Sweet!
I've had a bit of time on both in the front now and think I prefer the Vigilante esp. in wet/loose. The Assegai (mine was EXO+/3C MaxxTerra) seems to not like being leaned over as much, but definitely brakes better and does better on hardpack. I had a few close calls on it the first day I ran it, leaning it over like I did the Vigilante and it started to drift.
The Vigilante seems better in all the other ways though (volume, wet conditions, loose conditions, off camber roots/rocks, compliance). I like the way it corners better. The tread life on the Assegai seems like it'd be higher esp on hard surfaces, my last Vigilante 2.5 lasted me ~1100 miles on the front, but it only took one day at the park for a new one to start showing subtle signs of wear (it was very dry and hard that day). I can't really tell much difference rolling, but the Assegai seemed a little bit faster, hard to tell in the front though. I do wish I had time on a MaxxGrip version, apparently it's a bit better than the MaxxTerra version is in the wet conditions.
I haven't tried either in the rear, but coming into fall and winter, I think I'm gonna stick with the Vigilante up front. It seems to do a lot better in the wet. Looking forward to seeing if it's in my head or if your impressions are similar!
Sept. 12, 2019, 6:43 a.m. - Shinook
Sweet! I've had a bit of time on both in the front now and think I prefer the Vigilante esp. in wet/loose. The Assegai (mine was EXO+/3C MaxxTerra) seems to not like being leaned over as much, but definitely brakes better and does better on hardpack. I had a few close calls on it the first day I ran it, leaning it over like I did the Vigilante and it started to drift. The Vigilante seems better in all the other ways though (volume, wet conditions, loose conditions, off camber roots/rocks, compliance). I like the way it corners better. The tread life on the Assegai seems like it'd be higher esp on hard surfaces, my last Vigilante 2.5 lasted me ~1100 miles on the front, but it only took one day at the park for a new one to start showing subtle signs of wear (it was very dry and hard that day). I can't really tell much difference rolling, but the Assegai seemed a little bit faster, hard to tell in the front though. I do wish I had time on a MaxxGrip version, apparently it's a bit better than the MaxxTerra version is in the wet conditions. I haven't tried either in the rear, but coming into fall and winter, I think I'm gonna stick with the Vigilante up front. It seems to do a lot better in the wet. Looking forward to seeing if it's in my head or if your impressions are similar!