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mountainbikeryk
a Cross Country Rider
from Yellowknife, NT CanadaDate Reviewed: November 12, 2008
Strengths: These tires have a very agressive patern, but rolls nicely on pavment and is reasonably pricedWeaknesses: no so farBottom Line: I have been using these tires on ice and snow in Yellowknife where there is no serious clearing of the roads and no salting and these tires perform perfectly. When I hit snow with smooth ice beneath I sometimes start to slide but when the side knobbys grip I just go right up again. These tires just smash through deep drifts of snow. I have been using Ritchey products for 20years now and they still perform.
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$27.00
Purchased At: Racer Sportif
Similar Products Used: Ritchey slicks, old ritchey tires panaracer fire
Bike Setup: Litespeed toccoa 2001 XT and XTR components
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tremblay
a Cross-Country Rider
from quebec cityDate Reviewed: July 10, 1999
Strengths:
NoneBottom Line: This tire claims to be Severe Condition. I don`t get that feeling at all. It doesn`t work any better than my 2-year-old Team Master in mud. It works OK in dry conditions but isn`t it what you should expect from an average tire? I have run on it for 1 month and some knobs are already starting to tear off. A good thing I got this tire cheap.
Favorite Trail:
Mont Ste-Anne
Duration Product Used:
less than 1 month
Similar Products Used:
Specialized Team Master (rear)
WTB Enduro Raptor (front) (great tire)
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Submitted by
jamie
a Racer
from nova scotiaDate Reviewed: April 21, 1999
Strengths:
grip in the mud cleans well. big meaty tredWeaknesses:
big meaty tred. not so good on rootsBottom Line: good tire for the soup. THIS IS NOT THE MAD MAX iN THE PICTURE ABOVE!
Favorite Trail:
any thing with dirt
Duration Product Used:
less than 1 month
Similar Products Used:
Fire Xc pros smoke Vs
velociraptors
Bike Setup:
norco with bomber z3
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Mark Reid
a cross-country rider
from Russellville, ARDate Reviewed: September 18, 1997
Bottom Line:
I used a Velociraptor for several months and it was good. I bought a Mad Max rear and it is better. It is an awesome climbing tire. It doesn't wear as well as the Velociraptor, but it climbs MUCH better. I'll buy them next time.
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a racer
a
from Richmond, VA Date Reviewed: March 21, 1997
Bottom Line:
Picked up a MudMax from the local shop the day before the year's first race. Since it had rained for 4 days, thought it would be the ticket. And it was was. On a very muddy, sloppy course the tire cut in and cleaned quickly. Climbing was better than I thought, with no center knob. Cornered well, 1.9 size spins fast, Kevlar bead keeps it light. Only downside was under heavy downhill braking. A bit unpredictable there. A great race tire in the slop. Did ride with it the next week on some dry trail (too lazy to change). Real bouncy. Overall a great tire in the right place.
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Al Simcoe
a cross-country rider
from Mackenzie, BC, CanadaDate Reviewed: June 24, 1996
Bottom Line:
My Ritchey Kevlar Climb-Max (rear) came stock on my bike, and I must say I am pretty
happy with its performance. I have not seen many other reviews on these tires,
but for me they have performed great in all kinds of conditions
(sand, gumbo, rocks, roots). The wide spacing between knobbies means they shed
mud well and I have been very happy with their performance in the gumbo. As
well, they have worn well, lasting just about a year under heavy use in
demanding conditions. I am about to replace this tire and I think will be buying
another Kevlar Climb-Max.
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Jeff Gittleson
a weekend warrior
from Phoenix AZDate Reviewed: June 18, 1996
Bottom Line:
This is a really good tire for wet weather or tough terrain. It has really
wide spacing between knobbies which keeps it from clogging with mud. It also
floats and tractors over sand really well. This tire climbs better than my
Omega-bite in all conditions. It doesn't corner as well as the Omegabite, but
it does hold really well and let's loose controllably, allowing precision rear
end flat-track slides or switch-back 180's. The negatives of this tire are
that it doesn't wear very well under dry/rocky conditions. I shredded this
tire in a month/month and a half. In the winter, when the trail is softer,
this tire lasted me about 3 months. The only other negative is it is only
available in a wire bead, so it's not the lightest tire to spin. But it is
cheap, and can be picked up for less than $25 (probably for less than $20 mail
order). They are kinda' hard to find though. I recommend you find someone
that has them, and buy a couple for this winter. You'll like 'em.
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