Same experience for me, i am so happy that 27.5 x 2.5 dh casing maxxterra dhrii exists now it is the perfect rear tire between the...
Same experience for me, i am so happy that 27.5 x 2.5 dh casing maxxterra dhrii exists now it is the perfect rear tire between the slightly higher volume than 2.4 (i like to think this helps prevent rim strikes) and the durable but grippy-enough compound.
Excited to see the amount of dh casing maxxterra options available in the new dh casing too.
Any questions about the DHX or updated DH casing let me know, both were my projects. In general the DHX does everything our current dry tires do...
Any questions about the DHX or updated DH casing let me know, both were my projects.
In general the DHX does everything our current dry tires do, but has more capability for high load high speed conditions. I designed it to excel in the bike park oriented World Cup tracks but still not give up performance in soft or natural sections compared to current dry tires. Ideally I wanted to simply the racers’ tire choice: if it’s dry and fast- DHX, if it’s soft or mixed- HR3, if it’s wet- mud spike.
The updated DH casing is pretty well explained in the press release. The goal is soft contact patch and high support sidelwalls. Lowering the pressure also helps the rebound and damping characteristics. This is the casing that pros have been using for the 25-26 season in the dry, so the average person can see what the pros want out of a casing.
I've seen it thrown around that the DHX can be used anywhere the Assegai is used. I thought Jackson had been swapping between the DHX and HR3 but then I noticed he just won (destroyed) the crankworx race on a Assegai.
What about that course made him choose the Assegai over the DHX?
Any questions about the DHX or updated DH casing let me know, both were my projects. In general the DHX does everything our current dry tires do...
Any questions about the DHX or updated DH casing let me know, both were my projects.
In general the DHX does everything our current dry tires do, but has more capability for high load high speed conditions. I designed it to excel in the bike park oriented World Cup tracks but still not give up performance in soft or natural sections compared to current dry tires. Ideally I wanted to simply the racers’ tire choice: if it’s dry and fast- DHX, if it’s soft or mixed- HR3, if it’s wet- mud spike.
The updated DH casing is pretty well explained in the press release. The goal is soft contact patch and high support sidelwalls. Lowering the pressure also helps the rebound and damping characteristics. This is the casing that pros have been using for the 25-26 season in the dry, so the average person can see what the pros want out of a casing.
I've seen it thrown around that the DHX can be used anywhere the Assegai is used. I thought Jackson had been swapping between the DHX and...
I've seen it thrown around that the DHX can be used anywhere the Assegai is used. I thought Jackson had been swapping between the DHX and HR3 but then I noticed he just won (destroyed) the crankworx race on a Assegai.
What about that course made him choose the Assegai over the DHX?
He was just feeling the Assegai for that race. It’s a pretty natural track that doesn’t have the top speed of many World Cup tracks so the benefits of the stability weren’t huge, so it came down to very fine points deciding which tread pattern was going to be best for the track on that day. Both tires would have been fine but there’s something to be said for almost 10 years of experience on a tire vs 1 year if the track neutralizes some of the DHX’s advantages.
When I say it does everything the Assegai does that is averaging opinions of the top riders. Many think it does particular things or handles particular trail conditions better or worse than our current dry tires, and even on the same team the riders opinions can be directly contradictory on when the tire is better and when it’s worse. But on average the opinion it is on par with the Assegai in most normal conditions, but rolls faster and is much more supportive. This is a very long winded way to say you will see riders on a variety of the usual tires when speeds are a bit lower.
100% agree on all counts.
I've seen it thrown around that the DHX can be used anywhere the Assegai is used. I thought Jackson had been swapping between the DHX and HR3 but then I noticed he just won (destroyed) the crankworx race on a Assegai.
What about that course made him choose the Assegai over the DHX?
He was just feeling the Assegai for that race. It’s a pretty natural track that doesn’t have the top speed of many World Cup tracks so the benefits of the stability weren’t huge, so it came down to very fine points deciding which tread pattern was going to be best for the track on that day. Both tires would have been fine but there’s something to be said for almost 10 years of experience on a tire vs 1 year if the track neutralizes some of the DHX’s advantages.
When I say it does everything the Assegai does that is averaging opinions of the top riders. Many think it does particular things or handles particular trail conditions better or worse than our current dry tires, and even on the same team the riders opinions can be directly contradictory on when the tire is better and when it’s worse. But on average the opinion it is on par with the Assegai in most normal conditions, but rolls faster and is much more supportive. This is a very long winded way to say you will see riders on a variety of the usual tires when speeds are a bit lower.
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