Downhill tires compared
Short answer: 10 Downhill tires with specs, weight and – where available – test-rig values from named lab tests.
Rolling resistance
Lab data rankingsSource: ENDURO Mountainbike Magazine Labortest 2025
- Top: Michelin DH16 with 48 W.
- Bottom: Pirelli Scorpion Race DH M with 51.7 W.
- Best and weakest value are 3.7 W apart – around 7% of the group average of 49.8 W.
Impact protection
Lab data rankingsSource: ENDURO Mountainbike Magazine Labortest 2025
- Top: Michelin DH22 with 54.6 %.
- Bottom: Michelin DH16 with 52.4 %.
- Best and weakest value are 2.2 % apart – around 4% of the group average of 53.2 %.
Weighed weight
Lab data rankingsSource: ENDURO Mountainbike Magazine Labortest 2025
- Top: Michelin DH22 with 1,344 g.
- Bottom: Pirelli Scorpion Race DH M with 1,551 g.
- Best and weakest value are 207 g apart – around 15% of the group average of 1,421.7 g.
Table
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| less is better | less is better | more is better | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 PirelliScorpion Race DH M | Downhill | 1450 g | 51.7 W | – | |
 MichelinDH34 | Downhill | – | – | – | |
 MichelinDH16 | Downhill | 1290 g | 48 W | – | |
 MaxxisWetscream | Downhill | 1262 g | – | – | |
 MichelinDH22 | Downhill | 1350 g | 49.6 W | – | |
 PirelliScorpion Race DH T | Downhill | – | – | – | |
 SchwalbeShredda R | Downhill | – | – | – | |
 Vee TireBulldozer | Downhill | – | – | – | |
 SchwalbeShredda F | Downhill | – | – | – | |
 WTBVerdict Wet | Downhill | 1266 g | – | – |
Lab data is only comparable within the same source and category. Price is information only.
