Should I fit it ‘backwards’? I have this tyre on both wheels and wondered if the tread would be better suited on the rear wheel if the rotation was the other way.

Cheers

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/maxxis-advantage-as-a-rear-tyre

darrenspink, that thread doesn’t answer my question and it is now closed so I can’t add my query.

Only ran the Advantage the normal way. Ran it with a 2.4 HR2 front and 2.25 rear.

Worked really well. Also used a Ardent with the HR2. This was also a good combo.

local conditions not withstanding…

Would have thought an advantage on the back would be a draggy rear tyre. The 2.25 is a great tyre (good winter front) and the 2.4 comes up MASSIVE, not sure I’d want them on the back.

In short, when it’s a bit wet, good on the front, slow on the back. If I was going racing unless it was supergrim would try and run something a bit quicker, reckon a NN on the front would be a bit quicker.

Give it a try- it might suit your needs better, it might not.Even when a tyre works “best” one way round that doesn’t mean it suits you best.

Northwind – good point, maybe I should just try it!

mrphil – I wanted an Ardent for the back but needed to buy one at very short notice and they only had Advantages in the trail centre shop (I wanted Maxxis).

Moonboy – a NN would have hurt my OCD, got to have the same make front & rear!

Love them in the dry, nice predictable drift.

Hate them in the wet. Awful tyres.

I commented on that closed thread and I still do rate the Advantage as a rear tyre…good grip and don’t find it particularly draggy. Having said that, I’ve now tried the onone smorgasbord and reckon its a good Advantage alternative

I’ve been running an Advantage on the back of my five for a while now. Personally I think it’s only place is on the rear, scared me senseless when i put it on the front in only damp conditions. Never found it to be perticularly draggy. Good back tyre imo.