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Bontrager
Revolt ST Tires
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Submitted by
Blas Phemus
a Cross Country Rider
from Apple Valley, MN
Date Reviewed: June 3, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Minnesota River Valley | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Supergo | | Strengths: | Price, light weight, low rolling reistance | | Weaknesses: | lack of bite from rear tire in mud or gravel | | Similar Products Used: | Trek Kahuna, Jones, Psycho | | Bike Setup: | Trek 8900 | | Bottom Line: | A great tire for hard pack or sand, perfect for Sparta-Elroy, Luce Line and other crushed limestone trails. Not so good in loose gravel and even less in muck, although the front handles these situations better than rear. But what tire is perfect in all conditions? I think the tire perfoms as advetised, so give it the full 5 flamin' deer turds. I don't think Bontrager makes these anymore except as ST2 which have deeper treads. I would guess ST2 rear perform a little better in loose conditions. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Patrick
a Weekend Warrior
from Golden
Date Reviewed: May 28, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | supergo.com | | Strengths: | Low rolling resistance. Sticky rubber compound. Cheap! | | Weaknesses: | Washes out on the sandy stuff. Forget about riding on muddy
surfaces (not a good idea anyway). The knobs on the rear
tire don't last very long. | | Similar Products Used: | Panaracer Dart/Smoke. Ritchey Z-Max. Specialized Ground
Control, Team Control, etc Controls. | | Bike Setup: | Merlin MTB w/ Shimano XT, Grip Shift and Marzocchi Z-5. | | Bottom Line: | These tires roll like a dream on clean, hardpack surfaces.
The soft rubber compound sticks very well. However, they
are not designed for serious, technical work on the trail
as the treads are micro-knobs that don't grab very hard.
The rear carcass is also very narrow and susceptible to
pinch flats. Good compromise tires for riding a combination
of pavement and not too serious dirt. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Haywood Jablowme
a Cross Country Rider
from San Diego
Date Reviewed: March 26, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Middle Peak Cuyamaca | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Roll EXTREMELY FAST!! Corner great, lightweight and look great. Oh yeah, the roll fast too..... | | Weaknesses: | Not for the novice rider!! Get sketchy on loose gravel (as you would expect with this type of tire!) not good in any type of wet type of conditions. Wear pretty fast. Not made for any real technical downhilling. | | Similar Products Used: | Bontrager Revolt, Specialized Team control/master, Tioga Psycho (ie; Piece of cr@p!!!) | | Bike Setup: | Manitou Mars1 Fork, Mavic 217 CD Ceramic SUP wheels, LX/XT Drivetrain, 7005 Aluminum Hardtail, straight bars with shorty barends. | | Bottom Line: | These tires are amazing when used for they are intended for!! These are NOT FOR THE WEAK!!!! They work fantastic on the hardpack and dry conditions. They hook up great in the turns and climb great. They roll extremely fast and make pedaling on all surfaces much easier. It feels like I am in a lower gear when I ride these tires. Once they start to wear they lose their bite. These tires tend to break loose under braking on the downhills. The back end of the bike will slide if you don't watch what you are doing. I really like the tires but I think that would rather have a tire with a bit more nob on them. Again it is my fault though, these are XC RACING TIRES and not your everyday trail cruisers. NOTE: IF YOU WANT TO BEAT YOUR FRIENDS ON A DRY COURSE....BUY THESE TIRES!! I'll give 'em four flaming turdballs for value and a mighty 5 flaming turdballs overall!! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Doug
a Cross Country Rider
from Kenosha
Date Reviewed: December 5, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$29.00 | | Purchased At: | Supergo | | Strengths: | Very quick | | Weaknesses: | Wear kind of quickly | | Bike Setup: | Rockhopper Comp | | Bottom Line: | These tires do everything they were meant to do very well. Of course they are not that great in mud, but they aren't meant for that. They do wear quickly on pavement.
Just like KB says, it will feel like you are in a higher gear.
You just can't beat them for the price!
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Submitted by
Radar
a
from Barberton, OH
Date Reviewed: October 5, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Vulture's Knob | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | Supergo.com | | Strengths: | Low rolling resistance, good on hardpack/loose over hardpack, overall fast tire that can handle more than hardpack. | | Weaknesses: | A little buzz from the rear tire on pavement, I would have liked a little taller knobs on the rear tire. | | Similar Products Used: | Tons of tires...Michelin Lite, Geax Sedona, Specialized Storm Control and Dirt Control, WTB Racing raptor...tons more | | Bike Setup: | Gary Fisher hardtail with Bontrager wheelset. | | Bottom Line: | I recently put these on and used them on a trail with several different conditions. They did everything like I expected them to, but cornered very well. The side knobs are great! In mud, the knobs are too short to clog with most types of mud. The short knobs, however make it hard to climb out of the saddle on anything steep/loose. This is no big deal for me since I climb in the saddle, but it's something to think about. They are light, too and if you're currently using tires that are 600-700 grams, you'll notice these accelerate easier and in almost all conditions, they're faster than any knobby (even a lighter knobby, like the Panaracer Fire XC Pro 1.8) because the low rolling resistance. They also seem relatively pinch resistant for a racy tire, since I'm 120 pounds and ran about 30-35psi over some rough stuff. I'm sure a 175 pound rider would have no problem running a little over 40psi with them, especially with regular tubes.
By the way, when mounted and inflated on my Bontrager rims, the rear tire tread width was about 1.7 inches, with the casing a couple mm. skinnier. The front knob tread width was about 1.9, again, with the casing a little skinnier. This was good for me, since I was in the market for skinnier racing tires anyway, and it adds to their mud clearance.
