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Scott
a Cross Country Rider
from Bendigo, AustraliaDate Reviewed: January 24, 2007
Strengths: Light. Sticky rubber compound. Good grip on the rear, good cornering rip up front. Predictable.Weaknesses: Small volume for stated size - so pressure needs to be kept up. Not real happy in gravelly stuff.Bottom Line: These came on the Klein Pinnacle I bought 2nd hand, and were 1.9 kevlar beads. I didn't expect a lot from these skinny little 1.9's. They were noticeably light, and rolled pretty well. They worked well in the loose over hardpack around here, giving good cornering and climbing traction even in the steep stuff. The compound appeared very sticky and soft, but they didn't wear super fast despite that. They are not happy in gravelly stuff, being a skinny little tyre - not many tyres are good at that. Being skinny they need to be run on the firm side, which makes for a rough ride. The tread compound appears very sticky - someone else mentioned their gave good traction even when it was bald - same here. I even put the front tyre on the rear to kill it off - even it gave good drive traction. I'd run these again if I was looking for light skinny tyres - they had better grip that a few much bigger tyres I've used since. They can still be found in some shops "old no longer trendy tyre" pile for cheap.
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$25.00
Purchased At: Came on bike
Similar Products Used: Numerous
Bike Setup: XC hardtail - Mongoose Newman hardtail - 100mm Judy SL, XT. Also used on 93 Klein Pinnacle - Judy SL, XT, XTR>
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Conor
a Weekend Warrior
from Northern IrelandDate Reviewed: August 26, 2003
Strengths: soft compound- very grippyWeaknesses: soft compound- high ware rateBottom Line: Very grippy tyre over most surfaces. Could be better in mud (there is a lot here in Northern Ireland!). Quite flimsy-prone to pinch flats. Soft compound gives good grip but wares away very quickly.
Good xc summer tyre.
Favorite Trail: Tollymore Forest
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$30.00
Purchased At: wiki-wiki-wheels.co.uk
Similar Products Used: Continental Survival
Bike Setup: 'fisher hardtail
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Mike Dorset
a Cross Country Rider
from ukDate Reviewed: May 10, 2001
Strengths: Awesome grip off-road, on trails.Weaknesses: Wear, on-road noise(!), all round ability.Bottom Line: If used for what they are designed for these are one of the best gripping tyres I've used off-road (Wildgripper is better though). They do wear quickly so don't ride them on-road!
Favorite Trail: swindley forest
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$30.00
Purchased At: gucycles
Similar Products Used: Fire XC Pro
Wildgripper
Bike Setup: Trek 8k
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Bike Master Mike
a Racer
from Canton, MIDate Reviewed: March 22, 2000
Strengths: Great Cornering!
Great Turning!Weaknesses: Wear quicklyBottom Line: These tires came on my Y. I liked em so much that I bought 2 sets from Performance on close out for $24! Wow, great deal.
The front tire is totally predictable when it came to loss of traction and most of the time it seemed like you could lean into turns more and more and never slide.
The rear tire gripped almost as good bald as it did new. Must be the comound of the rubber.
The rear treads are far apart and that makes the tire grip stairs pretty sweet! Riding up stairs is pretty easy with these.
Favorite Trail: Bloomer Park
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Similar Products Used: All
Bike Setup: Trek Y
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Flea
a Weekend Warrior
from SingaporeDate Reviewed: September 22, 1999
Strengths:
still thinking.....Weaknesses:
knobby, rattles on road,Bottom Line: they were stock standard on the Summit so had to live wif them till they wore out. Using mythos now, can't wait to try out the panaracer fire xc pro.
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Similar Products Used:
IRC mythos XC,
Bike Setup:
KHS Summit, Manitou Comp
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Steve Eckardt
a Cross-Country Rider
from Huntington, INDate Reviewed: August 23, 1999
Strengths:
Good in mud/snow
Snakebite protection
Directional treadWeaknesses:
Knobs roll
High rolling resistance
Fast wearBottom Line: The tread is very tall, which makes it roll over on hard surfaces. Tall tread also increases rolling resistance. Not enough carbon black, these babies wear down like crazy. However, this tire is super in mud/snow. Traction is excellent in either. I guess Panaracer forgot to tell us that this tire was designed for soft, not hard trail conditions. Hard to rate this tire, since it sucks in hard but is great on soft.
Favorite Trail:
Franke Park
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Similar Products Used:
Specialized
Bike Setup:
Giant ATX AL1.75 frame-RS Q21R shock-LX/XT
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Sirius
a Cross-Country Rider
from Greensburg, PADate Reviewed: August 18, 1999
Strengths:
I've yet to find any.Weaknesses:
They wear faster than they should. As far as traction goes, they have none....Slip on rock or anything wet, and don't try cornering at high speed.Bottom Line: What can I say, they suck. ;)
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Similar Products Used:
EnduroRaptors
Bike Setup:
KHS Summit / Haro Extreme EX2
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Al
a Cross-Country Rider
from OntarioDate Reviewed: July 3, 1999
Strengths:
good all round tire
not too exspensiveWeaknesses:
don't knowBottom Line: I have only been on the rear tire. I don't like the tread pattern on the front tire, so my review is only for the rear. There is probably a better terrain and weather specific tire out there but this is the best all season all terrain rear tire I have tried. It sheds mud fairly well, climbs well on hard pack. One day I am riding in mud, the next time on hard pack, then in sand, and sometimes on very rocky areas. I need a tire that can hold up everywhere. This one does.
