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Submitted by
Jeff
a Racer
from Sydney, NSW, Australia
Date Reviewed: January 23, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Light (thats if you cqan get them to last at all!!!) | | Weaknesses: | Weak as #%$#!!! If you can get them on your rims without blowing, you will be lucky to get more than 1 ride out of them. | | Bottom Line: | DO NOT BUY THESE!!!!
You will waste your money like i did. They don't last at all. VERY VERY DISAPOINTED with this product.
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Submitted by
George
a
from UK
Date Reviewed: September 12, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Strengths: | light | | Weaknesses: | go flat when you touch them | | Bottom Line: | I went on my first proper ride today with a friend. He got a flat from his old tube, so i gave him my spare flyweight. It flatted in about 45 minutes. 20 seconds later my flyweight flatted as well. We were running high psi and my tyres have snakebike protection. It didn't work. These tubes are a joke for anyone other than weight weenies who ride on the road. AVOID | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joey JAMIESON
a Racer
from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Date Reviewed: April 8, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | any good long single track | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$12.00 | | Purchased At: | For the Riders | | Strengths: | Super light and own rim tape | | Weaknesses: | Havn't experienced one yet. Except for the price. | | Similar Products Used: | Maxxis Welterweight tube, IRC, and others | | Bike Setup: | 2007 Specialized FSR XC | | Bottom Line: | I was looking for a cheap way to lower the rolling resistance. I found a combination of Maxxis flyweights on the front and welterweights on the rear are a great combination. Having less weight up front will improve the handling greatly and because the front doesn't get the abuse the rear does. You shouldn't have too many flats. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Daniel Johnson
a Weekend Warrior
from Richardson, TX, USA
Date Reviewed: March 1, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Lake Grapevine | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$6.00 | | Strengths: | -Super Light
-Compact | | Weaknesses: | Very easy to puncture | | Bike Setup: | Raleigh M40, XT Crankset, LX Disc Brakes, Mavic 217's with XT Hubs | | Bottom Line: | These tubes have been good. I dont think I would recomend them for anything other than to carry as a spare. They fit inside a tiny box. The only reason I havent replaced mine is because I have a ton of patches... and I just keep patching the holes. I think one of mine has like 7 patches on it. Ha. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Scott
a Cross Country Rider
from Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Date Reviewed: October 26, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$5.00 | | Purchased At: | Cambria Bike | | Strengths: | Light, light, light. Fit in a tiny weeny little box - so great to carry as a spare. Good way to strip weight for not much coin. | | Weaknesses: | No resistance to pinch flats. I noticed I was getting way more pinch flats on the back than ever before, at my usual pressures. After a month and a half I had four pinch flats on the back. So now my rear tube is about 50 grams heavier with all the patches. I've had no probs with the front. I think you need to up your pressure with these, as the thin casing gives no resistance to the tyre bottoming. That was with Maxxis Hard drive duals in 2.1 and Tioga Red Phoenix 1.9. A bigger or heavier built tyre may not need it I suspect. | | Similar Products Used: | Hutchinson, IRC, Tioga, numerous other tubes from oddly named Asian makers. | | Bike Setup: | 05 GT Avalanche 0.5 hardtail with a few bits changed. | | Bottom Line: | Good way to shave some weight from the most important area on your bike. You can feel the difference in your wheels with these in. Pity they are so sensitive to pinch flats tho. I'm 78kg and normally run about 40 to 45 psi in the back, depending on tyre volume and terrain. If you run higher pressures, are lighter or use thicker casing tyres or have soft suspension you may not have this problem. Dare I say it, but I'll drag that oft used cliche out:
"No good in rock gardens." | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a Weekend Warrior
from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: July 27, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$7.00 | | Purchased At: | Bay Cycle Sports | | Strengths: | Light weight, comes with a rim strip and clever packaging. | | Weaknesses: | Pricey at $10/CAN for the Flyweight ($13/CAN for the Ultraweight). Barely lasted 48hrs (2 tubes). | | Similar Products Used: | IRC Torque at $4.40/CAN, Lambert Select SelfSealing $9.00, Bontrager SupLight/Narrow $10.00/CAN. | | Bike Setup: | 2001 Trek Fuel 90 Disk/stock - tires changed for slicks. | | Bottom Line: | I got these home and they lasted as long as a fly lives.