I'll post back when I have more experience on them, but for now I'll give them a 5 value rating (I bought at Supergo for $25) and 4 overall (not gonna say they are the final word in tires until I race them a little). | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mark
a
from san marcos Tx us
Date Reviewed: September 29, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | These tires are light and super fast, I use them for road riding and mild off raod stuff. | | Weaknesses: | I get flats like no one's business! Pinch flats when they're not way inflated, and ridiculous puncture flats- i guess these tires are super thin? | | Bike Setup: | trek 930 single track rc | | Bottom Line: | bottom line is I'm bailing on these tires, i've got too many tubes with like 4 patches on 'em, guess it's time for somthing tougher. they are great tires for mud, good for those who own a inner-tube factory, or those with lots 'o patch kits. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mark m
a Cross Country Rider
from St. Augustine, Florida
Date Reviewed: September 14, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | razorback | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | Supergo | | Strengths: | very light, rolls fast, handles most surfaces well | | Weaknesses: | thin sidewalls, must keep air pressure very high to prevent pinch flats | | Similar Products Used: | velociraptors, specialized team ground controls, panaracers darts, smokes, dusters. | | Bike Setup: | specialized groundcontrol AIM, x-vert, Stratos Helix Expert, xt and lx components. | | Bottom Line: | I used these tires for the first time at Snoeshoe Mountain in WV. It was very muddy with alot of rocks and roots. I thought I was going to kill myself with these tires, but they actually did very well. The rear tire is narrow and cuts through the mud, getting very good traction, even getting grip on wet roots that my velociraptors would have spun on. The next day I raced the Wild 100k Race which turned out to be about 80 miles of some very rough and muddy terrain, and these tires did not let me down. They roll so well, and I was able to use larger gears than normal. Overall, I think these tires were a very good choice, took over 1/2 pound off my bike and made it faster. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a Cross Country Rider
from Rochester
Date Reviewed: September 3, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | I like to ride. | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | supergo | | Strengths: | Light, high quality casing, fast rolling, very good traction on firm smooth terain. | | Weaknesses: | Not the best in wet, muddy conditions. Kind of thin, not too good for really rocky bumpy stuff. | | Similar Products Used: | Paanaracer dusters, tioga psycho's, michelin wild gripper | | Bike Setup: | single speed | | Bottom Line: | This are quite good tires. They work really well on hardpack and mildly loose soil that's still kind of firm. In really greasy stuff they take a lot of finesse, have to be pretty careful. I've had them out in the mud on rocky rooty trails and it's definately do-able but they sure aren't made for that stuff. Also, they say it's a 2.1 front and 1.95 rear, but they look a lot smaller than that. The front looks like it MIGHT pass for 1.95 and the rear is skinnier than that. I sure like a chunkier tire with a lot more vollume for rocky rooty trails. I have a set on my single speed that I ride mostly around town and only occasionaly take it off road and they work super for that. If your trails are mostly smooth hardpack, they kick ass.
I'm giving them 5 chili's because for what they're designed for they are top quality. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Toshi
a
from US
Date Reviewed: August 19, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Light, quiet, and fast rolling (compared to the other tires I have run -- see below) | | Weaknesses: | Poor traction in NW conditions | | Similar Products Used: | WTB Velociraptor, Tioga Psychos of all flavors, Panaracer Smoke... | | Bottom Line: | For the riding that I do, which contains a lot of technical and slippery passages, this tire is not the right choice. However, it does make spinning along on the road quite easy and quiet. Next time around I'm going to get a much more aggressive tire. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rob
a Cross Country Rider
from MS
Date Reviewed: August 4, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | today? Briar Patch | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Fast, more grip than a semi-slick without feeling like something borrowed off Bubba's 4X4. Not bad in sand, work great in leaves and pine straw. | | Weaknesses: | Sketchy in loose gravel, wouldn't trust'em in serious terrain. | | Similar Products Used: | Velociraptors, Bontrager SS's, Onza Rip & Rails | | Bike Setup: | STP 200 | | Bottom Line: | Take a Velociraptor and shave it down to make it light and fast and you'll end up with something like this. The darts on the front tire stick down through leaves and pine needles to grip, and the front's also wide enough to give some float over sand. The back hooks up with the same sort of cog-railway action Velociraptors have, but less so because there's less (but faster) tread back there. I can't figure out why the edging blocks are lined up with the rear paddles, but they don't slilde out in turns too badly so that's OK too.
At $40 list, they're kind of expensive, but you can find'em cheaper if you dig around. Overall, a good compromise between a heavy knobby and a full-on racing tire. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan
a Weekend Warrior
from New York
Date Reviewed: February 15, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Light, quiet on tarmac, quite grippy off-road. | | Weaknesses: | Not too reliable in the wet. | | Similar Products Used: | Michelins | | Bottom Line: | These tires do exactly what Bontrager says they will. They are excellent for those who want to use the same tires on and off road. Off road, they corner well, and the rear provides excellent traction. Those tough little knobbles round the edge provide plenty of grip on corners and on packed dirt they really do save you a gear or two. I love 'em! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
a Cross Country Rider
from Fayetteville, AR
Date Reviewed: February 8, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | light weight, fast | | Weaknesses: | durability and the front is super jumpy | | Similar Products Used: | WBT Velociraptors, Continental COMP Pro/Pro II | | Bottom Line: | The don't work off road in anything other than hardpack, end of story.
Actually the rear tire is fine, climbs well, but not when things get wet, as is to be expected. The front is a whole nother matter. It totally sucks. Totally jumpy in all conditions, have caused multiple bails. Don't listen that they are for expert riders. Yea your local stud may be able to ride them, but only while no one watches.
