Boring question: I have a 2.35 Ignitor in the cupboard and was thinking of sticking it on a hardtail i am building. Are they any good or are they crap and if they are any good back or front?. I ride mostly trail centre stuff.
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Maxxis Ignitor what do you reckon?
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Posted 2 years ago #
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fine for trail centres, but absolutely terrible in muddy natural conditions
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Rode mine all over everywhere last autumn/winter, bit drifty but i really liked them.
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The tread looks a bit like that of a Conti Vertical - therefore I feel they should be viewed with suspiscion.
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chunkypaul has summed them up pretty well!
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I run the UST versions. A bit slip-tastic in the mud, persevered with them last winter but will probably be looking for something else come October time.
Great in the dry tho.
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My bro. has got some on his new bike and thought they were the dog's to start with. A few rides later he's going to ditch the front, as it's let go suddenly and he's crashed several times when pushing it hard into corners.
I suspect they're great as an xc tyre in dry and loose conditions provided you don't chuck your bike into the bends like a downhiller.Posted 2 years ago # -
Cheers everyone, it sounds like it will do fine on this second bike. Anyone think they are better on the front or the rear (I still have to find a really good front tyre!)
edit: Franki I don't like the sound of your brothers experience as I do tend to chuck it in to corners and have had a few hairy front tyre experiences
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i had mine on the front and rear and after a few front slides took the front one off and put on a High Roller instead. Much more confidence in the front now.
They are OK on the rear as a dry weather tyre but as said above when the conditions get muddy they start sliding.
I was out tonight on my SS with the Ignitor on the rear and could easily spin the rear wheel through muddy sections with all my weight on it!!
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I run them on both my bikes. 2.35"/2.1" on the FS and 2.1"/2.1" on the HT, both sets are the exception series so a 62a compound, pretty damm grippy to be honest.
They're great fast tyres in dry & firm conditions, great @ trail centres, good on normal woodland single track so long as it's not muddy as they clog pretty easily.
They do slide, but in a nice controlled way which I rather like.
Come up like HR's regarding sizing as in a 2.35" in just a fraction bigger than new Maxxis 2.1" tyres.
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Yes they are slidy in the mud, but i managed fine, you've just got to get used to the bike drifting a bit. High roller front, ignitor rear worked for me.
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great tyre, I love 'em. Only time their no good is supa wet.
Even when they drift they are progressive, so they dont suddenly blow like a high roller might if pushed too far.Posted 2 years ago # -
do they come up big or small compared to other maxxis tyres.
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I've got them (2.35) as rear tyres on 2 of my bikes. Good fast rollers in hardpack / loose / wet grass. As above they do let go in a controlled way. Sidewalls seem pretty robust as Maxxis usually are. OK as a front if you want a fast xc experience.
Size wise they are like other Maxxix 2.35s. Different profile to Vert Pros, so you're OK there!
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Can't speak for the 2.35 version, having run only 2.1s.
I love them. Don't understand the comments about being crap in the mud.
Best as a rear tyre I have found. Grip well and fairly low rolling resistance.
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they are good but LUST HR's are better.
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