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Submitted by
bibecile
a Weekend Warrior
from N. Bennington, VT US
Date Reviewed: July 22, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Kelley Stand Road | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | Original equipment, | | Strengths: | Long wear, low rolling resistance, adapts to most any surface except deep mud | | Weaknesses: | Ugly at the end. Bead fell apart, two blowouts.
BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN MOUNTING - BEADS ARE VERY THIN. | | Similar Products Used: | TOM Slick, panasonic | | Bike Setup: | Voodoo Hoodoo AL, rigged for touring - pretzel bars, fenders, Cane Creek Thudbuster, often towing a BOB Yak. | | Bottom Line: | Great service and just about perfect for the job it was designed to do - all around, predominantly road use. Probably close to 2,000 miles in 8 - 9 years use, on pavement, railroad beds, hard pack gravel, even a little snow in which they do surprisingly well. Pretty low rolling resistance and noise for a tire that still has some bite and lasts. Just be careful mounting; I found (to my dismay) it's verry easy to get a rim pinch, especially with lightweight tubes. Check your work. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Buckley Heaven
a Weekend Warrior
from Melb
Date Reviewed: July 26, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Capital City Trail | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | Very quiet. Low rolling resistance. Sounds great.
Much quicker than the K-mart (Walmart) 1.5's on my girlfriends identical bike. It's perfect for what I use it for - odd commuting and weekend bike track rides. | | Weaknesses: | Grip in the wet and corners isn't the best. | | Similar Products Used: | Wal-mart/K-mart 1.5's. Michelin something or other 1.5. This kills them all in overall speed. | | Bike Setup: | Avanti Atomic. Not far off stock standard. | | Bottom Line: | The 1.1 is the perfect commuting tyre with very good speed and acceleration. I have semi slicks for dirt trails so I have best of both worlds.
Highly recommended tire if you plan on doing a lot of commuting with your mountain bike.
I'm deducting 1 star overall because I'd like more control in the wet. But overall very satisfied. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Emil
a Racer
from Denmark
Date Reviewed: June 22, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | cities | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Hmmm, well okay, they run easily and are quiet. | | Weaknesses: | Wet grip is TERRIBLE! I couldn't believe that I was getting wheelspin on wet asphalt. PATHETIC compound.
Dry grip ain't nothing to sing for either. | | Similar Products Used: | Semi-slicks from Continental, Tioga(equally lame), Vittoria, Specialised, Vredestein, MICHELIN (Wins every time!) | | Bike Setup: | Marin Eldrige Grade. XT running gear. X-Lite parts. Mavic SUP rims. DT spokes. | | Bottom Line: | Threw them away after I discovered the wet-road wheelspin. Might be okay if you don't go out in the rain, and don't like going round corners at interesting speeds - wet or dry. I need tyres that give me confidence, unprovoked slip on wet asphalt? Not for me thank you. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt
a Cross Country Rider
from Boulder, CO
Date Reviewed: April 11, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Hall Ranch | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Fast and quiet. | | Weaknesses: | Not for real rough stuff. | | Similar Products Used: | Various | | Bike Setup: | Touring/commuting bike, dsigned for dirt and gravel roads. | | Bottom Line: | I use the 1.4" Crossbite tires. For me, they are a perfect
balance between comfort, speed, and grip. If you don't take
your Mountain bike on single-track, but instead ride mostly
on paths and roads (even if dirt or gravel), then these
are the tires for you. I also recommend them for cross
racing on a dry course. Not too expensive either. $17 from
Cambria. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
paul
a Cross Country Rider
from seattle, washington
Date Reviewed: March 10, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Great traction on wet asphalt and hardpack, good traction in snow and mud if its not deep. | | Weaknesses: | Sidewalls are butt-ugly, I black em out with road grime on day one. | | Similar Products Used: | assorted | | Bike Setup: | GT hardtail, Judy SL, shimano, mavic. | | Bottom Line: | I use the 1.4 inch tire year around for commuting and just bought my second set. Great acceleration and speed on pavement, and enough bite to shortcut through the woods. No flats for the first 14 months(1900 miles)with no liners, then one or two a year from glass and blackberry thorns. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
stephen
a Cross-Country Rider
from erehwon
Date Reviewed: December 29, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Strengths: |
very light (Kevlar bead), very fast, ok grip offroad | | Weaknesses: |
cornering on loose surfaces | | Similar Products Used: |
various | | Bike Setup: |
rigid, fs, ds (Mavic 231 rims) | | Bottom Line: | The Crossbite 1.1 is a great road tyre and an okay hardpack tyre if one is careful of rocks and loose corners/sand. It works better than you might expect off-road, although it is NOT a dirt tyre. For commuting, touring with occasional (careful) off-road use it is ideal. Very light, low rolling resistance, great acceleration. Not the best tyre for sand, gravel or rocky terrain... | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Geoff
a Cross-Country Rider
from Silver Spring, MD
Date Reviewed: June 5, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
low rolling resistance
good wet weather traction
good off-roadability
long wear | | Weaknesses: |
get a lot of glass shard flats
ugly gum sidewall | | Similar Products Used: |
avocet cross-k 1.9
continental grand canyon 2.0 | | Bike Setup: |
'92 diamond back commuter bike | | Bottom Line: | Good, fast commuting tire. Low resistance continuous, ziggy center tread.
Good traction in rain. Better traction in gravel/sand than cross-k or grand canyon. Even has a good bite in up to 8in snow (not ice) because of toothy cut-outs.
Good off-road traction, too (never ridden in mud).
On my routes the tire eats a lot of glass, so use tire liners (I use the slime liners).
I give it 5 stars for function, but subtract 1 star for poor sidewall appearance.
Ugly gum sidewall has uneven circumfrance and will obviously look grimey in city
riding, should have plain blackwalls or brownwalls like contis. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
KH Wong
a Weekend Warrior
from singapore
Date Reviewed: April 7, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
nil | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
low rolling resistance
good grip
nice sound | | Weaknesses: |
none | | Similar Products Used: |
michelin wildgripper city 1.5 | | Bike Setup: |
GT 3tri
pure shimano guts | | Bottom Line: | these are great tires for city use, yet they are able to handle rough terrain.
what i like best is the sound it makes while on the move.
pls mail me if u have any experience with the 1.1in tire, mine is 1.4. | | Overall Rating: |
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