Dump the front, keep the rear if you want a fast lightweight tire that won't see mud | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rome
a Cross Country Rider
from Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory
Date Reviewed: January 25, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Rocky Root | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Light weight. | | Weaknesses: | Poor traction in the wet, and mud. Have had to learn new forms of bike borne acrobatics to remain on two wheels. | | Similar Products Used: | Tioga Factory XC wirebead, Panaracer Fire XC Pro 2.1 kevlar bead, Michelin Wildgripper sprint wirebead | | Bike Setup: | 1998 Klein Pulse Pro with 99 XT, Z2 Superfly. Also 2000 Supergo Access Ti with XTR, Z2 Superfly, Spin ceramic wheelset. | | Bottom Line: | Here in the tropics, there are all sorts of dangerous obstacles to ride on, over, and through. Coconuts, wet palm branches, tree roots, and coral rocks are all there waiting to take you down. These tires just aren't up to par here. Maybe I'll use them when I get back to the States. At least they didn't cost me much. $29 a pair at Supergo. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kyle
a Cross-Country Rider
from San Antonio
Date Reviewed: January 9, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Price (found on sale)
Weight | | Weaknesses: |
Picks up mud.
Washes out easily on gravel. | | Similar Products Used: |
Continental Goliath (slick)
Assorted other knobbies on other bikes | | Bike Setup: |
K2 2000 | | Bottom Line: | For commuting I would prefer a slick, but for an all around tire this one is great. This is probably not a good tire for those of you who push the envelope everywhere they go. They will wash on gravel. And will pick up mud, especially the front. And will tend to hold on to said mud for a while. (Just had to climb a hill today with a couple of extra pounds of mud, and did not loose it until I came bouncing back down.)For those of you who are like me, and use their bike for commuting and exercise, and who are lazy enough not to want to change tires to ride trails, these tires are a great mix. They don't roll as smooth as slicks, but they are TONS better on trails. Compared to full knobbies, ST's roll a lot better on pavement, but do not completely eliminate road noise. On just about everything else (exempting gravel) I have a hard time telling the difference between the ST and a knobbie.Don't buy these expecting knobbie performance. But if you want a tire that is good (not perfect) on 90% of the surfaces out there go with the ST'sThey do what I wanted them to do. Five flaming dead flamingos | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave
a Cross-Country Rider
from Santa Cruz, CA
Date Reviewed: November 15, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Deja Vu | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
The tires do what Bontrager claims: they are noticeably fast and quiet, and have provided good traction on all the surfaces I've tried them on except loose gravel. | | Weaknesses: |
I feel like these tires maybe have too much side knob. In rutted conditions, touching the edge of the rut with the edge of one of these tires causes an abrupt hookup. But then again, these knobs are there to hook up when you lean the bike in a corner, so... | | Similar Products Used: |
Continental Leader Pro,Ritchey | | Bike Setup: |
Univega Alpina 9.1, Judy SL | | Bottom Line: | It's too soon to tell if I like them better than the Continentals I've been riding on, but I like them so far. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
joe
a Cross-Country Rider
from southern california
Date Reviewed: October 20, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
anything with technical single track | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
Good all-arounder. Reasonable weight. Both front and rear wear very well. Lower rolling resistance and weight compared to full knobbies. They do what they claim. | | Weaknesses: |
Lack the grip of full-on knobbies, but advanced riders will have no problems with them in almost all conditions. | | Similar Products Used: |
Specialized Dirt Control/Master, Ground Control/Master, Conti Cross Country/ Leader Pro | | Bike Setup: |
Litespeed Ocoee with a SID SL | | Bottom Line: | Great all around tires. I ride most of the time on loose gravely to deep, fine powdery dirt They perform exactly as Bontrager claims - they climb and corner reasonablly well, they wear extremely well, they also roll well. Good full knobbies have better grip, but Bontrager states that too. I admit that I am a small light rider - so that may help some, but they definately do not deserve only one or two chilies. Like Keith says, they don't excell in extreme conditions, but they don't suck either. Advanced riders will have no problems with them. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Michael Mejia
a Cross-Country Rider
from Berkeley
Date Reviewed: October 17, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Singletingle | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
light, low rolling resistance | | Weaknesses: |
breaks loose pretty quickly | | Similar Products Used: |
This is the only semi-slick I've ridden. Otherwise: Velociraptor, Pana Smoke, Syncros, Jones | | Bike Setup: |
Bontrager Racelite, Mustang Asym, Judy XC | | Bottom Line: | This time of year the trails have varying degrees of sand, gravel, duff, and rubble, all of which defeat the Revolt ST 46/50 front. That is, unless you are very careful to spin circles, generally applying even pressure, and pick your spots. So climbing is problematic. As for braking they break loose very quickly
It will be useless in the mud this winter but might be nice when the trails pack down again. I can't imagine where this tire would be great; maybe on those short track ovals that the new ex-roadie-now-mountain-biker seems to ride.
I will save this rear for a special surface; it is so damned expensive I can't throw it away. | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Woody Shaft
a Racer
from aspen, CO
Date Reviewed: October 1, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Fast on hardpack | | Weaknesses: |
They lose traction on everything else. | | Similar Products Used: |
Revolt SS, Conti CC, et al | | Bike Setup: |
Klein Mantra Pro | | Bottom Line: | Good for bike paths, pavement, smooth dirt. They can handle the loose stuff when climbing. I too found myself changing my riding style to accomodate these tires. Very skecthy on gravelly downhills. The front tire is very prone to sliding out on fast,loose turns. In 12 years of mountain biking I had never been injured in a crash until these tires slid out on a downhill singletrack run, thrusting my shoulder in the ground and breaking my collar bone. I'm going back to big knobs.
