Complete Guide to Downhill Rubber
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They spread out the side knobs as compared to a normal Minion, so they probably won't bite quite as hard. We'll see though. At least the side knobs are actually far enough up the side of the tire to do something before you're dragging a knee (hi Rock Razor).
Rolling fast while still cornering well is what I'm after. Rear only.
They spread out the side knobs as compared to a normal Minion, so they probably won't bite quite as hard. We'll see though. At least the side knobs are actually far enough up the side of the tire to do something before you're dragging a knee (hi Rock Razor).
You're talking about a company that had the rotational arrow on their DH24's backwards essentially forever
I had one on the rear for the last month or so...think I prefer the slaughter...sidewall is super flimsy on the 27.5 minion ss....seems lighter than the 2.3 hr2's in exo...I think the new exo tires since they've released the double downs have been lighter...I got the 2.5 minion wt in exo and it was pretty flimsy...much more so than the 2.4 hr2's I usually run...the minion ss was the first exo tire ive poked a hole in the tread and sidewall in awhile...it was also on my after work ride on a rock section Ive hit literally 200 times in the last 2 years and ive never flatted in it...grid casing on the slaughter is much stiffer where as I didnt notice as much of a difference going between grid and exo hr2s I noticed a big difference with the minion ss....I guess if they dont offer the slaughter in 26" that doesn't help you...
They do make a 26" Slaughter. I've been meaning to try those too.
Got my Minion SS today. It's actually got tighter spaced side knobs than the 2.3 DHR 2 I have on the back of my MT now, despite looking like they were more spread out in pictures. They're slightly narrower than the knobs on the DHR 2, though still burlier than the ones on the HR2.
Probably won't mount it up until things dry out a little more, but it looks good.
Probably won't mount it up until things dry out a little more, but it looks good.
The "super flimsy" description of the sidewalls has me skeptical of these tires.
I recently got a pair of the aggressor in DD. 29er. My attempts to tubeless mount these tough tires while still having the freshly folded kinks failed miserably. Perhaps my pancake compressors now sucks more than it blows, idk. But I could not get them to inflate. So I set them up with a tube but still at kinda stupid low psi for me. 20f, 22r. I'm impressed. I don't normally feel several rocks go thru the tire and hit the rim. But when I do, I can expect a flat. I felt my rims hit rocks several times and no flats. I am pleasantly surprised. Mind you, this is with tubes. But yeah, can't wait to set them up tubeless and let go of the brakes!
I've trashed a couple of them before the tread was totally worn out, but overall they've done pretty well for me. I imagine I ride less rocky shit than you do though. Lots of roots and loam here. If there was more sharp exposed rock I'd probably have more issues.
Mine's a 26", which they just released, so maybe they did those differently than the 27.5"s?
I'll try to remember to post a pic later.
Is that EXO or DD? think I might throw one on the front but all this talk about flimsy sidewalls has me wondering which casing to go with. How do you like it?DHF 2.5 WT on a 35mm ID rim. Unrideabru but pretty good for my 5MPH adventures.
That's EXO. I like it, tons of grip, I have not destroyed it in rocks like some other tires, yet - but our dirt season is just getting started.
so they did change it for 26". All of the "L" shaped intermediate knobs link up with the "7" shaped side knobs, which creates a cleaner channel between the center and side knobs. I would assume that it grips moar consistently in loose conditions because of this, and probably clears the center knobs better in sticky conditions.
that looks way better than this -
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2 things. 1, I doubt the different spacing really makes much difference. It seems to me there's just too much variability in terrain for something like that to have a huge impact. 2, I doubt it was intentional on the part of Maxxis to line those knobs up. My guess is they kept the side and center knob spacing consistent across wheel sizes and that's just how they ended up.
I disagree. looking at the two pictures side by side, it's clear that the 26" version has closer spaced side knobs and the channel between them goes all the way to the center knobs because the intermediate knobs are aligned with the side knobs. This could very well be an intentional running change in tread similar to what happened with the HR2 as the result of rider feedback.
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Been using these DHR II's in 27.5 x 2.35 for a bit now.
Today they sketched me the hell out a few times. Granted, the trails here are dry as hell and a little marbly, but I had my front tire sliding a few times. Unnerving...
But the traction on them going up is amazing.
Today they sketched me the hell out a few times. Granted, the trails here are dry as hell and a little marbly, but I had my front tire sliding a few times. Unnerving...
But the traction on them going up is amazing.
Counter steer and ride that shit out till you hit something and redirect.
You know.......'turning'
I try not to hit things like trees. They always win.
They slid, but I didn't hit the dirt so they must be good I guess.
Hit them with your tires, not your uh.........melon.
As I have accumulated more riding hours I have gotten used to sliding front tires. It's part of getting from point A to point B.
comp24 lives again!
as a silly plus tire
as a silly plus tire
How are you liking them?
Trying to decide what I want to mount as a new rear tyre, currently Rock Razor, was going to go Minion SS, but half thinking about having some more tread and I liked the look of an Aggressor I was looking at last night on the back of a bike.
The Minion SS is about a shitload better tire than the Rock Razor. I know they look pretty similar, but the Rock Razor has the side knobs so far down the sidewall that unless you're running a 75mm internal width rim to square the profile off, they don't do anything.
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I finally managed to get a Slaughter in 26, which is only possible via UK over here in Yrup. I only have two rides on it yet, but one was serious business and I'm impressed. Deeply impressed to be honest. Loads of rooty off camber sections and steep turns, no problem.
Tire has a nice shape even on my 2008 Crossmax SX wit unrideabru 23 mm inner width. Lateral traction was always there, side knobs doing a good job.
Got the GRID casing, only sensible choice immo.
Tire has a nice shape even on my 2008 Crossmax SX wit unrideabru 23 mm inner width. Lateral traction was always there, side knobs doing a good job.
Got the GRID casing, only sensible choice immo.
This is very interesting to know... I'm very curious about the tire. Question about casing: is Grid like Maxxis EXO, or is more heavy duty? I'd like to give this tire a try, and would like to go lighter than the DH casing, but my past experience with Grid was about 5 years ago, and back then, it wasn't much heavier duty than Control casing - it was just lighter.
The problem here is that shops don't carry the tires, you have to special order them, so you can't pick them up and compare and contrast in person...