MTB Tire Guide

Kenda Booster Pro vs Maxxis Aspen ST

Short answer: Rolling resistance: Maxxis Aspen ST leads with 26.7 W, Kenda Booster Pro trails by 8.6 W.

Configure your build

Width, casing, compound and pressure – every value on this page follows your pick.

Kenda Booster Pro

Tire width
Wheel size
27.5" wheel
29" wheel
Pressure (context)
Measured point

Maxxis Aspen ST

Tire width
29" wheel
Compound
Pressure (context)
Measured point
Measured value available
How we calculate

Width, casing and compound decide how a tire really rides. We only show what was actually measured – and label estimates honestly.

Kenda Booster Pro: Reference: recommended pressure 24 psi (1.65 bar) – an assumption, not a test pressure.

Maxxis Aspen ST: Reference: recommended pressure 24 psi (1.65 bar) – an assumption, not a test pressure.

More pressure: less rolling resistance, less grip, less comfort. Tougher casing: more protection, more weight. Softer compound: more grip, more rolling resistance.

Modelled values are assumptions based on the stated measurement points – not a lab test.

Size, weight and casing

Kenda Booster ProMaxxis Aspen ST
Width2.4" (61 mm)2.4" (61 mm)
Wheel sizes29" · 27.5"29" · 27.5"
Weight739 g699 g
CasingSCTEXO
Casing–Trail
TPI––
Tread typeIntermediateIntermediate
Tubeless readyyesyes
E-MTB approvalnono
Price from€49€64
Model year20252024

Rubber compounds

Hardness scale 1 = hard and fast to 5 = very soft and grippy (our own classification).

Kenda Booster Pro

Grip class: Speed-Grip

Maxxis Aspen ST

Grip class: Speed-Grip

Both tires sit in the same grip class – the watt comparison is fair.

Both tires sit on the same step of our editorial hardness scale.

Lab data per version

Kenda Booster ProMaxxis Aspen ST
Rolling resistance (W)35.3 W
26.7 W
Wet grip measurement (points)67.0 points
65.0 points
Weighed weight (g)739.0 g
699.0 g

Kenda Booster Pro

Maxxis Aspen ST

Compounds & versions as curves

Up to three versions at once: the curve is modelled rolling resistance across pressure, the dot is the real lab measurement. Click the legend to show or hide a version.

17.136.355.674.994.2121927344249Pressure (psi)WBicycle Rolling Resistance: 26.7 W at 28 psi (1.93 bar) (measured)Bicycle Rolling Resistance: 35.3 W at 28 psi (1.93 bar) (measured)
  • 30.2 W at 24 psi (1.65 bar) · Reference
    Wet grip (lab)
    65
    Puncture
    –
    Weight
    699 g
  • 39.9 W at 24 psi (1.65 bar) · +9.7 W
    Wet grip (lab)
    67
    Puncture
    –
    Weight
    739 g

The curve shape is a physics model, not a measurement. Labs do not measure grip across pressure – we do not invent that curve. Wet grip is a lab value per tire model, not per version.

Variants head to head

Every measured variant of the selected tires – the same model in another compound, width or casing sits right next to it. Empty fields mean no reliable measurement.

Kenda Booster ProBooster Pro SCT 2.435.3 W
–739 g
Maxxis Aspen STAspen ST MaxxSpeed EXO/TR Team Spec 2.426.7 W
–699 g

Charts

Rolling resistance (fewer watts is better)

Impact protection (higher is better)

No values are available for this selection.

Editorial rating (higher is better)

TestedYour build – derived

Recommendation by use

  • Fast laps and long climbs: Maxxis Aspen ST rolls easier at 26.7 W.
  • Wet roots and slippery ground: Kenda Booster Pro has the better wet grip.

Tested

  • Rolling resistance: Maxxis Aspen ST leads with 26.7 W, Kenda Booster Pro trails by 8.6 W.
  • Wet grip measurement: Kenda Booster Pro leads with 67 points, Maxxis Aspen ST trails by 2 points.
  • Weighed weight: Maxxis Aspen ST leads with 699 g, Kenda Booster Pro trails by 40 g.

Tests and sources

No test references are on file for these two tires yet.

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