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Submitted by
Rich
a Cross-Country Rider
from Littleton, CO
Date Reviewed: September 22, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Colorado Trail | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
Light weight, low rolling resistance (fast!) | | Weaknesses: |
Like their adds say, not for pea gravel. | | Bike Setup: |
Klein Attitude, 98 | | Bottom Line: | My Klein Attitude came with the Revolt ST2. I've replaced them once in two years, riding 3 or 4 times a week in the spring, summer, and fall in Colorado along the front range and mountains. They are definitely a very fast tire and climb well. I'm not certain how much the tires had to do with it but I finished 6th out of 35 in my first and only mountain bike race which was at Winter Park. I don't know if any tire is good in pea gravel but the Revolt ST2 let me down in the stuff... broken collar bone. Trying the Bontrager Jones next. I'm giving the ST2 only four chilles, knocking off one for the broken bone. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andrew D
a Weekend Warrior
from Texas
Date Reviewed: September 13, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Light
Roll really quick | | Weaknesses: |
Wash outs in loose berms | | Similar Products Used: |
Panaracer Dart
WTB Velociraptor
Continental Cross Country
Contnental Premolar | | Bike Setup: |
98 Gary Fisher Big Sur
Manitou SX-R | | Bottom Line: | Will make you feel really fast. They take less energy to push than the Velociraptors. The front does get a little squirly in really loose stuff. You have to adapt to the tire's characteristics. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
tomorama
a Weekend Warrior
from Kalamazoo,MI
Date Reviewed: August 28, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
North Country | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
None noticed | | Weaknesses: |
Sketchy In all conditions | | Similar Products Used: |
All
Favorite still Specialized Team Master Front and Ritchey Rear | | Bike Setup: |
19 inch Ti hard tail with Manitou fork | | Bottom Line: | I used the SS Revolts last year and liked them better. I can't find any trail condition that inspires confidence with these tires. Especially the front it like wash city. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Winslow
a Racer
from Michigan
Date Reviewed: August 28, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
None really | | Weaknesses: |
Sand, mud, gravel, hardpack | | Similar Products Used: |
Panaracer Fire XC Pro | | Bike Setup: |
Klein Attitude Race '99 | | Bottom Line: | To much knob and not enough grab. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
honiecat1
a Cross-Country Rider
from IL.
Date Reviewed: August 19, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
NONE, other than hard pack. Big deal! | | Weaknesses: |
Everything! Terrible on loose, semi loose, kinda loose anything but hardpack and If I was concerned about hardpack I would be a roadie! | | Similar Products Used: |
GT OEM, Panaracer FirePro XC, trek Big Kahona | | Bike Setup: |
GT, Rhyno Lites, LX hubs, RS XC. | | Bottom Line: | I got these tires because my Fire Pro's had the problem everyone else had. Jeff is sending me new ones. Thanks Jeff! These tires , I thought, would be good all around tires. Well that would be the over statment if ever I made one! My FP's were loosing knobs all around the side and to tell you the truth I didn't really notice it until I looked at the tires. they still rocked! First time out to tell you the truth I forgot about even having different tires on. I flew down a fast steep trail, lots of loose dirt and sand and some hardpack. Well I noticed then that I had new tires! Scared the hell out of me! Back end was all over the place and the front end , well---- Lets just say I used the brake a lot! I had trouble during climbs all day! Steep trails that I usually have a lot of fun on turned into a pain in the butt or legs! They just wouldn't grab at all. I gave up after that. After 5 more days of riding I turned the front tire around, that helped a little. next day I was turning off a road onto a trail and hit some gravel and washed the front tire out and down I went, Thanks Revolt! For the missing skin! I felt stupid! I just sat there wondering what happened. Even my buddy was like, I have no idea why you lost it. Well I went home and took off the back tire and put the Fire Pro I had on the front on the rear. It should last for a while. Took rear back and exchanged it for something else .Well If you are looking for a great all around tire, the Fire Pro has done it for me! The only thing that I have had to watch out for is hard stopping on hardpack dirt, tend to break loose like it was on wet pavement. But other than that, GREAT TIRE! I know this isn' tsupposed to be about Panaracer, but there was so much differance between the two. Just don't waste your money on the ST's, too much to put up with! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Shaun Laurens
a Weekend Warrior
from Cape Town, South Africa
Date Reviewed: August 14, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Tokai | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Tar, Hardpack | | Weaknesses: |
Sand, Mud | | Similar Products Used: |
Smoke/Dart
Ritchey ZMax | | Bike Setup: |
1999 Trek 8900 Stock | | Bottom Line: | Works superb on hardpack and tar - sucks when it comes to sticky mud and sand. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
The skank
a Cross-Country Rider
from high plains
Date Reviewed: August 13, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
all of em | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Looks good, light, grips well | | Weaknesses: |
Being a hardcore, I like big ole knobs on my cob | | Similar Products Used: |
ritchey, velociraptors, primal raptors, moab, specialized | | Bike Setup: |
fisher | | Bottom Line: | Great tire, works great for what I use it in - hardpack, wet, good going up/down. Most tires work if you know how to ride! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Thierry
a Cross-Country Rider
from Ascot, UK
Date Reviewed: August 6, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
uphill and XC | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Light, good grip at rear | | Weaknesses: |
slipery at the front
strange reaction at rear when going downhill: I have them on the opposite direction indication, and works well | | Similar Products Used: |
Rear: WTB primal raptor | | Bike Setup: |
Klein Mantra Pro | | Bottom Line: | Good, but not excellent | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Larz
a Cross-Country Rider
from Stockholm
Date Reviewed: August 4, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
single-track | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
lightweight, fast, durable | | Weaknesses: |
Slippery in wet and/or loose conditions | | Similar Products Used: |
Velociraptors, Ritchey's | | Bike Setup: |
Klein Attitude, RS Judy XC | | Bottom Line: | I am very pleased with these tires, they rock in dry conditions and are as fast as anything comparable on the market. The drawbacks are that in wet and loose conditions they can be a bit sketchy. They are also great at climbing, but it requires that the rider shifts his/her balance backwards a bit (compared to other tires). Great for general XC, Hooray for bontrager. Four flamin' chilies (take one off for the wet/loose performace) | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Neil
a Cross-Country Rider
from Las Vegas, NV
Date Reviewed: August 3, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Wilder Ranch in Santa Cruz | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Very little rolling resistence and good grip in hardpack turns. | | Weaknesses: |
Not great in the loose stuff | | Similar Products Used: |
Specialized Dirt Baldy & Team Control & Master | | Bike Setup: |
GT LTS with a SID up front | | Bottom Line: | I was running the Dirt Baldy's initially, until some very hard falls in the sands of the Cottonwood Valley outside of Las Vegas. I switched to the Revolt ST's and the grip immediately improved (though if I was in Wilder Ranch I would run the Baldy's). They do get nervous in the sand, but very few tires I have run are great in the sand. They do slip a little in the loose turns and going up loose gravel takes a bit of getting used to. BUT the speed they travel at on the flats and rolling hills was awesome, so I will take the minor weaknesses. Hey, this is mountain biking and it would not be fun if there were no challenges!!! And besides, I have yet to find the perfect tire in ALL situations... | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bill D.
