Unrelated comment, only because you mentioned you are riding the Spesh eliminator......How are you liking it? I assume you are on the new T7/T9 version?
I'm particularly interested in comparing against a DHRII and aggressor. I live in Utah, so ride mostly loose-over-hard moondust and lots of slickrock when desert riding.
Unlike you north shore riders, wet is rare here, so my ideal rear tire is reasonably fast rolling, has maximum sidewall support and puncture resistance, and a durable rubber compound.
Only thing I've found that satisfies those requirements is Maxxis Aggressor in Dual Compound and DoubleDown casing.
The Aggressor is....fine....pretty adequate at everything but doesn't exceed either. Would rather run a DHRII or a Dissector out back, but Maxxis seems allergic to making any of their other tires in a DH/DD casings in harder rubber (dual compound), which sucks because it's very necessary when riding in the desert. I'll get maybe 10 rides out of a MaxxGrip tire in the rear before it starts to wear. Maybe 3-4x that with MaxxTerra.
This spesh tire looks like it could have some potential in the Grid Gravity casing. Would love to hear how you are getting along with it in the rear, and a comparison to it's Maxxis equivalents.
June 18, 2021, 9:42 a.m. - bigbrett
Unrelated comment, only because you mentioned you are riding the Spesh eliminator......How are you liking it? I assume you are on the new T7/T9 version? I'm particularly interested in comparing against a DHRII and aggressor. I live in Utah, so ride mostly loose-over-hard moondust and lots of slickrock when desert riding. Unlike you north shore riders, wet is rare here, so my ideal rear tire is reasonably fast rolling, has maximum sidewall support and puncture resistance, and a durable rubber compound. Only thing I've found that satisfies those requirements is Maxxis Aggressor in Dual Compound and DoubleDown casing. The Aggressor is....fine....pretty adequate at everything but doesn't exceed either. Would rather run a DHRII or a Dissector out back, but Maxxis seems allergic to making any of their other tires in a DH/DD casings in harder rubber (dual compound), which sucks because it's very necessary when riding in the desert. I'll get maybe 10 rides out of a MaxxGrip tire in the rear before it starts to wear. Maybe 3-4x that with MaxxTerra. This spesh tire looks like it could have some potential in the Grid Gravity casing. Would love to hear how you are getting along with it in the rear, and a comparison to it's Maxxis equivalents.