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fisher_rider05
a Cross Country Rider
from Welaka, Florida, USADate Reviewed: September 21, 2009
Strengths: mud tractionWeaknesses: climbing traction, hard to install and take off, easily puncturedBottom Line: This tire is a pain to get on the rim and even worse to take off with the wire bead. There is traction in the mud but when it comes to climbing this tire always slips in the rear. This tire can not stand up to thorns very well either.
Favorite Trail: Oleta
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$20.00
Purchased At: jensonusa.com
Similar Products Used: continental mountain king, wtb velociraptor, bontrager jones acx, maxxis high roller
Bike Setup: hardtail w/ thudbuster suspension post, 35psi tire inflation
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Marin??
a Weekend Warrior
from Ada OK, USADate Reviewed: January 4, 2009
Strengths: Provides good tractionWeaknesses: corneringBottom Line: These are good tires the have good traction but are not good for cornering. Several times i have caught the side wall of them on jagged rocks and stumps with no damage. Dont expect them to help you any in the corners. They came on my new bike so i dont know how much they would be by themselves.
Favorite Trail: Nu Draper
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Purchased At: Sun & Ski Sports
Similar Products Used: none
Bike Setup: Marin Eldridge Grade HT
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HarrisonBn
a Cross Country Rider
from Golden, CO, USADate Reviewed: October 8, 2008
Strengths: Good at correct pressureWeaknesses: Nothing special, weak sidewallsBottom Line: These tires are very mediocre. Spanning 2 years of moderate use they wore pretty well, but I did get a few flats. Traction is ok, you really have to find the EXACT right pressure for it to work any more than acceptable. Unfortunately when I was out riding today I barely clipped a rock jutting out and it ripped through the sidewall... needless to say I had to walk the rest of the ride. Bummer.
Favorite Trail: Dakota Ridge
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
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WorldBTom
a Racer
from NorCalDate Reviewed: July 1, 2007
Strengths: Reasonable price, reliable grip, solid feelWeaknesses: Slow rollerBottom Line: I am surprised by several of the pissed off reviews. These tires have treated me pretty well. When I am riding in burly, rocky trails I put these on the bike and they have handled predictably. They are a little slow, but that is why they grip well. Tire pressure is key when reviewing a tire. I go with 40 to 44 psi and I weigh ~170lb.
Favorite Trail: Skeggs, Skyline, KTown
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid:
$29.00
Purchased At: PricePoint
Similar Products Used: Kenda Karma, IRC Mythos
Bike Setup: Better than yours
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bikrboij
a Weekend Warrior
from MontereyDate Reviewed: March 28, 2007
Strengths: there isn't many.Weaknesses: It corner's like a piesce of crap. It feels like I'm riding on a crumpled peice of paper, and cannot turn. it skids out from under me in soil, and when I even do the slightest lean to try to corner, it just skids out. Very horrible design, and durability.Bottom Line: I would not consider buying these if I were you. the cornor horrible, if at all. the tread design is very useless, and sucks.
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Bike Setup: 2.1 moto raptor in rear, 2.3 moto raptor in front, darn it!! I need to change tires now....
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Mikey Lord
a Cross Country Rider
from Lakeport, Michigan USADate Reviewed: February 7, 2007
Strengths: easy to get off rim. And thats where they should stay!Weaknesses: thin sidewalls. no hold on cornering. horrible in loose gravel and sandy conditionsBottom Line: The worst all around tire I have seen in 30 years of riding. thank god for folding kevlar, they folded nicely right into my trash can. Nobody should buy these, or have the unfortunate experience of riding such an unforgiving, harsh feeling tire. I've received better traction from a semi-slick in mud than these can give. the rubber compound feels real dry and and stiff. threads show through on the sidewalls. And, they wander when trying to hold a straight line on the loose stuff, even with lowered presure.
Favorite Trail: Panthers Path
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Purchased At: stock
Similar Products Used: any bare rim
Bike Setup: GT-i drive
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Andy
a Cross Country Rider
from PittsburghDate Reviewed: September 1, 2006
Strengths: balanced all around performer with above average climbing tractionWeaknesses: no outstanding quality to tout, a bit slow rolling, not a tire that offers much for road or urban assault so if you do a lot of that you won't find it versatile enoughBottom Line: If you need a do-it-all 2.1 middle weight performer with no real quirks the Moto 2.14 will please you especially if you value climbing traction and are not too put off by just average loose conditions turning/braking performance. Performance is above average for the type in climbing traction, snow/ice traction, and roots. Overall average in cornering; actually cornering is very solid on most trails but you will notice the front crabs and washes a bit easily in uneven and loose turns, fortuntely it can be brought back under control as speed is dumped in the slide. Cornering performance is definitely air pressure sensitive in front, a few too many psi really accentuates that feeling of wide gaps beteen the shoulder knobs and it will scrub sidewides, so experiment. Roots are handled nicely. Good grip climbing most anything. Average durability. Average in mud, no unusual strength or problems. The BEST thing is that this tire will not hurt you with some weird surprising quirk half way into long ride. If you wreck, YOU wrecked... the tire did not misbehave. TRUSTWORTHY, if a little boring. Not a fast pedaller with tubes; plenty fast converted with Stan's (I've ridden about 3 months tubed, about 3 months tubeless - it is less stable at speed done tubeless, but traction and especially rolling resistance are improved.)
