Maxxis Trepador Radial
Maxxis Trepador Competition
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Have had trepadors for about 18 months now they seem to be wearing well i am expecting to see another couple years out of them they seem to be a softer tyre i am not sure how they will wear on the heavier trucks.
ON ROAD
Fantastic they are the quietest tyre i have had on my sierra, they have fantastic handling characteristics and i do not have any issues in the wet even under brakes.
WEAR
As mentioned above they are quite a soft tyre, i think they suit the smaller 4x4s if you are doing alot of onroad i think they may wear pretty quick on something like a patrol. Mine are probly at 85 - 90 % after 30,000 k or so the siping has worn off but has not effected performance.
OFFROAD
They seem to dig a bit in sand but you expect that, they are very good in clay and on rocks, deep mud they do quite well but i seem to run into issues due to the fact i only have 30's aka hung up on ruts, side biters have gotten me out of trouble but you need to get alot of pressure against them for them to grip. Did not effect them they where stil fantastic on wet rock, and their gravel road handling is amazing, my old tyres where very sketchy these are great (have has bridgestone h/t's bfg at's and maxxis 253's)
They seem to air down quite well but only being on a zook just like any tough as nails tyre you don't see much of an effect untill really low.
I have not had any real damage to these tyres, gravel does not effect them i have had a couple cuts from sharp rocks thats all.
sam
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I guess you just have to drive the car with a bit of intent. Anyway.......I now rate the sticky Treps as the best ever tyre for the worst terrain that you can dream up. They still react the same as the hard compound ones when pushed fast and steer great. I'll still use my street compound Treps as weekend tyres, but for any competition weekends the stickys will be bolted on.
(This man is da shit when it comes to tyres)
