The Maxxis Holy Roller BMXTire is constructed of a steel bead and features an inverted semi-knobTread pattern. Inverted semi-knobTread pattern Item Specifications Tire Bead Steel ISO Diameter 406 ISO Width 44 mm ColorTread/Side Black/Black TireType Clincher Tire Diameter 20"
Weaknesses: A little slippery on rooty climbs, or in wet spots
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So far, I am very impressed with the 26x2.2 version of this tire. Bought them on a whim just to complete my Chap, and I don't regret it.
Took them out to a kind of jack-of-all-trades trail with a lot of slow ups, fast downs, and curly switchbacks. Only had a few threats of washing out over the downed leaves, and had a couple of rear wheel slips over roots while climbing, but they held true 95% of the time.
Taking drops and jumping with these feels like I am hitting a cloud, not accounting for the 5" travel of my frame. And even some of the longer DH runs felt perfectly fine on these, where previously, I was only fine on my Sunday with 2.5 Nevegals.
They do like to launch rocks and sticks in every direction if you hit them on the side part of the tread, though, so watch out.
Overall, I would recommend these for nearly anyone. XC over hardpack and rocks, Jumping in loose or grass, DH through gravel and dust, even commuting and touring wouldn't be too bad on these. They are definitely my new favorite tire.
5 for value
4 for the slippery condition performance
Bike Setup: Banshee Chap, mixed componentry, FSA Gravity wheelset with Holy rollers
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Submitted by
clarkenstein
a Cross Country Rider
from Somerset, NJ, USA
Date Reviewed: September 29, 2011
Strengths: Sticky - like a 5.10 shoe for your wheels
Weaknesses: Weight
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This tire is great for street. I was using knobbies for my urban riding and they are significantly faster, quieter, and they actually helped inspire a little more confidence in my riding just because I feel like they stick to everything I ride on.
I did take them out on singletrack and I will say, they did really well for me. It was a damp day, and there was some sections of mud on the trail. They held their line great 90% of the time. I had no issues going over slick roots or rocks, but when I hit a patch of mud, they were totally worthless. They shed mud instantly, but it's like riding on ice. I found just going as fast as possible through the mud made it easier, they just skated through, but if you have to turn, they are totally unpredictable in the muck. Otherwise, in damp/tacky soil they were actually pretty good for an x/c ride.
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YetiSuperX
a Downhiller
from Aalborg, Denmark
Date Reviewed: July 22, 2011
Strengths: Longlasting, high grip
Weaknesses: Maybe a bit too much rolling resistance as front tire. Very little though
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Superb rear tire! Longlasting is the thing that stands out the most. Very grippy too though and very effective even when pedalling very hard with clips. Oh, did I mention, very longlasting. Used the same tire for over a year now and it still looks almost like new. I'm very brutal with my tires.
Similar Products Used: Maxxis DTH, IRC Siren, Schwalbe, Kenda
Bike Setup: Yeti Super X, Sinz Pro Lite fork, Shimano DXR crank, Profile Elite hubs laced with DK SS spokes to Sun Ringlé Envy, S&M T3 Race bars, Maxxis DTH 1.95 front, Maxxis HolyRoller 1.75 rear
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lachie :D
a Cross Country Rider
from Mackay, QLD, Australia
Date Reviewed: June 28, 2011
Strengths: great traction, low noise, rolls fast for such a wide tyre (i got the 26" x 2.4") LOOKS SICK hah XD
Weaknesses: nothing ive found yet, and i dont think i will find anything!
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this is by far the bestest looking, highest peforming and the best valued urban/dirt jump tyre on the market today! out performs the K-rad and small block 8 by a long shot and wears great. no loss of grip in wet or loose gravel, but stay away from mud, gets abit slippery...overall, BUY THESE TYRES!!!
Bike Setup: 2011 Giant Talon 3, Abr Diablo 6 45mm stem, green oversize cables, oversize discs, s-ram X0 rear derailer, HOLLY ROLLERS! and some blingy bits (: ....
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Submitted by
b-rad
a Weekend Warrior
from H-ville MI
Date Reviewed: June 17, 2011
Strengths: There just not for me I guess. They look cool.
Weaknesses: I have them in 26" and there just not great at any thing not real off road and not great for on. I guess I'm hooked on tires that you can run at allot of diff pressures and this one likes to be at max or else it dosnt corner well and I think it has allot of drag for the traction it provides.
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I prob should have asked around more but by reading the reviews I thought they would be a little better.
Strengths: Very durable, long lasting, high traction and wonderful grip.
Weaknesses: A little squishy for the larger sizes, Other than that they’re grate.
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These tires are the cat’s meow. They are perfect all around tires and have never let me down. These tires are ideal for the commuter, street rider or hard core dirt jumper. I have found no issues with the traction when they are wet un like other tires like them.
Submitted by
dirt jumpster
a Weekend Warrior
from walla walla, WA, USA
Date Reviewed: April 26, 2011
Strengths: great tread awesome grip on street, dirt, and skate parks
Weaknesses: pinch flats if run at a low psi
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the bottom line is that there is no reason you shouldnt be running these tires. these tires have great tread life great in wet/dry weather not so much mud but everything else its amazing i have only had one pinch flat since using these tires due to the fact that i forgot to fill my tires up before i went to the park and my tire went flat when i landed a 5 stair drop but since then i have had no problem with them since so here it is BUY THESE TIRES!!!!!!!!!!!