Maxxis Flyweight Narrow tubes at 26"x1.5"-1.75" come in at a scant 89g, 0.45mm thick (according to the box). The first tube was mounted on a rim with Velox rim tape and the supplied rim strip by 12 noon. At 65psi all the air suddenly escaped as a result of a puncture at a rim eyelet. The second tube was mounted on the same rim as the first, inflated to 60psi with no problem for 2 night's in a row of waterfront bikerides from 10:15pm-11:45pm. 48hrs after the second tube was installed it too was flat.
A small chunk of clear coloured glass cut the thickest part of the slick tires tread, passed by the wire bead and poked a tiny hole in the tube.
Bottom Line: 2 tubes dead like 2 flys in 2 days($23/CAN wasted). | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Clydesdale Dave Black
a Racer
from Atlanta, GA
Date Reviewed: September 7, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Tanasi | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$8.00 | | Purchased At: | maxxis.com | | Strengths: | Super light weight. Deceptively strong for their thinness. Come with a very cool rimstrip. Light and easily fits in a back or pocket. Half the size of a normal tube when folded up. Maxxis generally rocks. | | Weaknesses: | Pinch flat at real low pressures. Not very thorn resistant. $8.00 is expensive. Maxxis should have a tire club for volume purchasers of their products. They leach air over a few days that can't be seen under water but you should always check your pressure before each ride so this doesn't really matter to me. | | Similar Products Used: | Maxxis Ultralight, Pyramid Standard Butyl | | Bike Setup: | Titus Racer-X, Chris King everything, Mavic 517, Thomson stem and post. | | Bottom Line: | Combined with Kenda Klimax Lites, the entire tire+tube comes in at 435g...amazing! Now here's the kicker....I'm a heavy 210 lb rider riding this setup and I only pinch flatted once on a granite rock becuase I was riding my front at about 35 lbs...which is too low for that tire to begin with..when I've kept them at 55 on the rear and 45 on the front, I have had no problems. Lately, I've swapped them with normal tubes and tires for trail riding and will onl put them on for races though I have developed a certain degree of trust as long as the pressure is high enough. What's really nice is that they are nice to carry as spares because they are so light and compact. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Hank Jien
a Cross Country Rider
from Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Date Reviewed: August 1, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | South Surrey Atheletic Park | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | (came with bike) | | Strengths: | -ultralight | | Weaknesses: | quality control????????(maybe it was one 1 out of 1 million | | Similar Products Used: | IRC torque tubes, Maxxis regular tubes, Kenda | | Bike Setup: | Bronco Warrior 3.1 MT-306(broncobikec.com),SID Race, Truvativ Firex SL ISIS, WTB Speedmaster laced onto Novatec cartridge hubs, Sram X.9 drivetrain, Tektro MT 11 | | Bottom Line: | 3 weeks after I got my bike, inside the tube that was close to the schradder valve got ripped. I'm 100% sure that it wasn't some kind of pinch flat. If you take ure tubes off you can see that the schradder valve sits on a bit of rubber and the rubber connects to the tube. It was the part that the rubber was connected to the tube. This side was facing the rim and I have rim tape in there. I was a bit disappointed but hey the best company can still make a mistake. Maybe it was 1 out of 1 million Maxxis flyweight tubes.
My front one is still fine. This is my first one and I recommend this to real weight weenies and probably not freeriders because this tube is very thin. It is quite expensive though. Regular schradder valve tube like the Cheng-Shing(Cheng-Shing is MAXXIS)2 USD in Canada at MEC and I think the flyweight is somewhere around 10 bucks USD. It's quite a difference.
