Finally we’ve got round to weighing the Maxxis XC tyres.

Maxxis Advantage

Advantage 2.1 Kevlar 70a : average weight 624g
Advantage 2.1 Kevlar 120tpi 62a eXC: average weight 548g

Aspen 2.1 Kevlar 120tpi 62a eXC: average weight 478g
Aspen 2.25 Kevlar 120tpi 62a eXC: average weight 591g

Crossmark 2.1 wire bead, SPC, 70a: average weight 650g
Crossmark 2.1 Kevlar 70a: average weight 569g
Crossmark 2.1 Kevlar 120tpi 62a eXC: average weight 479g
Crossmark 2.1 UST tubeless: average weight TBA

High roller 2.1 wire bead, SPC, 70a: average weight 550g
High roller 2.1 Kevlar 70a: average weight 514g
High roller 2.1 Kevlar 120tpi 62a eXC: average weight 481g

Ignitor 2.1 Kevlar 70a rubber: average weight 580g
Ignitor 2.1 Kevlar 120tpi 62a eXC: average weight 480g

Larsen Mimo 2.0 Kevlar 120tpi 62a eXC: average weight 484g

Larsen TT 2.0 Kevlar 70a rubber: average weight 568g
Larsen TT 2.0 Kevlar 120tpi 62a eXCeption: average weight 496g
Larsen TT 2.0 LUST tubeless: average weight 679g

Monorail 2.1 Kevlar 70a: average weight 559g
Monorail 2.1 Kevlar 120tpi 62A eXC: average weight 502g
Monorail 2.1 LUST tubeless: average weight 657g

Medusa 1.8 Kevlar 70a: average weight 489g
Medusa 1.8 Kevlar 120tpi 62A eXC: average weight 491g
Medusa 2.1 Kevlar 70a: average weight 531g
Medusa 2.1 Kevlar 120tpi 62A eXC: average weight 482g
Medusa 2.1 LUST tubeless: average weight TBA

Rendez 2.1 Kevlar 70a: average weight 557g
Rendez 2.1 Kevlar 120tpi 62A eXC: average weight 481g

Singletrack magazine

Tubeless stuff is obviously very close to our hearts and so it was good to see a load of tubeless products featured in the latest issue of Singletrack. While they made a lot of good points and said some nice things about products we sell, and they actually tested the products for a good length of time unlike some other “reviews” we’ve seen recently, there are a couple of points where they went off the tracks a bit. So we don’t have to spend the next week answering questions on the phone “but in Singletrack they said this…”  here are some comments.

1. Stan’s kits aren’t available in just ‘narrow’ and ‘wide’ versions. In fact there are 9 different rimstrips available if you count the road version, all varying in either material thickness or strip length to get just the right fit on virtually any rim.

2. “There is no grippy mid-weight tyre on the market so I’m sticking with thick-walled tyres and inner tubes for now”, well OK but why not use that thick-walled tyre tubeless? The conversion kits open up virtually the whole world of 26″ rubber for use as tubeless tyres so if there’s nothing there to suit then you’re being too fussy. Here are some examples of what we use at JRA, all tubeless: Maxxis High Roller LUST 2.35, Maxxis Ardent 2.4 dual ply, Maxxis ADvantage 2.25 and 2.4 single plys, Maxxis Minion, Maxxis Swamp thing (2.35 SPC to 2.5 DPC).

3. We’d like a definition of “All Mountain” please…

We could go on; but won’t. If you want to purchase your own copy of Singletrack don’t forget we sell it in the shop!

Rendez 2.1 wire bead, SPC, 70a – 665g
Rendez 2.1 Kevlar 70a – 540-590g (2 weighed) average of 565g
Rendez 2.1 Kevlar 120tpi 62A eXC – 469-464g (2 weighed) average of 467g

Monorail 2.1 wire bead, SPC, 70a – 605-615g (2 weighed) average of 610g
Monorail 2.1 Kevlar 70a 567-571g (2 weighed) average of 569g
Monorail 2.1 Kevlar 120tpi 62A eXC – 510-512g (2 weighed) average of 511g
Monorail 2.1 LUST tubeless – 643-670g (2 weighed) average of 657g

Ardent 2.25 kevlar 70a 640-641g (2 weighed) average of 649g

Ridgeline 2.1 wire bead SPC 70a – 605-615g (2 weighed) average of 610g
Ridgeline 2.1 Kevlar 70a – 545-569g (2 weighed) average of 557g

Dual ply as the name suggests are super tough, if you’ve a problem with single ply then these are the tyres you need, but there’s a catch – they’re heavy and over 1kg a wheel to drag around needs some thought and ideally an uplift. See the post on mid-tyre weights if you’re looking to ride the ups as well as downs.

Ardent 2.4 DPC 60a – 1240 – 1170g (4 weighed) average of 1195g
Ardent 2.6 DPC 60a 1290 – 1300g (2 weighed) average of 1295g

Minion Fr 2.35 42a – 1100-1100g (2 weighed) average of 1100g
Minion Fr 2.35 60a – 1080-1190g (2 weighed) average of 1133g
Minion Fr 2.5 42a – 1250-1280 (2 weighed) average of 1265g
Minion Fr 2.5 60a – 1230-1250g (2 weighed) average of 1133g
Minion Fr 2.5 UST 42a – 1210-1300g (2 weighed) average of 1255g

Minion Rr 2.35 42a – 1260g
Minion Rr 2.35 60a – 1100g
Minion Rr 2.5 42a - 1220g
Minion Rr 2.5 60a – to be weighed
Minion Rr 2.5 UST 42a – 1260g
Minion Rr 2.5 UST 60a – to be weighed

High Roller 2.35 42a – 1120-1120g (2 weighed) average of 1120g
High Roller 2.35 60a – 1080-1200g (7 weighed) average of 1129g
High Roller 2.5 60a – to be weighed
High Roller 2.5 42a – 1200g
High Roller 2.5 UST 42a – 1290-1290g (2 weighed) average of 1290g
High Roller 2.5 UST 60a- 1120-1170g (2 weighed) average of 1145g

Swampthing 2.35 DPC 42a – 1050-1050g (2 weighed) average of 1050g
Swampthing 2.35 DPC 60a – 1030-1030g (2 weighed) average of 1030g
Swampthing 2.50 DPC 42a – 1100-1190g (2 weighed) average of 1113g
Swampthing UST 2.50 42a - 1030-1040g (2 weighed) average of 1035g

all tyre weights were correct at 24 April 2008 and may vary from batch to batch.