Reviews over the

Maxxis Ikon EXO 3C MaxxSpeed TLR

I was sceptical at first, but this tyre has a very good feel. It's not made for it, but it still gets through mud: surprising! Whether in rocks, dry, wet, hard, loose or greasy (or even muddy) ground, I was not disappointed. Snow coming soon ;) ...

Pros & Cons

OK product, everything as expected.

Pros & Cons

Excellent tyre for Xc use, mounted on the rear.

Immediately noticed the difference, with rolling resistance. And the grip on sandy ground was also very good, especially when approaching a bend with loose sand, the tyre remained steady in steering, so no swaying when entering the bend. All in all, a perfect tyre especially and the Dutch forests. It also provides good grip on hard surfaces, thanks to the tyre's soft rubber and profile, and keeps good contact with the surface of almost every track.

Pros & Cons

I rode the tyre with different pressures on different surfaces, but overall it disappointed me. I will switch back to Conti.

Pros & Cons

Tyres give a lot of grip, especially when cornering, but also ride very light (i.e. fast)

Pros & Cons

Beautiful tyre. Super fast delivery. Next order here again

Easy to fit I use them in tubless, loaded bikes, good grip and they look robust

Pros & Cons

Rolt soepel, goede grip in ieder geval de bochten. Wat luidruchtig op de weg, maar daar zijn ze ook niet voor gemaakt.

Pros & Cons

Bought these after using S-works tyres, massive improvement in speed, grip, comfort and the side walls aren't porous so your fluid doesn't dry up in a week. The side walls are thick enough that you can run 10-13 psi easy and the tyre still feels stable. Mantel are the best price by far.

Use this tyre for bikepacking. Often in rocky and desert areas (thorns) and for me this is the ideal tyre for that. Never had a puncture. I don't find the rolling resistance too bad. For the price, a very reliable, strong tyre.

Pros & Cons

Fine hard-wearing mtb tyre. Almost all-round; only wet surfaces (mud, grass) are a little trickier. Very easy to put on. It is remarkable that the tyre seals tubeless very well even without milk. Of course, I did add some MucOff milk :-)

Pros & Cons

Great XC tyre for summer or hard pack surface all year. Low rolling resistance and weight, good grip for this type of tyre. Use for racing and XC on rear of hardtail and full suss bikes. Easiest tubeless set up ever. Put in a tube for an hour in warm weather, wiped rim with washing up liquid, then it sealed tubeless immediately with just a track pump on a DT Swiss rim.

Pros & Cons

These are THE best XC Racing tyre ever made! Have been racing these for the past 10yrs both 26" and 29" and they never fail! Couple this with the excellent service from Mantel makes it a win win situation!

Pros & Cons

Very good all-round tyres in mixed terrain. Long durability.

Pros & Cons

I was already familiar with the tyre on a 26". Having just bought a new mountain bike and fitted it with an inner tube, I decided to put my trust in Maxxis again with the Ikon. And of course, no disappointment! A real treat, great grip, climbs everywhere, makes you feel confident... And an extraordinary resistance! only positive! I highly recommend them!

Pros & Cons

A bit of a loose fit on tubeless rim compared with other Maxxis tyres, but double rim tape and pulling tyre eventually got it inflated... Does the job

Definitely matches expectations.

Great tyre that performs extremely well at very low pressure, great grip and very firm compared to schwalbe etc. Suitable as a year-round all-round tyre.

Pros & Cons

Fine Tyre hope many km me MTB

I ride my mountain bike between 5 and 6 hours a week on hard, dry, stony ground. This tyre suits me very well with a semi-rigid.

Pros & Cons

Use +- 70km by mountain bike

Previous tire lasted a long time so therefore went for the same one. Not much experience with the new tire yet, but I'm sure it will be the same as the previous one.

Pros & Cons

Price/quality probably best choice in this profile

Pros & Cons

Brilliant all round cross country tyre. Width is exactly as stated and it holds the corners really well. Only hope its puncture resistance is as good as previous Maxxis

Pros & Cons

At least this is top quality

Pros & Cons

Ideal for Trail and xc, provides good grip at the front and rear. smooth and so far also durable

Pros & Cons

Shipping from Mantel.com was super fast.... I ordered the Ikon for my Orbea Alma H10. The Alma is already equipped with the Ikon as standard, but in a slightly less good mix. This one, TR / Exo / 3C, rolls a lot easier. Perfect for me. I ride mostly in the dry. In our forest, the trails are rather sandy. So perfect for the slightly profiled Ikon. Occasionally I also ride on asphalt. It's great there too... For wetter trails, I would rather go for a coarser profile...

