Makes sense, yes, I was very surprised when I was getting my new 29'r (moving up from 27.5) and I started looking at tires, that Maxxis had yet to offer 29" versions of their DHF and DHRII in 2.5 WT and 2.4 WT in DD versions?!! (at least to the aftermarket crowd) You had to choose between EXO or DH. Almost like the demand took them by surprise a bit.
It was a big part of the reason I switched to Schwalbe Magic Mary (F) and Hans Dampf (R) as I could get them in their Super Gravity casing.
Looking at the Maxxis site now and they still don't offer those tires in DD, but I do see them in EXO+ now... which is interesting. Looks like EXO+ is only 70 grams & 55 grams heavier than EXO. Which I'm guessing would be about 100 grams lighter than DD? As the DH tire is about 200+ grams heavier than the EXO+ tire.... and looks about that in the 27.5 tire options.
Would be an interesting test....
Jan. 28, 2019, 10:42 a.m. - IslandLife
Makes sense, yes, I was very surprised when I was getting my new 29'r (moving up from 27.5) and I started looking at tires, that Maxxis had yet to offer 29" versions of their DHF and DHRII in 2.5 WT and 2.4 WT in DD versions?!! (at least to the aftermarket crowd) You had to choose between EXO or DH. Almost like the demand took them by surprise a bit. It was a big part of the reason I switched to Schwalbe Magic Mary (F) and Hans Dampf (R) as I could get them in their Super Gravity casing. Looking at the Maxxis site now and they still don't offer those tires in DD, but I do see them in EXO+ now... which is interesting. Looks like EXO+ is only 70 grams & 55 grams heavier than EXO. Which I'm guessing would be about 100 grams lighter than DD? As the DH tire is about 200+ grams heavier than the EXO+ tire.... and looks about that in the 27.5 tire options. Would be an interesting test....