Maxxis Fuse

Price Paid:  $0.00

Favorite Ride:
one on 2 wheels

Summary:
I just entered the roadbike world (avid MTBer) and these came on my C'dale Synapse AL. I think these are garbage, I dont have alot of experience to speak of w/ road tires but just observing the other tires in the LBS and doing research on the net. I think I speak the truth.
My experience with these in 943mi. and 3 tube replacements is they pick up a lot of debri, the tread is fairly soft and flattens fast and they don't offer much confidence for fast cornering at speed.
I religiously use Maxxis tires in MTB, not sure where thier market is on roadies, but I am unimpressed.

Strengths:
quiet? fairly light for an inexpensive tire, inexpensive tire

Weaknesses:
proned to punctures, weak cornering, soft compound wears fast.

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
Came stock on my 2008 Cannondale CAAD9 R5. They ride ok, but I am not happy with them and I am considering changing them soon. Durability is an issue.

Strengths:
Cheap, I guess.

Weaknesses:
After 550km, rear tire is squared. Also, I can observe many cuts to the tire rear tire.

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
These tires came stock on my Cannondale. The rear tire only took 300 miles before it squared off. I rotated the tire to the front and the replacement tire is already well on its way to being worn down.

Strengths:
Came on my bike

Weaknesses:
Not durable

Similar Products Used:
Continental, Hutchinson

Price Paid:  $0.00

Bike Setup:
2007 CAAD9 Optimo 3. Shimano 105 componentry.

Summary:
The tires came stock on my 2007 Cannondale CAAD9 Optimo 3. The front tire had major defects that caused the tire to rub against the fork. The tire's profile was far from circular.

Strengths:
Inexpensive.

Weaknesses:
You get what you pay for. Poorly manufactured tires in my opinion.

Price Paid:  $9.00 at JensonUSA

Bike Setup:
'77 Raleigh Super Course, Sansin/Araya wheels, singlespeed. Have an '03 Jamis Ventura, too.

Summary:
Something must have been wrong with mine. I tried mounting them on three different rims, and the bead would not seal on either of them. Try as I might, there would always be a low spot in the tire where the bead wouldn't lock to the rim. It made for quite a bumpy ride. Just horrible.

I'm not an idiot; I own and maintain five bikes, and have changed tires on each one many a time. Sure, sometimes the bead won't lock, so I drop the pressure and push it on. But these simply would not work.

I give them a 2 for value, since they were inexpensive. I sure hope Jenson takes them back.

Strengths:
Inexpensive, looked fine.

Weaknesses:
Would not mount correctly. End of story.

Similar Products Used:
Hutchinson Excel, Continental GP 3000, Specialized Nimubs (26")