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Specialized Eskar Control 2Bliss Tire
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User Reviews 
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Fred Smedley Date Reviewed: January 12, 2013 Strengths: High Volume, confidence inspiring cornering traction. Weaknesses: May not be the fastest rolling tire. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 year. Similar Products Used: IRC Mythos, Klein Death Grip, Panaracer Smole-Dart. WTB Moto-rapter Bike Setup: 2002 Fisher Sugar, 98 Trek 930.  
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Dave
a Cross Country Rider Date Reviewed: June 12, 2012 Strengths: Light, stable, good traction on climbs, If you can get comfortable with the drift in loose conditions the side knobs will really grab. Weaknesses: These are expensive tires. I expected better durability. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Signal Peak Challenge, Gila Natonal Forest
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Vdub
a All Mountain Rider Date Reviewed: June 7, 2012 Strengths: Fast rolling and good cornering on hard packed dirt and slick rock. Weaknesses: Too drifty and slippery on anything sandy, wet or loamy. Very tough to get traction using this as a rear tire on steep or sandy climbs. The sidewalls are a little weak and easy to pinch flat, as well as tear. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Similar Products Used: Maxxis High Roller and Ardent; Kenda Small block 8 and Nevegals; WTB Prowler XT and SS; etc
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bipolarbear
a Cross Country Rider
from Colorado Date Reviewed: June 28, 2011 Strengths: Good grip, lighter Weaknesses: Super weak sidewalls Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Similar Products Used: Weirwolfs, Conti Bike Setup: Pitch Pro, stock, came with tires 
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Wally
a Weekend Warrior
from Ventura, CA Date Reviewed: May 31, 2011 Strengths: Uhhhhhhh, can't really think of any strengths. Weight I guess (from what others are saying)? Weaknesses: Weak sidewalls! I tore the rear sidewalls in several places after my first ride at Sandstone Peak (rocky trail). And they never felt solid while cornering or climbing off-camber stuff. They didn't grip the "dust-on-crust" conditions we have in SoCal. Replacing with Ol' Faithfuls tonight (Nevegals). Stay away from these tires if you ride similar rocky, hard-pack conditions Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Space Mt Duration Product Used: 3 months Purchased At: came w/ bike Similar Products Used: Nevegals! Bike Setup: 09 Specialized Enduro Expert
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ahracing
a Cross Country Rider
from Austin Texas USA Date Reviewed: January 12, 2011 Strengths: Long lasting.All Trail usage Weaknesses: None Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Rocky Hill ranch Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $50.00 Purchased At: Bicylce Sport Shop Similar Products Used: Specialized Purgatory 26 x 2.2 Bike Setup: Specialized Epic Marathon or Stumpjumper FSR
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Tom
a Weekend Warrior
from westchester Date Reviewed: July 16, 2010 Strengths: Nice looking, reasonable weight, reasonable rolling resistance, good grip, sets up tubeless easily Weaknesses: Totally suck on a 19mm rim Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: graham hills Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Purchased At: specialized online Similar Products Used: many: hutchinson, schwalbe, maxxis, kenda, etc. Bike Setup: Banshee Morphine, 130 mm Manitou fork, Easton AM Havoc rims
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Tzvia
a Weekend Warrior
from Woodland Hills CA Date Reviewed: June 19, 2010 Strengths: As a front tire, they may not be the fastest feeling, but they beat the Nevegal by a mile; grip well, hardpack to loose over hard and rocky conditions. They float well over sand up front and don't wander. Just keep up the gas and they dig right out in a straight line. Out here in So Cal, the tire that beats the sand is, in my opinion, a keeper. And so it is. I also have an S-Works on another bike, and they feel much the same. Haven't had the issues others have mentioned with 19mm rims, they fee just fine to me. Running them tubeless, they sealed up quikly with no fuss. Weaknesses: A little slow feeling compared with the Wolverines I was using before, but the tradeoff is better cornering and better sand handling. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Where ever I am riding now Duration Product Used: 6 months Purchased At: LBS Similar Products Used: Wolverines, Tiogas, Nevegals, Weirwolfs. Bike Setup: Giant Anthem W/XT XTR. Roval Control EL wheels.
