The Minion DHR was engineered to meet the demands of the UCI World Cup downhill races. The Minion DHR features ramped knobs, like the DHF, but the channels in the knobs are designed for braking and accelerating.
Submitted by
klan80
a Downhiller
from Slovenia Date Reviewed: June 15, 2009
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$51.00
Purchased At:
extremevital
Strengths:
even with 50a compound have small rolling resistance. grip is good. I was stunned how well grips on uphill!! I was never able to pedal my DH uphill until this.
Weaknesses:
softer compound makes rear end of bike little bit wobbly when riding on side-slope rocks, but doesn't loose grip doing that. would help if inner layers of side treads would be stiffer I believe.
Similar Products Used:
schwalbe, tioga, kenda, michelin,...
Bike Setup:
pressure 2,1bar
grossman A 235,
Bottom Line:
funny thing: downhill tire that saves a lot of energy uphill
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Submitted by
Biggwhit
a Weekend Warrior
from Barrowford, Lancashire, England Date Reviewed: January 2, 2009
Favorite Trail:
Malham Meander
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$51.00
Purchased At:
Leisure Lakes Bikes,
Strengths:
Really grippy, sticks to all surfaces! strong side walls, no chance of pinch flats
Weaknesses:
Heavy, doesn't shed mud very well
Similar Products Used:
Kenda Nevegals 2.35
Bike Setup:
Giant Reign with Marzocchi 55 ATA2 2008
Bottom Line:
Really good tyre FOR DOWNHILL USE ONLY, I got some for XC/All Mountain and found they are very draggy on all surfaces and not suitable for XC/All Mountain riding.
Can't fault the product for what they are designed to do!
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Submitted by
NicKKo
a Downhiller
from Australia Date Reviewed: July 22, 2008
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Purchased At:
Came on bike
Strengths:
This tire came stock on my 08 stinky and over the last 6 months it has saved my neck many of times. It has saved me from getting hit by cars, crashing into trees and sliding out and faceplanting in front of a group of hot girls:P Seriously i am really impressed with these tires, they arnt heavy, have little rolling resistance, and grip like a brick S#it house
Weaknesses:
Starting to wear out, but only because the ground i ride on is dry and i skid alot, so not the tires fault
Similar Products Used:
Kenda nevegals
Various others
Bike Setup:
08 Kona Stinky
- 2009 DHX 5 Coil
- X7 RD and shifter
- Blue e-13 supercharger bashring
- fun rippa stem
- Maximus Handlebars
- Code 5 brakes
Bottom Line:
These tires are great, loads of gip and traction and dont have much rolling resistance compared to my mates nevegals. Hnstly these tire will never let you down.
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Submitted by
Planchazo
a Weekend Warrior
from Quito Date Reviewed: March 3, 2008
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
---
Weaknesses:
Luck of traction from the first day - muddy conditions- the first ride. Under serious muddy conditions the tire become slick.
Bike Setup:
Kona coiler 06, sram x9, odi grips, saint 8" disc.
Bottom Line:
The front tire works much better
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Submitted by
Matt
a Cross Country Rider
from Rangely, Colorado Date Reviewed: November 8, 2006
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$35.00
Purchased At:
Full Cycle
Strengths:
Superb grip on hard pack or loose rocks, really predictable.
Weaknesses:
Not quite as much grip in deep soft dirt.
Bike Setup:
Schwinn Homegrown hardtail
Bottom Line:
I initially bought a different Maxxis tire, but it was a lot narrower than I wanted. The bike shop didn't have any of those in the 2.35 size so suggested the Minion. I am a XC rider and was a little sceptical, but tried it anyway. I left on a trip and had to deal with what I had. Initially, the tires had no grip going up hills. No surprise there, so I flipped the tire around backwards, and have been amazed. On hard pack or loose rocks, I can climb steeper terrain than I thought possible. My legs give out before the tires slip. After about 400 miles on these tires, they are still holding up very well. I'm glad I went with this tire.
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Submitted by
ally burden
a Downhiller
from Glasgow Date Reviewed: July 3, 2006
Favorite Trail:
fort william or my secret trail
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
grippy even on wet leaves (though i would point that out as they were unbelivable in my pine pin covered trail. dont ware down easily, come really fat
Weaknesses:
none
Bike Setup:
scott high octane, raceface evolve dh cranks, diabolus bb, manatou stance king pin forks, manitou metal rear shock hayes 9 rear, hope m4 front, scott stem, truvativ hozenfeller bars, deore gears
Bottom Line:
buy these for downhill and they wont let you down
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