo.
Running the new Maxxis Rekon 2.6WT up front with the trusty Ikon 2.35 on my Ibis Ripley with 35mm ID rims. So far I can't imagine anything better for my south east riding.
tself77 nice! I'm actually looking at trying a 2.6 Rekon. It's a light tire for that width.
Worldwide Cyclery still fast too. Wish there was a 2.4WT I could run in the back of my Ripley.
How about a 2.4 Ardent? Or 2.35 Ardent Race? That might fit the bill of good traction, light and fast rolling.
Worldwide Cyclery I was coin tossing between the 2.35 Ardent Race or the Ikon. Ikon has suited me good but I'm hoping they will make it in a WT casing soon!
Loving the channel btw!
I run Ardent Race in the Summer and High Roller2 in Spring/Autumn. In the winter with mud,snow and ice i use Shorty and Minion DHR 2 in the rear
Very helpful
Looking at new Tyers soon my general riding conditions are on loose granite sand and winter coming type of riding downhill and enduro any suggestions out their
Nick Watkins what bike? How wide of tires can you fit?
Worldwide Cyclery Thanks guys for the reply I ride a giant reign1/ 2017 I think my rims are 32mm tubeless ready , at present I've got Magic Mary's on the front and schwalba hans damps evo on the back I do like them very much but in dry conditions on granite sand UM 😐 but with winter coming the sand will be more compacted with wet conditions should I stay with what I've got or try a new tyre set thanks guys
That is not a bad tire setup. Schwalbe makes nice stuff. I think if you tried a Maxxis DHF 2.5 in the front and a Maxxis Aggressor 2.3 in the rear you'd love it! The DHF is more versatile than the Magic Marry, although the Magic Marry is better for really soft/muddy conditions. We have a video coming out soon comparing the two tires. But both brands are great. Also worth checking out WTB, the Vigilante in the front and Trail Boss rear is another excellent setup. Cheers!
@@WorldwideCyclery What do you guys recomend for hardpack, sunny dry conditions and lots of climbs, but also some pavement road?
Crossmark 2s great all around XC tire , very durable,but I want to go faster and a bit lighter on the rotational weight for gravel /Levee riding, so I might buy the IKONS
i have on my canyon spectral 2020, DHR II 2.4 up front and Aggressor 2.5 in the rear I’m happy with it.
Dhf upfront with a high roller on the rear... Used a ardent on the back before, rolled well but just does not offer the same feel as the HR. Used a DHR before on the front and it was also great. Next step for summer in South Africa for me would be the aggressor on the rear. Maaaxxxxxiiissss tyres rock!
I have a 27.5+ bike and just bought some new tires for it. I got the Maxxis Minion DHF 27.5 x 2.8 for the front, and an Aggressor 27.5 x 2.5WT for the rear. Is the width difference of .3” anything to be concerned about?
No need to worry at all :) You should be good to go with that tire set up. Could have maybe gone a little wider in the rear but should still ride well. Let us know if you have any other questions!
2.5 isn’t a plus tire
DHF's 29 ners
in rear
and front
I'm now running 2 Schwalbe nobby nic's 26x2,35 but since I am going to race in the alps in France (I live in Holland but try to freeride on any downhill we have in this flat country) I ordered Maxxis DHF 26x2,5 dualply and a 26x2,4 DHR II dualply. the bike I am using is a Specialized Enduro SX 2014 (Yes it is a dual slalom/4x bike but we converted it to a trail bike =D)
I recently got into MTB trail riding & I'm totally hooked; however, there is so much info out there it is very difficult to not get overwhelmed & give up the search for the correct info. The trails I ride are forested, single track, hard packed, tons of roots, ups, & downs. I started with a Walmart mongoose bike when I discovered I really like the trails. So I started researching. Wow is this stuff expensive! I just got my new upgrade from the Walmart bike, but still well under a high end bike. I got a Galaxy FSX 1.0 on BikesDirect online. It is a "full suspension" & has 26" tires. When I looked at all the reviews the first thing it said repeatedly was that you were going to want to upgrade the tires, that the ones that come on it are like road tires. So I didn't even give the tires a chance & automatically put a more aggressive tire on it. The tires on the Walmart bike I thought went through the trails just fine but I couldn't find them for sale. The tires I have on it now are Hutchinson Barracuda MRC High 26" Folding tire 26 x 2.10. I went on the trail for the 1st time with them yesterday, when it had just rained quite a bit the days before. I noticed when going over the roots that my tires, back mostly, slipped around on the roots a lot! I went back today, it was a little drier, & it didn't slip as much but still slipped on the roots some. I don't know if it is the wetness of the ground or if my tires are too aggressive, or if I just simply have the entirely wrong type of tire. I did notice when riding on the road between weekends that the grip is fantastic. In the future I would love to do some DH riding occassionally but I'm ok with renting a bike for that. For now what I like & see myself doing mostly is trails like above. So my question is, what is the best tire for that type of riding? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Can you please make a video which explains the differents between the compounds and casing in particular in maxxis? (exo/dual. Maxterra/maxgrip)
Asaf Seri - Levy yes we should definitely do that! Thanks for the idea. Also, check the link on the video to description to our blog on this topic. The blog goes more in depth on the compounds.
