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Specialized The Captain Control 2Bliss Tire
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User Reviews
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giantnorco Date Reviewed: August 16, 2012 Strengths: works great all around did some after down pour riding and they performed awesome, dry weather even better use as rear tire with a purgatory up front on my yeti 575 Weaknesses: could be lighter for a 2.0 wide tire Bottom Line:
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"Rod" Date Reviewed: April 23, 2012 Strengths: Fantastic grip in a large variety of conditions. They grip in mud, tacky soil, soft soil, rocky, loose, hardpack etc. I have used these all over the midwest and North Carolina without any complaints. Durable Predictable Long lasting Easy to setup tubeless add stan's sealant and you're ready to go Weaknesses: None these are my favorite tire to date Bottom Line: 
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Benuki Date Reviewed: April 22, 2012 Strengths: Cornering and climbing grip; roll well for amount of grip; holding up tubeless reall well (2bliss control version) Weaknesses: Occasionally seems to quickly roll through transition knobs Bottom Line:
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fongster
a Cross Country Rider
from OC CA USA Date Reviewed: December 17, 2011 Strengths: Good weight to performance ratio, corners well, rolls well, climbs well, sheds mud well. Good on hard and dry as well as damp and muddy. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $50.00 Purchased At: LBS Similar Products Used: Velociraptor, Dart, Ground Control, Crossmark Bike Setup: SC Superlight with R XC kit. 
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Veggiebenz
a Weekend Warrior
from Austin tx Date Reviewed: November 13, 2011 Weaknesses: Chunks of tire are falling off after a month! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: So many to choose Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $150.00
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tom.moran
a Cross Country Rider
from Madison, WI, USA Date Reviewed: August 28, 2011 Strengths: Decent aggressive tread design, fairly lightweight. Weaknesses: Side wall doesn't hold air Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Camrocks Duration Product Used: Tested or demo'ed only Price Paid: $60.00 Purchased At: LBS Similar Products Used: Specialized Renegade Bike Setup: Santacruz Blur XC Carbon 26" Tubeless with Stans.
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proy
a Weekend Warrior
from united kingdom Date Reviewed: July 5, 2011 Strengths: none Weaknesses: Had less than a week and rear tyre has a 1 inch tear Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: north yorkshire moors Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Purchased At: the bike shop Similar Products Used: Continental Diesel,Maxxis High Roller. Bike Setup: Specialised Rock Hopper comp
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Tzvia
a Cross Country Rider
from Woodland Hills CA Date Reviewed: June 26, 2011 Strengths: Seem to be holding up well. Work well as front or rear tire. Not the best in sand but enough volume to float if you keep your speed constant. They corner well, feeling predictable till they start sliding and will hook up again if you let them. Not 'plodding' slow feeling as the Nevagals or Spec Eskar up front. They like to be spinned as opposed to torqued which is my style. Weaknesses: A little slow feeling on hardpack. The rear tends to slip if you torque it in loose sand, spin circles and you can finesse it if you keep the speed up. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Anywhere near Bend OR Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $45.00 Purchased At: local bike shop Similar Products Used: Negavals, Tiogas, WTB Weirwolf and Wolverine, Eskars. Bike Setup: Giant Anthem w/xt, xtr. Spec S-W Safire w/XO/XTR. All tubeless.
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BaggiesOnly
a Weekend Warrior
from Ohio Date Reviewed: April 1, 2011 Strengths: Great cornering and overall traction. Braking power. Dual compound tread for control. Weaknesses: Price- wear out quicker than I would hope. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Lake Hope Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $49.00 Purchased At: LBS Similar Products Used: Hutchinson Spider Air Panaracer Fire XC Pro Bontrager Jones Bike Setup: Rockhopper SL Pro 29er 
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DSDuke
a Cross Country Rider
from San Diego Date Reviewed: December 28, 2010 Strengths: Corners well. Low rolling resistance. Weaknesses: Grip is very lacking. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $60.00 Similar Products Used: Too many to count. Bike Setup: 2010 RIP9.
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92gli
a Cross Country Rider
from west chester, pa Date Reviewed: October 14, 2010 Strengths: First exposure to the captain was the s-works version that came on a stumpjumper I bought. Converted them to tubless and promptly tore the sidewalls in both of them. The control sidewall is a totally different animal. Way more durable and not too flexible, just right. The tread works great in all of the eastern PA conditions and seasons I ride in. They lock on to stans rims so easily, I can air them up with a floor pump no problem and they literally hold pressure better than tubes do. I'm currently running these on my full suspension 26" and my 29" hard tail. Love em. Weaknesses: The edge knobs wear pretty quickly. Thats about it. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $45.00 Similar Products Used: Mountain kings, nevegals, knobby nics, ardents.
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Dennis Luz
a Racer
from Cloverdale,CA, USA Date Reviewed: February 28, 2010 Strengths: Very good wear, and great cornering on dry slick surfaces. Weaknesses: There are no weaknesses in my eyes. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Lake Sonoma loop Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $40.00 Purchased At: Spoke Folk Cyclery Similar Products Used: I have used specialized fast track, and Kenda small block 8, Bike Setup: I have a 2009 s-works epic with 670mm fsa bars and my s-works capt tires. These tires are my favorite.(They Hook up.)
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JDubKC
a Cross Country Rider
from Kansas City Date Reviewed: November 16, 2009 Strengths: Grip, weight, wear. Weaknesses: Price, looks (cant stand the red lettering!) Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Landahl Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $45.00 Purchased At: LBS Similar Products Used: other specialized, maxxis, geax. Bike Setup: Intense 5.5, talus, Sram x-9 rd & shifters, xt crankset, mavic rims and other goodies.
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Fiendbear
a Cross Country Rider
from San Mateo, County, CA Date Reviewed: August 7, 2009 Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: All of them Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $45.00 Purchased At: LBS
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Earthpig
a Cross Country Rider
from Boise Date Reviewed: August 3, 2009 Strengths: HUGE volume for a 2.2 tire. Lots of climbing grip and lateral grip. Sealed well on a tubeless rim. Light for its size. Weaknesses: None so far. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: happy ones Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $38.00 Purchased At: LBS Similar Products Used: Bontrager Jones XR TLR Bike Setup: using the 26 x 2.2 as the rear tire on a Ventana El Ciclon
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