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Maxxis Downhill

Average Rating 4.7/5
# of Reviews 10
MSRP $ 13.00
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Description:Maxxis downhill tubes are 1.5mm thick to eliminate pinch flats, add stability, and allow the use of low air pressure.

Size: 26x2.5/2.7
Weight: 415-477 grams
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    Submitted by Andrew a Downhiller from Adelaide Australia
    Date Reviewed: May 5, 2007
    Favoriate Trail:Anything thats got rocks and you can go fast on
    Duration Product Used:Less than 1 month
    Price Paid: $9.00
    Purchased At:bike shop
    Strengths:thick, dosnent pinch when landing jumps/drops, weight
    Weaknesses:none that i can think of
    Similar Products Used:just normal tubes
    Bottom Line:These are good tubes for downhilling, the guy below said there heavy, weight helps u go down the hill faster!
    Value Rating:5Overall Rating:5

    Submitted by Grant a from Castro Valley, Ca
    Date Reviewed: April 29, 2007
    Duration Product Used:Less than 1 month
    Strengths:No pinchflats, can run lower air pressure
    Weaknesses:HEAVY!!!!!!!
    Bike Setup:7point, super t, RS pearl 3.1 etc etc
    Bottom Line:WAY to heavy for my taste. I run reg tubes from performance 2.3-2.5 so much lighter. The key is once you find the right air pressure you dont need DH tubes.
    Value Rating:3Overall Rating:3

    Submitted by Jon Sillito a Weekend Warrior from Manchester, UK
    Date Reviewed: April 21, 2006
    Favoriate Trail:Kona Dark Side
    Duration Product Used:Less than 1 month
    Price Paid: $20.00
    Purchased At:Some Shop
    Strengths:REALLY think, hard as nails.
    Weaknesses:Heavy!
    Similar Products Used:Hutchison latex, Specialised DH tubes, other crappy tubes.
    Bike Setup:Just added RaceFace cranks, BB, Bashring, and new SRAM chain and Cassette.
    Bottom Line:Just took it out riding to test my new bashring, and have nailed it really hard off every square edge I can find. They were the kind of hits where I fully expected a burst tube/taco'd rim, but no, they still held up strong, and I was using Spesh DH tubes before! This is a MONSTROUS tube!
    Value Rating:3Overall Rating:5

    Submitted by Tim Mcevoy a Weekend Warrior from Stawell, Victoria, Australia
    Date Reviewed: July 12, 2005
    Favoriate Trail:-
    Duration Product Used:6 months
    Price Paid: $15.00
    Purchased At:Stawell Lardner Brothers
    Strengths:Great tubes for the price. I've had no flats since i bought these tires which is unreal and they suit most tire sizes
    Weaknesses:None
    Similar Products Used:-
    Bike Setup:04 Norco Torrent, Dirt Jump 3's, mag 30's,dmr moto 26*2.4,sram x-9 derrailer+ x-7 trigger shifter,hayes hfx-9 and neat stuff.
    Bottom Line:Get these tubes if you want no more flats. I've been running these in dmr moto 26*2.4 wide and had no problems.
    Value Rating:5Overall Rating:5

    Submitted by Robert a Downhiller from iceland
    Date Reviewed: October 25, 2004
    Favoriate Trail:ulvarsfell
    Duration Product Used:3 months
    Price Paid: $10.00
    Purchased At:örninn
    Strengths:no flats
    Weaknesses:none
    Similar Products Used:kenda downhill tubes
    Bike Setup:trek liquid maxxis mobster 2.7
    Bottom Line:they are great no flats my old tubes was trash allways blowing up not any more
    Value Rating:5Overall Rating:5

