Is the Maxxis Ardent a good tire?
The Maxxis Ardent EXO is an excellent choice for the rider looking for a fast-rolling, efficient, and lightweight tire for XC style riding. If we rode great dirt conditions all the time, we wouldn’t hesitate to mount this tire up on the front, rear, or both ends of our efficient mid-travel mountain bikes.
What is Maxxis Ardent used for?
The Maxxis Ardent has been around for many years and is aimed at cross-country and trail riders wanting a fast-rolling tyre with reliability from the beefed-up EXO casing for additional sidewall support. Maxxis describes it as a do-it-all trail tyre that grips in most terrain conditions and excels in the wet.
What is Maxxis Tire EXO?
“EXO is an extremely cut-resistant and abrasion-resistant material added to the sidewalls. This densely woven fabric is also lightweight and highly flexible, ensuring that the performance of the tire remains unaffected.
What does TR mean on Maxxis tires?
Maxxis Tubeless Ready (TR) tires provide the benefits of a UST tubeless tire without the weight penalty. Maxxis TR tires use a standard casing and require the use of a liquid sealant in order to make them airtight. Maxxis Tubeless Ready tires are the only Maxxis tires approved for use with liquid sealants.
Is ardent fast rolling?
The Ardent is also decently fast-rolling considering the tread height and does decently well with clearing mud as well. The center tread is ramped but tightly packed to roll fast with side knobs that have an alternating stepped pattern to them.
Is Maxxis Ikon fast rolling?
Maxxis bills the Ikon as a lightweight race tire that excels in all trail conditions, though that’s not what initially drew me to the Ikon. This is a fast-roller, AND it’s offered in a 29×2.35in configuration, which makes it one of the beefier XC tires on the market.
How can you tell a fake Maxxis tire?
…if they are yellow logo aftermarket tires, nabbed the mesh logo bag. If they have a white maxxis logo, then they are OE and have no packaging.
Are Maxxis car tires any good?
Excellent handling and grip are staples amongst all of Maxxis tires, whether they’re designed for passenger cars or off-road vehicles. They’re equipped with the latest in tire technology to deliver optimal stability and traction on all sorts of terrain. They’re also extremely comfortable and quiet.
What is Maxxis EXO protection?
Here is what Maxxis has to say about the EXO protection technology: “An extremely cut-resistant and abrasion-resistant material added to the sidewalls of select mountain tires. This densely woven fabric is also lightweight and highly flexible, ensuring that the performance of the tire remains unaffected.
How do I know if my Maxxis tyre is original?
How do I know if my wheel is tubeless?
A tubeless ready rim will have a sidewall with a hooked design, which helps catch and hold the bead. Older rims will appear rounded without a hook shape. The shape of the rim will force the bead up snug against the outer hook, and will have a deep section in the middle to make it easier to remove.
Are Maxxis ardent Exo tires any good?
The Maxxis Ardent EXO is an excellent choice for the rider looking for a fast-rolling, efficient, and lightweight tire for XC style riding. If we rode great dirt conditions all the time, we wouldn’t hesitate to mount this tire up on the front, rear, or both ends of our efficient mid-travel mountain bikes.
What is the difference between the Maxxis ardent and ardent race?
The Ardent is also available in 26″ and 27.5″ wheel sizes in both the 2.25″ and 2.4″ widths in the same configurations as the 29″ wheel size. Maxxis also makes a model called the Ardent Race, which has an even more tightly packed and lower profile tread for even more rolling efficiency for riders who spend time between the tape on XC race courses.
What sizes does the ardent come in?
We tested the Ardent in a 29″ x 2.4″ size with EXO sidewall protection, TR (tubeless ready), and the dual rubber compound. In the 29″ wheel size, it is also offered in a 2.25″ width. In both widths, the Ardent can be found in a range of configurations, weights, single or dual rubber compounds, and either skinwall or black sidewalls (tested).
How much does an ardent tire weigh?
This tire weighed just 895 grams in the 29″ x 2.4″ size we tested, and that’s with the more robust EXO casing. That is significant, and the reduction in rotational mass is noticeable when compared to the burlier and heavier models. The tread pattern of the Ardent is the other reason it rolls so quickly.