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pfc stone
a Racer
from osceola ar usDate Reviewed: January 4, 2009
Strengths: the tire bites great around corners and tackles mud like its pave ment to a road bikeWeaknesses: HEAVY VERY HEAVY do not use on roadBottom Line: great tire for the deep mud and great for wet trails no road rideing tought the tire sheds like a husky
Favorite Trail: every where
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$20.00
Bike Setup: marin team issue fram fox front forks magura brakes criss king head set and hubs
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Chris Shoemaker
a Downhiller
from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United StatesDate Reviewed: July 3, 2006
Strengths: Last a very long time( 12 yrs for me),corner perfectly if you know how to truly take a corner, knobs hang onto almost any surface, great for downhilling and almost any other purpose, keep their grips for the whole time I had them,good price, kevlar bead,they look awesome with their gum wallsWeaknesses: NOTHING so anybody who doesn't like these tires can just shut your F***ING mouthsBottom Line: I'll never buy a different tire in my whole life
I'll buy these no matter what the price is that is handed to me
Favorite Trail: Lutsen
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Purchased At: $35
Similar Products Used: none
i've had these my whole life
Bike Setup: Gary Fisher Joshua Y
and
GT Backtrails
and
Specialized Rockhopper
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Jason Feng
a Cross Country Rider
from Bangor Maine U.S.ADate Reviewed: May 23, 2002
Strengths: Light. On hard packs it grips like velcro.
Low rolling resistance.Weaknesses: Doesn't grip well under braking.
Kinda unpredictable on loose gravel.
Seems to wear fast.Bottom Line: These are very good tires. It works in well in most conditions. It only gets unpredictable on very loose surfaces. Since the other posts either hate or love this tire, I suppose those who hate this tire are mounting it on
the wrong direction. If you have a set of these and hate 'em then try mounting on the other direction.
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Similar Products Used: Ritchy Megabites, Panaracer Smoke
Bike Setup: '99 Trek 8000
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Jehremy Madill
a Downhiller
from Ontario, CanadaDate Reviewed: April 27, 2002
Strengths: Cheap
last awhille
kevlar beadWeaknesses: Mostly everything, these tires are sckeety at best. They are very unpridictable in the corners an in the wet.Bottom Line: Don't buy them.
Favorite Trail: anything rough
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid:
$25.00
Purchased At: a shop in a remote northern town in Ontario
Similar Products Used: panaracer, maxxis
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Jeff
a Cross Country Rider
from Walton FL USADate Reviewed: March 10, 2001
Strengths: light weight
good traction from soft rubberWeaknesses: soft rubber wears out quicklyBottom Line: I have been riding mountain bikes since before front shocks became popular and can tell you there is not a tire on the market that won't wash out. Some tires really are crap and wash out before others but these are mostly the cheng shin variety. I have found all name brand tires to be very good. If you are washing out there are probably one of three reasons: you hit the brake in the turn, you don't have your weight position well, or you are just going to damned fast around a turn.
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Purchased At: supergo
Similar Products Used: to many to name
Bike Setup: trek fuel 80
Yes I liked them so much I traded them over to my new bike and sold the bontrager crap.
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Matt
a Weekend Warrior
from MelbourneDate Reviewed: February 16, 2001
Strengths: They are good for beginnersWeaknesses: They fall apart!!! I had mine for 2 weeks the knobs ripped off.Bottom Line: Well here I am again writing another review about these tyres. Now that I realise how stupid I was reviewing these tyres as good, I decided to set things straight. I wouldn't use these tyres if they were thrown at me for free. I had this tyre on the back and I tore the knobs off stopping at a set of lights. On the front they are OK if you don't push them too far. The compound that TIOGA used for these tyres is too soft for a back and too hard for a front. I have been riding my friends Huchinson Alligator at the back and the Squall at the front. They are so much better than this piece of C**P. Don't buy them unless you don't ride at speeds over 25 KM/H.
Favorite Trail: Our Jumps That The Council Pulled Down
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$15.00
Similar Products Used: Huchinson Alligator & Huchinson squall, Tioga Psycho TT & Psycho Edge, Tioga Factory DH and
Bike Setup: K2 Proflex Beast, LX & XT Components, Titec Hell Bent bars, Sachs Chain, oury grips etc...
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Marcel
a Weekend Warrior
from Sacramento, CA, USADate Reviewed: July 4, 2000
Strengths: As a rear tire ... great traction, light, predictable.
As a front tire ... a fine tire for fire roads.Weaknesses: As a front tire it loses grip easily. They were oem on my gt and liked them ... until I improved. Tried different tire presssures, etc. but no improvement. Tried many tires until I found the Dart Magics ... best tire ever but they don't make them anymore. Only would recommend them if you typically ride fire roads ... not technical trails.Bottom Line: Don't bother using it as a front tire if you ride on technical trails. However, as a rear tire they are great and I continue to use them regularly. As a front ... 1 chili ... as a rear ... 5 chilis. Therefore, an overall 3 chili's across the board.
Favorite Trail: Salmon Falls (it's close)
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Similar Products Used: Smoke/Dart, Various Specialized tires, Michelins ...
Bike Setup: 96 GT w/ Magura Racelite Hydraulic brakes, Deore LX components, Manitou 3 shock.
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todd ondick
a Cross Country Rider
from helena, MTDate Reviewed: May 12, 2000
Strengths: what is there to say? they rip in everything except loose gravelly stuff.Weaknesses: sidewalls seem to wear out before the tread does.Bottom Line: who says these things suck? how long have these naysayers been riding bikes? don't mistake lack of technique for lack of traction. these things are great as a front tire. they track just swell in just about anything but rolly-polly gravel type soils and if you want to tear that stuff up ride fat and heavy dh tires. sure they wear out a bit quickly but they are cheap and they work. that's the bottom line isn't it?
