Yes go split tube/ghetto tubeless as mr brownstone suggested. Thats tye best tubeless system. Youll need to run them with tubes for a couple weeks to stretch the bead on the tires a bit though. Theyre a tight bead to get on rims but theu seal up well. Night and day exercise if you stretch them a bit. Ghetto tubeless super seals them and illiminates burping air
What tyres? The Ultimate Tyre Thread
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New Vee tire has the flow snap in a 2.6 width now and a heavier casing comes in just over 1200g i think. Minionesque type tread. Might be a good one to try on the eeb. CRC just got some michelin dh treads in but just 27.5. No 29 yet. Dh34 looks $$$$$$$$$$$
Agree buddy the aggressor is definitely the dark horse of the maxxis family,I like a rounded profile on a tyre especially on the back,I’ve also found in 2.5 format to be ok in wet conditions,I haven’t tried it yet but I’m sure it would be a good front tyre ?
Loamranger
Member
Ref Assegai, not my experience about draggy, the opposite in fact. CC in the front helps. 2.6 EXO+ I’m talking about with sub 20psi front.
Randy
Member
maybe a compound thing. My trip to work on boost with the assegai took 1/2 the battery. Same trip on mm/rr combo took one bar. Peddling on eco with the assagai was sole destroying - proper trudge. Epic grip though!
I’m thinking about tan walls with street type grip for the Summer and the Covid Miles I’ve been doing
Not much rocky stuff , just lots of Wiltshire trail riding .
ive been happy with the butchers tbh but the rear is getting very low now but therefore runs fantastic in the dry hard conditions , I’ve got another butcher as standard as back up but might like to play with something park like over summer
so what to run instead of Butch 29-2.6 ? Levo Carbon Comp 2019 ?
Not much rocky stuff , just lots of Wiltshire trail riding .
ive been happy with the butchers tbh but the rear is getting very low now but therefore runs fantastic in the dry hard conditions , I’ve got another butcher as standard as back up but might like to play with something park like over summer
so what to run instead of Butch 29-2.6 ? Levo Carbon Comp 2019 ?
Randy
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First run out with the new DHF/Rekon combo today. Bike felt great, rolls well, range good, loads of consistent grip, no complaints.
Fitted my Michelin Wild Enduro tyres during the week, and took the bike out yesterday and today.
I have both the Front and Rear 29 x 2.4 with the Gum-X compound.
So far, I’m really impressed. Yesterday morning was dry, and the trails were still pretty dry from the last few weeks. The tyres were really good in the hard packed dusty trails. Not much difference over the DHF and DHRII that I’d been running previously, other than I notice the front tyre flicking stones up at my shins!!
It rained a lot yesterday afternoon, and was raining this morning whilst I was out. More a drizzle - so the trails were wet, but not soaking.
This is where the Wild’s really shone above the DHR / DHFII, as the grip they offered was sublime. Wet roots and rocks, and pine needles all over the place, and they filled me with confidence.
Looking forward to getting them onto some more aggressive trails after the lockdown is over, but so far I’m really impressed.
I have both the Front and Rear 29 x 2.4 with the Gum-X compound.
So far, I’m really impressed. Yesterday morning was dry, and the trails were still pretty dry from the last few weeks. The tyres were really good in the hard packed dusty trails. Not much difference over the DHF and DHRII that I’d been running previously, other than I notice the front tyre flicking stones up at my shins!!
It rained a lot yesterday afternoon, and was raining this morning whilst I was out. More a drizzle - so the trails were wet, but not soaking.
This is where the Wild’s really shone above the DHR / DHFII, as the grip they offered was sublime. Wet roots and rocks, and pine needles all over the place, and they filled me with confidence.
Looking forward to getting them onto some more aggressive trails after the lockdown is over, but so far I’m really impressed.
The Flying Dutchman
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Curious... what made you pick the Rekon?
Randy
Member
Curious... what made you pick the Rekon?
it comes in 2.6 with exo+ casing and relatively fast rolling without being completely sketchy. Don’t know maxxis we’ll but I’m assuming (maybe wrongly) that exo is similar to schwalbe snakeskin and I know I smash those up pretty quickly.
exo+ should be pretty tough. I use exo and ride in steep rocky country all the time - never had a problem except for one pinch flat due to low pressure
I'm not a hard rider though.
GrandPaBrogan
⚡ eGeezer ⚡
You know what... I just experienced that! A bad wobble on a brand new Maxxis High Roller II, although the other one was dead straight and true (I bought two online as lockdown specials to support struggling businesses). What they didn't say was, faulty purchases during Covid lockdown can't be returned until lockdown is over. They can sell and send out, but retailer can't accept them back (here anyway). Had I known this, I would've waited for retail to reopen.
Drove me mad looking at the wobble so I swapped it over to the rear where I can't see it. It's not as bad as it used to be, but it's still there. Really strange that Maxxis would have this problem, as the production moulds should be perfectly identical.
Eddy Current
E*POWAH Master
Guys, I asked before but no replies ... wich are the absolute best braking traction tires that you can run both front and rear? Or the ones you have tried ... thanks!
