Ever popular for UK wet weather trail, downhill, or enduro riding, the mid-spike Maxxis Shorty is getting an update. It’s also apparently suitable for ‘extreme dust’, but unless there’s room to ride under your bed, we’re not sure where in the UK such conditions could be found. Popular as it may be, Maxxis thinks there’s room for improvement so has set about making the Shorty even better.
New Maxxis Shorty Features
- New knob layout based on feedback from World Cup DH and EWS riders
- “Double wide” knob now split into two individual knobs
- More supportive cornering knobs
- Additional siping to enhance braking and cornering traction
- Raised ridges on casing to promote mud clearing
- New 2.40” width provides more mud clearance
- Reduced weight is an added benefit (DoubleDown & DH specs 5% lighter)
Based on feedback from Maxxis’ World Cup DH and Enduro World Series-winning riders, the second generation Shorty offers a revised knob design. The “double-wide” single center knob is now split into two knobs, and additional support was added to the cornering knobs. Other changes include a narrower 2.40” width for better mud clearance and reduced weight. Revised siping on the knobs offer better braking and cornering traction and raised ridges on the casing help shed sticky mud.
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Ah look, a video to demonstrate the new Shorty’s wet weather performance. Winter in New Zealand looks nice. Where is the sideways rain and sleet? Where are Sam Blenkinsop’s winter gloves and waterproof jacket? We think that having served our time in the UK slop we should be first in the queue for that ‘extreme dust’ video shoot – presumably that happens wherever designers of mesh toed cycling shoes live?
Maxxis Shorty Second Generation Options
- 27.5×2.40 & 29×2.40 sizes
- Trail, enduro, and downhill casing
- 3C MaxxTerra (EXO) & 3C MaxxGrip (DoubleDown & DH) rubber compounds options
- Tubeless ready
- Price from £64.99
| TYRE Maxxis Shorty V2 DH29x2.4WT | £74.99 |
| TYRE Maxxis Shorty V2 DH 27.5×2.4WT 3C TR | £74.99 |
| TYRE Maxxis Shorty V2 27.5×2.4WT 120×2 DD | £74.99 |
| TYRE Maxxis Shorty V2 29×2.4 WT EXO | £64.99 |
| TYRE Maxxis Shorty V2 27.5×2.4WT 60 EXO | £64.99 |
| TYRE Maxxis Shorty V2 29×2.4 WT DD | £74.99 |
Tyres are available in the UK from Freewheel. Don’t forget to nominate your local bike shop for their cut of the order if you’re buying direct!
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Meanwhile, in the forum..
Nothing found.
Table must have some errors in it?
Indeed..
Maxxis Shorty V2 27.5×2.4WT 120×2 DD £74.99 3C MaxxGrip DoubleDown 1136 Enduro
Maxxis Shorty V2 27.5×2.4WT 60 EXO £64.99 3C MaxxGrip DoubleDown 1209 Enduro
One of these lines is incorrect.
Agreed, that table may have all the right numbers but they can’t be in the right order? The mix of sizes, casing and weights doesn’t make sense
Argh! I was trying to combine multiple tables that were laid out in different orders, and do it in a hurry. Hang on and I’ll replace it with a picture!
Plenty of extreme dust around here. My trail shoes are still drying out from miles of it yesterday.
Guessing looking at the old, and this, there’ll be minimal performance changes, so it’ll do just as good as the current one, been using them all winter without fault, bar the fact they’re horrific on roads or anything similar in the DD Maxxgrip flavour!
Best front tire for winter.
Someone needs to make a rear mud tyre that has no outside knobs on the right hand side so that mud doesn’t go all over the chain and jam it up. Obviously it makes it tricky turning right, but you can just do a 270 degree turn left or whatever instead (adjust according to how much right you want to turn)
Table still riddled with errors, mainly the prices
Basically its become more magic maryish.