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carl.watson
a Weekend Warrior
from leigh lancashire Date Reviewed: July 2, 2009 Strengths: light grippy high volume easy to set up as tubeless with stans kit price Weaknesses: very very weak and thin sidewalls. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Ae forest Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $40.00 Purchased At: evans Similar Products Used: bontrager jones michelin xtreme Bike Setup: xtension explorer coil lyrik fox dhx4 ti spring specialized sx wheelset stans hope moto
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dougifresh1
a Cross Country Rider
from Denver CO Date Reviewed: June 13, 2009 Strengths: Rolls well Weaknesses: Wears fast, so so grip in loose hardback on the rear. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: It's all Good Duration Product Used: 3 months Purchased At: Private Similar Products Used: All of them Bike Setup: 69er Ti Hardtail with 5" travel
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denvech
a Weekend Warrior
from portland, or USA Date Reviewed: May 1, 2009 Strengths: climbing, consistency, wear, lightweight, predictable and warn you before they fail in a corner, good drifting, specialized satisfaction guarantee Weaknesses: Lightweight, sharp rock puncture prone, very poor inconsistent bite on soft loamy conditions Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Post Canyon Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $45.00 Purchased At: Rivercity Bicycles Similar Products Used: fire xc pro, mutano raptor, eskar armadillo, nevegal, cinder Bike Setup: litespeed niota ti - decked out, 19mm wide cane creek zonos rim wheels
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Jerome
a Cross Country Rider
from Montreal, Quebec, CANADA Date Reviewed: April 16, 2009 Strengths: Light weight for a tubeless-ready tire Excellent grip, especially at low pressure Nice volume for a 2.3 tire Weaknesses: None to date Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Montagne des Roches, Charlesbourg Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $40.00 Purchased At: ABC Cycles et Sports Similar Products Used: WTB Weirwolf 2.5 Specialized Purgatory Control 2Bliss 2.2 Bike Setup: Custom Specialized Pitch build from frame up
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njoehawkeye
a Cross Country Rider
from Denver, CO, USA Date Reviewed: February 4, 2009 Strengths: Freakin' Light, Compared to others this width. Great Traction, Low rolling resistance. Weaknesses: Sidewalls seem flimsy, especially on the S-works, which I'm running on front. But hasn't been an issue yet. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Sourdough Trail Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $38.00 Purchased At: Turin Cycles Similar Products Used: Kenda Nevegal 2.35 Stick-E and DTC. WTB mutanoraptor Bike Setup: Marin Wolf Ridge '07 Stock besides ghetto tubeless conversion with Eskar Control rear, S-works front. Oh and gold ODI Ruffians.
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Jack Gold-Molina
a Cross Country Rider
from Seattle, WA Date Reviewed: January 31, 2009 Strengths: Traction, low rolling resistance, climbs well, versatile Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Parasite/Tapeworm Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $50.00 Purchased At: Specialized Web Site Similar Products Used: Kenda Nevegal front and rear; Panaracer Fire XC front and rear; MTB Velociraptor, older model Bontrager Jones, or Specialized Chunder rear with Nevegal or Panaracer Fire XC front Bike Setup: Late 2007 Heckler, DT 5.1 rims with DT 340 hubs, Fox RP23 shock, 2007 Fox Float 140 forks
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piccirilli
a Cross Country Rider
from Asheville, NC Date Reviewed: December 11, 2008 Strengths: Light weight for a 2.4 tire- 700gr Very, very low rolling resistance for all day rides Low profile, not squishy like other tires in same class. Hooks up well on turns. Predictable and stable. Although not perfect, it does well in wet conditions considering the design for low rolling resistance Weaknesses: Thin side walls but hey, what can you expect for a 700gr 2.4" tire? There has to be a compromise somewhere. If you are careful, not bombing through sharp rocks, or major hucking, it's a great all around tire. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6 months Purchased At: LBS Bike Setup: Trek Remedy 8
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