Maxxis Ardent Tires: Parts Check
The latest addition to the Maxxis tire catalog is the Ardent, a high volume XC/AM tire designed to roll fast and offer confidence inspiring traction year round. Inside we'll have a closer look the Ardent.
Read On...Maxxis Ardent Tires
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The Maxxis mountain bike tire lineup spans nearly every discipline one could participate in. From the fast rolling 285 gram MaxxLite XC tire, to traction monsters like the Minion and Highroller DH tires, you should be covered no matter what sort of bike is under you. Smack in the middle of that spectrum sits the new Maxxis Ardent tire.
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The new Ardent is clearly not your fly weight racing semi-slick. With full height directional center knobs and high volume casings in both the 2.25" and 2.4" sizes, the Ardent will make an excellent choice for riders who are looking for an 'everything and all the time' sort of tire. Ramped center knobs combined with a 70a rubber compound will improve both rolling resistance and wear dramatically.
Maxxis Ardent Details
• Ideal in medium, loose, and wet conditions
• 26 x 2.25/2.4" sizes
• High volume single ply casing
• Durable 70a tread compound
• 60 TPI casing
• Weights from 645-815 grams
• MSRP $73.90-$109.90 CAD
Aggressive side knobs look ready to dig in to the earth and generous sipes on both the center and side lugs will help out in the wet. While both sizes use a single ply casing, it's far from the paper thin offerings found on other tires and sturdy enough that one could drop a few psi to take advantage of the higher volume. Billed to excel in medium, loose, and wet conditions, the Ardent should be a great all-around tire for aggressive XC and AM riders looking for something that they can run year round.
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Maxxis has a tire for nearly every sort of vehicle and conditions, head on over to their site and have a look.
Read On...
Maxxis Ardent 2.4"
The Maxxis mountain bike tire lineup spans nearly every discipline one could participate in. From the fast rolling 285 gram MaxxLite XC tire, to traction monsters like the Minion and Highroller DH tires, you should be covered no matter what sort of bike is under you. Smack in the middle of that spectrum sits the new Maxxis Ardent tire.
Ardent 2.4" on the right, 2.25" on the left
The new Ardent is clearly not your fly weight racing semi-slick. With full height directional center knobs and high volume casings in both the 2.25" and 2.4" sizes, the Ardent will make an excellent choice for riders who are looking for an 'everything and all the time' sort of tire. Ramped center knobs combined with a 70a rubber compound will improve both rolling resistance and wear dramatically.
• Ideal in medium, loose, and wet conditions
• 26 x 2.25/2.4" sizes
• High volume single ply casing
• Durable 70a tread compound
• 60 TPI casing
• Weights from 645-815 grams
• MSRP $73.90-$109.90 CAD
Aggressive side knobs look ready to dig in to the earth and generous sipes on both the center and side lugs will help out in the wet. While both sizes use a single ply casing, it's far from the paper thin offerings found on other tires and sturdy enough that one could drop a few psi to take advantage of the higher volume. Billed to excel in medium, loose, and wet conditions, the Ardent should be a great all-around tire for aggressive XC and AM riders looking for something that they can run year round.
Maxxis has a tire for nearly every sort of vehicle and conditions, head on over to their site and have a look.
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They seem like an awesome tyre for most coniditions, but do they make a DH specific version?
'Wear', on the other hand, is only ever spelled 'wear', but there is a homophone spelled 'where'.
On-topic, love the tiyers. Too bad I can't afford them.
@SupremeDork.... Sure you can, they're only $20 at Jenson right now!
Anyone interested in the Ardent should check out the Geax Neuron, basically the same tread pattern with a little more predictability at half the price.
Not having any problem in the wet, just air down a bit ... they ride a lot like a nevagal to me, so save the $
BUT at Whistler I'll take a high roller over all.
The article is clearly not a "review" by any stretch of the imagination and wasn't intended to come off as such. In a perfect world all of us here at PB would be out riding all day and have some other people do the typing for us, but thats not how it is. As such, I thought we'd share some photo's and info on the Ardent tires as there is no review forthcoming.
If theres not enough time for real content then maybe just run less stories?
Duly noted =) What small info pieces like the one above are great for is the ensuing discussion, as can be found above. While we may not have had time to put a lot of saddle time on the Ardents, it looks like a lot of other riders have and are stoked to share their opinions on them. The intention is two fold with articles like these: one, we provide some photos and info that will hopefully start a great discussion like is found here, and two, you guys share your experiences and opinions about the product.
There will be a few more of these types of pieces coming up soon, but as the season begins to start up again you'll see much more testing content from myself (and other contributors as well) than in previous years. Enjoy!