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ihaveaquestion
a Cross Country Rider
from British ColumbiaDate Reviewed: December 4, 2010
Strengths: -Light
-Grippy
-lots of traction
Weaknesses: None.Bottom Line: Very good tires. Couldn't be happier with them. Such a great improvement from the tires on my scrambler!
Favorite Trail: The Abyss, Nanaimo BC
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$40.00
Purchased At: PRB Nanaimo
Similar Products Used: Kendas that came with my old Norco Scrambler
Bike Setup: 2009 Norco Storm
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Submitted by
mojo
a Cross Country Rider
from indiana USADate Reviewed: October 12, 2010
Strengths: this tire rolls like loaded dice, fast and consistantWeaknesses: dont do no deep muddin with it it wont hangBottom Line: this tire came along before the many other tires that are beeing made to out do its weekness, still in its Strengths it never turned its back on what it does well which is roll the road, grip some hard pack and grab hold of some crushed lime. Ive ridden with it, I got no complaints
Favorite Trail: wynonia
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$24.00
Purchased At: ebay
Similar Products Used: Vittoria randonneur
Bike Setup: Cannondale Badboy Disk stock except Contis SPD KNG cross
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Pollution Warrior
a Weekend Warrior
from Taiyuan, Shanxi, ChinaDate Reviewed: October 7, 2010
Strengths: weight; low rolling resistanceWeaknesses: Could have better tread on the sides maybeBottom Line: I like them. Rolling resistance is lower than I expected. I would like more aggressive tread on the edges though. Some people say these tires have dangerously bad traction. They may also be the ones with frequent trips to the ER too. I ride more cautiously than most because I really want to avoid going to a Chinese ER so these tires grip quite well enough for me. If you like to be a daredevil then maybe choose another tire. I've ridden on hardpack dirt, grass, off camber stuff, small rocks, ruts, and smooth rocks a little smaller than eggs and the smooth rocks were the only ones where I had any trouble, but I don't know that any tire would handle rocks like that any better. On two long rides over lots of different kinds of conditions the tires rarely ever slipped (no tire sticks to everything) and never in a scary way.
I needed a tire that wouldn't slow me down on pavement and would give good all-round performance in all conditions off-road and, other than maybe more aggressive tread on the sides, I don't think I could have done much better than this tire for my style of riding. Giving it 5 value chillis for the $22 price and 4 overall chillis because I'd like to have more aggressive tread at the sides.
Favorite Trail: Anything without pollution or garbage
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$22.00
Purchased At: LBS
Bike Setup: Kona Four full suspension
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Joel
a Cross Country Rider
from MexicoDate Reviewed: September 29, 2010
Strengths: good in mood
weight
(foldable)Weaknesses: not durable (the foldable)
Bottom Line: bad tire for use in the back, because of in the center ridge starting to cut through, mi recomendation is only for races
Favorite Trail: XC
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$45.00
Purchased At: biciworld
Similar Products Used: continenteal speedking wired
Bike Setup: focus (german bike), DEORE, FOX, DOUBOE SUSPENSION,HYDRAULIC BRAKES JULIE MAGURA,
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Tjay
a Cross Country Rider
from San Franciso, Ca, USADate Reviewed: September 27, 2010
Strengths: This is for 2.3 SpeedKing SuperSonic non-UST.
-very lightweight. I weighed mine at 460 grams!
-can run 20 psi front or rear on tubes w/out pinch flats and I was running maxxis and specialized thin tubes!
-pretty quiet when use on paved road
-zero flats (no punchture or pinch)Weaknesses: -knobs in the rear was coming off after about 20 hours of runtime.
-very soft sidewalls
-sketchy on loose rocks
-rear end just breaks loose real easy even without applying brakes when descending.
-these tires just doesn't have the grip on dry/loose trails.
-priceyBottom Line: climbing with these tires on a summer day/dry trail is great especially when using traction control with DT swiss/scott rear suspension but the downhill is where you need to pay very close attention. Even at 20, 25, 30, 40 and 50 psi, this tire is just loose and is very sketchy. It'll slip when cornering at about 15-18 mph.
I'll give this a 3 chilli because it has a very low rolling resistance and making it easy to climb even with a heavier bike.
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$50.00
Purchased At: pricepoint.com
Bike Setup: carbon XC HT and SCOTT Genius 50
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Submitted by
smcnair
a Cross Country Rider
from Toronto, ON, CanadaDate Reviewed: August 18, 2010
Strengths: Very Light
Weaknesses: -Bad under steer on the front
-Side knobs soft as wet noodles
-not 2.3, both height and width were within 0.01" of my 2.0 Specialized Captains
Bottom Line: Good: These are light, very light for their size (not 2.3 but still decent).