a Cross-Country Rider
from Lake Orion, MI
Date Reviewed: July 18, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Bald Mountain, Pontiac Lake | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
Light, fast, good durable tire | | Weaknesses: |
sloppy in sand | | Similar Products Used: |
Tioga Psycho | | Bike Setup: |
Trek 8000, all stock | | Bottom Line: | These tires have cause my heart rate to climb a couple of times in a split second. They get real squirrelly in the sand. I feel they climb all right on the harder stuff, and they are scarry fast on the hard packed, but the loss of control in the sand is just too much. Anybody have any suggestions on a good replacement? Got to stay fast, though | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
rich
a Racer
from St. Louis, MO
Date Reviewed: July 16, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Chubb | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
Low rolling resistance, reasonably low weight, good hardpack performance, better flat resistance | | Weaknesses: |
could be lighter like Conti's, not for loose (front scary, rear braking just adequate) or mud (become heavy slicks) | | Similar Products Used: |
Revolt SS (more slick)
Mythos (really a knobby)
Panaracer Dusterpros (knobby)
Michelin Wildgripper (knobby) | | Bike Setup: |
Marin Ti hardtail, XT/XTR/Avid mix, Manitou Ti shock. | | Bottom Line: | I like these semi-knobby tires for many racing situations, when not too technical, wet, or loose. Seem to have low rolling resistance, better pinch-flat resistance than last year's Revolt SS model. Require some care when pushing the limits in technical/loose terrain but if the racecourse is largely hardpack they work for me. They do what they are supposed to do. They are an excellent compromise tire, with better handling in technical terrain than a true semi-slick but not as low rolling resistance, worse handling in extreme conditions than a knobby, but roll better. Suitable for more situations than most tires I'd race with. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
nate
a Cross-Country Rider
from SJ, CA
Date Reviewed: July 7, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Demo Forest | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Fast and light, with decent traction. | | Weaknesses: |
Scketchy in loose gravel dirt. | | Similar Products Used: |
Bontrager SS | | Bike Setup: |
Klein H-Tail, Judy SL | | Bottom Line: | Fast, great for racing and training, I like them better then the SS tires. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a Weekend Warrior
from NJ
Date Reviewed: July 6, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Bottom Line: | The ST's are the best all purpose tire I have tried. They roll fast and quiet on pavement but also excel when you want to head onto a trail. I know they are not perfect for loose technical riding but for a mix of surfaces they cannot be beat. I wish I had them on time for the 1999 Bike New York ride but Supergo screwed up my order
twice. The ST's were $35/pair for kevlar. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave
a Racer
from Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Date Reviewed: June 1, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Fast rolling
Excellent high-speed cornering
Good durability
Fantastic climbing | | Weaknesses: |
Not quite slick enough for pavement | | Similar Products Used: |
Specialized Team Control
Conti Traction Pro
WTB Velociraptors
Panaracer Smoke/Dart | | Bike Setup: |
Brodie Unabomber
Single Speed
Spot/Ritchey/Bontrager | | Bottom Line: | I opted for these tyres over a pair of Z-Max semi-slicks. These tyres are excellent--at least for the type of riding I do with them. I have them on my single speed MTB so the riding is a bit different. They climb perfectly out of the saddle as well as in it, they roll without any noticable resistance, and they corner just as well as a full knobby tyre. However, they do take some adaptation as you must get them over onto the side knobs on corners. For this reason, they excell at high speed cornering--but are still perfectly satisfactory at lower speeds also. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Pete
a Cross-Country Rider
from Stoneham, Mass.
