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Holmes
a Weekend Warrior
from Berthoud, CODate Reviewed: October 31, 2011
Strengths: Cheap, reasonably light, quality construction.Weaknesses: None so far.Bottom Line: At 30 bucks a pop these are a stupendously good value, I'm not sure that there are any other light(ish) Kevlar bead 29er tires that come close.
These have been perfect setup tubeless on Velocity Blunt rims, zero problems. They've worked well in dry conditions (rocky or loose over hardpack), doubt they would work well in the mud. I would definitely buy another set of these.
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$30.00
Purchased At: Universal Cycles
Similar Products Used: WTB Weirwolf, Exiwolf and Nano, Maxxis Ardent, Kenda Slant Six
Bike Setup: Voodoo Canzo FS29er on Velocity Blunt rims tubeless w/ Bontrager Rhythm 29er rim strips / valves
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h2otaco
a Racer
from tulsaDate Reviewed: August 11, 2011
Strengths: Fast rolling, good cornering, tough sidewalls for a 700g tire, good volume, tread wears well, seat up well, price.Weaknesses: None.Bottom Line: These are great XC tires. Durable, cheap, roll well, handle well, and have a supple enough casting to give a good trail feel.
What more do you want? For $30-35 you'd be crazy not to run them. I don't understand why I don't see them more often.
Favorite Trail: Dir + rocks = fun
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$30.00
Similar Products Used: Specialized Captain, Renegade, Geax AKA, Seguaro, Kenda Blue Groove, WTB Wolverine,Continental Race King.
Bike Setup: Have these tires on both my specialized Epic, and my SS hardtail.
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Scot
a Weekend Warrior
from Tucson, AZ, USADate Reviewed: March 11, 2011
Strengths: Light, fast, grippy in dry conditions, deals with sand very well.Weaknesses: For intended purpose, none.Bottom Line: Light, grips well, spins up very fast, snappy on tight turns, no weight penalty here, tacky rubber compound really grips on dry hard pack. I have been using it as a commuter tire on rough roads/trails and on XC intermediate level rocky/sandy/gravely trails in the Tucson area and am very happpy with it. I was surprised at how well it deals with sand and powery dirt, the little knob spines grip well. Will lose traction and spin in deep gravely loose conditions but the Karma L3R does that too, only the nevegal with it's big lugs (and weight penalty)deals with that. The tires seem to be very high quality. I would recommend this to a XC racer, dry trail rider, or as a road tire for Mt.bike that has a bite. I'm training for Durango, CO trip so I have the Nevegal meats on to get used to them but when I'm done these will go back on for my low desert XC and road commuter life. This tire seems to me to have less volume than the Karma L3R Pro so seems less cushy but rolls faster on hard stuff. I like the Karma L3R pro as well, great tire.
Favorite Trail: Any Singletrack
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$37.00
Purchased At: Performance Bicycle
Similar Products Used: Kenda Karma L3R Pro 29, Kenda Nevegal 29
Bike Setup: GS Sensor 29er FS
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Chris Crash
a Racer
from North VanDate Reviewed: July 12, 2010
Strengths: Excellent grip - cornering, climbing and braking, excellent ride quality, casing quality, fast rollingWeaknesses: A bit heavy if running with tubes, not quite as fast as my racing Ralph. A bit vague on pavement but they still have ll the little rubber hairs on em so well see. The ralphs are like road tires and rail on pavement but I prefer dirt so...Bottom Line: This is more of a ride review, I will post again but since I put about 50km on these in varied dry conditions in Whistler I had to post. MUCH grippier than my racing ralphs and almost as fast on dirt. Whistler is very rooty, rocky and technical and I only slipped when I my technique was off unlike with the ralphs which loose traction on loose over hard, rock and roots. Almost as grippy as the Rampage and way faster. Excellent compound, great grip in loose over hard. While the casing size is a bit shy of the 2.25 Ralph the ride quality overall capability is better so far. I'll re post in few months and after some wet weather rides
Favorite Trail: Anything singletrack
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$50.00
Similar Products Used: Nano raptor, rampage, exiwolf, racing ralph, nevegal, Fire XC pros, High rollers, Comp 16's, 24's, Mythos...
Bike Setup: Salsa Big Mama, XT, Easton Havens, Fox F29 120mm etc..
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