Which Maxxis Tires Do I Use?

In this video I talk about the tires (most of which are Maxxis) I use on all of my bikes.

Here are a couple of the videos put out by Worldwide Cyclery that I reference in this video:

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[nathantodd]

Thank you for putting out this video. So many channels focus on enduro bikes or cross country. But so few talk about a "trail" bike, (which I feel like is what most people are riding). I'll be mirroring your Spur setup with the Rekon/Dissector. Thanks again!

[MichaelRei]

I liked the way Dawson snuck a hand wave in at the end. Lol. I’m a fan of Maxxis tires too. With all of those bikes you must have to do a lot of maintenance.

[jimmansi]

This brought back memories, before I switched to a Plus bike I exclusively rode Maxxis Ignitor tires on my Sir Nine & Trek Superfly & many other bikes. For me they just hooked up nicely in all conditions & I knew their limits, I’m gonna try the Ramblers on my gravel bike, stay safe!

[kayakutah]

Re: Assegai/Dissector

Recently, I got talked into the 29x2.5WT Assegai (Maxxterra, EXO) up front and 29x2.4WT Dissector (Dual, EXO) rear and only have a couple of rides on them, but I'm impressed!
I actually got some hard data from my ride (again, this is Utah - the Wasatch Back) just a couple of days ago:
On a 1.96 mile dry rocky climb with 538 feet of climbing, my best climb time is 20:54 and my worst is 23:25 on 16 rides. Today, on a particularly hot day it was 21:48

Another segment has a different type of riding. Something where I'd expect this tire combo to be at a disadvantage. It's a pretty smooth continuous climb of 730 feet in 2.16 miles.
On this segment, my best time in the last 2 years was 27:14 in 2019 (on a nice, cool day according to my notes), with my slow ride 31:24 on 13 rides. Today was 27:36.

The loop within the ride that includes a downhill was 8.88 miles, 1400 feet of climbing with a great downhill section. I was at 1 hour 20 minutes, my second fastest time in 9 tries and that was with lots of hikers and a butt dial call from my wife!

[onebackzach]

One of my favorite maxxis tires is the ardent race. It works great for the dusty, hardpack trails I tend to ride in Louisiana and Mississippi. It's overall great for dry cross-country and light trail type conditions.

[thekomhunter]

Where I live I have loose over packed trails, with exposed rock occasionally, and barely any loam or roots. I ride XC and am not brave enough to use a Rekon Race in the front 😂 My bike came with Rekon Race (2.25) in the back and Ardent Race (2.35) in the front; I find this a great combination for the dry months, with very low rolling resistance and surprisingly good traction, while also providing good grip on the front wheel as the Ardent Race is a bit more aggressive than the Rekon Race. For the wet months I found the above tyres way too tame, and I was skidding out both wheels more often than I felt comfortable with, so I levelled up to an Agressor in the back and a Forekaster in the front, both 2.35. I've found this combo to work great with wet, but not excessively muddy, trails.

[johndixon]

I just changed over to Maxxis Assegai 2.5 on front and Dissector on rear 2.4 both 3C Max Terra EXO and absolutely love this combo on my 2019 Canyon Spectral...

[AJMacDonaldJr]

I have Maxxis Ardents on both of my bikes. Great tires.

[niteryder]

People think Dissector is just for rear. I ran it half of summer on front and is amazing and rolls fast. In maxx grip it sticks to everything. Can pair with a aggressor on rear for pretty fast bike but plenty grip if you sometimes hit some grade 5s.

[lenbata]

Maxxis
DHF, DHR

Schwalbe
Magic Mary front, Big Betty rear

[jayswavely]

I like the DHR 2.4 front and rear. Wears pretty well and rolls decent. I'm old and in no hurry.

[keithnoyes]

SE Tennessee is my riding area. My Kona Hei Hei 29er came with a 2.25 Ardent and a 2.2 Ikon on the rear. I liked them but wanted more grip for our local rocky, and loose over hard conditions. The Ikon 120 TPI sidewalls don't do well with the rocks in our area. Running the Rekon Race 2.35 as a rear tire now and loving it compared to the Ikon. I went to an Ardent 2.4 dual compound on the front for a better sidewall life and more grip. It's done really well grip, wear, and sidewall abrasion-wise happy with that change. Definitely will try a Rekon on the front after watching this. My wife has Rekon's on her bike and loves them. Thanks for another great video, Clint!

[alexpina]

I'm a Giant/Niner guy & your channel is great Clint, keep up the great work! NW lower MI are my local trails, with most similar in flow/style/dirt (light/loose sand over the base) to your local trails. For xc/light trail, I love the Ardent Race 2.35F/Recon Race 2.35R combo on my Giant XTC and the Ardent 2.4F/2.25R on my Vassago Jabberwocky singlespeed. Ardents are great in the spring/fall here when trails are littered in pine needles and leaves. I'd love to try other maxxis combos (Ikon, Recon Race/Aspen), but its hard to deviate from the Ardent/Recon Race combo b/c its so darn good for what I ride.

[mancello]

Fan of Maxxis tires as well. Have them on my Canyon Exceed XC bike. I like the way your son photo bombs your video at the end!🤪🤪🚴🚴🚴

[lazylearner]

I run 2.6's on my trail bike. Front is a Vittoria Mazza, the back is a Vittoria Agarro. The Mazza are similar to a DHF, and the Agarro is like an aggressive Recon.

[MrBig]

Great video! On one of my bikes I run a Rekon Race 2.35 rear, and Rekon 2.4 front. It's a great combo. However, the 2.35 Rekon Race measures wider than the 2.4 Rekon. The only downside to Maxxis tires is the casing widths tend to be inconsistent.

[gregmaness]

You should give the Specialized tires a try. I live in Colorado Springs, so front range riding is different than your main riding spots. I have already destroyed 3 maxis tires this year. What I dont like about Maxxis is the weights are upwards of 80g higher than advertised, and the actual width of the tire are usually much less than labeled. Specialized are within a few grams and very close to the advertised width. Almost exact, and perform at least as well as maxxis. My Specialized Ground Control 2.3 is actually wider than Maxxis 2.4WT. I have used lots of Schwalbe tires also but the rubber is too soft here with all of the rock, and they tend to wear way too quick.

[flyingnorseman]

Trail Bike - High Roller 2 front and Aggressor rear. XC Bike Forecaster front and Recon Race in rear.

[tomridesbikesPNW]

Agressor / Assegai is another good combo Clint. I run a 2.5WT Agressor rear, 2.6 Assegai front, in Phoenix/Sedona/Flagstaff, and the combo just works well anywhere.

[dantribby]

I scored an Ibis Ripmo AF in late October (I was super fortunate) and it's specced with dual Assegai. I didn't get alot of time on it before the snow fell here in Minnesota, but I can confirm quite a bit of rolling resistance. I'm actually considering changing my rear to an Aggressor. Alot of people are making the switch to something faster in the rear, at least on my Facebook Ibis Owners group. You probably have the right idea running it only on the front.