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Tires Maxxis or MRF
Harder tires like MRF, Ceat, JK etc., will offer good lifetime and low wear and tear.
Pros: good lifetime, low wear
Vehicle:
Suzuki
I have these on my Speed 400. I must say they are pretty good. No comparison to any other road tyre MRF has manufactured so far. They are atleast as good as Apollos if not better.
Pros: pretty good, better than MRF
A Maxxis Shorty in DD casing and Max-Grip compound is about as slow a tyre as you can get - a Maxxis Rekon Race in Exo casing and Max-Speed compound is about the fastest thing you can put on your rims.
Pros: fastest thing
Cons: slow a tyre
I'm currently running Maxxis Razr AT811 tyres. They are pretty quiet and handle great on road, and are definitely capable offroad too.
Pros: pretty quiet, great on road, capable offroad
I only did a couple miles since adding them, but the difference is insane. Rolls like a road bike, but with WAY more confidence to go over anything. I can send it into a 90 degree road turn at full speed and it's not even pushing it. They're fast.
Pros: rolls like road bike, more confidence
I recommend mrf zlx for sheer comfort and long life
Pros: sheer comfort, long life
I run Maxxis Razr AT’s. Highly recommend. Live in Washington so I get all kinds of weather. They’re killer in snow and rain. Smooth ride and look great
Pros: killer in snow, rain
I LOVE the aggressor but I agree that punchy technical climbs are its weak point and will often spin out.
Pros: rolls fast
Cons: weak on technical climbs
Exo and exo+ in my area will reliably puncture right through the top of the tire within three rides or less typically.
Cons: reliably puncture
Specialized control tyres and it’s not even close.
No it’s not worth the “premium” as they’re not more premium. The spesh tyres are specced on their £14000 bikes, they are also racing and winning world cups, cape epics, short track races, marathons for years with the rest of them. Spesh has led the way with a couple others with FEA and camps set up for surely testing their tyres with a refresh every few years. There is no “premium”. The stickers are fancier on the maxxis. But they’re heavier. Higher rolling resistance. Higher weight. No noticeable gain in traction to account for those either. Spesh offers sworks 120 tpi, softer and harder (T7 and T5 respectively) control tyres. All you’re choosing is 120 vs 60 tpi determining a less or more robust carcass.
A life long sworks 120 tpi snob. I went maxxis aspen and hated life. That’s a gravel tyre. Tore through the Vittoria barzo. Went ikon and they’re a great once was a race tyre now a recreational tyre— but been left for dead with rolling resistance, grip and weight by the competition. Rekon race won’t get a look in from the tyre tests and price and weight. Nah ta.
Pros: racing and winning world cups
Cons: heavier, higher resistance
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