Maxxis Tire

You learn something new every day. :-)

I am sure they are decent or several people wouldn't say they are.

Thanks,
JasonWho

What is the order here for Maxxis. Does Maxxis own Cheng Shin as a distributor in China. Or does Cheng Shin own Maxxis as a distrbutor in the U.S.?

I e-mailed Maxxis for an answer. Let's see if they e-mail back. Their company info states that their manufacturing facilities are in China with HO & R&D in GA.

RV6,

I looked at that too and it was confusing at best. I will be very interested in their answer.

Dan

do any of you guys use the maxxis c6001 or m6001? there both the same tire but i have been thinking about giving them a shot on my 250f. if anyone has used these please let me know what you think of them.

Lonewolf, check out the link to 4strokes.com they gave the m6001 2 out of 5 stars because it wore down so quickly.

www.4strokes.com/reviews/maxxis/

I've got the SurCross as well. When you hit soft dirt (loam)--HOLD ON, because these things do EXACTLY what they were designed for. I really have had a hard time adjusting, the traction is so much better in those conditions.

Keep in mind these tires are designed for soft track only, like a D773. Sounds like your boy needs an IT. I also doubt Maxxis are rebadged Cheng Shins, since they make everything from mudder pickup tires to passenger car tires to....does Cheng Shin make them all? Why would they subcontract one part of their lineup? I don't think it'd make a lot of sense. Maybe Cheng Shin sold the their production technology to them.

Anyone catch bikeweek last night, and see the amazing process it takes to make a tire? Wow.

I ran the I/T rear in the rattlesnake enduro. The first section was a lot of wet roots and rocks. The I/T didn't get great traction in this. I found the rear slipping and spinning a lot. About half way through the race I hit the dry stuff the I/T hooked up pretty good. I'm going to try them out in the beehive enduro (jersey sand) and see how the work. I may have to try a sur cross front this race. So far I think I prefer my 756s the bike came with but I'm not done trying different tires yet.

Sorry this tool so long (I was away for a week) but here is the answer from Maxxis...

It appears that you are wanting to know how Cheng Shin and Maxxis are
related. The best way I can describe the relation is that of Toyota and
Lexus. Lexus is the premium line of Toyota. Cheng Shin is the parent
company of Maxxis. Maxxis is a premium line of tires. How does Maxxis
differ from Cheng Shin you ask? All R&D on our tires are done here in the
United States, with top level racers. We have had many of our Supercross
teams, such as Moto XXX, Team ECC, Richmond Racing (Darcy Lange) help with development. We have also had top level off road riders do development as well, Robbie Jenks, Garrahan Brothers, Joey Lanza, Robert Naughton, Jimmy Lamastus, and the list goes on. Freestyle riders such as Tommy Clowers, Nate Adams, Jeff Tilton, and more. All the tires are made with the most advanced and highest quality materials and manufacturing processes. People here in our office have all been riding for many years and insure that all of our products are as good if not better than our competitors. As far as our other line of tires you can look at our ATV tires that #1 GNCC rider Bill Ballance and #1 GNC rider Tim Farr ride Maxxis. Look at the bicycle
tires top level riders like Dave Mirra, Brian Lopes, and Hans Rey to name a
few. Know that when you are riding on Maxxis tires that many other people
have put countless hours into our products to insure that they are the best
tire on the market. I hope this information has helped.