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I know that Maxxis are renowned for sizing up differently (I'm not saying correctly or incorrectly, just differently) to other manufacturers' tyres, but I also understand that some in the range are bigger than others? The Minions and High Rollers come up smaller than the equivalent size Ardent, for example, but what about the others?
Is anyone able to separate the current range into the two camps?
2.35 Minions (which fit my frame and forks) are considerably smaller than 2.4 Panaracer Fire FRs (which don't). Seem to be about the same as 2.3 Conti Speedkings.
1.8 Tioga Factory XCs are much smaller than 1.8 Panaracer Fire XC Mud.
I can only confirm what you already know - Ardents are effing massive, High Rollers, not so much.
Thanks Andrew, but I mean within the Maxxis range. So I know that Minions and High Rollers are small and that Ardents are big, but what about the others: Crossmarks, Advantage, Larsson, etc?
crossmarks are also pretty big,compared to other 2.1's i've had.
I think "bigger" casings are the new generation that they released more recently, sized 2.2 and 2.4. The 2.4 Ardents come up bigger than 2.5 High Rollers.
I think "bigger" casings are the new generation that they released more recently, sized 2.2 and 2.4. The 2.4 Ardents come up bigger than 2.5 High Rollers.
So 2.2/2.4 = big, 2.35/2.5 = small. That's what I was looking for. Thanks Shandy.
Old treads are small
New treads are big
New 2.1" casings are ever so slightly smaller than old 2.35" casings
New 2.25" casings are ever so slightly bigger than old 2.5" casings
Old:
High Roller XC, FR/DH
Minion DHR/DHF
Larsen TT (though in 2.35" casing is slightly bigger than a 2.35" HR/Minon, tread depth is lower so about same overall
Ignitor XC, FR
New:
Advantage (lower tread than HR/Minion so comes up smaller in 2.1"/2.35" and same overall in 2.25"/2.5"
Crossmark
Ardent
Not sure about some of the newer more XC treads
Yup, as a pretty good generalisation, if it comes in a 2.25 or 2.4 it'll be a decent size (not big, from what I've seen, they seem more or less accurate). If it comes in a 2.35, then it'll be comically small
I like it when tyre companies quote accurate sizes but it's bloody confusing when they change their bias. Wish they'd redesign the old ones onto the new carcasses, shed a bit of weight too, I want a folding 2.4 Highroller.
Still at least they're not conti anyway. What was it, "Measured by a blind man with a rubber ruler, on a galloping horse"