Vital Gear Show - Maxxis Tires Rolling Experiment, New Bikes, Tech & More 20

Vital MTBers, have you ever wondered about the actual rolling resistance differences between Maxxis mountain bike tire tread patterns, casings or rubber compounds? We did too, so we coasted down a huge hill in hopes of figuring it out. Enjoy today's Vital Gear Show with a look at some new bikes from Cotic and Orbea, a look into e13’s TRS+ 12-speed cassette and our pseudo-scientific Maxxis tire rolling resistance experiment.

What's in this Vital Gear Show

• :56 - Fabio Wibmer's insanity
• 1:36 - Cotic's Updated FlareMAX 29er
• 2:43 - Vital's Brandon Turman huck-to-flat
• 2:56 - Orbea's Wild FS e-bike now in alloy
• 3:50 - Jasper Penton Vital RAW clip
• 3:58 - Jammer10x's Gen 3 Santa Cruz Nomad in mullet mode
• 5:04 - Weigh some stuff (a variety of Maxxis tires)
• 5:38 - e*thirteen's TRS+ 12-speed cassette review
• 8:28 - Maxxis MTB tires rolling resistance test
• 20:39 - Outro

Maxxis tire rolling speeds ranking

• 29" Dual 2.5 Assegai Maxxterra EXO+ - 34.34 seconds
• 29" 2.3 Minion DHR II / 2.3 Aggressor Maxxterra EXO - 34:50
• 27.5" 2.3 Minion DHR II / 2.3 Aggressor Maxxterra EXO - 35.54
• 29" Dual 2.5 Assegai Maxxgrip DH - 37.86

With aero tuck

• 29" Dual 2.5 Assegai Maxxterra EXO+ with aero tuck - 33.68 seconds
• 27.5" 2.3 Minion DHR II / 2.3 Aggressor Maxxterra EXO with aero tuck - 34.37