Submitted by
Shane
a Weekend Warrior
from Rockford, Il Date Reviewed: November 4, 2003
Favorite Trail:
Rock cut
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$10.00
Purchased At:
Colorado cyclist
Strengths:
fast rolling. best on hard pack and pavement. look cool
Weaknesses:
a bit tricky in mud.
Similar Products Used:
tioga, geax, irc, michelin
Bike Setup:
kona blast
Bottom Line:
this is the best tire I have found for riding hard pack and gravel, It rolls very fast on both hard pack and pavement. during summer we get little rain, the trails get hard with patches of sand where we ride. this tire has not let me down one bit. It climbs good and grips roots well. when it rains i switch to my geax blades. If you ride mud don't buy. if your looking for and good hard pack, xc, pavement tire this tire is for you.
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Submitted by
emilio
a Cross Country Rider
from mystic ct Date Reviewed: November 4, 2003
Favorite Trail:
bluff
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$40.00
Purchased At:
cambria
Strengths:
very fast tire it has almost no rolling resistance
Weaknesses:
if you go into a shallow muddy cornor at speed all you can do is pray for your life
Similar Products Used:
panaracer fire, dart, smoke
Bike Setup:
santa cruz blur fox ava, float 100rlc, xt/lx
Bottom Line:
this is a fast tire that cornors very well as long as you get up on the outer tread. you have to keep this in mind when cornoring in technical sections when shifting your weight around. If it's even alittle muddy and you come off the tread your in a world of hurt. this tire is best in dry conditions but if you have good insurance you can run them in the mud. overall I like the tire their fast and cornor great once you figure them out.
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Submitted by
Leon
a Cross Country Rider
from Slovenia Date Reviewed: September 6, 2003
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$45.00
Purchased At:
VEB
Strengths:
Excelent grip on hardpack, pavement, hard earth light excelent cornering very wide Blue silica (extremely long duration) ...
Weaknesses:
they don't prefer wet & muddy conditions
Similar Products Used:
stock sh*t (something chinese)
Bike Setup:
Hard'n heavy Merida Cr-Mo frame with shi*y fork ...
Bottom Line:
These are (as previously mentioned) best all-round XC tyres on market. 70% of competitors use them in World Cup - that tells you all ...
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Submitted by
pekka
a Weekend Warrior
from tampere, finland Date Reviewed: November 26, 2001
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Strengths:
Light, fast on pavement, foldable
Weaknesses:
Bad grip specially on (wet) roots
Bike Setup:
Tunturi Matrix Matra
Bottom Line:
I use Boazobeana S in front and IRC Mythos XC in rear. Originally I had Boazobeana S in front & rear but changed the rear tyre because of the bad grip in hills and roots. Good tyre if you have to ride also in the city. If you do not ride in the city at all do not buy this tyre.
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Submitted by
Rolf
a Cross Country Rider
from Copenhagen, Denmark Date Reviewed: November 21, 2001
Favorite Trail:
Amager faelled
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
Fast, really FAST, quiet and also good looking. Great allround tire, from XC to city on wet city rock-roads
Weaknesses:
A little bit hard to put on
Similar Products Used:
Kenda
Bike Setup:
GT Outlook post, front shock and suspension seatpost etc...
Bottom Line:
This tire series 'Boazobeana' is of great value. I'm wearing these on the rear wheel (in front Boazobeana X). This tire is very light with a very good grip. The friction is so low, that I was totally amazed, I bike weekdays to work and weekends XC, and in city I can use one step higher gear. Yearly it ends up to around 5.000 km. These are really for XC-allrounders. The joy of my biking came to a new level.
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