Date Reviewed: May 27, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
The Fells | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Fast, quiet | | Weaknesses: |
Roots, rocks, mud, anything other than pavement or hardpack | | Similar Products Used: |
WTB Velociraptors,
IRC Myhthos, etc. | | Bike Setup: |
Bontrager w/ xt, Judy XC | | Bottom Line: | These tires are simply not made for real world conditions. They came stock on my new bike and after a couple of nerve racking rides, I got rid of them. I guess they would be good for racing and I would consider putting them back on for a race but in everyday New England conditons, they are worthless. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
UberCebus
a Cross-Country Rider
from Arlington, VA
Date Reviewed: May 15, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
working on it... | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Low rolling resistance, fairly light | | Weaknesses: |
OK all-around, but not good for dedicated off-roading | | Similar Products Used: |
Specialized Dirt Control, Panaracer Mach SS | | Bike Setup: |
Trek 8000, mostly stock | | Bottom Line: | Problem with these tires, they try to do everything, and end up falling short on everything. Not knobby enough for mud or rocky climbs, not slick enough for pavement. They corner OK, the front tire tracks well, but the rear tire is more or less useless. The good news, I am having to improve my climbing technique a great deal with these. If they don't come stock on your rig, don't buy them. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jimbeau
a Cross-Country Rider
from SoCalifornia
Date Reviewed: May 6, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Squaw Valley | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Light; fast; great on hardpack, rocks (baby-heads) and slick-rock | | Weaknesses: |
Flats easily; useless in mud | | Similar Products Used: |
Bontrager Jones; VelociRaptors; PrimalRaptors; Dirt Master; Dirt Comp | | Bike Setup: |
'99 Mantra Comp | | Bottom Line: | Really grab on off-camber; good cornering --- as long as it's hard-pack! Do you ride mud?......then you might as well walk. For their intended purpose -- fast, quick riding on hardpack, I give um a 5; for overall XC usage I give um a 3. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris
a Cross-Country Rider
from Worcester, MA
Date Reviewed: April 24, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Fast | | Weaknesses: |
Zero traction on anything but hardpack | | Bottom Line: | This is a good tire for hardpack, but it is useless on rocks, mud, leaves, hills, or anything you find on the East coast. I give it one star because they are useless around here. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jim Cummins
a Cross-Country Rider
from Emporia, KS
Date Reviewed: April 5, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Quivira Boy Scout Ranch | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
FAST, FAST, FAST | | Weaknesses: |
A little loose on off-camber corners. | | Bike Setup: |
Klein Pulse II | | Bottom Line: | I am 6'3 and 190 lbs. and have been using the ST front and the SS rear for one full year now. I absolutely love these tires. Several reviewers claim this tire doesn't corner. I would agree with this under certain conditions only. The ST does tend to be a little sketchy on off-camber corners and/or on slow technical turns. However, when cornering at speed, all the rider needs to do is get agressive and lean. The side knobs bite as well as any tire out there. Bottom line is the Revolts are FAST. If you're into going fast, and can ride aggressively, these are the tires for you. I give them 5 chili's, because they do everything they claim they can do. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dylan Popowicz
a Cross-Country Rider
from San Antonio
Date Reviewed: March 31, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
none | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
This tire works very well on rocky or muddy terrain, but does not function to well on loose sand, pebbles, etc. | | Weaknesses: |
It does not work well in loose, sandy soil. | | Similar Products Used: |
Tioga Phsyco tires | | Bike Setup: |
Bike:1997 Bontrager Privater Comp
Fork:1997 Judy Sl with soft springs | | Bottom Line: | THis is a good tire for wet or areas with a lot of rock slabs. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
sp
a cross-country rider
from michigan
Date Reviewed: March 4, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
this is actually a review for the new super x. i find these to be great tires, but i still like the hutchuinson better. this is simply a size thing, i like the larger air volume of the python. these are fantastic though, because the pythons are hard to find. these roll fast, have great traction and a decent amount of air volume. they are the 2nd best semi-slick style tire i've ridden in sand, but i'm a large person. i think that a lighter rider would find these to be just about a perfect tire. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Stacey Knight
a cross-country rider
from San Antonio, TX
Date Reviewed: February 19, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
I have had the ST2 front and rear combo for about six months now. I am a 195 pound rider and have experienced a few pinch flats with the rear tire - an experience I find a bit unnerving since rims are not a cheap item to replace. The front tire can be a bit squirrely at times, as well. On the flip side, I absolutely love the low weight and speed of the tires and I predict that Keith will widen the rear tire and tweak the front tread pattern. Until then, I will give three chilis to a relatively new product with a hell of a future. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sunny Yum
a cross-country rider
from San Jose, CA
Date Reviewed: February 3, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
Got some ST2s stock on my Klein Attitude Comp ('98). They are very fast and predictable on pavement, hardpack, and damp trails. They suck really bad on anything that is even remotely loose. I recommend these if you exclusively ride trails that are always damp or on slickrock, or maybe if you only use the rear tire. The front is no good for loose or even barely-loose trails. I'm going to try changing out my front for an IRC Mythos SXC 2.1.. I'll let ya know how it goes after I've had a chance to ride on it for a few weeks. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
matt
a cross-country rider
from england
Date Reviewed: January 18, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
very good all round xc tyres which are quite light and fast rolling, they are let down by pinch flats(in the national championships) and bad durability on the side wall. rear is a bitt too narrow. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Slim
a racer
from Milwaukie OR
Date Reviewed: January 9, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
I've been using these tires for the last year in every conceivable condition known to man and I can honestly say they rock! Sure you can buy better mud tires, or you can buy full slicks, but if you hate changing tires for all different conditions like I do these will pull you through just about anything you can ride. They're wearing quite well too, I put 1450 miles on them this year, which included 140 in Moab. The truth is I just bought a new pair about a week ago and went on a ride at Browns Camp, I was amazed at how much better they work when they're brand new. All in all I'd have to give them two thumbs up. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Cranky
a cross-country rider
from
Date Reviewed: January 2, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
I've run the ST2's for about a year and find them to be very versatile. It's obvious by looking at them they weren't designed for aggressive dh runs, but they're fine for almost anything but. The rear hooks up well and has little rolling resistance compared to a full knobby, and the front could use more bite, but I've been happy with their overall performance. The one problem I've encountered is more pinch flats on the rear (even with 60psi). Although I've been pleased w/the performance, I think I'll go back to the Jones full knobby in the front once I wear the ST2 out. I'll stick w/the rear unless the pinch flats keep coming. 4 chiles for the rear and 3 for the front. To sum it up, I'd say they're a good compromise between a pure slick and a full knobby. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kurt Schweitzer
a racer
from Salt Lake City, UT
Date Reviewed: December 27, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
TREK may be the evil empire, but if their purchase of Bontrager helps put more of Keith's excellent products on the market...COOL. I'm a BIG guy compared to the typical cyclist, 5'11 195(Clydesdale) with BIG skier legs. I can DESTROY bikes and equipment. These tires came stock on my 98 8000, and I was more than a little hesitant about running them. I ride sportbikes(rolling endos at 80 mph) so saying I have a point n shoot riding style would be an understatement, not the person for this tire according to Bontrager. I am very happy to report that these tires have WAY exceeded my expectations and can report the following:
-They definitely roll better than my knobbies(Mythos XC's) althoughI can't compare them to slicks(Death with my riding style)
-Quite Light! Mine weighed in a 523/Rear and 533/Front(Larger Knobs)
-These are AWESOME for Slickrock! Seem to be the perfect balance of slick and knobby. I can break most tires loose even in Moab, and aside from some minor tread squirm, they never broke even on the steepest portions of Slickrock
-DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT BRAKING while turning in if your over 160lbs. I brake almost exclusively in a straight line, to do other wise with this tire is DEATH
Smaller riders and you finesse guys might get away with it but not recommended SEE NEXT
-TRACTION is black or white. There is NO grey area with this tire(ESPECIALLY the FRONT. If you manage to lose the front end, get ready to hit, because it isn't going to push then catch again.
