Review Options:
Sorted by Latest Review | Sort by Best Rating |
|
Reviews 1 - 15 (37 Reviews Total)
|
| Next 15 |
User Reviews
Overall Rating:
Value Rating:
Submitted by
Shoey79
a Weekend Warrior
from Kamloops, BC, CanadaDate Reviewed: November 26, 2008
Strengths: Grip, more grip and lots of grip! Cheap too!Weaknesses: None, as long as you don't try to use a rear tire as a front tire.Bottom Line: Wicked grip. Got the tire as light cheap tire to make getting up the hill easier, and end up being a good tire for the way down too. Its like a heavy duty single ply tire, it holds up to some really nasty rocks and roots on fast DH runs. I'm amazed that the tire is holding up this good. The lugs just grip anything and the it holds a line ripping in the corners. I don't feel my back end slip out at all.
Favorite Trail: Harper Mtn
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$15.00
Purchased At: LBS
Similar Products Used: Maxxis, Kenda, Pannaracer, IRC, Schwalbe, Hutchinson, and Vee Rubber.
Bike Setup: A little Stinky.
Overall Rating:
Value Rating:
Submitted by
Zack
a
from SinCityDate Reviewed: August 5, 2001
Strengths: Good grip, lightning acceleration and wears well.Weaknesses: As everyone else - CORNERSBottom Line: Safe my life before. I was speeding down a road in the rain when I noticed a vehicle coming out of a corner. Jammed on the brakes like gripping for my dear life. The tire just took all the gravity and braking force with little slip. Stopped in time and....I trully recommend this tire for riders with safety conscious. The tire don't work well in corners only if you spins out too fast on extreme angle, that I noticed. Otherwise, slow down and pick-up pace on the turns, just like it was meant to be - fast on the acceleration.
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Similar Products Used: Continental cross country,Geak hubi,Hutchinson mosquito n maxxis wormD/minotaur.
Bike Setup: stock bike.
Overall Rating: Value Rating:
Submitted by
Michael Nation
a Weekend Warrior
from Fort Walton Beach, FLDate Reviewed: May 22, 2001
Strengths: Climbs exceptionally well. Fast rolling. Good braking.Weaknesses: Front tire slides a little too much, both tires a little too heavy.Bottom Line: These are average tires in my opinion. I've ridden these hard and they still show only slight wear. The trails I ride have alot of roots and loose sand. These tires climb roots like nobody's business but handle only adequate in loose sand. I just recently switched to Maxxis Mofo XC and they handle better in most conditions (including mud). The only category were the Pirhana Pro handles better is climbing and braking.
Favorite Trail: Timberlake (FWB, FL)
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Bike Setup: Gary Fisher Hoo Koo E Koo
Overall Rating: Value Rating:
Submitted by
Hans
a
from Allentown, PADate Reviewed: October 22, 2000
Strengths: Good tread wear and overall durabilityWeaknesses: watch out for performance on wet rocks.Bottom Line: I started with the Tioga rear tire and it didn't climb like I wanted, but the Piranha Pro grabs the trail great! Over a summer season of heavy use (500+ miles of technical Eastern PA singletrack) they wore well. I shredded the tread on this tire and it never stopped working. As a side note, I just got the Continental Traction tires, and hope they compare in quality.
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Purchased At: Bike Line - Allentown, PA
Similar Products Used: Tioga Psycho TT, Continental Traction
Bike Setup: Trek 6500, stock components
Overall Rating: Value Rating:
Submitted by
aaron siegler
a Cross Country Rider
from atlantaDate Reviewed: May 23, 2000
Strengths: they last longWeaknesses: like everyone else, cornersBottom Line: they were good beginner tires, and i learned to land standing on my feet when the bike slid out underneath me.
Favorite Trail: none
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Overall Rating: Value Rating:
Submitted by
Lasse Rasanen
a Cross Country Rider
from FinlandDate Reviewed: March 14, 2000
Strengths: Great acceleration & braking.
Light.Weaknesses: Unpredictable in corners.Bottom Line: These things came stock on my bike and they've given me some extra heartthrobs because when they let go in a corner they do it FAST. Apart from letting go in corners I love'em.
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Similar Products Used: Nothing this light.
