Hey everyone, how's it going?
I haven't talked about Maxxis tires in quite a while
but as you can see here on my Transition Smuggler I'm still using them.
Up front I have a Rekon 29 x 2.6 that I reviewed not too long ago,
and in the rear I have a good old Ikon 20 x 2.35, a legendary 2.35
But in this video and in the next couple of videos for that matter,
I'm gonna look at more racier Maxxis tires.
I'm talking about the ReKon Race, the Aspen and finally the Forekaster.
So in this first video I'm gonna look at the Rekon Race
which is the racy version of the Rekon trail tire.
This is the widest tire they have that's not considered WT.
29er x 2.35 version, the WT version of this was just introduced, the 2.4
and I chose the EXO reinforced side walls and the tubeless ready TR version of the tire.
Other details are here on the back of the label
starting with manufacturing which is in Taiwan,
rolling resistance and cornering is supposed to be pretty good, 3 out of 4.
This is recommended for hard pack and a bit of loose over hard pack, not much else.
Other details you can see it's a product code M355RU,
world-class XC semi-slick, it's a dual compound tire with 120 TPI casing.
Yes we can't really find the 170 casing that Nino has used
because they're not really manufacturable
The yield on manufacturing those tires is less than 50% !
Also on the label, they have this QR code that if you scan
is gonna take you to Maxxis.com,
specifically to this video on how-to mount a tire tubeless.
This 29 x 2.35 is supposed to be 710 grams.
It's 747 grams, so about 40 grams heavier
and the 29 x 2.4WT they just introduced is about 50 grams heavier than this so,
what? 800 gram cross country tire ?
I don't know about that...
Most of the information about these tires is on the drive sides or right side.
Here on the left, aside from branding
you're gonna have a rotational arrow, tires using a directional tread,
also you're gonna have Made in Taiwan, and the tire size.
On the right side of the tire, Rekon Race 29 x 2.35,
60 psi maximum pressure, 120 TPI, and EXO and TR which I mentioned already.
In an older video I mentioned that TR actually makes this edge of your tire
very rubbery just so it provides a good seal with the rim.
Compared to other tires that have a plasticy sidewall this feels very smooth and very soft
even with the EXO protection embedded in here.
Tread width non inflated is 57 mm which is not bad
but let's get this installed and take a closer look.
Very easy to install the tire on the rim
these are on a set of Stan's ARCH MK3s that's a 26 millimeter ID rim
and you can see the full details of the profile right now on the screen.
I have it pumped up to 40 psi and I'm gonna leave it overnight to stretch a little bit
then we'll take some measurements.
One day later, now at 25 psi, here's the Rekon Race next to Rekon.
And you can see the 3 areas of the tread right here
the center knobs, two types on the Rekon, the intermediate knobs zigzagging around
and then the edge knobs or cornering knobs,
the L shaped has been used on the DHRII, DHF, very popular with Maxxis tires.
The new tire, the Rekon Race,
first of all it does have a lot more little knobs here in the center,
They're ramped up to reduce rolling resistance
and it has about 3 patterns: one, two, and three
and then it alternates again .
The intermediate knobs are still there but they're not that many
and then the cornering knobs, the same shape, nice L shape,
the siped knobs, but obviously the size is reduced quite a bit for this type of tire.
When you have the right rim for the tire, the edge knobs or the cornering knobs
are sticking out a little bit more than just the casing
and that is the case right here.
So measuring from edge to edge here I am at 2.3 inches
which is about 58.5 millimeters.
The height of my tire with the 16 mm rim is 73 mm,
and the height of the casing is about 70.7 mm or so.
So about 2.5 mm tall center knobs right here.
As for the cornering knobs they are quite a bit taller, at 3.5 mm
Here is next to an Ikon 2.35.
This is a nice big volume tire, it measures 2.35" after about a year of riding,
it had the chance to stretch.
But otherwise this is not taller,
so chances are the two tires have the same casing.
You see the cornering knobs here on the Ikon that are bigger on 2.35
but I think I still much rather prefer this shape of it
because this is a proven design from the more aggressive Maxxis tires.
Otherwise casing is superb with no side-to-side wobble whatsoever
nice volume tire as well.
So what do you guys think?
Did I I convinced you to try some Rekon Race tires?
Popular combination would be Rekon Race rear, Rekon front
Rekon Race rear with something like Aspen up front,
can't wait to look at this one to see how it compares,
or Rekon Race front and rear
obviously if you are Nino Schurter or someone like that.
For me, 750 grams for a cross-country tire it's a bit too much,
but otherwise I like pretty much everything about this tire.
But let me know what you guys think in the comments below!
Also, let me know if you have any questions.
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And until next time, hope to see you folks on the trails
riding some Rekon Race tires.
Cheers guys, cheers!