-All in all an excellent tire from the little company that I used to really dislike(Keith's a LOUDMOUTH,gifted, but still a loudmouth)Can't give it FIVE Flaming Turd though, I think it's a little narrow focus to have been specced as O.E. on so many bikes(I suppose that TREK's fault) A VERY DESERVING 4 Turds | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
nick
a cross-country rider
from vashon island washington
Date Reviewed: December 1, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
The Revolts are excellent tires if you don't expect them to behave like a full on knobby. I feel that all it tkaes is a little pravtice to get used to them, (like distributing your right). On moist, high speed descents the rear squirms unless you keep level (a very scary characteristic, but true off all not very knobby tires).
As far as a semi-slick is concerned, I give it 5 overcooked burritos. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
john
a racer
from Boone,nc
Date Reviewed: November 10, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
i have been riding these tires for about 4.5 mos. now and have learned several things about 'em. 1)they are VERY good tires on strict hardpack,DRY roots and rocks, and not so technical stuff- except for the front tire! 2) for the love of god, NEVER,NEVER run the front tire on anything loose,(even loose dust), technical trails, or anything wet. While the rear tire can make it on a variety of surfaces, the front tire is squirrly(REALLY squirrly), but worse, in any turns above 10mph it gives you no warning before sliding like it was on ice. very very scary. I learned my lesson: anything but stict hardpack, keep the rear, ditch the front. overall pretty darn durable, Bontrager makes a good product. 4 piles of flaming dog crap until a better front tire can be made. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Eric King
a cross-country rider
from Allentown, PA, USA
Date Reviewed: September 29, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Hi I have just recently bought a new trek 8300 and i must say the wear that i am getting out of these tires is awsome. I normally would have to replace my tries ever mouth. So far I have put on 450 miles and it doesn't show the lest amont of wear. The tred is about 85%. When I need to buy new tires I am sure that i wll go with the revolts again. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jim
a cross-country rider
from PA
Date Reviewed: September 23, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I have the Revolt ST2's. They were original equipment on my new bike. These tires work very well. I've used them on fire roads, smooth single track, rocky/rooty/nasty single track, and the steeps (up and down). For me, the only type of terrain that they aren't super on is steep downhills, particularly those with a loose surface--the relatively short rear knobs tend to lock. You can get around it by careful use of the front brake. I'll give them five chilis since they work so much better than the last set of tires I used for an extended time (velociraptors). | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Greg
a cross-country rider
from Mankato, MN
Date Reviewed: September 10, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I recently purchased a set of the ST2's. I had been using Ritchey Z MAX front and rear for two seasons with very good results. This season I started to race quite a bit and wanted to try a tire with less rolling resistance while still providing adequate traction. Well, these tires definitely roll faster and are great for hardpack but the rear tire has worn very quickly leaves something to be desired while braking. If you check out Bontrager's web page, this braking habit is brought to our attention, along with some graphic aftermath pictures. Basically these tires perform exactly as the Bontrager ads suggest, they rail on hard singletrack, work pretty good in most places, but are fairly sketchy in the technical stuff. I hope that I will adapt to them a little better by riding them the rest of the season, but for now I still have a set of knobbies on standby. I'll give them a 4 because they perform as expected but the rear center knobs have worn a little too quickly. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Pete
a cross-country rider
from Mississauga, Ontario
Date Reviewed: August 8, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I just got these tires and they are great. I rode them on a very demanding trail that had loose and hardpack dirt with leaves and roots. On the corners, they tend to slide on the loose stuff but they even back out. They grip very well when you need to accelerate. If you're out looking for new tires, try these out and you will be impressed. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
PDawg
a weekend warrior
from Ontario
Date Reviewed: August 3, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
These tires came hooked up to my new bike that I bought about 6 months ago. They role real fast and I love the front tire. I think it's just the perfect size and corners well. The only problem I have is with the rear. The knobs are to small and traction is at a minimum. I ride on a lot of technical trails and a lot of times the rear would slip on a turn that's on a steep uphill. I kept the front tire on and replaced the rear with a 2.1 hutchison Ciyote. Works perfect. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rich
a cross-country rider
from Toronto, Canada
Date Reviewed: June 5, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I just tried them out last night. I recently took my thicker knobs off (Ritchey ZMax front and Team Master on the back) as the ground around here is now more hard pack. I thought the front really cornered well with a good lean and speed. They certainly feel faster and accelerate better than the Team back tire. I would have liked to try a 1.7 on the back but it likely would have slipped more on the looser stuff out here. For mud, I still keep my other treads near by though. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan the Bikerman
a cross-country rider
from North Carolina
Date Reviewed: June 5, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
This tire isn't all that great. I use the ST2 & I have to agree with Kess, this is hardly the greatest tire I have ever used. I wish my Geax Warp 215 hadn't cracked cuz I loved that tire. I totally washed out on a dock in Myrtle Beach goin around a turn with little dirt on it at about 10 mph, just imagine what it would do on 20 mph technical trails. I just went mtbing yesterday & I felt very in control with my rear tire(Continental Cross Country) but felt very unstable with my ST2. It rolls nicely but that's not what I'm looking for, if I wanted that I would get a slick. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kess
a racer
from Vermont
Date Reviewed: April 27, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
This review is for the ST2’s. I have the SS Revolts and raced on them several times last year with some success when the course was suitable. I liked the SS so I bought the ST2’s because I wanted something faster then my full on knobies (Velocaraptor front/Conti Pro I rear). I installed the new tires and took them out for a get aquatinted ride. That ride coupled with several others leaves me with the following impressions: The tires roll well, somewhere in between the SS and full knobs.
