Impact protection
Impact protection: A higher percentage is better – the tire cushions hard edges for longer.
41 tires with a measured value – best value 85.5 % (source: ENDURO Mountainbike Magazine Labortest 2025).
A test body strikes the tread with defined energy. The result is reported as a percentage score within the test field.
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Width, casing, compound and pressure – every value on this page follows your pick.
How we calculate
One shared selection for every tire. Secondary values use measurement points from the same test series only.
More pressure: less rolling resistance, less grip, less comfort. Tougher casing: more protection, more weight. Softer compound: more grip, more rolling resistance.
Verdict from the measured data
- Top: Specialized Eliminator with 76.1 %.
- Bottom: Specialized Purgatory with 21.2 %.
- Best and weakest value are 54.9 % apart – around 106% of the group average of 52 %.
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Specialized EliminatorTrail | 76.1 % | – | Eliminator T7/T9 Grid Gravity 29 x 2.40 |
| 2 | WTB Trail BossTrail | 61.24 % | – | Trail Boss TriTec Fast Rolling Tough 29 x 2.40 |
| 3 | Schwalbe Hans DampfTrail | 60.18 % | – | Hans Dampf Super Gravity ADDIX Soft 29 x 2.35 |
| 4 | Maxxis DissectorTrail | 41.33 % | – | Dissector Gen. 1 3C MaxxTerra DoubleDown 29 x 2.40 WT |
| 5 | Specialized PurgatoryTrail | 21.21 % | – | Purgatory T9 Grid Trail 29 x 2.40 |
Values from different test rigs are deliberately kept in separate blocks. More on that under Sources & method.