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Submitted by
Michael
a Cross Country Rider
from CO
Date Reviewed: July 19, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Walker Ranch (loop) | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$8.00 | | Purchased At: | maxxis.com | | Strengths: | Light Weight | | Weaknesses: | Durability | | Similar Products Used: | all sorts of tubes | | Bike Setup: | Old Haro A2 hardtail frame with everything other oem component replaced with you guys say is the best | | Bottom Line: | I've taken these tubes to some x-coutry trails and some downhilling on Keystone and Breckenridge slopes. They've worked great. In combo with new Z-max tires picking up speed has improved, so has the handling, etc. On my latest outing I was plumetting downhill with my rear tire pressure just a little too low (apparently) I went over some rocky stuff and felt my rear tire deflate rapidly, I started braking and the rear just went from under me. Luckily I managed to come to a sideways sliding stop without much harm to myself, however, the tube was swiss cheese. It developed a gazillion pinch flats in my braking manouver with a completely flat tire. I didn't have enough patches to even begin gluing it up. The front, however, is still going strong. My guess is, if you keep the tire pressure high enough, and/or keep a spare tube with you, they should be great. You might also want to opt for a sligly heavier (15 or so grams) and stronger as well as 50% cheaper ultralight maxxis tube. That's what I'm gonna do. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Fuji Man
a Racer
from Grand Rapids, MI USA
Date Reviewed: March 24, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Fort Custer | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | Maxxis.com | | Strengths: | The lightest tube you can get. For most race courses they are great. I have had them on my race bikes for more than 2 years and have had just one flat. Each one comes with a rim strip.
| | Weaknesses: | Not very thorn proof. Thin(light). | | Similar Products Used: | Performance lunar light, latex tubes. | | Bike Setup: | 17lb full rigid w/ ti fork. | | Bottom Line: | I will keep getting my tubes from maxxis. They are still the best racing tube out there. Performance tubes pinch flat easier and I have had terrible luck with those stupid green and purple latex ones. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff
a Cross Country Rider
from Tucson
Date Reviewed: January 30, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$8.00 | | Purchased At: | maxxis.com | | Strengths: | light, make great rubber bands when sliced | | Weaknesses: | durability | | Similar Products Used: | various | | Bike Setup: | fs | | Bottom Line: | Developed seam leak after 4 hours of mellow riding. Boo! Hiss! Expect better QA from an $8 tube. I gave a bonus chili in the final rating only because 1 out of 2 tubes is still going. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike DeMicco
a Cross Country Rider
from Antioch, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: January 24, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Ridge Trail | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$9.00 | | Purchased At: | Maxxis | | Strengths: | Light weight. | | Weaknesses: | Developed many little holes in the tube over a year's use. There were so many holes that it was not patchable. I inflated the tube and dunked under water to observe. I'd like to try the same with a new tube. Perhaps the wall thickness is so thin, that when stretched, it leaks. I've never seen a tube that acted like this before (i.e., with pinholes all over the tube). | | Similar Products Used: | Other lightweight tubes from other brands - though not so light as this one. | | Bottom Line: | I don't think these tubes are durable enough. It's better to buy a tube that is just a bit heavier (and cheaper too). | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dynamicfigure
a Cross Country Rider
from Spokane, WA, USA
Date Reviewed: August 20, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Marshal Dips | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$7.00 | | Purchased At: | www.maxxis.com | | Strengths: | Super light, decreases rotational weight, cool cap color | | Weaknesses: | thin, you may not like the cap color... | | Similar Products Used: | Lot's of heavy tubes, no other lightweights | | Bike Setup: | Custom Cannondale, 22lbs, Lefty, Easton Carbon, Race Face Cranks, Ti BB, Kenda Klimax's, Hope disks, XTR everything else... | | Bottom Line: | They say rotational weight is the key to making a difference in your riding and these things rock for reducing that weight. I paired them up with a light weight tire (lost about 1/2lb on each tire) and my bike litteraly jumped out from under me on my first ride. It is truly amazing how much better it accelerated and how agile it felt. Now I have ridden on them about 6 months and still love them. I have had 3 flats (one glass, one thorn, and one holy smokes blowout when I nailed a curb near top speed). I still love them, and with a thin lightweight tire being the only thing between me and the tubes I have been impressed by how tough they have been on the trail. I don't do extream stuff though, it is all X-country, and bopping around town for those uses though they have proved reliable and a great weight savings. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
