MAXXIS Assegai WT TR EXO 60TPI Dual Kevlar 29x2.50 (63-622) 1075g

After more than two years of development, the Maxxis ASSEGAI is finally here! Greg Minnaar's signature tire is the essence of his 30 years of racing experience and Maxxis' expert knowledge from over 50 years of tire production. "My idea was to design a tire from the best Maxxis treads. I started in the middle with a combination of Minion DHF and Minion DHR II. The reason for this was that the surface of the DHF rolls well and holds great on hardpack, in greasy corners and on wet roots and rocks. The DHR II rolls much better and can brake more aggressively. Then I went for an 'extra' lug, which gives you more support and a consistent feel when you put the bike on the outer lugs in the corner. That brings us to my favorite tire - the HighRoller. The Maxxis engineers and I reshaped the HighRoller side knobs to have pretty much the same characteristics as the original. But with the support of that extra lug, you have the ultimate wingman when you're rushing hard into flat corners.
In the end, I took the stud height from the Shorty. The lugs are well supported, so the raised profile can bite into forest floors and dry, dusty ground."

Wide Trail Casing (WT)
This special casing construction optimizes the tread layout and tire shape on today's wider rims. Traditional tires are developed for narrow rims and have a too angular shape on wide rims and thus a less than optimal performance.
WT tires are optimized for an inner rim width of 35 mm, but work excellently on all rims with an inner dimension between 30 and 40 mm.

Tubeless Ready (TR)
Tubeless tires have many advantages: You can ride with less air pressure. This gives you better traction and reduces rolling resistance. And where there is no inner tube, the risk of punctures is also reduced. MAXXIS TR tires are better prepared for mounting with sealing milk than other "tubeless ready" tires. The bead of our TR tires is completely covered with a layer of rubber, just like a real UST tubeless tire. This means that tubeless mounting is successful on all rims with standard dimensions right from the first inflation and with little liquid.
Like tires from other manufacturers, "normal" MAXXIS MTB tires can also be mounted tubeless with sealant, as the carcass fabric is very tight.
However, only the new MAXXIS TR models are officially approved for tubeless mounting and guaranteed by MAXXIS. Tubeless mounting of other models is at your own risk.

Dual Compound
Two different rubber compounds are processed into one tread strip. The arrangement of the compounds is planned according to the desired properties of the tires.

EXO Protection
This extremely cut- and abrasion-resistant material protects the sidewall of various MTB tires. It is very densely woven, lightweight and very flexible. As a result, the performance of the tires remains convincingly good.

Greg Minnaar's signature tires
Good cornering traction
Tubeless Ready
This extremely cut- and abrasion-resistant material protects the sidewall of various MTB tires. It is very densely woven, light and very flexible. As a result, the performance of the tires remains unchanged and is convincing.