The Geax Saguaro 29 inch TNT Tubeless Ready Tire features a pattern with connected central knobs for fast acceleration and speed. The tread pattern provides predictable cornering on all surfaces. ideal for rides ranging from XC racing to big-hit slopesty
Strengths: Roll fast, excellent grip, roll quietly
Weaknesses: tnt are a little heavy
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These have become my favorite tire for 90% of what I ride. Fast, lots of volume, grip, and they even seem to roll with less noise, sounds weird but its true. I'll take a little extra weight in the tnt version for the superior durability they provide. And I can find these tires on ebay at reasonable prices so stop bidding against me!!
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Johnelwood
a Cross Country Rider
from Orange, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: October 20, 2011
Strengths: Great traction
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Bought this tire to replace The Captain (OEM stock tire) which I wore out. I was happy with the Captain but needed to replace it quickly and couldn't make it to a shop that sold Specialized. Almost took this back, but decided to give it
Bike Setup: 2010 Specialized Stumpjumper FSR 29er Expert.
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gclugz
a Weekend Warrior
from e lansing, mi
Date Reviewed: September 18, 2011
Strengths: Sizing is as advertised. Very easy to set up tubeless.
Weaknesses: None yet
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Mounted tires with speed arrow on the front and track on the back. Could have mounted on Stan's Arch with one hand -super easy and used a compressor. Gripped well in corners and they have volume for the rigid. Run them at 25psi front and back. So far it is the answer for this bike and the price is great.
Similar Products Used: Maxxis Ikon, Maxxis Ignitor
Bike Setup: Vassago Jabberwocky single speed with rigid.
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billybob167
a Cross Country Rider
from morrison, co, usa
Date Reviewed: August 27, 2011
Strengths: Good grip as rear tire when tread faces rear.
Weaknesses: Sidewalls too thin and flexible, tire too loose on rim
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This review is for the non TNT version. Totally unreliable tire if you ever go over any rocks. The tire is so loose it can't be set up with stans without a compressor, which brings us to the first horror story. Rode the South Boundary trail in Taos and got to the steep rocky section at the west end. Tire burped and lost all pressure - could not reinflate with hand pump. Had to walk out in 90 degree heat 5 miles carrying the bike because the tire fell off the rim. Went to LBS and got a tube filled with stans. Could feel the sidewalls flex way to the right side over every root. 2 weeks later rode over a 3 inch loose rock on the trail that I couldn't avoid and the tire basically blew up - the flex was so much that the tube was ripped on its center seam and lost all air, so much for stans. Have a Rocket Ron on the front with stans during all this and it has had no problem and can be inflated with a hand pump. Will be going back to rocket ron on the rear even though they don't last very long.
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YogiCo
a Cross Country Rider
from Lakewood, CO
Date Reviewed: July 7, 2011
Strengths: VERY Low rolling resistance. High volume makes for a plush ride. Seems to shed mud well, but it's been to dry to really test that.
Weaknesses: Mediocre braking traction in loose conditions, but that's to be expected for this type of tire.
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I was about to give up on finding a decent 29er tire with low rolling resistance and decent traction for the loose-over-hard trail conditions on the Denver front range trails. I decided to buy a lightly used Saguaro for the rear, and WOW! This thing is great! It has improved my climbing speed quite a bit and it feels really fast on downhills. I'm running a Maxxis Ignitor up front, and it's a great combination. I was using an Ignitor on back previously and I have to say it felt pretty sluggish on the ups AND the downhills. The Saguaro doesn't have phenomenal traction like an aggressive Nevegal, but it's a perfect compromise of speed, decent traction, decent weight (720g?), and high-volume plushness. I have mine set up in the "traction" direction. You can reverse it for "Speed" but I'm gonna leave it. That said, I don't think I'd trust it as a front tire, but that's pure speculation.
Strengths: Sets up tubeless easy, fat, durable, grippy
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I have been using these all fall/winter on the single speed. Great tire. High volume lets you run very low pressure. I had one puncture and it sealed up. Running the rear tire in reverse and brakes great and bites with tenacity. This will be my go to tire on the single speed
Bike Setup: Lynskey Ridgeline 29er SS. Reba XX fork
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yemajah
a Cross Country Rider
from Minden, NRW, Germany
Date Reviewed: November 9, 2010
Strengths: low rolling resistance
Weaknesses: low grip, slides early in corners, no grip on the sidwalls, expensive
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I baught them because i didn't get the Maxxis Ignitor in germany and the were so much good reviews. But i am realy disappointed. It has bad grip on the sidewalls, an if cornering the tire slides at once. But it has indeed a unbelievable low rolling resistance.
I love my cheap IRC serac on my 26, what a shame, You can't get them anymore.
Bike Setup: niner Sir / Singular Swift with RS Reba team
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wvucrna
a Weekend Warrior
from midlothian, va , usa
Date Reviewed: August 9, 2010
Strengths: does well in a variety of terrian
Weaknesses: tubes!!!
