Tag: Maxxis
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Maxxis Ignitor Tyres
After about a year-and-a-half of consideration, I finally picked up a pair or two of Maxxis Ignitors. I’ve ridden a fair number other tyres (note that while some of these tyres were purchased in the U.S. as ‘tires’, I’m writing this in Australia, so they’re now ‘tyres’), but I haven’t been that happy with any…
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Video: AMTBC “Eagle Short Course” MTB Race
The ‘Eagle Short Course’ race was the second race in the 2009/2010 AMTBC Summer Series, and my second MTB race. This race was similar in format to the ‘Dirt Crit‘ in that the course was short (about two minutes per lap), but the terrain was a little more technical. The race was time limited plus…
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New Tires
I replaced the surprisingly short lived Hutchinsons with a pair of Maxxis Larsen TT 2.0″ tires from BMCR today. The above photo is a Hutchinson Toro 2.15″ with less than 200km of trail use — no pavement. While the Hutchinsons still have some life left, they are certainly past their prime. The Larsen TT tires…