The Most Important Mountain Bike Component? Talking Tyres with Maxxis’ Aaron Chamberlain - a podcast by Downtime MTB

A mountain bike's tyres are the only part of the bike in contact with the ground and they are the first part of your suspension system, so they are super important. Modern tyres are pretty complicated so I sat down with Aaron Chamberlain from Maxxis to find out more about them. Tread pattern, compound, bead, casing, puncture protection, width, pressures, we discuss it all. Tyre selection is critical and hopefully this conversation will help you make the right choices. So sit back, hit play and find out all about modern mountain bike tyres from Maxxis' Aaron Chamberlain.







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