Maxxis to re-label tires to a "true sizing" for 08 (they're actually measuring them)
- Thread starter S.K.C.
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Now they need to make a true 2.8 dhf and I'll be set.
thats nice of them, i had a 2.5 minon that measured 2.25 when it was new.
2.35 minions measures 1.95 when new..
2.35 minions measures 1.95 when new..
Reading comprehension, look into it.baahhhh, now they will be more expensive...more rubber, more $$$$$$
The tires are the same size, they just made the numbers reflect the actual size.
Sweet. Now I won't have a 2.5 maxxis on the front that oddly enough is smaller than the (other brand) 2.35 on the rear 
I hope you intend on using this as a snow tire
my bad, my bad....
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oster_oops:oster_oops:oster_oops:Reading comprehension, look into it.
The tires are the same size, they just made the numbers reflect the actual size.
so what, the tires are still the same size . . but at least they've reconciled a 2.5mm discrepancy in labeling. they could call them small, medium, and large for all i care.
of course maxxis is new to the game so no one really knows how big their tires are
of course maxxis is new to the game so no one really knows how big their tires are
Isn't it called the comp32?
you need tires for your a-t-v?
I mean, bigger than 2.5 is useless... except for gazzalodi's which are sweet for hucking the gnar...
That's F'ing stupid. Now you can have 2 different tires both marked 2.5 that will be completely different sizes. Great.
Just like mavic rims. How many years since they switched and people still can't keep all the numbers straight.
Just like mavic rims. How many years since they switched and people still can't keep all the numbers straight.
Read the article.
I did retard. The article clearly says "Their new 2.4 is last years 2.5, this years 2.6 is last years 2.7, and so on."
That means my tires from this year and my tires from last year will both read 2.5 but be different sizes.
some people need to learn to read
oster_oops:if last years 2.5 is now 2.4 and 2.7 is now 2.6 then the 2 tires you have marked 2.5 are, you guessed it, 2.5 (or 2.4 . . . or still the medium sized dh tire it has been, and will continue to be, despite the 2mm difference in labeling). phew, that was confusing.
Am I the only one who passed reading comprehension?
Did I insult you? I assumed, based on your response that you hadn't read the article. If you have, you clearly need to pursue improving your reading comprehension. However, if you'd like to call me a retard to my face, I'm glad to oblige - just post up and swing through Ballard or SST.
What it means is what it literally says, they are standardizing the measurement based on casing and that the tire which has always been a 2.4 but was mislabeled as a 2.5, will now be labeled a 2.4 but is otherwise unchanged.
they need to buy better polish sausage.
and some pierogi!
ps gazzi 3.0s rule in the slick slick nastiness of plattekill in mid-november. Yay global warming! I love 15 psi!
and some pierogi!
ps gazzi 3.0s rule in the slick slick nastiness of plattekill in mid-november. Yay global warming! I love 15 psi!
okay, try again.
tires offered in 2007 = 2.5 and 2.7
tires offered in 2008 = 2.4 and 2.6
so where is this mysterious mislabeled 2.5 tire of which you speak?
in fact, where, in anything you have read, is there any mention of a 2.5 tire being offered in 2008?
in even simpler terms:
in 2007 you could get a car in red and green. in 2008 you can only get yellow and blue. what color is your red car now?
Clearly you are the only one who didnt.
I have 4 mobsters here that SAY 2.7 and measure 2.35. 
Maybe that's why I got 'em for $10 apiece?
Duck <---- far from complaining
Maybe that's why I got 'em for $10 apiece?
Duck <---- far from complaining
Well, no. It means you will have a tire labeled 2.4 and a tire labeled 2.5, which will be the same size.
Platte is the land of Michy Comp 16 2.2's -- Never understood why people wanted tires that float on the shale rather than cut through!
and gazzis should never be run with more than 12psi!!!
I think they're the only one that is undersized, but oversized casings abound too. EG - Kenda Nevegals are 2.6 and 2.8 vs thelabeled 2.5 and 2.7; I have seen a few claims that Mich 32 2.8's were 2.7's as well.
Maxxis is definitely the biggest offender with the mislabeled tires.
This is a reply to the below message, I love how the monkey shuffles!!
Maxxis is definitely the biggest offender with the mislabeled tires.
This is a reply to the below message, I love how the monkey shuffles!!
buildyourown -
It's great to see you've mastered reading, now learn to read between the lines. Considering it's a release of 08 product, I'm quite sure by "this year" and "last year" they are referring to 08 and 07, they aren't saying that 2.5's purchased this year are actually 2.5" and ones purchased last year are 2.4. They are saying that from now (or 08) onwards, the original 2.5's (which have always been the same) will be labeled as 2.4".
With that aside, did anyone find this hilarious?
It's great to see you've mastered reading, now learn to read between the lines. Considering it's a release of 08 product, I'm quite sure by "this year" and "last year" they are referring to 08 and 07, they aren't saying that 2.5's purchased this year are actually 2.5" and ones purchased last year are 2.4. They are saying that from now (or 08) onwards, the original 2.5's (which have always been the same) will be labeled as 2.4".
With that aside, did anyone find this hilarious?
I'm an avid maxxis fan and all, but it's no secret that they are the only big name company that label their rubber so out of whack... I can't believe they'd have the nerve to try and take the moral high ground here. Hopefully it's just the way NSMB put it.
cut through? why would you want to cut through? you want to surf the shale like a monster truck on a surf bored. come on now. hey. why doncha?Platte is the land of Michy Comp 16 2.2's -- Never understood why people wanted tires that float on the shale rather than cut through!
and gazzis should never be run with more than 12psi!!!
the only place I run my gazzis is at plattekill...and i love it. althought the rider's right side of the mountain is less huck banzai than the left. the left had way more gnar/square inch (GSI).
well, I do make my living as a middle school special ed. teacher
Hence why I'm amazed you can come down to a much lower intelligence level when posting on here.well, I do make my living as a middle school special ed. teacher
Whoa man!
You have an actual NORBA NUMBER?
God dayum, there are some famous ass people here.
Do you have any pics of you in a $700 troy lee outfit as well?
Cuz that would really like, you know, seal the deal on your credibility and all.
I guess he took it a bit too seriously...
Glad I don't have to deal with it at the retail level, keeping new and old inventory separate will be key! It will suck in a couple of seasons when going through the pile of used tires to thrash for a Whistler weekend though.
Kidwoo, go fornicate yourself with an iron stick. My outfit is only worth five to six hundred dollars, not counting the roll of quarters I keep in the crotch of my pants to create the illusion of greater volume.
sam hill rocks a cucumber in his drawers, much more effective.
Nope. We have multiple paralell Maxxis importers, hence we get dirt cheap Maxxis tyres. No one rides anything else.
If you run anything other than Minion DHF 2.5's front and rear here you get beat up.