Comments on: Maxxis Ardent 29″er Tires: First Impressions

By: Eric

Eric — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:22:15 +0000

Mounted on Crossmax 29er and popped right in with Stans, almost ZERO leakage. 25 PSI range for 175 pound of rider.

By: GreenLightGo

GreenLightGo — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:25:44 +0000

Thanks!

By: Guitar Ted

Guitar Ted — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:46:18 +0000

Interbike interuptions aside, I now am getting things rounded up again. I’ve had two more rides on them since the last post, but I need to fiddle a bit more before I post up again. Hope the weather holds out!

By: GreenLightGo

GreenLightGo — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:31:21 +0000

GT – any update on the Ardents?

By: GreenLightGo

GreenLightGo — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 03:18:13 +0000

GT – I had a really wet ride up in DC earlier this summer /w the prototype and as long as the soil wasn’t clay or peanut butter in texture – it cleared the soupy stuff well.

I’m mid-20s tubeless on the front w/ a Flow and enjoy the performance so far. I think you’re right though – leans mostly towards the dry.

By: Jason

Jason — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 03:56:36 +0000

This has become a favorite of mine, I felt much more comfortable taking the ardent a little faster and lower in the turns then what I am used too. It really performed excellent in all the conditions I took it through. My last ride was in pisgah and I was able to give it a really good ride and it came out unscathed. I settled in at 25 psi frt &back and felt that was just about the sweet spot. The constrction of the ardent feels very well made, with a solid bead and tough sidewall. I would really like to see this tire in a 2.4 someday as it seems like the perfect all mountain 29er tire.

By: rockhop

rockhop — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 03:55:39 +0000

I too have similarly good experiences with the Ardents after replacing the horrid ACXs that came with my HiFi. Not too concerned in the mud since here in the NE it’s frowned upon for eco reasons. But I’m running 31 / 35 psi fr / rr respectively, weighing over 245 lb with gear. May drop the air down a bit, see how it feels.

By: Guitar Ted

Guitar Ted — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:27:14 +0000

Clint: I think in rocky to granular sand it’ll do okay. Deep sand, not so much. Moon dust, hardpack and loose over hard should be great.

I would love to try them in El Paso next time I go there!

By: Clint

Clint — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:01:34 +0000

Ted, how do you see these shaping up for us out west in the desert? I currently run the a CrossMax set and love them in all the conditions out here and love the hook up they give through the corners and here in AZ the corners mean a lot. Do they match up in this respect?

By: mg

mg — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:47:50 +0000

i’m a fan of the Ardent, though i have to admit i’ve only run it on the front thus far, in combination with a crossmark on the rear on my dos niner. i’ve found it to be a great cornering, versatile performing tire overall. no, it’s definitely not a mud tire, but it’s got a pretty darn wide acceptable performance range, and the ’sweet spot’ is very, very nice. luckily, the dry, hard conditions i often ride fall right into the ardent’s sweet spot.

unlike SS, i’ve found that, when running tubeless, 25-26 psi works best for me. 28-29psi typically feels a bit stiff in the casing, and this is one of those tires where a few psi makes a big difference in the tire’s feel on the trail.

when i build up my big mama, i’ll likely put ardents on it front and rear. test the dual set-up.