Comments on: More Maxxis 29er Tires

By: Tig

Tig — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 18:32:59 +0000

I’d kill for a 29″ set of CrossMarks for racing. The 26″ version has great dry and moderatly loose condition traction, yet are really fast compared to Ignitors (I love the 29″ Ignitors for their excellent all round traction).

By: Guitar Ted

Guitar Ted — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 22:26:37 +0000

Cloxxki: The Cross Mark is a derivitive of the Mimo. It’s got the ramped, small knobs, but the central section of knobs a just a tiny bit blockier, and longer crossways on the carcass. I would imagine this imparts better grip, no? My buddy pointed them out and said that they were very fast and grippy, amongst his favorites in 26″.

By: Cloxxki

Cloxxki — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 09:37:41 +0000

I wonder, how much “different” would the CrossMark be to the Ignitor? Much grippier? Much faster? It already seems to be a heavier design…
I can’t help but think they’d be better off making a MiMo or Flyweight 2.1, something more aimed at speed and weight, less on grip. Most 29×2.1″ tires in existence grip just fine already.

By: Guitar Ted

Guitar Ted — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 22:11:46 +0000

Tim: Maxxis was spewing this news at the QBP dealer show last week. All the Salsa crew seemed to think it was legit. Tire news is often “deflating” in the end though, so we’ll see!