Comparison MTB : What is the best choice ?

The MAXXIS ARDENT Tyre 29x2.25 Tubeless Ready Exo Protection balances race speed with large block-style side knobs for secure high-speed cornering. The center tread, while ideal for braking and accelerating traction, also features ramped knobs to minimize rolling resistance. With a wide variety of size offerings, the Ardent captures every mountain rider's needs. Dual Compound Two compounds used within the tread of select tyres to offer lower rolling resistance and increased cornering grip. EXO Protection Technology An extremely cut-resistant and abrasion-resistant material added to the sidewalls of select mountain tyres. This densely woven fabric is also lightweight and highly flexible, ensuring that the performance of the tyre remains unaffected.

The CONTINENTAL RACE KING Tyre 29x2.00 Performance helped establish Continental's current MTB tyre range and is now regarded as a legendary model. Irina Kalentieva won two World Championships on Race King tyres as well as countless other wins. Pure Grip Compound Based on activated silica compounds, this technology was originally intended as an performance level compound, but after intensive development at their Korbach research and development department, an advanced new compound with outstanding grip and cross-country properties was developed. This new rubber mix, given the self explanatory name Pure Grip, is ranked just behind their BlackChili compound and is being used in their performance products both on the road and MTB sectors.

The MAXXIS AGGRESSOR Tyre 29x2.30 DD creates extra grip around the edges of the tyre and offers enhanced stability when cornering at speed. The Aggressor tyre encourages you to take an aggressive racing line, ride fast and tackle corners with confidence at speed. The following Maxxis technologies feature on the Aggressor tyre and the appropriate version of this tyre should be selected depending on which compound and puncture protection suits your riding requirements: Tubeless Ready Tubeless tires provide the rider with many benefits: the ability to run lower air pressures, which improves traction; lower rolling resistance when compared to a tube-type tire; and less chance of flatting since there is no tube.

The MICHELIN WILD RACE'R Tyre 29x2.10 has a tread optimised to improve performance on fairly hard-packed surfaces and rolling terrains. The low tread blocks spread over the whole tread enabling greater surface area contact meaning increased grip.

The MAXXIS SHORTY Tyre 29x2.30 Folding 3C Tubeless Ready Exo Protection uses a harder, longer lasting base layer and two progressively softer top layers in order to optimise traction and stability. Maxxis offers three different configurations of their 3C Triple Compound mountain technology; Maxx Speed, Maxx Terra and Maxx Grip. Review Please read the review found in a leading MTB cycling magazine. 3C Maxx Terra Compound Maxx Terra is an intermediate compound configuration used in select mountain bike tyres. It is softer and offers more traction than their 3C Maxx Speed, yet provides better treadwear and less rolling resistance than their Maxx Grip. EXO Protection Technology An extremely cut-resistant and abrasion-resistant material added to the sidewalls of select mountain tyres.