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Hutchinson
Python 29er UST
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Submitted by
GreenLightGo
a Cross Country Rider
from Miami, FL
Date Reviewed: December 26, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | anything Fruita | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Purchased At: | Absolute Bike - Sali | | Strengths: | Easy set up tubeless - I'm running mine on Stan's Flows, light weight for a tubeless-ready, low rolling resistance | | Weaknesses: | Doesn't do wet roots or mud well, wet rocks either (though down here, we have coral which is tacky when wet b/c it stays sharp). | | Similar Products Used: | Bonty DryX, Schwalbe Racing Ralph, WTB WeirWolf 2.55LT, Rampage, Ignitor, Crossmark | | Bike Setup: | XL 2008 Turner Sultan | | Bottom Line: | Not bad at all - I run it in the rear only. I'll wear this one out before I change it - other than a Crossmark and DryX, no other tire has stayed on the rear long enough to be completely used. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Fodder
a Cross Country Rider
from Winter Park, CO, USA
Date Reviewed: July 26, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Leapfrog | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$57.00 | | Purchased At: | JensonUSA.com | | Strengths: | UST Compatible | | Weaknesses: | A little loose in the corners | | Bike Setup: | RIP 9 w/ XT drive-train, White Bro's Fluid 29-135, Hayes Stroker 8"/6", and Stans ZTR-Flow rims w/ CK hubs & headset | | Bottom Line: | As my first 29'er tire, not bad. Pumped up right away, but they do burp a lot and feel a bit loose in the tight corners and on rocky sections of trail. For hard-pack they work great, but as soon as it gets loose, I start to jump around more than I used to on my 26" bike. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
shanejp
a Weekend Warrior
from Benton Harbor, MI, USA
Date Reviewed: June 16, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Winona Lake IN | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$37.00 | | Purchased At: | Jenson USA | | Strengths: | It's black and circular | | Weaknesses: | The Hutchenson 29 inch burps and flats under normal riding conditions when ran with low pressure (30-35) and without tubes. Also the tred collects mud like an old lady adding ruber bands to a ball of rubber bands. Finally, I don't think they handle that well. They don't inspire confidence in corners. | | Similar Products Used: | Kenda, Maxis, Continental, Michelin, | | Bike Setup: | Felt Nine Solow with 29 inch Mavic crossmax wheels | | Bottom Line: | I'm looking for a real, light weight UST 29" tubless tire that roll with low pressure and maybe the extra protection of some stans for good measure. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mick
a Cross Country Rider
from Dallas
Date Reviewed: May 24, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Fast rolling. | | Weaknesses: | Grip in loose stuff | | Bike Setup: | Intense Spyder 29er | | Bottom Line: | Not a bad tire but in the tight switch backs it does not inspire the cornering confidence that one hopes for on a 29er. Have to get way back off the saddle and drop weight to get tire to hold all the way through a tight turn. I would be willing to give us some speed to get better cornering. Going to give Nevegal a run on the back to see if that improves things. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kip
a Cross Country Rider
from Albuquerque, NM
Date Reviewed: April 6, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Purchased At: | Fat Tire | | Strengths: | Low rolling resistance | | Weaknesses: | Poor cornering, burps air and sealant if run under 35 PSI, wears quickly. | | Bike Setup: | RIP 9, Crossmax UST | | Bottom Line: | OK for hardpack, but on loose over hard, or aggressive rocky stuff its not so good. I have been running it on the front only, I am 175 lbs and had lots of trouble burping air even on fairly smooth trails. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Michael Kontos
a Cross Country Rider
from Nairobi, Kenya
Date Reviewed: February 13, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Purchased At: | competitivecyclist.com | | Strengths: | One of the few 29'er UST tyres available for X country riding. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Conti explorer, Python, Schwalbe Racing Ralph (all 26 inch) | | Bottom Line: | A good all round tyre, though a little high on rolling resistance compared to Bonty equivalent. Am happy with it and can think of no faults. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ralph Deitrick
a Racer
from Phoenix
Date Reviewed: January 31, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | Rage Cycles | | Strengths: | Fast and Sticky! Great traction without a lot of rolling resistance. Enough tread to be aggressive in corners. Holds air very well with sealer. | | Weaknesses: | Difficult to mount the first time. Must use sealer. | | Similar Products Used: | Bontrager Dry X TLR 29 | | Bike Setup: | Fisher Ferrous 29, Avid Juicy 5, Bontrager Race Lite TLR 29. | | Bottom Line: | Great tire for racing. Hooks up well and rolls great. It took a few times filling to get the sealer to distribute completely but now holds air very well. The tire holds up to our jagged desert rocks. Great in sand. I am only about 155 lbs and run both front and rear at 28 psi. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike Hufhand
a Racer
from Indpls, IN, USA
Date Reviewed: January 30, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | squirrel gap | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Purchased At: | competitive cyclist | | Strengths: | Very fast rolling tire that hooks up surprisingly well on Midwest hardpack. Airs up great tubeless. | | Weaknesses: | I would be reluctant to use in rocky conditions or when muddy in heavy clay soils like we have in the midwest. | | Similar Products Used: | Rampage, Ignitor, Small Block 8 | | Bike Setup: | Shamrock Cycles Galway 29er hardtail w/Reba Race, XTR drivetrain, XO rder, XO twisties, formula K28 disc brakes, Thomson seat post and stem, Easton carbon riser, Stan's Arch w/DT Swiss hubs | | Bottom Line: | Really like the high volume fast rolling performance of this tire. Hutchinson calls this their "Tubeless Ready" tire. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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