Bad: After 2 rides I am selling these.
I rode them on a trail I know well and have never slipped so many times. The front under steers bad. The side knobs are way too soft and there are too few. Sticky rubber is nice but not when it is so soft, these are like having pieces of wet noodles glued to a slick tire.
Compared to my Mutano Raptors, these made dry hardpack feel like wet roots. After the ride I was even afraid to turn fast in the parking lot.
I did a test against a Mutano Raptor. Front brake on, bike tilted 45degrees and see how far I can compress the fork before the tire gave out. On loose dirt and on hardpack, I could compress the fork with a Mutano tire at least 3x more before it would slip.
3 chilis for value because the weight is so impressive
1 overall because they have as much traction as a wet slick
Favorite Trail: Albion Hills
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$50.00
Purchased At: Jenson
Similar Products Used: Spec. Captain SWorks, WTB Mutano (best), Maxis exception high roller
Bike Setup: Stumpjumper Expert 08 just under 26lbs
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Submitted by
bobbob
a Cross Country Rider
from Mt TamborineDate Reviewed: July 14, 2010
Strengths: Supersonic version used and run tubless. Light, fast and gripy. Great climbers' tire. One must be aware that such a tire is not riden like a heavier tire and as such very rocky areas require careful line choice or unweighting of either end of the bike at the right time. Considering that they make up for that small fraction care the rest of the time.Weaknesses: Some of the users who buy these thinking a light tire will survive a heavy handed or careless riding style.
Not as good as the Explorer Supersonic which is no longer available.Bottom Line: If you are a mature rider (you not destroying parts regularly), not more than about 70kg, ride-fast-aggressive XC on non-groomed trails and want to run 30psi tubeless for max climbing grip then give these a go.
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Similar Products Used: All similar from Maxxis, Schwalbe, Hutchinson, WTB and Nokian
Bike Setup: Sub 21lb carbon Giant dualie
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Submitted by
emil
a Racer
from RomaniaDate Reviewed: May 13, 2010
Strengths: low rolling resistance, good cornering, good grip, very light.Weaknesses: worned out quickly, weak sidewallsBottom Line: I'dont recon them. Not many punctures but the sidewalls were cut in several places by roots and rocks.
Eventually good for weekend warriors but not for training and racing. If you want a good response tyre but using it only in weekends you can give a try.
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$22.00
Similar Products Used: maxxis advantage, maxxis ignitor
Bike Setup: specialized stumpjumper fsr xc
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Nitrometal
a Cross Country Rider
from Lanham, MD, USADate Reviewed: April 25, 2010
Strengths: This tire rolls pretty fast and, all told, does grip pretty well.Weaknesses: Casing feels pretty weak and pinch-flats - a - plenty!Bottom Line: I've never really bought into the whole idea of low rolling resistance tires so when i saw that these came on my bike i was less than thrilled, but i really wanted to give them a chance. first two rides out i was truely surprised how grippy they actually were! 3rd ride out though i guess my tire pressure slipped just a bit and i pinch-flatted in one of those situations where you're not even sure what did it! anyway, patched it, it slowly leaked down through-out the ride, and before i really even had warning, BAM, another damn pinch-flat! got home that day, threw on the 'ol trusty Fire XC Pro's, and haven't looked at these pieces-o-crap since. i'll probably throw them on a bike to sell it and be rid of them. doesn't matter how well they grip or roll if i can't finish a ride on them! 2-chili value because they came on the bike.
Favorite Trail: Ralph Stover
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Purchased At: Came on bike
Similar Products Used: Panaracer Fire XC Pro's
Bike Setup: EWR with SRAM drive and Avid juicy brakes
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Submitted by
raducanmihai
a Cross Country Rider
from Predeal,RomaniaDate Reviewed: October 15, 2009
Strengths: light,fast rolling on the trails,grippy when dryWeaknesses: they wear extreamly fast,slippery when wetBottom Line: They wear extreamly fast. I have the 2.1 Protection version in the back and the 2.1 "normal" foldable one in front. They have less that 2000 km and the one in the back is almost gone!
They were excelent when new ,but now it's a real hard work to ride in wet or muddy conditions because they are now very slippery. The good part is that because of them I worked on my ballance and now I am a better rider :)
I would like to say ,though ,that both ,the front and the rear one ,are made in India(instead of Germany for the higher models).Maybe this has something to do with this wear problem.
The rubber compound is very soft and any sharp stone goes through the tyre like through butter.
The good part is that on the dry trail they are insanely fast rolling .
I consider them race tyres ONLY.I used them on my trainings and the result is a pair of destroyed tyres.
Buy them only for races in dry conditions.
