Casing or knobs? I think maxxis measures at the knobs while some other brands measure at the casing.

I don't have any aggressors mounted up, but the dhf's, dhr2's, and assegais in my garage all...

In fairness to maxxis, it's not so much that maxxis runs small, it's that pretty much every other brand runs big.

Every maxxis tire I have measures very close to the stated size. Most of the...

Yup. Noticeably more grip on roots and rocks. Doesn't make a huge difference in sand / gravel / loose surfaces. Rolls noticeably slower, and wears faster.

Personally, I like a maxxgrip on...

Dhf is a generally drifty tire - it has a big gap between the middle and side knobs. It'll hook up good when you lean it all the way over and get the side knobs engaged, but in loose over hard type...

Assegai is definitely grippiest all around. Dhf has more cornering grip at its limits in good dirt than the assegai, but assegai has more easily accessible grip in most situations. Dhr2 is better at...

T9 is grippier. It lands somewhere between maxxis maxxterra and maxxgrip.

Butcher is a fine tire, but it's basically a dhf clone that's slightly worse (it's cheaper though, so the marginal trade...

In fairness to the eliminator, it brakes much better than something like a rock razor. I'm mostly OK with the eliminator - it rolls pretty well, it lasts a pretty long time, and (considering the...

I've run the eliminator in the rear on the big bike a bit. It's fine for fast stuff, but in legit steeps, I found it lacking. And by lacking, I mean I wanted to slow down more than the eliminator...

The assegai is the anchor. Keep the dissector and put something faster on the front. Maybe another dissector?

1) I'm in the heavier tire, no insert camp. Mostly because I don't really like how inserts ride. But regardless, I haven't destroyed any carbon rims from impacts. ~8 years of running various...

It says on their site that if they ship the wrong item, return postage is on them. I haven't heard back from them yet, so we'll see if they try to make that difficult.

Mine finally showed up. All 3 are OEM (white logo) Exo's. Started a return on them.

Slightly annoyed that the only thing I managed to buy is a trip to the post office.

That sucks. Mine haven't shown up yet. Hopefully they're DD - I don't have much use for Exo's. Already have piles of DHR2 exos lying around, mostly with fresh tread and a bunch of patched holes in...

Daaang! That's a good one. Bought a few.

Can you not just buy it directly from the specialized website?

They're fine as an all around knobby tire. They roll a bit faster than an assegai, but don't corner as hard. I find them to sometimes be a little vague when they're 90% leaned over.

At least...

When WT first came out, maxxis was saying they're optimized for 35mm rims, but I think they've scaled back on that and now recommend them for pretty much any modern ~30mm rim. Maxxis doesn't even...

Every time I get imaginative, I end up back on maxxis in a month or two.

I do want to try the new contis though. They seem interesting.

A 2.5 DHF WT on a 30mm rim measures 63.5mm (or a little more) to the outside edge of the knobs. That's exactly 2.5". Obviously there'll be some minor variation depending on various factors, but...

It seems equally plausible that they're older 120 tpi models, or that they're the newer ones and the description is just wrong.

As far as I know, OEM Maxxis is always the same construction as the...

Exo+ in a 2.4 is an ~1100 gram tire.

Older exo+ is single ply 120 tpi with some extra shit in there for durability. Newer exo+ are 60tpi, still with extra durability shit in them. The newer...

^^^ yeah. Newer exo+ is noticeably better / more protective than original exo+.

From what I've seen, maxxis dh casings are easy to come by these days. Pretty much any tread and any compound is easily gettable.

They're still overpriced, but such is life.

Yeah, I came away with the same impression. No real discussion of tire pressures, and I would've liked to have seen an actual measured width listed for each tire. I've only ridden 3 of the tires...

Going fast through rocky chunder on soft rubber dh tires with the perfect tire pressure is one of the most satisfying things to do on a bike.

Thudthudthudthudthud.

I still prefer a 2.5 dhf paired with a 2.4 dhr. I used to run a 2.5 dhf paired with a 2.3 dhr pretty often (especially on a trail bike), but I don't feel like that works as well on modern bikes.
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I think a big width disparity worked better on older bikes where you had to make a much more conscious effort to stay over the front to make the bike turn correctly. Modern geometry lets you ride...

You could just do more wheelies.

You running MG's front and rear?

I can't really deal with a MG on the rear for any bike that I'm pedaling - they're too slow on climbs. But I don't find that a MG on the front is *that* bad. So...

They updated the purgatory for 2023.

Which is a good thing. Haven't tried the new one, but the old one kinda sucked. Had a weird, unpredictable tendency to lose traction in corners. Like a...

It's certainly funny in a "it was decided on by some German guy who is oblivious to how that name would be recieved" kind of way.

All of schwalbe's tire names are fairly terrible, but this one...

Tacky Chan is a fucking terrible name for a tire. Schwalbe has really outdone itself.

The tread pattern looks decent though.

What are you even talking about? Specialized doesn't change their tires any more often than any other brand out there.

2.5 on a 28mm rim is fine. Some even prefer it.

And what smokkan said re: specialized equivalents.

If you can find one. That tire is hard to come by.

That site is frustrating. Double down maxxgrip is $12 shipping. But I want double down maxxterra, which inexplicably costs $23 to ship, which makes it a not particularly good deal. No problem -...

2.3" Specialized eliminator is solid and pairs nicely with a 2.5 dhf up front. A little bit faster rolling (with a little less braking traction) than a dhr2, but it corners nicely holds up alright,...

Depends on the tire.

I'd say a 2.6 DHF maxxterra is about the same slowness as a 2.5 DHF maxxgrip. 2.6 is maybe a little worse.

Maxxgrip is fine on a front tire. It feels pretty slow to me...

The trail casing schwalbes weigh about the same as a double down maxxis, so it's not too surprising that they're more durable than an exo. An exo DHF is around 200 grams lighter than a super trail...

Nice. REI had some of the Maxxis unicorns that are impossible to find.

Nice. Good tip. They didn't have the maxxis unicorns I wanted, but I at least got some fresh rubber for the wife.

I have in the past.

I got along with them pretty well. They run fairly big - the 2.4 is close to a maxxis 2.5. But a 2.4 trail boss sits a little smaller than a 2.4 Vigilante, so they pair...

Try a DHF. Per the discussion up thread, a Assegai is significantly less drifty. HR2 is maybe the driftiest tire maxxis makes (at least amongst their fully knobbed options). DHF will ride...

It also kinda depends on your dirt. If I remember right, you're in the desert. And if a lot of your riding is on sand and gravel, especially if it's over hardpack, it makes sense that transitional...

Corning grip all comes down to how hard the corning knobs can dig into the dirt. The more pressure you can exert onto the side knobs, the harder they'll dig in. If you add intermediate knobs to a...

There's lots of DHF clones. I've yet to ride one that's as good as the DHF. The knob shape and placement is easy enough to copy or maybe slightly improve on, but Maxxis' rubber compounds and...

Aggressor only comes in dual compound, which holds up way better than maxxterra. Not sure which compound your dissector was, but I bet the dual compound would last similarly long as the aggressor...

DHF / DHRII is the safest possible tire combo you can go with. They just work.

If you have a specific tire goal in mind (faster rolling, longer wearing, better in mud, better on hardpack,...

Maxxis just released a thing saying they updated their fast rolling rubber compound MaxxSpeed(tm) that comes in most of their XC-ish tires. The Maxxis marketing department gestured wildly in the...

Agreed.

I don't hate the Butcher, but it's worse than a DHF. And if I'm riding in mud that's bad enough that a DHF won't clear, then I want a proper mud spike.