Comments on: Maxxis Aspen 29″er Tire: On Test

By: geekrunner

geekrunner — Fri, 07 May 2010 03:44:58 +0000

I’m just mounting a pair up tubeless on a set of Specialized Roval wheels (with the Stan’s rim strip)and while it’s a tight fit, it seals up and inflates fine. I had XR1s and while i was happy with them in general, I wanted a larger volume tire to help protect the wheels when running sub-30psi pressures, and a slightly more aggressive tread in softer trail conditions. I’ll give them a try this weekend!

By: Guitar Ted

Guitar Ted — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:05:43 +0000

@bruce brown: I remember seeing yours and the sample I have is no where near as voluminous as your prototype. Unfortunately the production tires look to be a bit skinnier, but given some time to ride them, I may see some stretch.

Stay tuned, a report should follow within a week or two now that the snow is gone…..

By: bruce brown

bruce brown — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:43:12 +0000

53mm wide casing mounted up tubeless on my Crests with mid 20 psi’s. They measure 1-2mm wider casing when mounted on Flows, Blunts, Delgado Discs, etc… . My pair weigh 490/500g.

They are the real deal. I did quite a few races on them last season (prototypes). Plenty of traction front and rear and a great XC race tire.

By: dman

dman — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:36:43 +0000

Give me a snakeskin 2.4″ Racing Ralph and I’m in.

By: shiggy

shiggy — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:59:27 +0000

t0m- There is no change to the Racing Ralph for ’10. The Snakeskin 2.25 was added to the catalog but it has been available since last spring.