    Submitted by tony p a Weekend Warrior from grafton, MA
    Date Reviewed: July 23, 2004
    Favoriate Trail:vietnam
    Duration Product Used:1 Year
    Price Paid: $15.00
    Purchased At:landry's
    Strengths:no flats at all
    Weaknesses:expensive
    Similar Products Used:nothing for DH/FR
    Bike Setup:01 GT avalance 2.0 w/ beefy components
    Bottom Line:sweet tubes, no problem w/ low psi. i have em in 2.4 moto raptors and even though it says 2.5-2.7 they are fine. kinda heavy but who cares... they aren't made for superlight XC bikes. going down is more fun anyways...
    Value Rating:4Overall Rating:5

    Submitted by Bird a Weekend Warrior from Las Pinas
    Date Reviewed: October 13, 2003
    Favoriate Trail:Peak/Ridge 2, Tagaytay, Phils
    Duration Product Used:1 Year
    Price Paid: $6.00
    Purchased At:Trixx Bike Shop
    Strengths:-No flats in 1 year
    -do not lose air even if not use for a long time
    Weaknesses:- a bit heavy, but not an issue if you go DH
    Similar Products Used:kenda 2.5 tubes
    Bike Setup:2002 bullit, 5th E, Super T,
    Bottom Line:Does it's job well.
    I used it with 2.7 Mobsters and the combination lasted me a year of weekend riding. Although their a bit heavy for XC use(which is not its intended use).
    Value Rating:5Overall Rating:5

    Submitted by chris kerr a Downhiller from Wellington new zealand
    Date Reviewed: June 20, 2003
    Favoriate Trail:Rollercoaster
    Duration Product Used:3 months
    Price Paid: $11.00
    Purchased At:On Yer Bike
    Strengths:* Tough
    * Durable
    * High pressure valves (thumbs up)
    * BIG
    Weaknesses:* The valve on my rear tube split but i replaced with a higher quality one anyway so no love lost there.
    * HEAVY AS A MOFO
    * expensive
    *
    Similar Products Used:The only reason the IRC is here is because it is a tube, rendering it similar.
    * IRC DH tube (NEVER BUY UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!!!)
    * Specialized
    Bike Setup:Would take too long to go into....
    Bottom Line:A nice, heavy grunty tube i would recommend for anyone not on a budget, financial, weight or otherwise and who rides downhill like a speed demon. I recommend when you buy these, buy two spare valves just in case, the one on my back wheel serperated for no reason other than maxxis quality control.
    Value Rating:4Overall Rating:4

    Submitted by jason davies a Downhiller from newcastle nsw australia
    Date Reviewed: February 22, 2003
    Favoriate Trail:mt shugaloaf
    Duration Product Used:3 months
    Price Paid: $10.00
    Purchased At:wallsend bikshop
    Strengths:very strong good at low pressure sorta stable tube
    Weaknesses:low pressure uphills can tear the valve as can hard braking
    Bike Setup:specialised uno comp
    Bottom Line:this tube kicks but!! ive done some big drops and cased the rims on gutters and all kinds of stuff and its still frest althow once i hit some reo mesh stucking out of the ground at a landfill since then i got 3+4 punchers after fixing them i was riding with friends with low pressure and i tore the valve of the last set i got have been sweet and had no dramers spose it was just bad luck
    Value Rating:4Overall Rating:5

    Submitted by ivan a Downhiller from brooklyn
    Date Reviewed: January 24, 2002
    Duration Product Used:1 Year
    Price Paid: $14.00
    Purchased At:janson
    Strengths:thick rubber
    Weaknesses:weight
    Similar Products Used:regulat tubes
    Bike Setup:yep
    Bottom Line:i'm not a weight weanie(usually), but if you run double wides, and gazza3.0, you start to noticethe extra weight.
    i could ron 7 pounds of air in front, and 10 in the back, and do a 7 foot drop or slam my rear tore against a curb and nothing would happen, even tho sometimes i feel the tire hit the rim it still doesn't pinch flat, gazza's doublewides and these babies are a pefrect match for ant sick ba$tard like me or you, i give them five flamin' minkeys for their strength
    Value Rating:5Overall Rating:5






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