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Submitted by
Wesley
a Cross Country Rider
from Lincoln, NE, USA
Date Reviewed: May 14, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Indian Cave SP | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | The best gripping tire I've ridden on hardpack climbs | | Weaknesses: | Rolling resistance (slow), turning | | Similar Products Used: | Panracer Fire Pro, Hutch. Alligators, IRC, whatever originally came with my bikes | | Bike Setup: | Raleigh M80, Bomber X-fly, XT front & rear, gripshifts, Mavic Links, 8 speed baby! | | Bottom Line: | This tire is awesome if you use it for what it is intended for. Hands down the best gripping tire I've used on hardpack/ medpack conditions. Not a great mult-purpose tire and not great on tight turns (but not as bad as other reviews have stated). If conditions are dry and you want to impress your riding buddies throw this tire on. If you want to run the gammet of conditions get the Hutch. Alligator. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brady Owens
a Cross Country Rider
from Tuscaloosa, AL
Date Reviewed: September 24, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Oak Mountain state park | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Came on bike | | Strengths: | Good breaking, fast rolling | | Weaknesses: | NO Sidebite. | | Similar Products Used: | IRC Something
Smoke Panaracer Front | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale SuperV 500 | | Bottom Line: | Forget tight turns, cause you won't make them. Side bite is really really bad. But braking is great and they are a fast tire. Not good on trails. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tyler
a Racer
from Ohio
Date Reviewed: November 6, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Mickeys Mountain | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
Cheap, rolls okay | | Weaknesses: |
cant get any bite in tight turns. First race, I go down on the fastest hill. Heavy Wire bead | | Similar Products Used: |
IRC Mythos XC Kevlar
Kenda Klaw | | Bike Setup: |
Trek racing hard tail w/ESP & XT. SID (now, after i got some good stuff, and replaced everything, including these tires! | | Bottom Line: | These tires are alright if you ride on the road, and the surface is somewhat tacky, but otherwise, forget em! They have no cornering bite at all. Get some Mythos XCs, or anything kevlar for that matter. You will appreciat the weight savings and ease to change flats. | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mauricio
a Weekend Warrior
from Washington, DC
Date Reviewed: September 30, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
Low price
Good for light off-road and level hard-pack/pavement. | | Weaknesses: |
Not single-track worthy
Wears relatively fast | | Similar Products Used: |
Conti XC 2.0
Conti Traction 2.1
Geax Warp 2.15
Geax Grid 2.0 | | Bike Setup: |
Cannondale CAAD2 frame rigid | | Bottom Line: | This tire is ok for what it is. It does not excel at any particular type of surface. Its profile is too round for the side knobs to ever make significant contact with the ground surface, and therefore traction is mediocre at best. It came with the bike, but I would definitely never go out and buy it on my own. There are many other better tires out there. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jim Hesketh
a Weekend Warrior
from Palm Bay, Florida
Date Reviewed: July 18, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Hardrock | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Sticky compound, fast
rolling | | Weaknesses: |
none so far | | Similar Products Used: |
Velociraptors
Moab XC
Bontrager Jones | | Bike Setup: |
GT Aggressor
Trek VRX 300 | | Bottom Line: | Awesome tire, especially when the local store is
blowing them out the door for $12.99/each. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark
a Cross-Country Rider
from Memphis
Date Reviewed: May 13, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Stanky Creek | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
low price, it sticks, fast rolling, 2.0 | | Weaknesses: |
comes in wire beed only | | Similar Products Used: |
Navagator | | Bottom Line: | I like it. I gave it 4 stars because it is a wire beed. | | Overall Rating: |
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