MaxxisRadiale Road Tire(Return to Product Page)

The rubber under the tread of the Maxxis Radiale seems to be thicker and more puncture resistant. I also appreciate the lower profile of the radials, because my deep carbon rims already expose me to an uncomfortable amount of crosswind flutter.

I had these tires on for training for over 1500 miles. I know I ran over some junk in the road in that time and not one puncture or slit in the tires! Rides very nicely, rolls great for a training tire and I even raced on them in bad weather a couple times. Expensive ..... yes ....... BUT Well worth the price! Nuff Said!!!!!

Car tires have been using radial casings for a couple decades now and finally Maxxis brought that technology to bike tires. Prior to these I had been using Conti Grand Prix 4000s, which are another excellent tire, but the Maxxis corner much better and offer equal or better rolling resistance. They have a ride that is more supple than the Pro3Race and lower rolling resistance than the Hutchinson Atom Tubeless. I've experienced no cuts (something I was very familiar with using the GP4000 and Pro3Race) and they seem to be long wearing thanks to a tri-compound rubber. Wet traction has been excellent so far (and Portland seems to have a lot of that). As a whole, the Maxxis Radiales corner better and have lower rolling resistance than any other tire I've ridden. They are my favorite training and racing tire to date. The only caveat, they don't seem to work well with HED C2 rims. The additional rim width (23 mm rim, as opposed to 17-19 mm) appears to flex these tires into a shape that results in increased rolling resistance. However, on a standard width rim, they are untouchable when it comes to performance and durability.

I ran a set of these for about year with hardly any wear. I ride about 150 miles a week, and put another 200 a week with the bike set in a trainer. I ran them tubeless using Stan's valve stems and Trucker Co. sealant, I never had a flat until several weeks ago. The leaves had fallen after a storm, I ran over a limb hidden by the leaves and blew out the front tire. I also went down and skinned my elbow. Now I have the original tires back on and I have lost 4-5 mph from my average speed. To sum up the Maxxis Radiale's are difficult to mount the first time but perform flawlessly in wet or dry conditions.