DirtRoadie
a
from SW Colorado
Date Reviewed: August 4, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Light | | Weaknesses: | Lasts about an a hour | | Similar Products Used: | Performance Lunar Light - identical | | Bike Setup: | Two wheeler | | Bottom Line: | OK so I had marginal results from the Performance Lunar Light so I thought I'd try these. These are identical, both are from Taiwan (probably out of the same Chen Shing factory). My experience with Maxxis so far is on a road bike. Three tubes, two rides, three flats. And like the Performance light tubes these separate at seams. The weight savings is quickly lost due to the patches. These things really shouldn't be sold. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
PFunk
a Weekend Warrior
from Arcata
Date Reviewed: July 28, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | see below | | Weaknesses: | see below | | Similar Products Used: | not relevant | | Bike Setup: | full suspension | | Bottom Line: | Ok - I used these tube for over a year. They are very thin. I was happy until about a week ago, when I flatted going downhill around a turn on pavement. Tire casing rolled over, wheel turned suddenly, I went over the handlebars - braking my collar bone.
No more lightweight tubes for me. Not worth it. Why risk your health/life for the sake of saving a few grams?
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Submitted by
Thrawn
a Cross Country Rider
from Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: June 9, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | The one I make | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Purchased At: | Cambria Bicycle Outfitters | | Strengths: | — Light weight
— Excellent rim strip
— Orange dust caps | | Weaknesses: | None — hasn't flatted on me; I'm 79kg. and run 52 PSI rear, 45 PSI front | | Similar Products Used: | Cheng Shin tubes — came as OEM equipment. | | Bike Setup: | '00 Schwinn Moab 1, upgraded with Thomson, Speedplay, Syncros, and other goodies | | Bottom Line: | Taking these tubes out of their boxes, my first impression was: "Whoa, these things are thin!" The walls feel like paper. I was almost afraid to inflate them, lest the explode. My second impression was: "Whoa, these things are light!" About half the weight of my old tubes, actually.
The tubes mounted without any problems. Despite their thin walls, they held their shape well, without any pinching or binding. The valves work well, as is to be expected.
The rim tape that accompanies the tubes is also very light, but it says: "For Maxxis tubes only". What, are they programmed to pop any non-Maxxis tubes?? That line made no sense, but in any case...
I've never flatted a tube in my life (except a narrow front tube I was using for my slick, but it was defective — there was no puncture in the tyre, and since I never took the slicks off the pavement, there was no pinch flat...) My smooth riding style and my use of talcum powder on the inside of my tyres are probably the main reasons why this is so.
These tubes (and the Ritchey Z.E.D. Pro rear tyre) have noticeably improved acceleration. I also find it easier now to hop the bike. For the money, this is an excellent upgrade — rotating mass is your enemy. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve
a
from Singapore
Date Reviewed: March 23, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Light as a feather. Comes with a rim tape for one price. | | Weaknesses: | Light as a feather and just as tough. | | Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz Superlight | | Bottom Line: | First the good news. These tubes are really light. They will reduce rotating mass on your wheels and that is "a good thing". The rim tape which comes with the tube is also a nice touch, esp for those of you who don't already have any tape on your wheels. Now the bad news. One of the two tubes I bought at US$10 a piece blew even BEFORE i mounted the wheel! Yup, I didn't even get to ride it once and it already blew! Before you cry "overinflation", I had deliberately inflated that tube only about 2/3rds the way I normally inflated my tyres. And it still blew...I wasn't even touching the b^(&$dy thing!! I got absolutely no sympathy from the Maxxis rep in Taiwan and my LBS of course said there was nothing they could do. For value, I would rate these one chili bec. they are expensive and i couldn't get any redress for something that was obviously defective. Overall, i give three chilis because the front tube (which hasn't burst - yet!) is really light now and I find myself powering out of corners and climbs much better than I used to. If only Maxxis got their after-sales act together, I would happily give them 5. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mauka Rider
a
from RSM, Ca.
