Comments on: Maxxis Ardent 2.4 MTB Tire Review

By: Maxxis Minion DH F/R Tire Review | Mountain Bike Blog || SINGLETRACKS.COM

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:36:06 +0000

[...] sure many of you already read my review of the Maxxis Ardents - if you haven’t what are you waiting for? OK, now that we’re all up to speed, I have [...]

By: Opus Nelson Freeride Bike Review | Mountain Bike Blog || SINGLETRACKS.COM

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:57:52 +0000

[...] and work well however I found that slapping on a set of Mavic Crossmax SX wheels with a set of Maxxis Ardents (2.40 instead of 2.30) made the bike stick so much better in the corners and the lighter mass of [...]

By: dsb1829

dsb1829 — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:47:12 +0000

Right there with you boss. For as knobby as the 2.4 is it rolls well. I also agree on the topic of loose over hardpack, a little bit overknobbed for that but it just requires the rider to ease up a hair and it manages okay. I did note that it is a big tire, one subject you don’t go into on tire reviews is the true dimensions of the tires you test. For example this tire is so big that when mounted in a RS Revelation it will rub the arch under hard cornering. Clearance on Pike and Fox 32mm forks doesn’t seem to be a problem. I have also mounted this tire up converted with Stan’s and found it to work well in that guise. Maybe they will make it with a UST bead eventually.

trek7k, yes a 29×2.4 is in the works. It isn’t knobbed quite as aggressively as the 26in version.

By: trek7k

trek7k — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:50:25 +0000

That looks like a pretty sweet tire. I just saw they also make a 29er version that’s 2.25″ and is recommended for XC and all-mountain riding. Bonus: it’s about 10 bucks cheaper than the 26″ version:

http://www.hucknroll.com/mountainbike/MXX0033/Maxxis-Ardent-Mountain-Bike-Tire-29er.html