I thought they'd been around for some time now?......Seen reviews for them in the past and I personally wouldn't touch them with a bargepole
As Cheng Shin Rubber (of Taiwan), they have been around since 1967, later renamed Maxxis, and are a huge company. I am old enough to remember when Bridgestone tyres (of Japan) had a very poor reputation compared to European brands. Nowadays all the tyre companies including Maxxis make tyres in many different countries. Does that reassure anyone? I thought not.
:smile: To be fair the reviews I saw were some time ago now, so I guess they could only improve! I think some race teams use them now so that can't be a bad recommendation....
I use Maxxis on the MX bike and they're pretty good. I don't think they're quite there with road tyres yet, but they're not as bad as many people automatically think. I wouldn't put any on the multi though!
Oh and I've just done a 2500 mile trip and I think I need some new boots too... p.s. I hasten to add that the carpet is in a Hotel we stayed in!
