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Hello.
I am new to this forum and this is my first post/question and it is quite a lengthy one.
This christmas i treated my self to a new mountain bike (a scott scale 980) and i am very impressed with it however compared to my old trek, i feel it lacks some grip. It currently has maxxis ikon 2.2'd on the front and back. I have done some research and think that the Maxxis ardent 2.4 would be good for my stylse of riding as it is a wider tire and slightly grippier.
I know thw mesaurements for the width of it and there is plenty of clearance wither wide of the forks and the rear down chainstay area(not quite sure what that is called).
With my bike being the 29" version there is very little clearance in hieght at the bottom of the seat tube.
I have read that the ardent 2.4 is a very large volume tire.
My question is does anyone know the height of the maxxis ardent 2.4 in mm?
(The distance from the rim to the heightist knob)
Just a other question, does anybody know the actual width of both the casing width and the end knob to knob width in mm of the maxxis high roller 2 29 x 2.3?
Hopefully i have explained what i mean well and i get an answer.
Thank you very much.
Jack
Have a look here for comparison purposes if nothing else.
http://www.reifenbreiten-datenbank.de/
I have a couple of Ardents in my tyre pile and from memory they do come up quite big.
Remember tyre profile will vary a bit with rim width.
Welcome to the nuthouse 😉
This site may help a bit: http://www.reifenbreiten-datenbank.de/reifen-Maxxis-Ardent-29x2.40.html
Wow.
Wasn't expecting such a fast responce. Thank you very much the link has helped me out.
Hi Jack,
My Ardent 2.4 is on a Stan's Flow EX rim and comes up at 59mm wide at the knobs and 57 mm from the top of the rim to the top of the tyre.
I have an Ikon 2.2 on the same rim and its 56mm wide (this is the sidewall width the width at the knobs is 51mm) and 52mm tall.
Hope this helps...
Where do you feel the lack of grip? Front only, or front and rear?
Ardent isn't the best choice for wet conditions and in my opinion you wouldn't notice much difference between them and Ikons. Also, remember to get the "sticky" compound front and "durable" rear. With maxxis it's 3C MaxxTerra front and dual compound rear.
But I would consider something more aggressive front. Rekon maybe?
The Ardent will make you think it is grippy.
Then you’ll relax and it’ll kill you. I’m dead because of an Ardent.
Seriously, don’t do it, nasty tyres. Chuck a High Roller on and live.
I have two High Roller 2s in the shed 29x2.3 going free if you can collect in Nottingham.
I like my Ikon in the dry, but obviously it has limitations when the weather turns soggy. An Ardent has noticably more grip IME, but HR2 will be a big step up in grip (and rolling resistance, but it's difficult to get the best of both worlds)
Hello.
Thank you very much for yout offer however i am not that way out, im not sure if i could sort some delivery out or not?
Thanks
Jack
One thing worth bearing in mind is that most mtb tyre manufacturers put lower specification tyres on new bikes, the rubber compound is often inferior even though they 'look the part' the devil is in the detail. There will be a subtle yet significant difference in the model number.
Unless you specified a partitular tyre, I'm guessing that's what's happened here and new 'proper tyres' is a good first upgrade.
One thing worth bearing in mind is that most
mtb tyre manufacturersbike manufacturers put lower specification tyres on new bikes
Hello OP and welcome to the forum!
What type of riding do you do mate?
Trail centres, natural trails etc?
In my experience the Ardent isn’t the greatest front tyre, depends what you’re riding though.
I’ve got a HRII 2.4 on eBay at the moment as I’ve changed to DHR/Forekaster setup.
Like others have said make sure you spend a few quid and get the 3C
Tyre man, it's tyre. If you're this side of the pond anyway. 🙂
Hope you sort one out. I find Ardent 2.25s fine on rear for xc/trial stuff.