Fast rolling and loads of grip. Aggressive tread, high volume casing and light weight.

The Maxxis ADvantage was designed by XC pro Alison Dunlap as a high-volume, aggressive XC tyre with minimal rolling resistance and maximum grip.  Probably the best all-round tyres we've ever used, they grip in most conditions, roll fast and are light.

For weights of some mid-weight Maxxis tyres, click here. Some of the fat ones are lighter than you might expect.

This is what Maxxis say about the ADvantage:

"New for 2005, Alison Dunlap designed the ADvantage as a high volume aggressive cross country tire that corners great on big side-knobs. It also climbs and brakes with authority thanks to the opposing parallelogram center tread design. Ramped center knobs keep rolling resistance minimal and the wide lug spacing sheds mud easily."

Quick customer review:

"Went out for a ride after work with the new tyres and was very impressed. Feel lighter, springy (in a good way) and grips like poo to a blanket on the climbs. I was particularly impressed by it’s grippiness on Missing Link where you normally gather so much speed on the wood that any extra breaking at the bottom to turn results in loss of traction and warp speed into the greenery. It was impressive that I nailed it with mega control and managed the turn with no fuss. Unfortunately they didn’t make the Bullit 10 pounds lighter – wishful thinking."

MF, Sheffield

Note: The 2.4 version of these tyres come up large even for a 2.4, much higher than other tyres and they are much bigger than  the 2.35 high roller,  it can be a problem fitting through frames with a small clearance.