Favorite Trail:
long single track
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Similar Products Used:
phychoII
z-max
smoke and dart
Bike Setup:
Rocky-mountain hammer fully upgraded
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Rod
a Cross-Country Rider
from Calgary, AlbertaDate Reviewed: March 20, 1999
Bottom Line: I'm not to sure about the front tire (actually, I heard It's crap!), but the rear tire rocks!!! I've used the rear tire on hardpack and rock terrain and it sticks like glue!! Best tire for the money you pay for sure!
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
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Alex
a cross-country rider
from HawaiiDate Reviewed: March 13, 1999
Bottom Line:
I have used the rear DusterPro 2.1 kevlar for several months, in both Colorado and Hawaii. The tire is on a Sun Rhyno Lite rim on a hardtail, I weigh about 190 and ride fairly hard. I have found this to be a very good tire. It hooks up well in loose dirt and gravel. It does good on dry rock (rode a lot of sandstone in CO). Mud and loamy soil is not much of a problem, the tire hooks up OK and self cleans pretty well. Wet roots present a challenge, but they're hard for any tire to grip. I've heard this tire was designed for wet, Pacific NW type terrain, but it does better in dry climates. On asphalt and hardpack this tire rolls fast enough, although it's no hardpack race tire. On hard surfaces, it grips well in fast turns. Puncture resistance has been average, I would hope for a little better though. This tire has worn fairly quickly, however, I commute to trails on pavement frequently. Overall, a very good tire for many surfaces. Next I'm trying the Bonty Jones or Panaracer Fire XC Pros.
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Ed
a weekend warrior
from Apex, NCDate Reviewed: March 1, 1999
Bottom Line:
I really think the key to getting good performance out of these tires is air pressure. That of course can be said about basically any tire to some degree, but I feel more so with the Dusters. My advice, fill'er up. I've tried it both ways (lower pressure and maxed out) and I got a two rear flats in two back to back rides. I have washed a few times on tight corners, but not really b/c of the tire (i.e hit a wet root in the apex of the turn) - so overall I would say they handle OK. Certainly no wear problems yet, even after a few miles on the pavement. But when things get soggy, you should probably use another rear tire (as many above have already recommended). The rear tire just doesn't shed this NC clay very well, although I'm not sure any tire can for that matter (e.g. even my old Panaracer Smoke tire turned into a racin' slick in a hurry out here). Overall though, when the conditions are not real wet, these tires hook up pretty well; thus 4 chilis.
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Sean
a cross-country rider
from CADate Reviewed: February 24, 1999
Bottom Line:
At first, I wasn't too impressed with these tires. The traction uphill was pretty bad their performance decreased GREATLY in gravel. I bought some nice strong tubes and pumped them up real hard. I'm getting much better traction, it handles gravel nicely, and it cleans itself out extremely fast. Their perfect for the tight singletrack I do a lot, and corner well. The wear is nice and slow, and the knobs are all still there. I rate these a 4.
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Rob
a cross-country rider
from CaliforniaDate Reviewed: February 22, 1999
Bottom Line:
They've got a real nice grip on soft stuff, but they wear out WAY too fast. Haven't had any problems with cornering, but I haven't exactly stress-tested them. Overall, I'll give it a three.
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Phil...
a cross-country rider
from AlaskaDate Reviewed: January 6, 1999
Bottom Line:
After meeting some dude who was riding one through soft stick snow like cake I had to buy some specifically for wet, snowy, muddy occassions. I really like them. The rear propells me along over, and through about everything I have encountered- gravel, sand, mud, hard-pack, loose dirt, wet roots. They are noticably noisier on hardpack than my set of mythos meaning greater rolling resistance, and I am not as happy with the handling provided by the from tire. Its not bad, its just that the side knob-things don't hold as nicely as those on my Mythos front tire. However they have a difinitive edge over Mythos in the mud, snow and other sticky stuff. I tend to use them in the spring rainy season, the fal rainy season, and after the first or second snow. By the third snow, its usually too deep. Otherwise I usually stick to my Mythos tires.
They are wearing slowly, especially since I mostly ride them in soft stuff, and I haven't had any pinch flats while using them either.
In their nasty element of wetness, mud, muck, stickystuff and snow, ie anywhere a quickly clearing tire is needed, I give them a five star rating (especially since I got a Kevlar set for $29.00 on sale ->I am a sucker for cheap stuff.)
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puzman
a cross-country rider
from wallingford, ctDate Reviewed: December 21, 1998
Bottom Line:
I'm not real impressed with these tires. They seem to do well on loose surfaces and mud, but they like to break loose during cornering, and the traction
on rock is poor (the knobs wiggle and you lose traction). Wear has been pretty good- no broken knobs and still pretty good knob height after riding hard for one season. I'll look elsewhere for my next tire.
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