Submitted by
Barkleyfan
a Cross Country Rider
from Iowa
Date Reviewed: August 11, 2008
Strengths: traction, appearance (light grey)
Weaknesses: none
Bottom Line:
Best matched tire set I've ever ridden. Mostly dry hardpack, these tires hooked no matter what I threw at them. Performance was only mediocre on wet pavement, but it's not often you take mountain tires on wet pavement.
Strengths: High and wide sidewall treads. Rear only traction paddle treads. 1.95 were more like 2.1 in feel.
Weaknesses: No puncture protection.
Bottom Line:
When paired with either a Panaracer Dart or a Schwalbe Black arrow (these on the front), no other tyre combination since has given me the same amount of confidence when cornering on loose ground at speed.
Tioga, please make these tyres again. (Likewise for Panaracer..)
Strengths: Great in hardpack soil. Cheap nowadays.Looks nice?
Weaknesses: SUPER squishy in gravel and loosepack. Fishtails more in gravel than loosepack though; feels heavier in loosepack than gravel :P The compound Tioga used in the knobs is a bit soft, and it stripped on me on my first ride in 1996, but it's been pretty nice over these past 6 years, as long as you dont lock the brakes or ride on asphalt.
Bottom Line:
Good rear tire if you ride in tight soil. Not good for gravel or loose soil. Don't use it too often on asphalt, it'll strip faster than on hardpack.
Five chilis for value (I think you can get one for $10 or so nowadays) Four for overall (I don't like the strippage during a ride on hardpack, especially on a bike that was $1200 new :P)
Strengths: These tires improve handling both on and off-road, They also make my Mongoose MGX-DXR look more like what its intended to be rather than the stock tires, My bikes braking has improved drastically over the stock tires.
Weaknesses: Noisy, gives bike an abnormally bumpy ride, the kevlar treads wearing fast, acceleration seems slower now.
Bottom Line:
Very much improved my bike. Don't buy if you want these to last a long time, they wont. I like and I will buy a new set once these wear out.
Strengths: These tires improve handling both on and off-road, They also make my Mongoose MGX-DXR look more like what its intended to be rather than the stock tires, My bikes braking has improved drastically over the stock tires.
Weaknesses: Noisy, gives bike an abnormally bumpy ride, the kevlar treads wearing fast, acceleration seems slower now.
Bottom Line:
Very much improved my bike. Don't buy if you want these to last a long time, they wont. I like and I will buy a new set once these wear out.
Strengths: These tires improve handling both on and off-road, They also make my Mongoose MGX-DXR look more like what its intended to be rather than the stock tires, My bikes braking has improved drastically over the stock tires.
Weaknesses: Noisy, gives bike an abnormally bumpy ride, the kevlar treads wearing fast, acceleration seems slower now.
Bottom Line:
Very much improved my bike. Don't buy if you want these to last a long time, they wont. I like and I will buy a new set once these wear out.
Submitted by
Mike
a Cross Country Rider
from Ontario
Date Reviewed: July 3, 2000
Strengths: Mud!! Look good too.
Weaknesses: High rolling resistance, heavy
Bottom Line:
I've been reluctant to install this tire since I've been using Panaracer Fire's and Wildgrippers for the last while, but, with a tonne of rain over the last few weeks, the old Pyscho TT came out. Skeptical at first until I hit the deep mud. Just like I remembered, they were excellent at chugging through it. I ran them at low pressure and got slaughtered on the fireroads, but I ruled the mud! (they weren't all that bad on wet rocks and roots either) Would I race on these - no (tried it last year in a 24 hour - dumb). But if you are going for a recreational ride in loose to very wet conditions, and you'd rather have the traction than pure speed, these are great.
Similar Products Used: Fire XC Pro's, Wildgrippers, Smoke, Farmer John, Ground Control, etc...
Bike Setup: Easton Elite frame, XTR, XT, Raceface, hardtail
Overall Rating:
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Submitted by
JOHN MACKETT
a Downhiller
from HAMPSHIRE
Date Reviewed: June 5, 2000
Strengths: STRONG EDGE,VERY CHUNKY,EXTREMELY HARD TO PINCH.
Weaknesses: AINT GOT NONE SO DONT NIT PIC
Bottom Line:
MAINLY FOR DH AND TRIALS GOOD FOR DUAL SLALOM BUT DEFINATELY NOT FOR XC IF YOU ARE A HARD CORE TRIALS RIDER AND NEED A TYRE TO TAKE SOME HAMMERING DONT BUY A CHEAP TYRE WITH NO GRIP ,BUY A MOTHER ONE AND GIVE IT SOME STICK, I DO 11FEET DROP OFFS ONTO CONCRETE AND I HARDLY EVER GET A PINCH FLAT.. I THINK THAT SAID IT ALL.... TOP MARKS GOOD VALUE FOR MONEY AND LOOKS GOOD TO... ANY TRIALS RIDERS WANT TIPS OR JUST TO TALK E-MAIL SKIPPY1@UK.DREAMCAST.COM
Similar Products Used: IRC piranha pro Bontrager Super-X Bontrager Jones Panaracer XC Fire Ritchey Z-Max Tioga Factory XC
Bike Setup: Rigid (no suspension)
Overall Rating:
Submitted by
Pat G
a Weekend Warrior
from Columbus OH
Date Reviewed: November 27, 1999
Strengths: Nice Knobs, supertough wire bead
Weaknesses: a little hefty, spongy sidewall
Bottom Line:
We finally had some rain over the weekend. Combine some rain with slippery leaf covered trails, and some slipper rocks..ouch! At the last minute I put on the Tiogas. They were new on the wheels when I bought them. For this purpose they are outstanding. I walked past many riders on the uphills, and ripped up the downhill switchbacks. But, they really stunk on the fire roads, very slow. But hey, off road is where it's at. Sidewalls are spongy, pump em up past 45psi. PAT
Strengths: Great traction. No pinch flats if inflated right; decent tread life
Bottom Line:
These tires climb great. They're light, and I've never had any pich flats - I ride 'em at about 40 psi off road. Southern Cali is dry, sandy on flats and rocky on hills, and these tires grip in all conditions. I've also ridden them in Illinois dirt (loam, it's called), and they were great. These tireas came OEM as front tires on my TREK. The tread wear is about average...two years and I'm just about ready for new ones. I'll give 'em five.
Favorite Trail: Big Sycamore Canyon/Pt Mugu State Park
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Similar Products Used: Tioga Psycho K
Bike Setup: '97 TREK 7000 with Indy C fork
Overall Rating:
Submitted by
Daveman
a weekend warrior
from San Angelo, TX
Date Reviewed: February 19, 1999
Bottom Line:
Like the k, the tt is an outstandinding tire and does what it is designed for; to be sticky and fast. It does wear fairly quick but any soft compound tire will. For the price you can find this grippy sticky tire, it's a no brainer. Oh, if your worried about flats then stay in the grass or someplace where there are no evil rocks, thorns and cactus. Or maybe you can just get some slime.