The tires shed mud horribly!!! If I wanted a slick I would have put the SS's on. When they load-up they have almost no traction and the mud takes a very long time to shed. If it is on a climb you are stuck with it. They are not good on wet roots. This goes for the front and the rear. The front tends to slid out and the rear just slips. My full on knobs are way better. The front is not very good at slow speed technical riding. It just seems to wash out as a tight techy turn is negotiated.Based on the above I feel I may have just wasted $70. I was hoping for an all around fast tire to run on most race courses. I do not think the ST2 is that tire. I plan to remove them for now and wait for the dry months to come, at which point I will try them again. If I like them better I will report back. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sam Burkhardt
a weekend warrior
from Seattle WA
Date Reviewed: February 19, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I have the ST 2 it is identicle to the ST only it has file tread between the knobs and the tread is 3mm instead of 1mm.
I absoluatly love these tires they are light rolling but have a lot more tread and grip than most other slicks. They grab very well on most ground and very runny mud as well as hardpack. They are pretty skinny but the sidewalls are fairly supple. I would VERY strtongly recommend the back tire but the front is nothing amazing, it's not bad however. They look cool to! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
BG
a weekend warrior
from Daytona fl
Date Reviewed: February 18, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
The tires came stock on my bike and overall there ok however I busted my ass bad today and have noticed that the front tends to let go pretty easy on wet or soft stuff if your really leaning. The front is definately a little sketchy but overall the tires have performed well and I have not had any problems with them coming apart as others have claimed. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jim
a cross-country rider
from Scotland
Date Reviewed: January 28, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Conditions in Scotland can be a little gloopy even in the height of summer,
but the ST's even coped with that, don't know what they're like in winter mud
as I normally change to something a little chunkier then. On hardpack they run
really fast digging in on corners giving confidence where before you had none.
On loose stuff they have a tendancy to drift more than other tyres through the
corners but haven't fallen off yet...... For a general alround tyre, not winter
conditions, I highly recommend this to everyone. 5 stars. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Marko
a cross-country rider
from New Zealand
Date Reviewed: January 11, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I'm running an explosif with a revolt st up front and a revolt ss at the back. the only times i have problems are when i'm on a real hard surface with a loose top coat of gravel or dry dirt, but even then, most of my problems relate to a loss of traction at the rear. i recommend this tire, but for general riding, i wouldn't use the setup i've got, instead put on a pair of st's. at least i hope that will be a good setup. when i next come to america i'm gonna pick up a rear st. we can't get them over here. a further note, this tire has been fine in the wet too (not applicable here at the moment, its drier than most dry things.) | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jesse Jakomait
a racer
from MARS ssm
Date Reviewed: September 25, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
This is the best tire for XC racing you can find. It has low roling
resistance, but it dosen't scare the begesus out of you when cornering
or wimp out at the faintest hint of moisture, like all the slicks out
there. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
steve
a cross-country rider
from michigan
Date Reviewed: August 9, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I just put the ST on the front, along with a Conti Double Fighter on the rear. It is really amazing the amount of grip these tires have. Many hardpack situations just simply don't require tall knobs, and these tires prove it. There are rides I can take where I would probably switch to other tires (excessive deep sand, goopy-slippery mud), but for most normal rides, the ST is excellent. It manuvers through sand very well, grips hard in corners and it rolls wildly compared to anything else. I've made it up all climbs with no problem, and I believe that the added momentum along with my mostly seated riding style deliver. Remeber, I'm using the Conti in the rear which is more sparsely knobbed than the ST rear, but sketchy gravely climbs have not been a problem. Slicks/Semi-Slicks make you much faster in all but the most extreme tail conditions, and the ST looks like it's one of the more versatile offerings. One of the best things about Bontrager products is that KB watches what you and I have to say and uses our input, along with his experience and knowledge, to return with steadily improved products. If you have questions/problems, Keith himself (one of the leading innovators in Mountain Biking) will respond personally to your requests. Check out http://www.bontrager.com | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
juan carlos
a cross-country rider
from caracas,venezuela
Date Reviewed: July 24, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I just bought the rear one a month ago and i have had a very good experience with it, specially with mud, but you can not stand from the saddle going up or go too fast downhill. Overall it is very good. I wander how long it will last. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris
a racer
from Boston
Date Reviewed: July 18, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
ran the pair for the first time at a race in june. noticed immediately that the front cornered in a very sketchy manner. the edge is kinda abrupt and the profile not as round as i'd like. in a straight line they're as fast as all heck and the rear hooked up better on the climbs than the Speed Max i had on previously. i threw my old standby (Conti Leader Pro) on the front and have used this in combination with the Revolt ST rear with great success for the last several races. | | Overall Rating: |
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