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I have the 2.4 ardent upfront and the Geax saguaro in the rear. The Saguaro is great tubeless; not so great with tubes. Lowering the psi really makes this tire stick to the dirt better. no problems with roots, rocks, gravel etc. little squirrelly over wet roots but what isn't.
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ToneCapone
a Cross Country Rider
from Castaic, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: March 27, 2010
Strengths: I have to say I loved this tire and would have loved to give these a great review, but the puncture issues I had wont allow me! They have great traction and paired with the Wierwolf LT on the front are spectacular together...
Weaknesses: however, I have two punctures that wouldnt seal up using Stans. I repaired the first one with a patch on the inside and remounted with no issues for another couple months, but they just punctured again this past week. I run them on Flow rims at about 27 psi (I am about 210 with gear). Never had a sidewall issue, they just puntured at two different locations on the tread themselves. Not even large at all, and certainly not as bad a the Stans demo videos (if you have ever seen the demos on website). e are talking about a couple millimeters and still not able to seal up!
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sheff_daddy
a Cross Country Rider
from Michigan
Date Reviewed: March 21, 2010
Strengths: Great grip, good rolling resistance, price cant be beat
Weaknesses: Could be a little lighter,
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A great all around tire, have used on hardpack, over roots, rocks, sand and dead leaves, and havent lost traction yet. Climbs like a goat and is fast going back down. Hasn't let me down yet.
Similar Products Used: WTB Weirwolf 2.55, Panaracer FireXC Pro
Bike Setup: Redline Mono9 SS
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Smmcpherron
a Cross Country Rider
from Sandy, Utah, USA
Date Reviewed: February 26, 2010
Strengths: Fast and efficient rolling. Great grip in Snow and sandy soil. Excellent tread wear. Predictable. Can be run at high or low pressures with no strange behavior. Great price. Easy to convert to tubeless.
Weaknesses: None
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I was surprised how well this tire rolled compared to my prior tire and it has a very durable tread
(In comparison, the other brand tire I had before the GEAX wore out quickly (I bought 2 last year and both had to be replaced after less than 3 months use) and was also notably slower than the GEAX)
Similar Products Used: in 29er - WTB and Bontrager
Bike Setup: Ventana El Capitan
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Stumpy29er
a Cross Country Rider
from Phoenix, AZ
Date Reviewed: October 28, 2009
Strengths: Great tire
Weaknesses: none really
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I'm about 180 lbs plus my normally loaded seat bag and 2 liter camelback, let's say 205 total. I ride mainly South Mountain in Phoenix, usually about 50 miles a week. I ran the Saguaro 29x2.2 on the back at the minimum 37 psi rating with a slime tube. This tire gets great traction climbing, cornering, descending, grabs on loose, loose over hard, hard, and rock, rolls well. I broke it loose occasionally climbing, but I also did my Nevegal, never cornering. Unfortunately, I ripped the sidewall out of it on about my 12th ride, no fault of the tire but a result of my crappy line picking through a technical climb. What I had bought was a Saguaro High Performance, which Geax says is xcountry/enduro. Replaced it with the Saguaro TNT, which is more enduro/am, heavier casing and sidewall, same great tread. By the way, have this paired with a WTB Weirwolf 2.55 up front, works great where I ride.
Similar Products Used: Nevegal, Firelite XC, Weirwolf
Bike Setup: 2009 Stumpjumper Expert 29er
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Submitted by
zenman5
a Weekend Warrior
from Davidson, NC
Date Reviewed: October 24, 2009
Strengths: The stated size/volume is real. Great combination of traction and rolling. Works well tubeless
Weaknesses: none
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For the usual trail conditions in the southeast with an ss set-up this is the best tire bar none. Started with just the front and various choices in the rear trying to find the right combination. Well, it turned out to be the Saguaro traction direction in the rear and rolling direction up front. For ss hardtail riding the momentum these tires allow is unmatched considering the cushioning and traction they provide. As long as geax keeps making these I will never buy another tire.
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rfriedman
a Racer
from Aurora, CO, USA
Date Reviewed: May 31, 2009
Strengths: Durability, traction, weight
Weaknesses: None
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I run these tires on my geared and single speed bikes. The combination of durability, value, low weight, fast rolling can't be beat. I'm looking for a slightly faster rolling tire (perhaps Schwalbe Racing Ralphs), but I know I'll be giving up some of the other great features this tire offers. It still rolls great. Has great durabality and is light for such a large tire. I've ridden on many trails with sharp rocks (think sharp lava in Maui), and didn't get any sidewall cuts. Also, the 2.2 is a REAL 2.2 inch wide. I also have the WTB WeirWolf LT 2.55's, and the Saguaro's are just as wide. Need a great all around tire? Get'em.