Bike Setup: Tunturi Equillar XT & RockShox Judy SL & full XT
Overall Rating:
Submitted by
Josh Nicholls
a Cross-Country Rider
from Ladysmith, British ColumbiaDate Reviewed: August 19, 1999
Strengths:
It climbs like a fricken batt out of hell plain and simple :).Weaknesses:
Unpredictable on low down corners.Bottom Line: The bottom line is, if you want a wheel that can make you move if you want to, get this tire ASAP. It accelerates like you would NOT believe and its a a pretty predictable tire overall. 4 because heh the unpredictablity part.
Favorite Trail:
My back yard.
Duration Product Used:
less than 1 month
Similar Products Used:
I can't really compare this thin.
Bike Setup:
Oxford Alt-3000.
Overall Rating:
Submitted by
a Cross-Country Rider
a
from North Bay,OntarioDate Reviewed: July 6, 1999
Strengths:
-all condition climbing brakingWeaknesses:
-sidewalls are splitting corners unpredictablyBottom Line: The rear tire has proven itself on a variety of surfaces;it sticks like glue on any sort of climb. Too bad about the aforementioned splits because the tread has held up really well. The front tire is squirmy on hardpacked trails; watch the corners. Use something else up front.
Favorite Trail:
Bataan Death Ride
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Similar Products Used:
-various Contis
Bike Setup:
-Equipe/Bomber
Overall Rating:
Submitted by
Dennis
a Weekend Warrior
from Cleveland, OhioDate Reviewed: June 1, 1999
Bottom Line: What is everyone talking about. These tires are horrable! I can not trust them for anything. They consistantly wash out on me and never stick on hard pack, sand, mud, or just about anything else.
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Overall Rating:
Submitted by
Kevin
a cross-country rider
from Cal Poly, San Luis ObispoDate Reviewed: December 9, 1998
Bottom Line:
These tires came stock on my bike and the rear is now completely worn out after only 4 months of riding. They do a decent job climbing and in the staight line but they sure do suck in the corners. I wiped out the first time I took a downhill corner pretty aggressively. I'd definately go with different tires.
Overall Rating:
Submitted by
David Deak
a cross-country rider
from EuropeDate Reviewed: June 6, 1998
Bottom Line:
I have had these tires for almost 2 years now, they still don't need to be relaced. Everyones comments on these seem to be pretty accurate; They climb well, accelerate well, last long.....but they are the scariest in fast, loose soiled (eg gravel), steep corners. I have tried other tires, and these seem to be the worst in cornering. You can't really predict when they will give way. If you 'rail' the bike with total focus and caution, they work. The Piranha Pro's have limited me to not go as fast as I want to in corners. Soon I will probably buy a new set of tires.....such as Specialized Team Master/Control, or IRC Mythos. The Piranha Pro's deserve a 2.5 chili rating...but today I feel generous, so I give it 3!!
Overall Rating:
Submitted by
Andrew T. Arroyo
a cross-country rider
from San Jose, CaDate Reviewed: January 12, 1998
Bottom Line:
I was pretty happy with these tires for the first four or five months of use. They had a nice agressive tread and gripped well. I did notice, though, that like everyone's been mentioning they aren't the best in the corners. Since the rainy season started I've realized that when it's muddy out they're crap every else too. Don't get me wrong I'm sure they grip really well for the first five feet or so, but after that they are so helplessly packed that I might as well be riding slicks. Overall, a good tire for dry hard packed trails with slow turns.
Overall Rating:
Submitted by
Johan Sahlin
a cross-country rider
from Elmhult SWEDENDate Reviewed: October 16, 1997
Bottom Line:
I have a pair of Piranha and like them. They are very good allround-tires.
Wonderfull grip uphill but still lightrolling straight.
Overall Rating:
Submitted by
Guinness
a
from Darmstadt, GermanyDate Reviewed: October 14, 1997
Bottom Line:
Great grip in mud, really helps you climb even in very difficult conditions, but VERY scary in corners (especially on gravel).
Overall Rating:
Submitted by
Cole Eslinger
a racer
from Cochrane,Alberta,CanadaDate Reviewed: July 6, 1997
Bottom Line:
I think this is a great all around tire I find very good traction in mud and preety good climbing traction very little slippage
|
Reviews 1 - 15 (37 Reviews Total)
|
| Next 15 |
Review Options:
Sorted by Latest Review | Sort by Best Rating |
