Road Bike Tire Test: Maxxis Re-Fuse
Contents and Test Summary
- Introduction
- Manufacturer Specifications
- Size, Weight, Thickness
- Rolling Resistance: 22.6 Watts
- Puncture Resistance: 84 Points
- Conclusion: 2.0 / 5 Not Recommended
- Comments
- Maxxis Re-Fuse
(100% is fastest - lightest - thickest - strongest)
The Maxxis Re-Fuse is a training road bike tire that is optimized towards durability and puncture resistance. To make this clear, Maxxis named this tire Re-Fuse because they claim it will Re-Fuse to puncture. For this test, we'll compare puncture resistance to other road bike tires and also check if rolling resistance is still road bike worthy.
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The Re-Fuse comes with a fine diamond tread pattern that is supposed to give slightly more grip over gravel and hardpack dirt. The tread is also made thicker than most other road bike tires to make it more resistant to cuts and also ensure it's going to last a lot of miles. A Maxx-Shield anti-puncture strip is applied from bead to bead on top of the 60 TPI casing to also offer more sidewall puncture protection.
The "road bike version" of the Re-Fuse comes with a single compound rubber and is available in the 23-622, 25-622, 28-622, and 32-622 sizes. Also available is a "gravel & adventure" version of the Re-Fuse that is available in larger sizes, is tubeless-ready, and comes with a dual-compound rubber.
This is a test of the 25-622 road bike Maxxis Re-Fuse with the single compound rubber.
Manufacturer Specifications
| Manufacturer Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Brand | Maxxis |
| Model | Re-Fuse |
| Year | 2019 |
| Tire Type | Tubetype (clincher) |
| Supplied By | Bought in store |
| New or Used | New |
| Mileage | 0 km |
| Price Range | Med |
| Buy At | Ad Amazon.com |
| Manufacturer part number | TB86359000 |
| EAN | 4717784018010 |
| TPI | 60 |
| Compound | Single |
| Bead | Folding |
| ETRTO | 25-622 |
| Size Inch | 28" |
| Specified Width (mm) | 25 |
| Specified Weight | 300 grams |
| Max Air Pressure (psi) | 120 |
| Made In | Members Only |
| Available Sizes |
23-622 (700x23c) 25-622 (700x25c) 28-622 (700x28c) 32-622 (700x32c) |
Maxxis Re-Fuse Test Results
Size, Weight, and Thickness Measurements
| Size, Weight and Thickness Measurements | |
|---|---|
| Specified Weight | 300 grams |
| Measured Weight | 296 grams |
| System Adjusted Weight (tire + inner tube (100 gr) |
396 grams |
| Measured Width | 25 mm (un-round) |
| Measured Height | 23 mm (un-round) |
| Total Tire Thickness Center | 3.6 mm |
| Total Tire Thickness Sidewall | Members Only |
| Unmounted Casing Width | 64 mm |
| Unmounted Tread Width | Members Only |
| All size measurements are taken at an air pressure of 100 psi / 6.9 bars on a 17.8 mm inner width rim. | |
Rolling Resistance Test Results
| Rolling Resistance Test Results | |
|---|---|
| Inner Tube | Conti Race28 (100gr butyl) |
|
Rolling Resistance 140 PSI / 9.7 Bar |
Not Tested |
|
Rolling Resistance 120 PSI / 8.3 Bar |
22.6 Watts CRR: 0.00677 |
|
Rolling Resistance 100 PSI / 6.9 Bar |
24.6 Watts CRR: 0.00737 |
|
Rolling Resistance 80 PSI / 5.5 Bar |
Members Only |
|
Rolling Resistance 60 PSI / 4.1 Bar |
Members Only |
| All numbers are for a single tire at a speed of 29 km/h / 18 mph and a load of 42.5 kg / 94 lbs. Use the formula: RR (Watts) = CRR * speed (m/s) * load (N) to calculate rolling resistance at a given speed and load. |
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Puncture Resistance Test Results
| Puncture Resistance Test Results (higher is better) | |
|---|---|
| Total Puncture Score Tread | 84 Points |
| Total Puncture Score Sidewall | Members Only |
| Tread Puncture Force Sharp Needle | 17 Points |
| Tread Puncture Force Blunt Needle | Members Only |
| Tread Total Tire Thickness | 3.6 mm |
| Sidewall Puncture Force Sharp Needle | Members Only |
| Sidewall Puncture Force Blunt Needle | Members Only |
| Sidewall Total Tire Thickness | Members Only |
Conclusion
- Maxxis Re-Fuse
(100% is fastest - lightest - thickest - strongest)
If you don't care about rolling resistance, the Maxxis Re-Fuse can be a good training tire as it offers good puncture resistance and a lot of tread thickness that should make it last a long time. For other uses, we don't recommend the Re-Fuse as more puncture-resistant tires that also have a lower rolling resistance can be found.
Because rolling resistance is the most important rating factor on this site (we're bicyclerollingresistance.com) and the Re-Fuse is now the slowest road bike tire on our site, we can't rate this tire higher than 2 out of 5.
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RATING:
2.0
/ 5
TEST VERDICT:
Not Recommended