Bike Setup: redline recon, maxxis holy roller in the rear Odyssey Mike Aitken P-Lyte Tire in the front
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Submitted by
chain_slap
a Weekend Warrior
from Oklahoma City
Date Reviewed: March 18, 2010
Strengths: Long lasting tread, Rolls smooth on pavement, Versatility on terrain, Multiple diameters and widths, Handles sand pretty good if ran at a low PSI.
Weaknesses: Heavy, 800 grams for 26x2.2, Traction isn't good when wet.
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Can't beat these for a street, trails, park machine. They are a bit heavy, but the sidewall is very durable compared to other tires. Not good when wet.
Bike Setup: 2005 KHS DJ200 with Alex DM24 26" wheels, 26x2.2" tires, 2005 Redline MX24 BMX with 24" wheels, 24x1.85" front tire, 24x1.75" rear tire
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Submitted by
cyclecyko
a Downhiller
from Bend,OR,USA
Date Reviewed: August 10, 2009
Strengths: Uber Grippy,
Weaknesses: Heavy,
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I love this tire. I'm 230 lbs and have not had a pinch flat.
I run the rear at max pressure no matter what terrain I'm riding. I do However Change the Front out to a Nevegal for Singletrack. It's pretty sandy here and the rear provide plenty of forward bite while climbing out of the saddle.
On blue groove hard pack and cement the 2.4 front 2.2 rear combo is unbeatable.
Similar Products Used: K-Rad, Timberwolf, Nevegal, Specialized compound, Small Block8
Bike Setup: Dirt Jumper Single Speed
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Submitted by
ilmfat
a Cross Country Rider
from ashland, ky, usa
Date Reviewed: March 17, 2009
Strengths: they're supple, roll fast, and are durable. great for urban and even some trails.
Weaknesses: heavy maybe.
Bottom Line:
i wish i woulda got another pair of these tires instead of the wtb's. they're like half the price. i have not had a problem w/ pinch flats, though i do not ride hard. i do however, weigh 260. they work pretty good on hardpack trails. mud, yes, its like ice. those little holes pack up quick, and turn your tire effectively bald. but they also shed mud quickly. they do slide off roots so not good for those either. but i love them. i highly recommend these tires for urban, or dry trails with a minimal amount of roots.
Submitted by
mueller
a Weekend Warrior
from Prosper
Date Reviewed: February 2, 2009
Strengths: Grip Good and Track Great.
Weaknesses: None so far; but any tire will slip in the right conditions.
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These are great tires; If I were you I would break in any tire on the street because I think that manufactures use something to keep the tire from sticking to the mold and once you break through that they will grip better. Discount tire told me this about car tires and why should mtb tire be any different? These tires also grip better and hold a clean line when the trail goes from hardpack to those wooden plank bridges. The reviewers here said that the were great tires and I just happened to get to a mtb trail without changing tires and they did well.
Similar Products Used: First street tire used on my 26" mountain bike ; that's right I have run these on my mountain bike and they do a better job all around the dry trails than the CST tires that came on the bike.
Bike Setup: 2007 cannondale rush 5 with avid ellixir cr 203mm's and an SLX front crank; by the way the breaks are great and the SLX crank is solid.
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Submitted by
izjmtb
a Weekend Warrior
from visalia, CA
Date Reviewed: January 25, 2009
Strengths: low noise, smooth ride, really grippy on alot of different terrain (road, loose dirt, even some muddy conditions) great all around tire.
Weaknesses: nothing that i found so far. no flats like other people have mentioned. i havnt had any traction issues either.
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i had bought these for the versitile aspect, i havnt had any issues that other people have been writing about. i keep my tire pressure at 60psi on the streets and 45-55psi in the dirt. if your having traction problems in the really muddy stuff you might want to evaluate the lines your picking on the trail. it doesnt matter what tire you have if its so muddy that you have to scrape your tires clean with a stick. just my 2 cents. i gave 4 chillis due to the fact that 5 is perfect and all other tires would be obsolete.
Similar Products Used: Nevegals, Kujos, many more.
Bike Setup: STP, Dirt jumper 1, Loco wheels, hays brakes, HOLY ROLLERS.
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barrie mcdonald
a Racer
from victoria bc canada
Date Reviewed: November 28, 2008
Strengths: grips well att the skate park.but i had 6 pinch flats.i,m 160 lbs,tire pretuer is 70 lbs.this means thatthe sidewall is 1/2 inch to narrow.a tree inch side wall will fix it.
Weaknesses: low side wall equels pinh flat.tire washes on deper soal.
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att 25 lbs this flys jumps and is the best turnnig bike i,v have.
Similar Products Used: the new tires are swoble table top,s.cevlar bed and carcas.this has a three inch sid wall.25% better than holly rollers.
Bike Setup: 2005 be one stonebumble free ride.maotue nixon,jusey 5,shram 7 drive train,cris king hubs,mavic 3.17 tubeless rims,tbr bars stem and seat post.
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drinkmilk54
a Weekend Warrior
from Canada
Date Reviewed: October 22, 2008
Strengths: Excellent taction on dirt and street...
Weaknesses: Not enough shoulder tread
Pinch flat magnet
Not good, when wet
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Only use these for dirt or street, on a dry day...
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