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Maxxis Aggressor Tire
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Review by Fred Robinson // Photos by Fred Robinson and Josh Job (action) Maxxis has been setting the standard for high-performance mountain bike tires for years with gravity benchmarks like the Minion DHF, High Roller and more recently the DHR II and High Roller II. Having been the go-to tire for numerous World Cup DH riders, even when they were supported by competing brands, the sight of a "Sharpie'd" Maxxis wasn't uncommon before the rest of the tire brands caught up. Having laid down the yardstick in DH long ago, Maxxis set out to create another benchmark with their new tire, the Aggressor...
Posted by FredLikesTrikes on 1/20/2016 1:43pm
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The Good

As long as the bead is FOLDING they set up nicely tubeless, weather or not the tire is tubeless specific. Long wear life. Handle rocky conditions well without getting tread rips or sidewall damage. Come in a gumwall. Lot of volume. Predictable drifting in corners if you can't hold your line because...

The Bad

The really don't have a BAD point.

Overall Review
This is a great all around tire. I have a big list of positives I've listed and can't find a weakness. I'm riding Utah with sharp rocks and square edges and the 2.4 is on every bike from single speed rigid to Transition Covert 140mm FS. The knobs roll well, off road hook up is perfect. I'll go through a set every 700 miles and then they are some really nice handmedowns to my buddies. One additional bonus for the weight weenie is that they are fairly light for a tire that can take some serious punishment at 695-805 gram depending on the model. I've used the IKON and don't feel that the extra...
Posted by Christian Peper on 1/2/2016 10:42am
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