The new tire to beat

I have seen a couple adds flying around after Interbike about some new rubber that Maxxis is going to be sporting for 2006. This is the new MaxxLite 310, what does 310 stand for...I thought you would never ask. Are you ready? You might want to sit down for this, yeah that is the weight!! 310 grams SWEET!! Looks like it still has decent tread considering, this could be a dangerously fast tire on hard pack.








Another tire that looks really sweet is the new CrossMark. As you can see it's got a pretty smooth center tread, to roll easy but still has the knobs needed to grip when the tire leans. At 2.1 inches wide it should be a good high volume tire. I haven't seen what the weight is yet but I am sure it is going to be right in there.
Other exciting news is L.U.S.T. (Lightweight Ultimate Sidewall Technology), this should solve some of the problems people were experiencing with the thin side-walls on last years tires. It is also supposed to make the tubeless tires 15% lighter, a lightweight tubeless?!? I think they are on to something! Can't wait to rap some of this rubber around the CrossMax and see how they handle.