The Flying Dutchman
E*POWAH Master
I have only ever run Maxxis but I'd be surprised if there is grippier tyre than the Assegai in the MaxxGrip variant. It's soo grippy that it kinda makes riding boring
GrandPaBrogan
⚡ eGeezer ⚡
You might need to specify on what terrain... and if wet or dry...
Eddy Current
E*POWAH Master
Thats right. Well here in Spain is dry, loose over hard mainly
GrandPaBrogan
⚡ eGeezer ⚡
These are just my personal observations... may or may not be useful for you specifically.
Continental 'Mountain Kings' - hard compound, long-wearing, thread pattern knobs are well spaced and sheds mud really well. It's excellent and predictable in mushy damp slippery clay, and it stops really well on pavement and dry hard pack soil with or without dusty loose layer on top. This is the cheaper tyre... which is my BEST all-around favourite (for my skill level, riding style, and areas where I ride). It loses traction quickly over loose pebbles during sudden braking, but then again most tyres do. I've been meaning to try their better 'Trail King Protection Apex' with black chilli compound which should excel in the same conditions according to their website.
Maxxis Minion DHF / EXO Protection - this came stock on the front of my new Trance e+Pro, can't remember seeing what compound it was (medium hardness from what I remember). Excellent braking on dry hard pack and on pavement but the rolling resistance was too much for my liking. Draggy, like the brakes were left on. Numerous closely spaced knobs logged up easily with mud. It also had this nasty tendency to pick-up stones and flick them ahead which inevitably hits me on the face... it had to go.
Maxxis High Roller II, 3C Maxx Terra / EXO Protection - rubber compound feels soft and tacky (leaves a mark on my workshop floor. Seems to excel over dry loose pebble/gravel, loamy pine forest beds, and hard pack soil - will still lose traction under sudden braking but not as quickly as the Mountain Kings. Rolling resistance is quite low considering tall knobs and is surprisingly quiet and speedy over pavement. During a sudden stop over pavement (had to avoid a car), it skidded whereas the Contis would not have. Haven't ridden these in mud yet, so I have no idea if the softer compound will translate into better or worse traction in the wet. The early 26" High Rollers I've had in the past, shed mud really well too.
As per the flying dutchman stated above. Another option for the rear would be the maxxis DHRII in maxgrip - I think this would be on a par with assegai. I run the DHRII through the winter here.
Axelnose
New Member
Like I said... “ridden even remotely hard”. I don’t mean going out on a 80km xc ride
Eddy Current
E*POWAH Master
The DhF? I thought it was the DHR the best braking tire of the celeb combo
GrandPaBrogan
⚡ eGeezer ⚡
It’s what came with the bike. I’ve never tried a DHR to compare.
MrBrownstone
Well-known member
DHR=s-l-o-w and very meh when I tried it. Love the DHF tho.
Dhr definitely has the better braking between a dhf and dhr. I think the dhf is much better suited to the dry dusty rocky terrain though, especially in the corners. Dhf corners well when it can penetrate and grab purchase. Minion type tire is probably best for spainish conditions. Thats why i suggested the michelin rockr2. Doesnt roll as fast as the minion but it has better braking and better rubber and sidewalls. Its a 2.35 but thats like a maxxis 2.45. Another tire , i havent tried, but im looking at is the vee tire snap flow and that looks like itd be a good fit. It comes in 2.35 and 2.6. I think they size a little wider than listed as well. The onza citius 2.4 would excel at braking and dry dusty rocky, especially the braking bit. Theyre made by chang shin(same co that makes maxxis, bonti, spesh). The onza en fr casing is the equivalent of a maxxis dd casing
Eddy Current
E*POWAH Master
What about the Onza Ibex? The thread looks similar to the DHR ... I’ve read good things of these tires
I havent tried an ibex. If i covered the label on the citius it was a maxxis somewhere between a dhf and a high roller but it felt like a maxxis in the rubber and sidewall. Id bet , if the ibex looks like a dhr, its very close
Doug Stampfer
Well-known member
Hey guys, much difference between the DHF & DHR 2.5 & 2.6? 2.5s are on sale at moment & want to get rid of the horrible standard 2.6 bontragers. Is there any discernable difference?
MrBrownstone
Well-known member
Volume. 2.6 a few mm wider taller.
Hi, then i guess you do run inserts? What kind?
ottoshape
Well-known member
I've tried a bazillion different tire combinations on my Fezzari Wirepeak Pro. Just started running the Maxxis Recon+ 29x2.50w front and 27.5x2.8w rear. Set at 17-18psi front, 21-25psi rear. This combo is much faster tire than Schwalbe Magic Mary's 29x2.6w front, and 27.5x2.8w rear. Set at 17psi front and 21psi rear.
The MM have great grip on mud, deep soft sand and loose hardpack. The Recon+ has good grip too but it's not linear as you corner, unlike the MM's. You have to get leaned over far enough to engage the large side lugs. The most interesting thing I've noticed is a drop in battery consumption over the same course. Not sure how much lighter the Recon's are but they do roll easier and give me a bit longer range.
The MM have great grip on mud, deep soft sand and loose hardpack. The Recon+ has good grip too but it's not linear as you corner, unlike the MM's. You have to get leaned over far enough to engage the large side lugs. The most interesting thing I've noticed is a drop in battery consumption over the same course. Not sure how much lighter the Recon's are but they do roll easier and give me a bit longer range.
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