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MaxxisGreg Minnaar gets signature tyres

Sebastian Brust

 · 19.04.2018

Maxxis: Greg Minnaar gets signature tyresPhoto: Maxxis
Maxxis: Greg Minnaar gets signature tyres
Robust, dimensionally stable, with massive grip and (downhill) world champion rolling resistance: The Maxxis Assegai is the personal tyre of Greg Minnaar, the most successful downhill biker of our time.

The most successful downhill biker of our time gets his own tyre. Maxxis Assegai is the name of Greg Minnaar's dream tyre that has come true.

The path to the best tyre was clear for the three-time World Champion and overall World Cup winner: Minnaar simply decided to combine the best lug profiles of his tyre sponsor and thus design what he considered to be the ideal tyre.

Greg Minaar has turned his personal dream tyre into reality with the Maxxis Assegai.Photo: Maxxis Greg Minaar has turned his personal dream tyre into reality with the Maxxis Assegai.

For the centre knobs, Minnaar opted for a combination of the Minion DHF and Minion DHR II models: "The reason for this was that the surface of the DHF rolls well and holds super well on hardpack, in greasy corners and on wet roots and stones. The DHR II rolls even better and can brake more aggressively."

The outer lugs were modelled on those of the Highroller. "The Maxxis engineers and I remodelled the Highroller side lug so that it had pretty much the same characteristics as the original. But with the support of this extra lug, you have the ultimate Wingmanwhen you rush hard into flat bends," enthuses Minnaar. Finally, a slightly increased lug height (that of the Maxxis Shorty) ensures the best possible interlocking with the ground - especially on soft forest and dusty sandy ground.

The design of the Maxxis Assegai combines the lug profiles of Minion DHF and DHR II (centre lugs), Highroller (outer lugs) and Shorty (lug height) - the best Maxxis profiles according to Greg Minaar.Photo: Maxxis The design of the Maxxis Assegai combines the lug profiles of Minion DHF and DHR II (centre lugs), Highroller (outer lugs) and Shorty (lug height) - the best Maxxis profiles according to Greg Minaar.

"Sharp and aggressive"

The name of the tyre comes from Minnaar's home country. "I wanted a name that sounds sharp and aggressive," says the downhill world champion from South Africa, explaining his choice. The Assegai is a traditional spear used by African warriors.

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Whether the Maxxis Assegai fulfils the Tyre test from BIKE 1/2016 can combine the certified good rolling properties of the Minion DHR II and Shorty with even better grip and improved puncture protection, only the next test will prove this. We'll wait until a lightweight enduro version comes onto the market.

The studs of the Maxxis Assegai are optimised for cornering grip and are slightly raised. They are designed to bite particularly hard on loose, dusty sandy ground.Photo: Maxxis The studs of the Maxxis Assegai are optimised for cornering grip and are slightly raised. They are designed to bite particularly hard on loose, dusty sandy ground. The Assegai (the name of the traditional spear used by African warriors) also wants to excel on hard ground and stones.Photo: Maxxis The Assegai (the name of the traditional spear used by African warriors) also wants to excel on hard ground and stones.

Initially, the Maxxis Assegai is only available as a downhill version with the ultra-robust dual-ply carcass and the sticky 3C MaxxGrip rubber compound in the sizes 27.5 x 2.5 inches and 29 x 2.5 inches. The foldable Wide Trail (WT) version has been optimised for 30 to 35 millimetre wide rims and is of course tubeless-ready. The delivery quantity is still limited until August 2018, when sufficient quantities of the 75-euro tyre should be available.

Info: www.maxxistires.de

Sebastian Brust was born in 1979 and was originally socialised on his grandmother's folding bike, but has mainly been riding studded tyres since his fifth birthday. Loves all kinds of bikes - and merging with nature. Believes that disc brakes are much safer today than they were 15 years ago and thinks he has helped with his brake and pad tests. However, the trained vehicle technology engineer very much regrets that the bicycle industry is orientating itself on what he considers to be the wrong ideals of the car industry. At BIKE, he corrects, produces and organises digital content on the website.

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