Maxxis assegia ??

DrStupid

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Just read this review and mostly agree. I've run the assegai on front of three bikes and recently tried it on the back of my trance.

The tire has really good grip off-camber, and at slight lean angles, becuase there seems to be no drift zone. I dont find it draggy when used up front, and I only notice squirm with the lighter exo and exo+ casings. The tire seems to outshine in moderately nasty conditions, like almost too muddy to ride, and extreme loose over hard. Between these two conditions... well anything round seems to work so anything lighter or faster is likely better.
 

FrankBouwer

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I ride mostly all mountain over some pretty rough country and run Assegai's front (2.6 x 27.5) and rear (2.5 x 27.5), both EXO+ casings and Maxterra compound. In front the the Assegai is confidence inspiring due to being extremely grippy and predictable in all conditions. On the rear it has very good traction when climbing and grip under heavy breaking. Currently I'm running 2.5 on the back but will replace it with a 2.6 once the 2.5 is shot. I haven't been keeping track of how many km's I get from them but the wear rate on the back is acceptable. I have not had a puncture (touch wood) since fitting Assegai's about a year ago, prior to that I blew through a DHR 2 in 20 km and a High Roller in 50km... IMO it's the ultimate E-bike tyre, providing you're not trying to squeeze every ounce of speed although I must say that when we do standing start rolling distance comparisons I get as much distance as most and more than a few so it's not significantly slower than the tyres my friends are using.
 

DrStupid

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Just sliced the 27.5 x 2.5 exo+ maxterra assegia on the rear at 22 psi.

The front wheel kicked up lime stone chip about 10 inches across, which my rear tire climbed over at the worst possible angle.

The process lifted the rear of the bike about 1 foot off the ground, whilst I was riding off chamber going around 20 mph lol. I didnt crash. The deflated assegai gripped hard, and allowed me to ride it out, though the tire is dead.


Found a DD aggressor for rear. This may actually be a great rear for the assegai front?
 
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panaphonic

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Swissrob

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A while ago I bought about 10 Maxxis tyres on Ebay for Chf50 so I have been working through them, one was an Assegai 27x2.5 which I liked. On my 2018 I have gone mullet with a 29 in front which came with a 2.4x29 Specialised hillbilly over winter it was quite good compared to the DHF I was running. In order to get free shipping on an order I ordered a 2.6x29 Assegai and fitted it to the front and went old school and put a 2.5x27 High Roller on the back.

After a week of mixed conditions in Lenzerheide from dry bike park to greasy wet enduro I am really happy with the combo. Straight ahead traction up and down is great but the driftability of the high roller is the icing on the cake as the Assegai goes exactly where you point it and the high roller tries to follow. The only issue is fat 2.8 tyres look better! I am 100kgs loaded running 27 psi front and 30 in the rear and don't really notice the supposed drag on dirt but a little bit on tarmac.
 

urastus

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A while ago I bought about 10 Maxxis tyres on Ebay for Chf50 so I have been working through them, one was an Assegai 27x2.5 which I liked. On my 2018 I have gone mullet with a 29 in front which came with a 2.4x29 Specialised hillbilly over winter it was quite good compared to the DHF I was running. In order to get free shipping on an order I ordered a 2.6x29 Assegai and fitted it to the front and went old school and put a 2.5x27 High Roller on the back.

After a week of mixed conditions in Lenzerheide from dry bike park to greasy wet enduro I am really happy with the combo. Straight ahead traction up and down is great but the driftability of the high roller is the icing on the cake as the Assegai goes exactly where you point it and the high roller tries to follow. The only issue is fat 2.8 tyres look better! I am 100kgs loaded running 27 psi front and 30 in the rear and don't really notice the supposed drag on dirt but a little bit on tarmac.
Standard mullet setup is usually skinnier on the front - motorcycle and emtb setup when new. I kind of like it that way too. The rear takes more weight and is a smaller wheel. Better for grip when climbing - if you're into climbing. None of that means anything though if you're happy with your setup :)
 

Swissrob

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Standard mullet setup is usually skinnier on the front - motorcycle and emtb setup when new. I kind of like it that way too. The rear takes more weight and is a smaller wheel. Better for grip when climbing - if you're into climbing. None of that means anything though if you're happy with your setup :)
Yup I know and tried that with a Butcher and DHF which was ok and I already had the 2.5 high roller in nearly new condition. I need to do a few more local rides to see how it works here. Too many choices and lack of skills to really say what is best!

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urastus

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Yup I know and tried that with a Butcher and DHF which was ok and I already had the 2.5 high roller in nearly new condition. I need to do a few more local rides to see how it works here. Too many choices and lack of skills to really say what is best!

I still have a huge selection of tyres for 26" :( I should give them away. I have managed to limit myself to wet months and dry month tyres now, but I think I'm forming a selection that should be good all year round. Have fun :)
 

DrStupid

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I still have a huge selection of tyres for 26" :( I should give them away. I have managed to limit myself to wet months and dry month tyres now, but I think I'm forming a selection that should be good all year round. Have fun :)
The Holy Grail it is you seek!
 

urastus

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The Holy Grail it is you seek!
I see the conditions that some folk in the UK ride in - they'd think I'm a pussy :ROFLMAO: I pick my areas to ride during the cold, wet months - generally some puddles sitting on top of hard packed clay. Some light mud in high traffic wet areas. During summer, lots of dust. Even though we're a long way south, not a huge amount of rain.

I've been using dhrII through winter because it just doesn't hold onto mud - my rear tyre seems to attract tacky mud more than the front. That isn't often a problem though. I reckon I could go dhf all year - or something like that. Assegai on the front hasn't held onto mud - so it's looking like a stayer all year.
 

Varaxis

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Too slow and heavy,massive grip though, personally the Schwalbe Eddie Current is the tyre I replaced my Assegai with, superb tyre.

Same thoughts. I plan on wearing out my Assegai though.

Where you guys finding these Maxxis tire deals? 50 CHF for 10 Maxxis tires, with one being an EXO+ Assegai? Just one of those is like 70 USD... thought about ordering overseas where they're more like $40 each, but when Eddy Current is the same price...
 

Flatslide

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I really like the look of the aggressor; it's just not quite big enough for what I want.
My Rocky came with a rear Aggressor from new, and I've replaced it with another since. It's a pretty good all round tyre, and certainly tough. We're in mid-winter now, and most local trails are soil over clay. The Aggressor offers little grip going up or down in wet, slippery conditions, but if the trail is under pines or macrocarpas, then it's pretty good. I get 3000km out of it, which is probably three quarters tarmac, the rest trails. I consider it a good value tyre, especially if purchased on sale. I was thinking of trying the old DHF front on the rear, as it still has 60% tread after 3500km .
 

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