"It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt."
-- Mark Twain
Maxxis Minion 2.5 single ply
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"It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt."
-- Mark Twain
Awesome looking bike. Nice tires too. Just lower the air pressure in them now. 
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heh heh hehWhat's your DH setup Sam? I hope you are feeling better and healing up quick.
Because he does not know the difference. Look; hook up a 42a on the front and it will rail. You will go faster, huck further, get so excited you wet your pants. Later you forget what a great tire this is cause you feel sad losing another 50 spot to replace the short lived tire. Then w/ a 60 you have a long worthless life, which if like me you will cut short and go back to the 42a.
Why do you continue to tie high thread count sidewalls and high durometer rubber together?
I'd rather live big & fast on a 42a instead of getting the "almost" ride on a tire that won't wear out and go away. The more fun ride is the 42a.
To the side wall issue,
1-ply Maxxis is thin for xc. (but way better than the Kenda Nevagel)
I have gotten a lot of extra side wall strength in 1-ply tires by slicing a tube and wrapping it around the actual tube from the rim side. The tire casing does not need the extra rubber of a thornless type tube and you end up with the protection against pinches at the rim. Sort of a jimmy rigged fix for 1-ply side walls.
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is there something as a single ply 3c 2.5 Minion DHF?
Here are some of my thoughts.
I would like to try a tire that has a hard case, with soft tread. I am no tire engineer, but in my mind that seems like it would make for a good all arounder for the guy that cant afford to replace tires every weekend.
I used to run maxxis exclusivly for a long time, SR in the front, ST erar, unless I could find a 50 for the rear. Simple reason for the back was....I couldnt afford 50 plus a tire every three or four rides. Last year I went through a cornicopia of different brands.....No money, and I wanted to keep riding. This is what I know is fact
Softer sticks better, harder slides no matter what air pressure.....get over it.
I found that there is such a thing as too sticky in the rear, its nice in the world of DH to be able to slide when needed to crank a tight turn, get back into your line ETC.
60TPI is a pretty wide standard for DH tires, all maxxis DH tires are 60tpi. Like DaveP said, TPI is all about suppleness, and has nothing to do with stiffness or durability
Maxxis tires wear out fast, specially there sidewalls, both SP and DP. Specially in rocky, dry conditions. Sorry Maxxis lovers, I killed WAY too many maxxis tires long before the tread wore out from rock slices. The SP elft me stranded with a three in slice and they came off my bike pretty quickly after that, the dual ply I was never left stranded, but by the time the rides were over, I had a hell of a bubble on teh side of the tire that in no way was trust worthy to keep riding.
At this point, I am hooked on specialized tires, specifically the Chunder SX, and the CLutch SX for DH here in Socal, they are a dual compound, last a long time, sidewalls hold up well, and they are very predictable, Kyle Straight got me hooked on these last year when he saw me running an old 4ply intense. He threw me a couple, told me to enjoy...havent looked back.
I would love to be on Maxxis all year long, but I just cant afford to replace them every couple rides.
I would like to try a tire that has a hard case, with soft tread. I am no tire engineer, but in my mind that seems like it would make for a good all arounder for the guy that cant afford to replace tires every weekend.
I used to run maxxis exclusivly for a long time, SR in the front, ST erar, unless I could find a 50 for the rear. Simple reason for the back was....I couldnt afford 50 plus a tire every three or four rides. Last year I went through a cornicopia of different brands.....No money, and I wanted to keep riding. This is what I know is fact
Softer sticks better, harder slides no matter what air pressure.....get over it.
I found that there is such a thing as too sticky in the rear, its nice in the world of DH to be able to slide when needed to crank a tight turn, get back into your line ETC.
60TPI is a pretty wide standard for DH tires, all maxxis DH tires are 60tpi. Like DaveP said, TPI is all about suppleness, and has nothing to do with stiffness or durability
Maxxis tires wear out fast, specially there sidewalls, both SP and DP. Specially in rocky, dry conditions. Sorry Maxxis lovers, I killed WAY too many maxxis tires long before the tread wore out from rock slices. The SP elft me stranded with a three in slice and they came off my bike pretty quickly after that, the dual ply I was never left stranded, but by the time the rides were over, I had a hell of a bubble on teh side of the tire that in no way was trust worthy to keep riding.