Worldwide Cyclery thanks. I really need an explanation.
Schwalbe: Rock Razor rear - Hans Dampf up front. Reliable, grippy combo.
Definitely! Rock Razor is one my favorite rear tires.
I'm running. Trail King 26x2.4 front and 26x2.2 Panaracer Swoop rear. Very balanced. Perfect for my trails and paths.
Stumpy hardtail 29er with minion dhf 2.5 and minion ss 2.3 rear. All around trail riding. Good info, thanks.
DHF up front and aggressor rear for gnarly east coast rocks on a pivot switchblade.
Ride bSIDe great tire setup indeed!
Ride bSIDe what size? My bike came with 2.3 front and back and I think my internal width is 22 on my DT swiss so don’t think I can do the “WT” dhf in the front right? I already bought the aggressor for rear in 2.3
2.3 on both on flow rims(25.5mm internal). I believe you are correct.
which one front and back? im planning to put up also.crossmark II 29.2.25 front and aspen 29.2.1 back. any thoughts? thank you.
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Excellent video
Loved Calibos/Kraken combo 20 years ago in forests and woods on a hard tail
I'm running Michelin tires, the Wild am in the front and the Force am in the back. What are your thoughts on those tires?
Michelin is making great MTB tires these days! I am actually using some on my trail bike right now and love them. Check it out - www.worldwidecyclery.com/blogs/worldwide-cyclery-blog/employee-rides-jeffs-alloy-transition-smuggler-sbg
Sweet ride! I have my Michelin's on a 2018 Devinci Troy Lt.
tmorbo nice! I had a Troy a few years back and loved the thing.
Worldwide Cyclery the bike is amazing especially the new Troy LT you'll have to try it out it's completely reworked from the previous years.
tmorbo You've experienced some Michelin tires then! I've currently am thinking about getting the New Michelin Wild Enduro for my new Trek Remedy 8. Have you read about them? They are making 2 different mixtures and one front and one rear specified tire. Check em out!
I'm running Schwalbe Nobby Nics front and rear and they suck for Finnish winter, but great for summer.
For me I used aggressors on my old trail bike rolled well and still have good grip , on my DJ front and rear ikons and haven’t been happier , on my freeride/DH DHF and high rollers 2
Ardent rear High Roller up front is my combo
I run a DHF on the front and a minion SS on the rear for trail. Love maxxis tyres 👍
Fast rolling set up ?
I am riding double ignitors on my Marlin 5. I like they grip they give but do other people view me as a noob? Should I move to something a little faster rolling?
MrPurpdrank22 haha not a noob. A lot of people run those tires and they work well. Never hurts to try other models though and see how they work in comparison.
MrPurpdrank22 what width is your tires on your Marlin 5
i have an ardent on the rear wheel of my specialized rockhopper. super nice tire for cross country racing
2.4 ardent on the front, 2.3 aggressor for the rear on a 2016 yeti sb5. (Swapped out the stock 2.2 ikon for the 2.3 aggressor).
I use ikon tires front and rear, and i can say in many scenery i where with these tires i have excellent grip and it really fast rolling tire, but in the mud loose all the traction. In the scale from 1-10 I’ll probably put 8 points
I use to ride in NM where is really dry and dusty and have had a lot of front wash out with Ikon’s front and rear on my Scott Scale 760. Keep debating putting more aggressive tires on the XC hardtail.
Try the Aspen front and rear, it copes way better in the mud and still has low rolling resistance and good traction in sand
High rollers front and back ❤
really helpfull keep it up
I'm running dhf 29x2.5 front and rear on my norco fluid fs3 and it's an awesome combination, but I also have an aggressor for the back and an assegai for the front both 29x2.5 when my first set wears out👍
i got the ikon maxxis on my giant tylon 3er 2019
How's the performance of ikon? And how much
best balance for all conditions
2.6" minion dhf
2.6" rekon
I haven't tried a 2.6 DHF yet, just 2.5 and 2.8, but the 2.6 Rekon is pretty good, you can push it more than you might think.
I’m running 26”x 2.35 on my XC . It’s fine . It has loads of traction and it rocks !
What is your opinion on tires for my trike? I was thinking maxdaddy for back two, and something less tread for front. I have a worksman old adult tricycle, that I have custom...has a 24v brushless motor, has 3 speed that came with the bike, plus made extra gearing so I have super low and high. I use bicycle when I deer hunt, about hr back in mountain! It's all log roads, but gets muddy and snow from time to time with few good hills. Works great... Has lot of power with the 24v lithium battery deep cycle battery. But need tires and it spins I'm the snow and mud