Geax engineered the semi-slick Mezcal Mountain Bike Tire with speed, handling, and reliability as top priorities. A low-profile 'diamond' center tread provides decreased rolling resistance to maintain the velocity you work hard for. Two parallel side knobs give the Mezcal stable and predictable handling. When approaching the handling limits of your bike don't worry about unexpected blowouts, because Geax's knob shape and Aramid 3d compound are there to help prevent them.
Submitted by
chantheman84
a Weekend Warrior
from Lakeland
Date Reviewed: September 19, 2011
Strengths: Very fast rolling tires,Very light weight,predictable feel
Weaknesses: Could use more grip in the loose sand, but then you would get more rolling resistence
Bottom Line:
Really ecstatic about the performance of the tires,very lightweight and good on dry surfaces, fast rolling tires,but alittle loose on the climbs, and doesn't clean off mud to well but who really goes mud bogging on a super nice bike.
For dry trails with some rhythm and fast sections this is definitely the tires for me!!
Submitted by
USATorque55
a Weekend Warrior
from New York
Date Reviewed: August 14, 2010
Strengths: Light, Fast, Cornering
Weaknesses: Cannot climb at all.
Bottom Line:
Very fast tire for XC. They corner well and roll over most things, but don't try cranking up a big hill or obstacle because they will slip out. When they're wet, they really hate roots.
A decent tire if you're a fast rider who can carry momentum, but if you ever need lots of traction to get up a big climb or an obstacle, these tires aren't very good.
Strengths: Fast , very fast! And confidence inspiring like my Nevegals without the rolling resistance....very good in dry hardpack, semi-rocky, sandy conditions. Easy to seal with Joe's
Weaknesses: Not so good in mud...but it was to be expected...so they will be my summer tyre of choice.
Bottom Line:
Set them up for speed front and traction rear....simply awesome!
Similar Products Used: Nevegals, Maxxis high rollers, Panaracers XC pro
Bike Setup: Commencal 5.5.1 team
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Iwan Kemp
a Racer
from Cape Town, South Africa
Date Reviewed: November 18, 2007
Strengths: Fast rolling? Cheapish
Weaknesses: No grip, rubbish tread Lost traction in corners and sgl track. Gives away under high speed cornering
Bottom Line:
Used them in a race today to check them out and they are coming straight off again! I can say with absolute confidence that for me these are absolute rubbish!
Similar Products Used: Kenda's, Specialized, Maxxis, Michelin,
Bike Setup: Titus Racer X Carbon
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Submitted by
Steve
a Cross Country Rider
from New Zealand
Date Reviewed: April 22, 2007
Strengths: Low rolling resistance - this tyre is superfast!. Grip - the design actually works really well, in that the side knobs are very firm (unlike too many others), so when it is railed at speed they grip amazingly well for such a fast tire - on hardpack (as its designed for).
Weaknesses: Tread wear is fine, but the casings just dont seem durable enough. I've owned a number of them (coz of strengths) but the casings fail - either the wire shows through inside (causing rubbing punctures), or the tyre 'bulges' if it gets worse, all with just not enough miles for me any more. I havent had a major problem with punctures; I check casings regularly now & replace them before total failure. In NZ they're quite expensive too (I'm average height & weight)
Bottom Line:
Fast as hell on hardpack - both straight & round corners, but just not durable enough - unless you use them as race only?
Similar Products Used: Maxxis wormdrive (scary); Specialised: Rocksters (these did rock!), Roll-X (too slow on hardpack), Fast-traks (even slower, & poor grip at speed on hardpack); Kenda Nevegals (pretty good - but not as quick as these); old Michelin Wildgripper semi-slicks (v similar & great, but also not so durable)
Bike Setup: Jamis Dakar Expert XC - stock, cept swapped risers for flat bars, & ditched Crank bros pedals
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Submitted by
Maarten
a Cross Country Rider
from Leeuwarden
Date Reviewed: March 31, 2007
Strengths: - Great cornering; - Good grip in drypack conditions;
Weaknesses: - The Mezcal is far from being puncture proof; - The tires are quite difficult to fit without wobble;
Bottom Line:
When mounting these tires, I had much difficulty with alligning them right. They wobbled far more than other tires. I've spend a *lot* of time trying to resolve this issue, and I've fitted many tires to this date, but that didn't help. Fortunately, after a few hundred kilometers, the wobble was pretty much gone.
On a dry trail this is an excellent tire. It corners exceptionally well for a semi-slick, has quite good grip and makes you go really fast!
Unfortunately I've had *many* punctures using this tire. I experienced this on tracks where I've never had much trouble before, using similar tires. Last summer I totally ruptured my rear Mezcal. Though the conditions were pretty rough, I was still surprised on what happened and how drastic.
On the trail this tire earns 5 Flamin' Chilis. However, due to the poor fit (wobble-issue) and the many ruptures I've had, I only give it 3 Chilis.
For the new season I'm going to try the new WTB Vulpine semi-slick.
Bike Setup: 2006 Giant Trance 2, Fox Talas RL, Fox Float R, SRAM X.O, Magura Louise FR, Mavic CrossRide, Shimano XT crankset, etc.
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Submitted by
Phil
a Weekend Warrior
from Adelaide Australia
Date Reviewed: November 17, 2006
Strengths: Light, rolls fast, grips well in dry hard pack, wears fairly well in XC, good grip in most conditions, havent had too many punctures.
Weaknesses: Fairly low treads so doesnt bite too well in soft loose, but is actually ok in mud as it sinks down and grips.
Bottom Line:
I love this tyre for the dry hard pack I mainly ride. Its fast, predictable and grips well for what I ride...seems to wear well - I get about 8 months from one.
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