At this point, I am hooked on specialized tires, specifically the Chunder SX, and the CLutch SX for DH here in Socal, they are a dual compound, last a long time, sidewalls hold up well, and they are very predictable, Kyle Straight got me hooked on these last year when he saw me running an old 4ply intense. He threw me a couple, told me to enjoy...havent looked back.
I would love to be on Maxxis all year long, but I just cant afford to replace them every couple rides.
maxxis is now offering the 26x2.50 Minion DHF 60a EXO 845g tire on their website. link
"The new offering from Maxxis also has Exo-Protection sidewall reinforcement, which not only makes the casing less susceptible to sidewall cuts and abrasion, but also adds stability to the tire when riding aggressively."
"The new offering from Maxxis also has Exo-Protection sidewall reinforcement, which not only makes the casing less susceptible to sidewall cuts and abrasion, but also adds stability to the tire when riding aggressively."
EXO single plys are better than a folding XC tire or a folding Kenda freeride (aka a thin-a$$ balloon) tire as far as sidewall protection goes. You cannot run low pressures: I suggest in the ballpark of 30 psi at least, and possibly just running it in front paired with a DH casing in the rear... depending on your riding style/speed and your trails.
The 3C FR compound is harder than the 3C DH compound, so the grip isn't quite as good.
It is not a replacement for a true DH tire, in stiffness or in FRO sticky grip. Possibly in a super-loamy, soft zone like Santa Cruz or Bellingham you could get away with riding it as hard as a dual ply tire.
It is a nice AM/light freeride tire for the DH riders who are used to the awesome grip of the Minion DHF.
The 3C FR compound is harder than the 3C DH compound, so the grip isn't quite as good.
It is not a replacement for a true DH tire, in stiffness or in FRO sticky grip. Possibly in a super-loamy, soft zone like Santa Cruz or Bellingham you could get away with riding it as hard as a dual ply tire.
It is a nice AM/light freeride tire for the DH riders who are used to the awesome grip of the Minion DHF.
yes, crossmax sx's...they're really good
right on, thats what i ride.
We put some on my buddies DH bike, it does say XC on the wrapper. It DID NOT work well for DH, sidewall is WAY too weak. Those tires were on his bike for one day at N*, they have now been removed and UST Minions installed. For trail riding fine, for any rocky DH they are a HUGE POS.I got the Minion 2.5 single plys today from Chain Reaction. I ordered them Monday!! They weighed in at a hair under 900g. The bike lost about 1.5 lbs.
This is my AM set up.
A Trek Fuel would be a huge POS at Northstar too. What's your point?
I rode Whistler one vacation on 1-ply Minions tubeless that came with my Orange 222. Actually worked out fine. Funny thing I did not know they were 1-ply before I got home.
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I saw a ton of people running them at Kicking Horse and Fernie this weekend. Im running the 2ply for resorts, but it looks like they are working for some people for resort riding. I dont think Id say the are a HUGE POS.
did a fun xc race yesterday, I'm running them on my cove hustler, super tech, lots of roots and rocks, they were awesome....then turning into my driveway, turning pretty hard, I peeled the tire off the rear rim and went down in a huge heap....ouch.....
I talked to another one of my friends who was also there that day at N* running the same tires. He had 3 flats, my buddy also had 3, 6 flats in a 4 hour time span? I'll stick with not sutable for agressive DH. Then again I guess that's why it says XC on the tag, maybe Maxxis is on to something
.I would never run them at a resort. I was just stating a fact that people are running them. One guy I talked to was running 40psi rear and 35psi front.I talked to another one of my friends who was also there that day at N* running the same tires. He had 3 flats, my buddy also had 3, 6 flats in a 4 hour time span? I'll stick with not sutable for agressive DH. Then again I guess that's why it says XC on the tag, maybe Maxxis is on to something
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I have been running the 2.35 single ply DHF on my 6 inch AM bike. I thought these tires would be okay for AM riding.I talked to another one of my friends who was also there that day at N* running the same tires. He had 3 flats, my buddy also had 3, 6 flats in a 4 hour time span? I'll stick with not sutable for agressive DH. Then again I guess that's why it says XC on the tag, maybe Maxxis is on to something
They suck. Pinch flatted with welter weight tubes, pinch flat with free ride tubes, pinch flat with DH tubes. Some of the flats have been doubles as well (front and rear at the same time). Side walls are too weak for any kind of agressive riding near rocks.
What psi are you running?