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$20.00
Purchased At: LBS
Similar Products Used: Bontrager ConnectionTrail,Schwalbe Racing Ralph,Ritchey InnoVader
Bike Setup: Trek 4300 with FSA bar & stem,RaceFace seatpost,WTB PureV saddle,Shimano SPD pedals
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Submitted by
oldphaty
a Cross Country Rider
from BozemanDate Reviewed: September 29, 2009
Strengths: Low Rolling ResistanceWeaknesses: Flats easily and I don't know about the "black chili compound" gimmick? There's nothing tough about the tire. Tire's should hold air and mountain bike tires are designed to be ridden over rocks without flatting.Bottom Line: I'd steer clear from the speed king for everyday use, especially when your everyday use involves rock gardens. I've flatted twice in the past two weeks in the same spot on a trail that's not too rocky. That being written, I am going to take the speed king off and apply a smaller mountain king in the rear. I run the 2.4 up front and love it. I think I'll go with the 2.1 in the rear. Better traction, and hopefully no more flats.
Favorite Trail: Galligator Trail
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$65.00
Purchased At: Summit Bike and Ski
Similar Products Used: Mountain King
Bike Setup: Strong single speed King hubs 517 rims Paul brakes XT cranks Summit Grips King headset X4 stem carbon bar and post
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Submitted by
alanchan
a Cross Country Rider
from Toronto, CanadaDate Reviewed: September 20, 2009
Strengths: These tires are design for endurance ride. I think they are design for marathon. Its great for riding any roots in any direction and you won't get slip off. This is great when you ride for like 10 hours and you are not looking where you are going. Not bad in the wet eitherWeaknesses: Sand! Its horrible on loose stuff. You have absolutely no control over sand. High rolling resistance comparing to many other tires I have tried. Tends to understeer. I have the Supersonic version which is light with a thin side wall. That might be why.Bottom Line: Three down side: sand, understeer and high rolling resistance
Up side: Great for riding over roots in any direction.
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$45.00
Similar Products Used: Continental Explorer Standard/Pro/Supersonic, Escape Pro, Town & Country, Twister UST, Kenda Small Block 8 1.95, IRC Serac XC, XC Lite, XC UST 1.95, Michelin Comp S 2.0, Michelin Widegripper 2.0, Bontrager Jones AC, Panaracer XC Pro 1.8/2.1/DH 2.3, WTB, Nokian NBX 2.0/2.1/2.3
Bike Setup: Yeti Koko, Chris King Wheelset, Fox F80 RLC, Shimano XT/XTR, Hope Mini
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Submitted by
Sam Wong
a Cross Country Rider
from Hong KongDate Reviewed: September 19, 2009
Strengths: Strong tires, suitalbe for MTB and size is good for on-road
Weaknesses: the price is not cheapBottom Line: The price of tire can be cheaper.
It's a good choice for beginners.
Favorite Trail: Cross Country
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$12.00
Purchased At: Hong Kong bicycle st
Similar Products Used: Maxxis MTB floding tires
Bike Setup: Pacific cycle MTB Complete bike
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Submitted by
Turveyd
a Cross Country Rider
from UKDate Reviewed: August 26, 2009
Strengths: None, really none not even light for there real size which the 2.3 Pro was more 2.1 and the 2.3 SuperS was more 2.0.Weaknesses: No grip on anything other than dry ground, bike would just randomly slip out and try to lie down, scarey.
Really Slow rolling especially on roads, BUZZZZZZZ!!!Bottom Line: Don't go near these tyres.
Just ordered a Race King 2.2 for the rear, looks to be a fast tyre and proper sized!!
Favorite Trail: CyB
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$60.00
Similar Products Used: All sorts of tyres.
Bike Setup: GT I-Drive FSer
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Submitted by
LF-X
a Cross Country Rider
from Bergheim, GermanyDate Reviewed: August 23, 2009
Strengths: Very light tire. Does give you confidence in corners (might slip a little bit before getting grip).
Looks good.Weaknesses: Was very fast at it's end. I would guess 1500 km.
Tire seems to get higher rolling resistance as it is used.
No very good defect prevention (Had to fix my tire once while using it).Bottom Line: It is a very light racing tire. I personally would not purchase it if I was searching for a everyday tire.
A little bit too pricy for a ture that seems to wear that fast. I give it a 4 Chili rating as I personally just bought it as a weight tuning for my bike and can live with the weaknesses that the tire has (and Continental even prints on the package).
Favorite Trail: 70% Street / 30% Trail
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$40.00
Purchased At: Online Store in Germ
Similar Products Used: Michelin Country Trail
Bike Setup: Renault Sport - Team Spirit VTT
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