Date Reviewed: March 20, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Any Singletrack | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$8.00 | | Strengths: | Very light, no problem with tube wall expanding to fit a 2.5 size tire. Comes with light weight rim strip | | Weaknesses: | Cost more then reg. tubes | | Similar Products Used: | everything made | | Bike Setup: | Intense Uzzi SL | | Bottom Line: | Great Tubes that dont rip when expanding to fit a 2.5 Weirwolf. They just work great and lets me keep a heavy tire by using a light weight tube (ie: no loss in tire performance). | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
lippy
a Cross Country Rider
from kearny,nj
Date Reviewed: November 29, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Strengths: | light, cheap, comes w/rim strip, holds better than latex | | Weaknesses: | none yet | | Similar Products Used: | pink, blue,and green tubes that all $uck! | | Bottom Line: | best tube out there no questions asked. i've tried every tube out there and these have lasted longer,are lighter and i have more confidence with them than anything else out ther. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ben
a Cross Country Rider
from San Antonio
Date Reviewed: November 7, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | McAllister Park | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$8.00 | | Purchased At: | Maxxis.com | | Strengths: | feathery light
you get a lot of practice at patching tubes
changing flats without levers strengthens your grip | | Weaknesses: | expensive
thinner than a lamb-skin condom, and easier to break
ultra-fragile connection between the stem and tube | | Similar Products Used: | regular tubes from bike shop - several brands | | Bike Setup: | KHS softail w/Marzocchi Z2 BAM 80 | | Bottom Line: | Don't. I tried these as an experiement into weight-weinie-dom and wasted the $27 bucks, for 3. All three tubes failed where the stem is bonded to the tube. The longest one lasted was three rides! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ivan
a Downhiller
from nyc, brooklyn
Date Reviewed: October 15, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$14.00 | | Purchased At: | jensonusa | | Strengths: | i couldn't find a review column for maxxis DH 2.7 tubes so i'll review them here.
-Phat rubber, never had a pinch flat on them, not as expensive as intense but are as good as intense. | | Weaknesses: | face it they ARE heavy | | Similar Products Used: | intense DH | | Bike Setup: | better than yours | | Bottom Line: | i run 18pounds on these tubes and i never had a pinch flat, in fact i had never patched them, and the orange valve cup looks trally cool
they get five flamin' monkeys | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Fred
a Cross Country Rider
from Denver, CO
Date Reviewed: June 24, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | maxxis.com | | Strengths: | Light, durable | | Weaknesses: | Price, availability | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized tubes, Performance tubes | | Bike Setup: | S-Works hard-tail, oil-dampened front shock | | Bottom Line: | Great tubes! In a fit of generosity, I gave these to all my friends (since, to make up for shipping, I bought a number of the tubes direct). I don't regret it! Not only are they super light, but I haven't had any problems with them-- and neither have my buddies. So I'm not in need of so many to begin with really. PS I always inflate using a tire guage.... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
pm2
a
from TX
Date Reviewed: June 13, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | maxxis.com | | Strengths: | Light, easy to patch, durable, hold air well. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Torelli, Greenlight, Air-B | | Bottom Line: | These are great tubes. I have not had any problems w/them w/over 6 months of on and off road riding. I finally had to replace one b/c I tore the tube near the valve stem trying out a new mini pump(which I returned). Maxxis even sent me a cool red and blue basketball w/their logo on it when I ordered them! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tyler
a
from Clifton, NJ
Date Reviewed: May 9, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Strengths: | Comes with Rim Strip. | | Weaknesses: | 3 blowouts in three weeks... | | Bottom Line: | Flyweight... fly wing, paper thin tubes... I have been riding for 4 years now, last season was my firt blowout while riding. Since I have changed over to these "Fly Weights" I have had nothing but problems. Slow leaks and flat tires. These things stink... dont buy them... buy something beefier... sure they may be lighter, but its not worth the headache of changing tubes once a week, not to mention the cost... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
martijn
a Racer
from H.I.Ambacht, Holland
Date Reviewed: April 25, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | brunsummerheide | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$9.00 | | Strengths: | weight, nice orange cap, rimstrip included | | Weaknesses: | ????????????? huhhhhhhhhh?????????????? | | Similar Products Used: | schwalbe, vredestein latex and cheap crap | | Bike Setup: | wheeler 5900 frame, Mazocchi Z2 Super-Fly, King-wheelset, XTR/XT shifting stuff, twister pro tires and Race-Face cranks. | | Bottom Line: | Great tubes, super light and durable.