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Similar Products Used: tyrannoraptor, tioga dh, dart, various velociraptors...
Bike Setup: y2k GT xcr le and '96 zaskar
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Jeremy
a Cross Country Rider
from MA, USADate Reviewed: April 20, 2000
Strengths: Tread doesn't wear too quicklyWeaknesses: Terrible Traction
Terrible Cornering
Heavier than newer tires
Pinch flat very often
Craapy Tread
Very slow rolling
Wash-out on hard cornersBottom Line: These tires are terrible. The only thing worse would be road tires. They had may flats and my new Panaracers are infinitely better.
Favorite Trail: Mt. Snow
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Similar Products Used: Panaracer Fire XC Pro 2.1 Kevlar
Bike Setup: These tires were on my old bike: '95 GT Backwoods w/Dia compe 733v-brakes, RockShox Indy S (w/speedsprings)
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Matt
a Weekend Warrior
from Melbourne AustraliaDate Reviewed: February 29, 2000
Bottom Line: This tyre is the best!!! I have had it for over three years and over 6500Km's on the front of my bike and haven't had any problems with them. I take them off road just as much as on road and they haven't fallen apart or ripped. The people who are saying that they fall apart easily must hae gotten a dud batch.
Favorite Trail: Any with Dirt
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
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Seth Weatherby
a Cross-Country Rider
from OntarioDate Reviewed: September 28, 1999
Weaknesses:
noneBottom Line: I don't why people put these tires on the back they are mostly suited to the front I have had absolulty no problems with them so sucked in to the people that have because they obviously can't ride properly
Favorite Trail:
none of your business
Duration Product Used:
more than 3 years
Similar Products Used:
Physco TT.s, WTB Velci's
Bike Setup:
Giant MCM Team (kickarse over any shit, shit, shit trek)
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Bone
a Weekend Warrior
from LA, CADate Reviewed: August 17, 1999
Strengths:
Great traction. No pinch flats if inflated properlyWeaknesses:
short trad wear on rear.Bottom Line: Since the pictures for ther psycho TT and K are the same, I'm not sure which one I'm really reviewing here. I think the TT is the one most commonly used on the rear, since it has paddles, and the K is the bidirectional front/rear knobby. Anyway, the one I use on the rear of my bike has incredible traction. They're almost bald, and in So. Cal. sand and loose rocks I never lose traction, even on the steep stuff. I've never had any pinch flats - I ride at about 40psi offroad. The only negative is that tread life is pretty short compared to the front tires. Four Chilis
Favorite Trail:
Big Sycamore Canyon/Pt Mugu State Park
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Similar Products Used:
Psycho TT
Bike Setup:
97 TREK 7000 w/ Indy C
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glen
a Racer
from flagstaff, AZDate Reviewed: July 14, 1999
Strengths:
light, fast,cheapWeaknesses:
rear use wears it down quicklyBottom Line: I prefer to race these due to their quickness. However, I don't use them for anything else because I feel more in control with a bigger, knobbier tire. (I like to blaze the downhills) I stocked up on these tires for only $12 each. It takes a while to wear out the front, but the rear tire will only last about 80 miles of racing abuse. BOTTOM LINE is that they deliver MUCH more than what they cost.....a bargain-hunter's dream come true.
Favorite Trail:
anything technical and FAST!
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Similar Products Used:
WTB velociraptors, primalraptors
Bike Setup:
many different setups, tires displayed same characteristics in all cases
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M. Gates
a Cross-Country Rider
from Powell, TNDate Reviewed: May 23, 1999
Strengths:
more grip than a junebug on cashmere, good cornering and handling on any surfaceWeaknesses:
tread wore down much too quickly on my bike, noisy on pavement (what did you expect?)Bottom Line: These tires came stock with my Trek. I loved their tenacious grip on the road and trail, and their nice handling. But I ride on-road as much as I ride off-road, and I think this made the tread wear down a little faster than usual. They're also a little noisy on pavement, but you'll get that from any knobby tire. Overall, i did like these tiogas, but I think the ritcheys I now have suit my riding a bit better.
Favorite Trail:
Virginia Creeper
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Similar Products Used:
Ritchey speedmax
Bike Setup:
'97 Trek 6500, Rock Shox Indy C
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Josh
a Cross-Country Rider
from North, CaliforniaDate Reviewed: May 1, 1999
Strengths:
Cheap! light weight, cool colors, good grip in most situations, great for hardpack and slightly tacky situations.Weaknesses:
Not as resistant to punctures as other, far more expensive, 127tpi casing tires. Not quite as wide as I'd prefer...Bottom Line: There is no tire that can beat this one for the price. I bougt three from Supergo for $12.00, and have since seen them for as little as $9.00. I have found that, with the exception of a pare of 1.95 Specialized Ground controll K tires, it is impossiple to honestly blame your tires for an inability to take corners. I say, If you can't take corners think a little harder about the way your riding. Some tires do have a tendency to wash out, or to not grab in the loose stuff, but for an all around cross country tire (these were NOT made for downhill) these tires are great. Yes, if I were a millionaire I would probably have a different set of tires for every possible riding condition, but for everyday riding (which I get the feeling many of you one chile people rarely experience) these are great. For their recent low price, I must give them a well deserved five chili's...
Favorite Trail:
Tight singltrack
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Similar Products Used:
IRC pirahnna pro TC kevlar, specialized ground controll, many other tires as well including slicks and semi slicks.
Bike Setup:
Cannondale F-1000, Xt rear with Mavic 222, Mavic Crossland frond, Avid 2.0 brakes & levers, riser bar, OURY grips (which kick ass), grip shift & XT. Fatty Headshock
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