For its width 2.20 with 1.8 bar (tubeless) in the tyre, it was enjoyable in limburg. All single tracks the tyre cut through smoothly. Highly recommended!!!

Pros & Cons

Perfect

Super pneu

Tyre looks solid and was very easy to put on the rim. One side on the rim, bit of liquid latex in, other side on, pump, plop, done. The tread makes quite a lot of noise on the paved road, but of course that's not what they are made for!

Pros & Cons

smooth ride

A wonderfully rolling tyre (I use this at the back). As I mainly cycle on road, forest trails and gravel (e-Mtb), this tyre is perfect. Lots of grip still and the tyre rolls nicely too. Makes some noise but Maxxis tyres do that anyway. Yellow logo we take for granted.

Pros & Cons

Driven tubeless with Icon since 2015, sat on a pair of light Barzo on new bike, after 3 holes in the tyre, it became to order Icon again, of course with EXO The same pattern on the sides gives a good feeling in the curves, possibly an Ardent tyre in front if it is not a dirt road race!

Pros & Cons

Fast delivery.

Pros & Cons

I've been using it for a long time and I'm happy to mount it on the rear wheel for xco, xcm

Pros & Cons

Tyres ordered and delivered quickly for a nice price thanks to the discount. Put tubeless on wheels in no time. Rides wonderfully

Pros & Cons

Excellent in all conditions... Multi-purpose tyre! High price in general but on this site I found it at the best price of all.

Pros & Cons

I like the tyres and have already cycled many km with them

Pros & Cons

Fine tire. Works well on the road, in the bid, on dirt roads, on Gelderland mountain bike trails and on rocky ground. A bit less fun in really muddy blubber, or rather fun :-) The tires do make a lot of noise. On asphalt, too often I think there is an off-road vehicle behind me.

Pros & Cons

This tire lives up to my expectations. Dare now to go whole loose on the mtb, because the grip is simply good.

Pros & Cons

Replaced my winter Ardents with these wider ( 2.35 instead of 2.25-inch ) Ikons. Big difference on the paved road in rolling resistance. Were airtight with a floor pump on the rim. And just a bit more comfort with the extra width. Fine and fast all-round tyres!

Pros & Cons

Very good cover

Pros & Cons

I really like the tire, steers well. Don't want another brand type anymore.

Pros & Cons

Durable tire with good grip on uphill sections, but not yet tested in the rain. Slight lack of grip under braking (rear mounting).

Pros & Cons

Sits on my rear wheel. Not tubeless yet. Ridden 4 dry rides with it now. Easy to put on the rim, ride fast, are firm (nice for jumping), and the grip feels predictable. Nothing to complain about!

Pros & Cons

My go to xc race tyre for 8yrs now and can’t see why I’d change. Strong, grippy and predictable, just what you need. They are surprisingly grippy wet the trails get wet too

Pros & Cons

Fine bike tyre this went easily on the rim and also stays well pressurised when used tubeless. The rolling resistance of this tyre is also fine, although you do notice that accelerating the tyre requires a bit more power. I opted for the wider version of the tyre, making it a bit heavier. The width of the tyre gives extra comfort and good grip in wetter conditions in the woods.

Pros & Cons

Tough tyre with low rolling resistance Does what it should Makes mountain biking what it should be

Pros & Cons

Initially ordered the "Forekaster 2.35" (as front tyre) icm "Ardent Race 2.35" (as rear tyre). This tread was too coarse for me. In the end, I returned the "Forekaster", put the "Ardent Race 2.35" to the front and ordered the "Ikon 2.35" to put at the back. Are easy to put on the rim (tubeless) The tyre feels familiar in dry weather. Wet conditions I have not yet had with this tyre. Previous tyres were "Specialized Fast Trak 2.20"

Pros & Cons

Efficient and not so fragile

Pros & Cons

the tyre was delivered in no time and meets the description.

Pros & Cons