good traction ,even off camber

knobs rip off,i just started using this xc bike again, they do not have that many miles,i'm on the computer looking for where to send these tires in hope of getting wuarentee coverage.

wouldn't buy them again, using smaller specialized rollex tires i got at as a present a few years ago. i think i like small knobs that are less likely to rip off.

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lots of tires

Great on sand, super grippy when I need it. Had them for a year with no flats (touch wood)

Feel knobbly ont he road and treadblocks are easily broken

We do most of our riding in Sand and Clay and it does great on both surfaces. I would recommend these as great tires. I have just bought another set for my new bike that came with red phoenix's which were just utter crap in comparison.

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Tioga Red Pheonix

Tire performs exceptionally well in all off-road conditions, especially good at shedding Oregon mud & crud.

Nokian/Gazza is actually a company with an environmental ethos: noncarcinogenic oils & still made in their home country w/ actual environmental laws. Not outsourced to India or Tiawan.

Very buzzy on the pavement - creates a harmonic that makes my disc rotors buzz & rub.

I've ridden on these for two years now, started w/ the 2.1s & moved on to the 2.3s. I continue to ride these tires simply because you don't have to think or worry about them, exactly what you want from a tire. They climb up most anything without issue, release mud quickly, and corner very predictably; be it hairpin swithchbacks or gravel forest service roads 40MPH decents. Like all Nokians, these tires excel at cornering, they simply do not wash out. The tires let you know when they begin to break loose and give plenty of opportunity to correct before you get yourself into real trouble. I have run these with Stan's since I started using them and have yet to have a flat on the trail due to them. I work in a shop, and have seen plenty of tires over the years, but I simply have had no desire to switch from my Nokians.

Tire performs exceptionally well in all off-road conditions, especially good at shedding Oregon mud & crud.

Nokian/Gazza is actually a company with an environmental ethos: noncarcinogenic oils & still made in their home country w/ actual environmental laws. Not outsourced to India or Tiawan.

Very buzzy on the pavement - creates a harmonic that makes my disc rotors buzz & rub.

I've ridden on these for two years now, started w/ the 2.1s & moved on to the 2.3s. I continue to ride these tires simply because you don't have to think or worry about them, exactly what you want from a tire. They climb up most anything without issue, release mud quickly, and corner very predictably; be it hairpin swithchbacks or gravel forest service roads 40MPH decents. Like all Nokians, these tires excel at cornering, they simply do not wash out. The tires let you know when they begin to break loose and give plenty of opportunity to correct before you get yourself into real trouble. I have run these with Stan's since I started using them and have yet to have a flat on the trail due to them. I work in a shop, and have seen plenty of tires over the years, but I simply have had no desire to switch from my Nokians.

super high quality very round nice bead good size, fits most bikes. good cornering on nice soft dirt, ok/good on gravel,likes snow and mud ,great climb/brake traction

scary on hardpack. really loud and slow on pavement ,EXPENSIVE

just looking at these tires is pleasure, it better be for the price. riding them though.... Finland is cold muddy and snowy i bet cause thats where the nbx rocks .they are a good in between size, bigger than maxxis 2.35 but smaller than tioga 2.3. knobs are too widely spaced for long stretches of hardpack or pavement .ive had no flats in 11 months on these tires. but they are coming off when it drys out here to make room for some 2.25 intense sys 4s that roll much better on dry stuff and look just as cool

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irc mythos/trailbear,intense c4,minion/mobster,nevegal,wtb varios

Excellent traction, solid cornering, reletavely light weight, higher volume = cushier ride

Sidewalls too flexy for low pressures and nasty DH conditions

Great do-it-all agressive XC/light FR tire. Excels in a wide veriety of conditions including hardpack, loose dry, moist loamy, and mudy soil. great climbing and cornering traction. feels much more solid cornering on hardpack and asphalt than my contis and tiogas. Feels stable at higher speeds with pressure down to about 28psi (i weigh about 190lbs). They seem to roll fast for their size. They don't feel as solid and stable as my maxxis high roller 2.5s but they're also a heck of a lot lighter. Still plenty of tread left after 9 months of riding. These are some of the best tires i've ever ridden and i'll probably buy another pair when these wear out.

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high roller and mobster 2.5, conti navigator pro 2.3, conti survival pro, tioga factory dh 2.1 & 2.3, velociraptor 2.1

Looks agressive / knobbly. Rubber seems reasonably sticky on rocky / hardpack downhill

Smaller than my Hutchinson 2.1s!! When climbing will "Let go" under load on rock edges etc

More like a 2.0 than a 2.3, which makes the reported 650gm a bit less impressive. Have found that the rear will let go surprisingly easy on technical climbs - especially with steps and tree roots. Have had three pinch flats in less than a month - started at 32psi, but still flatted running 35psi+ (and I'm <140lbs). That's more than I've had in the previous two years. Could be bad luck - but it's not like I am used to bombing descents on 2-ply DH tires. Value based on NZ$70 each.

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Hutchinson Spider + Alligator

I'm sure these are ok for Cross Country riding.

But they're terrible for freeriding! The walls are paper thin, and they are very prone to pinch flats. In fact, I've had two pinch flats in the last week, one at 30psi, and one at 35psi. Also, they like to go straight ahead even when you're turning! Not the best - despite all the good reviews.

I think Kona did something really silly here. These tires came with a freeride bike that is designed to take big hits. Unfortunately, the tires blow out in even small hits. Two pinch flats in one week is really not acceptable. The jumps I was taking were only wee ones - they would never blow out any of my previous tires. However, I'm not going to give only one chili, because I reckon they'd be ok as cross country rubber. Really it's Kona's fault for putting them on a freeride bike. (That's the only thing wrong with the Coiler De-Lux though, everything else is brilliant).

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Tioga Factory DH 2.3, Maxxis Mofo DH 2.35, WTB Motoraptor 2.24

Very good traction, predictable in turns

Maybe slightly too heavy for XC

These tires have excellent traction on most surfaces that I ride on like hardpack, roots, rocks. Still hold well when wet although I haven't really used them in deep mud. They are 2.3, but in fact have a size of 2.1 and fit my Blur well. Obviously not the lightest tire for XC, but on the other hand they are very flat-proof and will allow you to do some freeriding too.

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Panaracer Dart/Smoke, Kenda Karma DTC

Hooks up in a variety of condition even decent in the wet but not the clay slop. Can be run in a variety of pressures to suit contions w/o having pinch flat troubles, reletively light but casting is a bit small for a true 2.3

Soft rubber wears faster. I get 700 miles out of the rear and 1000 out of the front.

Great all around tire that rolls fast for a full on knobby. The stepped lugs make it grip great on off camber turns, once the center lugs wear down grip suffers but the soft compund really helps. I'm on my second set and they are my winter tires (wetter California conditions), once the sand turns dusty in the summer its back to the 2.4 mutanoraptors. Great tire give em a spin, I'm trying the 2.1 on the rear tire for wetter conditions now.

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