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Freeridin Youth
a
from Gardiner, ME, USA
Date Reviewed: July 17, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Downtown urban assault | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Kennebec Bike and ski (OEM) | | Strengths: | Pretty tough sidewalls and they seem light, they hold up well for light drops (2-4ft)work well in loose gravel. | | Weaknesses: | Do not roll as fast as similar tires | | Bike Setup: | Nicer then yours!!! | | Bottom Line: | These tires are alright for the retail price they came as a oem product, I upgraded to a pair of bling blings and a pair of Hookworms much better for urban freeridin. Buy them if:
On a budget
Need a good all around wheel little bit of xc,fr, light dh | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
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SRR
a Cross Country Rider
from Tacoma, WA
Date Reviewed: April 21, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Little Bald Mountain | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Price Point | | Strengths: | All-around versatility, especially for aggressive XC riders/light downhillers, who are still reluctant to pay a larger weight/width penalty. Very stable, reliable tires. | | Weaknesses: | Availability and still a little heavier than some of the competition. | | Similar Products Used: | Continental Vertical Pros 2.3, Survival Pros 2.3, WTB Mutanoraptors 2.4, Panaracer Dart 2.2 | | Bike Setup: | Hammerhead 100X | | Bottom Line: | I've used MANY tires over the last decade and can safely say that a tire is a tire, BUT some tires you can forget about, while others can spook you. If, after a dozen rides, I'm still thinking about the new rubber, I inevitably switch back to something familiar and then simply forget about the tires altogether. I 'forgot' about the Trail Bears almost immediately! which is not something I was able to do with the Vertical Pro's, which -- however highly esteemed -- I found a little tentative on damp days in the Pacific Northwest. I've really liked the Mutanoraptors for the last two summers, but they too had to come off for winter riding. I wanted something more versatile, aggressive yet smooth rolling, reasonably light but still able to protect the rim and handle rock gardens (and these 2.25's are at least the same size as Conti's notion of a 2.3)-- something able to handle mud, sand, gravel, rocks, roots, pine-needles, and hardpack equally well. I also like 'missile' treads, especially up front, and wanted something as close as possible to the old Panaracer Dart 2.2 (yes, the used to make one). The IRC Trail Bear fit the bill perfectly. In fact, I plan to stock up on them while I can, and my second 'summer' wheelset will now simply become my 'spare' wheelset, because I plan to run Trail Bears on all of my wheels. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
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mark wilkie
a Cross Country Rider
from tasmania,australia
Date Reviewed: February 8, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | wildside event | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | geards cycles | | Strengths: | strong, tough tire .bullet proof side walls.good in mud sand gravel doesnt matter what. | | Weaknesses: | hard to get hold of now ,other than that none | | Similar Products Used: | conti explorers | | Bike Setup: | giant xtc 2 disc ,xt back lx shifters,duke shocks,hayes discs | | Bottom Line: | Needed a tyre to use in 4 day race from mountains to the sea (mud,gravel,hard pan, soft sand) and this tyre didnt let me down ,want a good allround performance tyre look no further | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Adam
a Cross Country Rider
from Oconomowoc, WI
Date Reviewed: October 8, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Bottom Line: | These are the best tires I've ever used! They hold up great and get traction in most conditions. The extra width helps too. If there are any complaints about them, the people complaining are probably running too much are pressure or wimp out on grams. I weigh about 185lbs. and do aggressive XC riding. I run them with Panaracer DH Supertubes and about 35psi. What a difference with less air pressure! The extra weight isn't really noticable for me. I'd rather be bullet proof than carry a bunch of extra stuff or changing flats on the trails. This is a great tire for anything in between light XC riding and aggressive DH riding. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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jeff
a Weekend Warrior
from swampscott MA USA
Date Reviewed: September 23, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | LYnn Woods | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Price Point | | Strengths: | Strong, 2.25" width fits tight frames, grips very well on climbs, stable, no pinch flats yet. | | Weaknesses: | None yet, although they are a little hard to find. | | Similar Products Used: | velociraptor 2.1 | | Bike Setup: | Trek 4900 beefed up for aggressive rocky trail riding. 2.25 IRC Trailbear in back, 2.35 Maxxis DH in front. | | Bottom Line: | I'm very happy with this tire in the rear. I am going to buy one for the front too. My riding ability increased immediately, especially my confidence in landing small drops and on steep rocky downhills. They also climb especially well in loose soil and are relatively light for a beefy tire. I weigh 230 lbs and have yet to pinch flat one at 35psi (w/ downhill tube.) It looks like a front specific shred but works great in the rear. Perfect for aggressive XC, light freeride and DH. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
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tim
a Cross Country Rider
from redwood city
Date Reviewed: February 19, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | colorado trail | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | performance bike | | Strengths: | great in all coditions, best tire I have used, you can crank them over in turns and they dont wash out. In my experience larger riders need a bigger tire like this. | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | mythos, wtb, panaracer smoke | | Bike Setup: | moots ybb, 2003 xtr | | Bottom Line: | best tire on the market | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Steve
a
from Edinburgh
Date Reviewed: November 16, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Not expensive, not too heavy, great grip, long lasting. Seems to work well on almost everything | | Weaknesses: | Will clog up in sticky mud - or freshly cut trail! | | Similar Products Used: | verti pros | | Bike Setup: | Marin Wolf Ridge | | Bottom Line: | Can't fault them for all round riding. If they are blown up too hard they skitter around a bit. Once you have the PSI right they are very dependable on the corners and braking. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Stuart Thompson
a Weekend Warrior
from Auckland New Zealand
Date Reviewed: July 2, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Cyco | | Bottom Line: | Follow up from last review, these tyres rock on loamy, sandy surfaces. Rounded profile allows higher speed cornering without having to put a foot down. Traction is predictable. My experience is somewhat limited having only ridden the Woodhill MTB park on them but for sandy, rooty, loamy surfaces they are excellent. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Stuart Thompson
a Weekend Warrior
from Auckland New Zealand
Date Reviewed: May 23, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Saddle Track Queenstown | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Purchased At: | Cyco | | Strengths: | Burly tread, nice and wide for a trail tyre, hook up well on most surfaces | | Weaknesses: | A little slow (wirebead) but have just purchased some kevlars so will see how they go. | | Similar Products Used: | Lots: Specialised, Hutchies, Geax, WTB etc | | Bike Setup: | Heckler, manitou xvert super, xt, mavic d521, and lotsa nice bits | | Bottom Line: | Like them so far, will come back in a month at let you know.
Excellent value NZD$45 each
3 chillis cause I havent really had a long time on them | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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