Have them 4 one year and only one puncture till now.
There is not much to say about this great product, except BUY IT!!!
It is the best you can buy, and saves you several ounces on your bike.
Your bike whill feel and handle lighter with these tubes. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dean
a Cross Country Rider
from New York
Date Reviewed: March 6, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$3.00 | | Purchased At: | Jenson USA | | Strengths: | Lightweight, durable, inexpensive, valves do not leak | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Panaracer | | Bike Setup: | Trek 6000, Marzocchi Z-2 Atom Race, Dave's Speed Dream Wheels w/King hubs, alot of other upgrades | | Bottom Line: | Excellent product. Reduces rotational mass, holds pressure well, no flats! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
MTB Fanatic
a Cross Country Rider
from Asia
Date Reviewed: March 5, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$11.00 | | Strengths: | Ultralight, strong and resilient | | Weaknesses: | A bit pricy | | Similar Products Used: | none available todate (other manufacutres need to work harder to gain back the market share of light weight MTB tube | | Bike Setup: | Trek 8500 (2000 model (not the LT)), stem E70, CT2, Thomson, Raceface LT Next, Hugi 240, DT Ti Spokes, Mavic 517 | | Bottom Line: | This is an excellent product by Maxxis. Snake bite is not possible if you know how to pump your tires properly (try to pump it to around 40-45 psi) that is of course assuming that your weight is less than 75kg. Hey mate, if your weight is above the recommended threshold I suggest you should go for the DH tires.
With regard to the fellow below complaing about the holes in the brand new tubes, I think it is not the problem of the product rather he should ask himself why he was so unlucky or what had he missed. I honestly feel sorry for that poor fellow.
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Submitted by
Allen
a Weekend Warrior
from Dallas, TX
Date Reviewed: January 8, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Many | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$8.00 | | Purchased At: | Maxxis web site | | Strengths: | light weight | | Weaknesses: | holes, valve | | Similar Products Used: | Green, Specialized Turbo Ultralight, others | | Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz Superlight w. all the goodies. Rolf Propel rim w. Hutchison Mosquito | | Bottom Line: | Bought four 2." Three of four had holes on first inflation before installing tire on bike. One had valve which wouldn't hold air when on my pump. Rim strip broke when I tried to install it. I didn't use the rim strip which came with them (have cloth one already on rim) and you may need to put a rim strip on each time over top of your standard rim strip. I don't get it. I got these because of their excellent reviews here, but I'm going back to Specialized which are a few more grams but seem to work fine. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Eric
a Cross Country Rider
from Altamonte Springs, FL
Date Reviewed: October 19, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | tsali | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Purchased At: | CBO | | Strengths: | very light
standard butyl rubber
easy to patch | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | greenlights, standard cheap | | Bike Setup: | Fisher frame, SX Ti fork, GT/X517 wheelset | | Bottom Line: | These are the best tubes. I bought 2 (1.5" & 2") and they are both around 90 grams. Greenlights claim to be this light but rarely are. Since they are regular rubber, they can be patched with regular patches, unlike greenlights. You can get them for $8 each at maxxis.com with only $3 shipping. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
HT
a
from Houston
Date Reviewed: October 4, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Lightweight
Strong | | Weaknesses: | None so far | | Similar Products Used: | n/a | | Bike Setup: | 00 Klein Mantra | | Bottom Line: | These tubes are awesome. Take it from a man that weighs 220lbs. I almost bought the Panaracer tubes. I'm glad I didn't. No flats to date... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jay Wnuk
a Cross Country Rider
from Winona, MN U.S.A.
