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BruceBrown
a Racer
from IowaDate Reviewed: March 8, 2012
Strengths: Race Weenie XC dry conditions super fast and light tire. It spins up very fast, accelerates out of corners like the wind.Weaknesses: Not the best grip up front, but can be manhandled around the course with it on the front. Requires all your cornering skills and a perfect psi for your needs. Gotta snatch a chili for the price and dock one chili for overall simply based on other tires I've tested and ridden that I feel are of more value.Bottom Line: No doubt about it, this is a specialty race only tire for dry/hardpack conditions. Due to massive amounts of rain during the 2011 XC racing season here in the Midwest, I only got the chance to race the Maxxlites front and rear on my 29"er in three events. All the other events were far from dry and had lots of mud, so the Maxxlites were swapped for Beavers, IKONs, Ardents or Ralphs.
You will get very little suspension from these smaller volume tires (much the same as a Crow 2.0 or Karma 1.9), so I can only tolerate them on one of my full suspension bikes to mitigate the beating over roots and bumps. I imagine these would be big hits in Europe where running smaller volume XC tires is more the norm. I will pull them out for dry events, but most likely use one on the rear with a Karma 1.9 up front or something with a little bite for the cornering traction.
Favorite Trail: Storm Mountain
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Purchased At: Maxxis
Similar Products Used: Crow 2.0, Karma 1.9, XR 1.8
Bike Setup: Jet 9, Crest rims, Maxxlites tubeless
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