Maxxis

Advantage Mountain Bike Tire

The Maxxis ADvantage excels in rough cross-country terrain with a high-volume cross-section and aggressive tread. Designed by Team Luna leader and National Champion Alison Dunlap, the ADvantage is like a lightened downhill/all-mountain tire, with ramped center tread blocks and a single-ply casing for decreased rolling resistance. If you’re seeking a superduperlight, super fast race tire for hard, open singletrack, you might want to look elsewhere, but if you get down and dirty on rocky, steep, and technical XC terrain, or you chew up heavy gravel, there’s nothing better out there. In the 2.4 it’s perfect for your all-mountain 6-and-6 setup. The 2.1 eXCeption has a light(er) 120 tpi casing and 62a rubber for race days. And hey, if Alison wins races on it, so can you.

• Tire Durometers: Higher the number the harder the compound, softer durometers grip better, but wear out faster
  
• 70a: Hardest compound for maximum tire life, lowest rolling resistance
  
• 60a: Better traction, higher rolling resistance
  
• 3C: (Triple Compound) hard center compound for low rolling resistance and long life, progressively softer compounds on the edges for higher grip when cornering
  
• Exc: (eXCeption Series) Combination of 62a compound and a 120 TPI (threads per inch) casing, 120tpi offers lower rolling resistance, higher flexibility(better handling) and lighter weight – recommended for racing.
  
• UST – Universal Standard for Tubeless – use in conjunction with UST rims