Maxxis Assegai DH casing

WezDavo

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Jan 1, 2025
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Recently bought a Mondraker Level and it came with Beastie DH tyres (Assegai DH Max grip front and rear)
I have ditched the rear in favour of a DHR2 Double Down but still run the Assegai up front....
Struggling to find a decent front pressure to be honest so wondering if anyone else runs it and what pressure....
I am just over 100kg...
 

steve_sordy

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Nov 5, 2018
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Lincolnshire, UK
I am 95kg in my riding kit. I have 29x2.5 Assegai DH Maxx Grip on the front and use 17psi. If I'm intending to go somewhere particularly rocky, I will go +1 or +2 psi. When the pressure is that low, it's advisable to set the pressure when you get where you are going as it is surprising how much ambient temperature affects the pressure.
I did have a 29x2.5 Assegai DD Maxx Grip tyre on before the DH and the pressure requirement was the same.

Tubeless of course, no insert.
 

irie

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Chichester, W.Sussex, UK
Used to run 22 front 24 rear Assegai Maxxgrip DD.

Now High Roller 3 DD Maxxgrip front 22, High Roller 3 DH Maxxgrip rear 24.

Works on our terrain.

Edit: Trek Rail, 78kg ready to ride.
 
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WezDavo

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Jan 1, 2025
5
4
Durham
Thanks for the replies everyone 🙂
Seems like the consensus seems to be high teens, low twenties...
I'm not used to suck low pressures, my last DH bike (Giant Glory) I used to run DH carcass Maxxis tyres at high twenties, sometimes even low thirties on the rear!!
I tried that on the Mondraker (seeing it had DH carcass tyres) and I was pinging off everything in sight!!
Bigger volume tyres and wider rims must make a big difference then..
I have just had a little run out and dropped the front pressure to 22 psi, seemed much better 👍

Every day is a school day 😆
 

rzr

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Sep 26, 2022
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around 22-24PSI at front (depends if natural trails or a bikepark). I weight 74kg (without a kit).
DH tire without an insert, or 'enduro' casing+light insert (tyre invader/huck norris type)
 

WezDavo

New Member
Jan 1, 2025
5
4
Durham
around 22-24PSI at front (depends if natural trails or a bikepark). I weight 74kg (without a kit).
DH tire without an insert, or 'enduro' casing+light insert (tyre invader/huck norris type)
I ride mainly Off Piste stuff so nothing groomed...
No hucking, just very steep technical chewed out stuff with lots of roots and rocks...
I think I'm getting somewhere after you guys replies , I had too much pressure in so wasn't getting much compliance...
 

rzr

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Sep 26, 2022
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it all depends on the area, sometimes if the place is very rocky, i'd put ~1.6 bars. if it's bikepark even 1.7 - 24psi.
 

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