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spgallo
a Cross Country RiderDate Reviewed: July 10, 2012
Strengths: I have raced on alot of different tires and these have the best combo of fast rolling with excellent cornering traction. The tread life is great too.Weaknesses: Sidewalls are paper thin. I understand they are trying to save weight here, but its not worth it if you DNF. Our entire race team waisted our hard earned dollars on these this year. 4 of us did the Lemurain Classic this year and we all had side wall tears. The sidewalls were completely waisted after 150 miles - gave me 4 more sidewall tears and eventually all the rubber on the sidewalls completely wore off so the casing threads were showing through. Other riders on my race team has similar experience.
Insanely difficult to mount tubeless. The one thing that worked was to mount them tubed for a couple days to stretch out the tire. They were then somewhat reasonable to mount tubeless.Bottom Line: Fast tire with balance of traction. Terrible value considering short lived sidewalls and high cost. Buy the EXO side wall version. I retired these tires and went with the iKon with EXO sidewalls which have held up great for 300+ miles with no tears and decent tread wear.
Similar Products Used: Kenda Small Block 8, Maxxis Alpine, Geax Sagauro, WTB Wolverine
Bike Setup: 5" FS
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adrianc
a Cross Country RiderDate Reviewed: June 6, 2012
Strengths: Grip, Speed, Weight, Puncture resistanceWeaknesses: Price, disaster in mudBottom Line: I use my bike mostly on forests' beaten paths, over mountain tractor trails, cross country racing and marathons(hardpack, loose, grass, sand, rocks,pavement). I wanted a light fast tyre but also to be resistant to flats. I must say I find this tyre absolutely wonderful. It is incredible fast and the amount of grip is fabulous in dry to moist conditions. In wet it's not so great but it's not advertised for that. Haven't got any flats yet. I think this tyre is the best compromise between light weight and resistance. The best tyre I've used so far.
Favorite Trail: Faget
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$55.00
Purchased At: bike-discount.de
Similar Products Used: Continental Race King Supersonic, Schwalbe Racing Ralph, IRC, Maxxis Ignitor, Mission Speed, Hutchinson Toro XC
Bike Setup: Rocky Mountain Vertex 90 RSL
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tedtoo
a Racer
from OzDate Reviewed: October 7, 2011
Strengths: Rolls pretty well. Although on the bitumen is is a bit noisy and chattery. But it's got such a big bag and reasonable side knobs that you can crank it over in pretty much any condition with predictable gradual give. The Exc version is very light for a genuine 2.2" tyre - at 480~500gms. Haven't punctured yet.Weaknesses: None yet.Bottom Line: Seems like a fast reliable tyre. I bought it for a race for which there was some heavy grass involved (the stuff you roll over not up!). The idea is a big bag should make light work of the grass - it worked! I would give it 5 chillis but it just gives out a bit on the loose-packed stuff - but then what doesn't? As an XC racer this tyre will be a welcome member to the stable for grassy conditions...
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
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$27.00
Similar Products Used: Crossmark, RR
Bike Setup: Anthem with ZTR Crests etc 10.5kg
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