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TKDChris
a Weekend Warrior
from Southampton, EnglandDate Reviewed: February 19, 2010
Strengths: Great on roads, wears well, pumps up hard 80psi, flies along on loose dusty trails, very good puncture resistanceWeaknesses: Useless on mud, really tough to get on and off the rimsBottom Line: Bought these tyres to do Lands End to John O'Groats, predomintantly road cycling but with off road sections - canal towpaths etc. Journey 1150 miles and the tread was hardly worn. Corner well on roads but are quick to loose grip under heavy breaking. A great all round tyre, can be left on all year and will tackle most terrains, just don't go through thick mud cos they just slip all over the place.
Favorite Trail: Dromochter Pass
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Bike Setup: Mongoose Otero Super FS
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Terry M
a Cross Country Rider
from Phoenix, AzDate Reviewed: July 6, 2009
Strengths: Low rolling resistence, Stable tire, Good flat protectionWeaknesses: For how I ride these tires had to much rolling resistence and they are not agile at all, a little to stable of a tireBottom Line: A good entry level road tire, deffinetly better than trying to ride an off road tire on pavement but just to much rolling resistence. I rode these and my Serfas Drifters on the same 10 mile stretch today and exerted alot less effort with my drifters.
Favorite Trail: LA Coast trail
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$30.00
Purchased At: LBS
Similar Products Used: Serfas Drifter, Specialized Nimbus
Bike Setup: specialized HardRock set up for long distance commuting, 50 miles round trip a day
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Martin Leigh
a Weekend Warrior
from Kent EnglandDate Reviewed: June 25, 2008
Strengths: Reasonable weight, good grip on road wet/dry, easy to fit/remove just by hand, (good deal considering rims - mavix crossrides). Great price paid for pair, esp given discount.Weaknesses: None- done over 1500 miles and only one puncture,happended after I'd taken the thorn out. Problems getting a replacement, as my back tyre side wall is damaged. Thick mud can beat it quite easily, as you'd expect.Bottom Line: A great tyre, esp if you do a lot of road work, e.g. getting to/from your trial rides - pump it hard for the road and let some out for the trail. I'm training for an off-road randonne and after having put these back on my bike, one of the riders asked if I was taking something- lets you put your energy into moving.
Favorite Trail: Southdowns
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid:
$70.00
Purchased At: Wiggle - online cycl
Bike Setup: Built up Giant ATX Frame from Wiggle, soon to be replaced by TREK 8900 frame and build up
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JD Baldwin
a Cross Country Rider
from Kalamazoo, MI, USADate Reviewed: August 23, 2007
Strengths: Center strip lets you HAUL on the road! Not a bad cornering tire until it gets muddy ...Weaknesses: ... and when it's muddy, this tire slips and slides badly on the corners.Bottom Line: Got this for slick rock in Moab, and it was FANTASTIC on the sandstone!! Then, riding on the road home after places like Moab Rim and Porcupine Rim, I was able to zip past MUCH stronger riders, thanks to the near-zero rolling resistance provided by that center strip. I don't know why more tires don't incorporate that design, it's very handy. I'm giving it 4 chilis overall because of its not-so-great performance in wet sand and mud, but the value rating ought to be six or seven chilis!
Favorite Trail: Potowatomi, Pinckney, MI
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid:
$23.00
Purchased At: Team Active, Battle Creek, MI
Similar Products Used: WTB Velociraptors, Jones ACX TL, others
Bike Setup: Trek Fuel EX 9.8
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KillerT
a Cross Country Rider
from Copenhagen, DenmarkDate Reviewed: February 16, 2007
Strengths: Great combo - pump'em hard and you're flying on the paved roads, let out some air and you've got grip on the trailsWeaknesses: As with all combo products - it's great at two things but not really excellent at any one...Bottom Line: The tire I have is the one with the center strip and knobs on the side.
This is one great tire if you use your bike for both commuting and XC, which I do, and you couldn't be bothered with changing wheels.
I have put in about 3700 km on these tires, mostly on paved roads and they're not even worn half way down. AND only 1 flat tire so far!!
They need to be pumped hard for low-friction riding on paved roads. When going off-road you need to let out some air for the side knobs to get a good grip, and then you've got good traction.
Highly recommended!
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Bike Setup: 2005 Kona Caldera w. Avid BB7's etc.
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