Date Reviewed: September 9, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Holzinger or Cherry Hill | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$8.00 | | Purchased At: | Maxxis direct. | | Strengths: | Super light weight, durable so far, no valve stem problems yet. | | Weaknesses: | None yet. | | Similar Products Used: | Wrench Force, Cheng Shin, Kenda, Salsa Pnumaticos Simpaticos (also good.). | | Bike Setup: | Bontrager Racelights, Maxxis rimstrips, Hutchinson Mosquito Lights or Specialized Team. 185 lb rider. | | Bottom Line: | So far so good. Combined with the supplied rimstrips you can easily lower the unsprung weight over heavier stock tubes. So far I've riden them on rocks, roots, off small jumps, and just generally thrashed them to see if they will hold up under race conditions. I check the air in my tires before every ride and there seems to be good retention of pressure. No flats yet and no valve trouble so they are performing well. So far I would reccommend them over everything else I've tried. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Schwinnman
a Cross Country Rider
from Massachusetts,USA
Date Reviewed: August 16, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Light weight and strenght! Oh yeah price, no more 12 dollar crap tubes to buy! These cost me $7.99! | | Weaknesses: | None so far! | | Similar Products Used: | Panaracer Greenlites | | Bike Setup: | Schwinn s9five race face xtr king/mavic 517's panaracer fire xc pro's | | Bottom Line: | These tubes are saving me alot of money now that I found a light weight replacement over the panaracer greenlites! They hold air just as well as the heavy tubes but at 93g feel as light as the greenlites! Don't even consider buying greenlites when these tubes are so much better! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rockohaulic
a Cross Country Rider
from Palmdale, CA
Date Reviewed: July 14, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Mt Pinos | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Light | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | Torelli light | | Bike Setup: | Custom Titus Racer-X | | Bottom Line: | These are the best light weight tubes. The Torrelis were more than a little difficult to check pressure because of short threads on the valve stem.
Light weight tubes make a huge, cheap difference. Great purchase.
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Submitted by
matt
a Racer
from st.albert,alberta,canada
Date Reviewed: June 8, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | light | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | norco performance tubes and panaracer green lites | | Bottom Line: | Great light weight tube and pretty strong | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Piotr
a Cross Country Rider
from Zakopane - POLAND
Date Reviewed: March 3, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | light, price, | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | panaracer, nokian | | Bike Setup: | Trek Y, XTR, SID on front and rear | | Bottom Line: | After about 8 months of intensive riding in almost
all conditions, and difrent track I noticed no problem
no flat. It is great product. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike Madlem
a Racer
from Marietta, GA
Date Reviewed: November 1, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
weight under 100 grams | | Weaknesses: |
none so far | | Similar Products Used: |
torelli, panaracer green light | | Bottom Line: | Very impressed because I am rough on tubes and so far after a couple of races they are still no problems noticed. Many times the ultralight tubes are more prone to flats, but so far this has not been the case. I will review these again after more testing. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Frode Frosk
a Racer
from Norway
Date Reviewed: August 25, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Bymarka, Trondheim | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Lightweight, durability | | Weaknesses: |
None | | Similar Products Used: |
All kind of tubes | | Bike Setup: |
C'dale F2000SL w/Fatty SL, Crossmax and IRC Mythos | | Bottom Line: | Surprisingly strong! I have less puncture with these than with socalled puncturefree tubes. I promise You; You'll really feel the lightweight, I think the Crossmax deserve these tubes. They're very, very good! | | Overall Rating: |
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