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Maxxis Assegai 29" Wide Trail 3C/EXO/TR MTB Tire
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Maxxis Assegai 29" Wide Trail 3C/EXO/TR MTB Tire

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Description

The Mountain Crusher

The Maxxis Assegai 29" Wide Trail 3C/EXO/TR MTB Tire is named after the iron-tipped spear used by the Zulu people of South Africa. Greg Minnaar, a native of South Africa, thought it was a fitting name for a tire ready to do battle on the mountain.

The tall knobs punch through dust and loam to find traction, but also offer support and confidence on wet roots and rocks. While other tires excel only in certain conditions, the new Maxxis Assegai is built to go fast everywhere.

Features:

  • 3C MaxxGrip rubber compound available
  • Dual-ply downhill casing
  • Tubeless compatible
  • Wide Trail casing optimized for 30-35mm rims

  • B-Stock - This product has one or more B-Stock units available. These units can be purchased at a discount (see option select). B-Stock units were returned from other customers and may have missing or damaged packaging materials. These units are otherwise as new. The full manufacturer warranty applies. Click Here for more information.

    The product weight specified is an approximate weight based on the manufacturer's specifications (if available) or our measurement of one or two examples. For most products, the weight will typically vary by 5% to 10%.

    Specifications

    Tire Type: Tubeless Ready 

    Threads Per Inch: 60 

    Wheel Size: 700C/29" (ISO 622) 

    TPI: 60 

    29 x 2.5 - 3C/EXO/TR

    Weight: 1075 grams

    Tire Width: 63mm (2.5in) 

    Mfg PartNum: TB00163000 

    29 x 2.6 - 3C/EXO/TR

    Weight: 1087 grams

    Mfg PartNum: TB00203100 

    Tire Width: 66mm (2.6in) 

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    Reviewed 8/8/2024
    by Botch250
    Cycling Enthusiast
    Mid Atlantic Piedmont
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    Maxxis Assegai sizing true to spec.

    Mounted on Hunt EnduroWide 2 front rim (33mm ID) with Rimpact inserts the tire measures 2.44" (62mm) at the casing and 2.5" (63.5) at the widest knob. So Maxxis tire true to spec, WTF?

    As a side note, the Rimpact inserts have been the easiest to install. Using the proper technique and a little soapy water spray, the tire with insert slipped right on. I did not need a tire lever, all by hand. I'm 65 years old, so hand strength ain't what it used to be.

    And as always BTD is prompt to ship and accurate.

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    Reviewed 3/10/2020
    by Jon
    Portland, Oregon
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    4 of 4 customers found this review helpful.
    Assegai EXO 2.5

    Awesome front tire that hooks up in most any condition. About 8 months on tire now with weekly, year-round riding involving lots of fireroad climbs to DH trail descents and tire still holding up and riding great with some side lug wear is all. Zero tears to tread while ridden hard in high speed, mixed trail terrain while I killed many DHR EXO, EXO casing rear tires in past year. Would run Assegai rear but not enough clearance since tire is exactly 2.6 in reality on 3035 rims from widest tread points. So a big 2.5 and why great as a front. Running Kenda Hellkat 2.4 rear that seems to be a good match in most all conditions.

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    Reviewed 11/29/2021
    by Anonymous
    Cycling Enthusiast
    Socal
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    1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
    You can push this tire harder, it does nothing surprising, and recovers quicker.

    I ride the Assegai fast on steep, sketchy, rugged downhills. You can push it harder into corners before it starts to give way, but it does so in a predictable way and it's easy to recover. My favorite front tire.

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