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IRC Notos XC 29er Tire
Product DescriptionLow rolling resistance doesn't do much good if you wash out in every corner. So we designed the Notos XC to be fully lugged for maximum traction, but we shortened the knob height so it remained blazing fast. The result is a feathery XC racing tire perfect for any type of cross country course. Features our exceptionally strong yet amazingly light casing, the PRF (read: no DNF) System, and Hybrid Tread Compound.
User Reviews 
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johnnyb
a Cross Country Rider
from Fairfax, CA Date Reviewed: April 5, 2011 Strengths: Fairly lightweight. Thoughtful lug pattern Weaknesses: Washes out in dry conditions. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Tamarancho Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $20.00 Purchased At: Online Similar Products Used: Most WTB and Kenda tires Bike Setup: Rigid single speed Karate Monkey.  
Submitted by
keks
a Weekend Warrior
from Germany Date Reviewed: April 5, 2011 Strengths: light tire, foldable, good grip on dry ground and on grass, low rolling resistance offroad Weaknesses: high rolling resistance on street (ok, it's no street-tire), the self-cleaning isn't the best, I think, so it becomes lightly slippy after some mud Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Forest trails, smaller jumps Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $25.00 Purchased At: eBay Similar Products Used: Schwalbe Smart Sam 
Submitted by
Z
a Racer
from wild west Date Reviewed: February 1, 2008 Strengths: Light, Wire bead for stans conversion. Good traction and good volume for a 2.1...also fast with the ramped center knobs. Weaknesses: Weak sidewalls, I've had two pretty good tears in both front and back...nothing an old tube and some gorilla glue couldn't fix. May not be the best for a Stan's conversion based on my luck. Stan's is good but it can't fix a 1/2" hole. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: the long one Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $20.00 Purchased At: Ebay Similar Products Used: Exiwolfs, Bontrager 29ers Bike Setup: Salsa Dos Niner 1x9...GaryFisher Rig Rigid singlespeed... Voodoo Dambala Rigid 69er singlespeed frankenbike...other cushier bikes
Submitted by
Kel
a Weekend Warrior
from Reno Date Reviewed: January 28, 2008 Strengths: Fast rolling tire. Grips on damp surface. Can run fast even on pavement. The round design makes fast cornering easier. Weaknesses: Skids on loose gravel/rock. I got the version with gray sidewalls so it looked like an old school tire. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $15.00 Purchased At: Nashbar Similar Products Used: Panaracer Rampage Bike Setup: Custom Haro Mary XC, Custom Jamis Dakar XLT 3.0, Ironhorse hardtail.
Submitted by
EPO
a Racer
from K'zoo, MI, USA Date Reviewed: August 8, 2007 Strengths: Great Sticky/Clay mud performance. Fast roller concidering knob height. Weaknesses: Looose over hard/dry Pea Gravel cornering. Deep Sand tracking(a weakness of most tires less than 2.2) Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Similar Products Used: Folding AcX(modified;), Folding XR(F& R), Wire bead Nanos, MotoRaptors with studs. Bike Setup: 292, 1X9, 80mm Reba, sweaty human nomally on top.
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Bruce Brown
a Cross Country Rider
from Des Moines Date Reviewed: March 7, 2007 Strengths: A pretty decent all around buff trail tire. Not really a strength, but this is the kind of tire that doesn't really do anything outstanding. Just average. Weaknesses: Doesn't do well at high speeds and gets squirmy too soon when pushed. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $30.00 Similar Products Used: ACX Bike Setup: Sugar, Dos, KM
Submitted by
Z
a Racer
from Black Hills, SD Date Reviewed: February 6, 2007 Strengths: Relatively Light weight for a 29er and Wire Bead. Ramped knobs. Good traction. Wire bead is a must for Stan's tubeless conversion Weaknesses: So far so good Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Skyline Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $44.00 Purchased At: Ebay Similar Products Used: 26er Tires of all sizes and makes. This is my first 29er tire besides my cross' tires. Bike Setup: Voodoo Dambala Rigid SS w/ Kona P2 fork, American Classic hubs / Bontrager Mustang rims, and a little bling bling
Submitted by
grawbass
a Cross Country Rider
from Detroit, MI, America Date Reviewed: December 21, 2006 Strengths: Low rolling resistance, good traction, good mud evacuation. Weaknesses: None found so far. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Yankee Springs Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $15.00 Similar Products Used: Just about every 26" tire known to man and most XC oriented 29er tires. Bike Setup: Rigid steel. 1x8. BB7s.
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