Absolutely and that's why I use Maxxis, they perform absolutely frikin awesome on our trails and surfaces. My only wish is that they offered something in 29+ between the Chronicle and DHF/DHR2 for the rear or to put in the front if you want a faster setup with Chronicle rear. Right now running a CST proto I have that was sposed to hit production, but can't seem to find it anywhere, based off their BFT tyre I believe.
I will seek performance over fashion.
Perhaps for some, it's just misplaced enthusiasm.
Honestly, for OEM I totally see the reason, one some of those manufacturers go nuts with bright colour it would clash with, also OEM can mean a major difference in a product because they can specify certain tweaks to the product to make it cheaper. Then there's being able to keep track of OEM vs Retail products and make sure that no one is selling OEM product as Retail. As C2L said, logos are only big on the PLUS setuff and I always choose performance over looks and I'll take yellow logos if it means my knobs aren't going to rip off after a couple rides like some other much higher priced manufacturers tyres.
Yup, and it cracks me up. The manufacturers refuse to accept giant ugly yellow logos on their bikes and make Maxxis supply white logo tires. Yet somehow Maxxis thinks forcing this ugly yellow crap on it's aftermarket consumers is the best way to sell more tires. It's so stupid. The Maxxis marketing department is etiher clueless or arrogant.