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Bike Setup: Marin Mount Vision
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Mike
a Cross Country Rider
from Christchurch New ZealandDate Reviewed: March 9, 2006
Strengths: good grip on dirt, rocksWeaknesses: Slow roller , hard work pedalling on roads.
IRC Mythos is noticeably faster and less work in these conditions.Bottom Line: Really only for dirt use, not an all rounder, way too much like hard work pedalling this tyre on the road, feels like the brakes are on.
Favorite Trail: Port hills tracks
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$40.00
Purchased At: came on the bike
Similar Products Used: Continental Vertical, Irc Mythos
Bike Setup: Stock Marin Rift Zone
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Denis
a Cross Country Rider
from White Rock BCDate Reviewed: December 28, 2005
Strengths: great traction in the wet and dry( and i live i nthe pacific northwest also).Weaknesses: none so farBottom Line: these tires rock. plain and simple. I rode today over days of rain over roots, logs, and skinnys,hardly no slippage... if there is, it grabs shortly after slipping and your on your way. for max traction you have to drop the pressure as any tire this time of year. climbs great, corners great too.
Favorite Trail: Delta watershed
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Purchased At: came on the bike
Similar Products Used: panaracer
Bike Setup: IH warrior mostly upgraded
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stephen knott
a Downhiller
from townsville,QLD,AustraliaDate Reviewed: December 9, 2005
Strengths: they grip well all the while the bike is verticle IE perpendicular to groundWeaknesses: wash out in corners unless bermed realy easy
no grip on loose stuff.sand ECT.Bottom Line: good if you don't realy push it through turns otherwise they're pretty ordinary.
Favorite Trail: creek track
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$30.00
Purchased At: came on bike
Similar Products Used: tioga factory DH 2.3,
Bike Setup: ironhorse yakusa aniki, stock with homemade chainguide.
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dirtdog
a Cross Country Rider
from tulsaDate Reviewed: September 25, 2005
Strengths: Hooks upBottom Line: Im always looking for a rear tire that doesn't give up when I stand up and lay down the power. The moto raptor can take more than I can give! Hooks up on roots, loose, rocky, you name it. Descends well too. 2.1 motoraptor in rear, 2.3 weirwolf up front. Nice combo!
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Similar Products Used: you name it
Bike Setup: singlespeed
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Cory
a Weekend Warrior
from VirginiaDate Reviewed: July 2, 2005
Strengths: Light Weight, good treatWeaknesses: Kind of wear fastBottom Line: Good allround tire. I've used it in wet/ muddy conditions as well as dry and rocky and they seemed to be fine. The look like they wear down pretty quick though if you ride them alot.
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Similar Products Used: Nokian NBT 2.3
Bike Setup: 2005 Kona Dawg, Full XT
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Chris
a Cross Country Rider
from Norwich, CTDate Reviewed: June 11, 2005
Strengths: Good grip and performanceWeaknesses: Poor durabilityBottom Line: I've been riding this tire as a rear tire for a little under 2 years in a mix of conditions: on-road, off-road, hard-pack, mud. I probably put on 300-400 miles each year. It has done fairly well in most conditions and seems to grip pretty well provided there is enough weigh on the tire. My main complaint is durability, the tread has worn down a lot already and the sidewalls are starting to tear.
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid:
$30.00
Purchased At: nashbar
Similar Products Used: IRC pirahna pro, specialized, geax hook
Bike Setup: cannondale xc hardtail - using motoraptor as rear tire
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Terrance
a Cross Country Rider
from Issaquah, Washington, USADate Reviewed: May 16, 2005
Strengths: lasted quite a long time, seems to work alright in most conditions, fair traction in corners, inexpensiveWeaknesses: can slip easy in wet conditions.Bottom Line: this is the best tire I've used so far. I put this tire, the 2.14 on the back and a 2.4 motoraptor on front. In the great Pacific northwest here it rains quite a bit and this tire can wash out from under you fairly easy over wet roots and rocks. I've also tried Tioga blue dragon 2.1's and those were much worse then the motoraptor. So far I've only ridden these two tires for any length of time and out of the two this came out on top. Still for wet weather I think somthing else would be better. I hear the Panaracer trailblaster works well for wet conditions, I'll try those next.
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$20.00
Purchased At: rei
Bike Setup: 03 jamis dakar xc comp, with shimano disc brakes
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Wade
a Weekend Warrior
from Seattle, WADate Reviewed: April 18, 2005
Strengths: AS mentioned, rolls well for a knobby.Weaknesses: Terrible on wet conditions we have up in the pacific northwest.Bottom Line: I rode my inagural ride on the above bike and I was not happy.
These tires slid like banshees on any and every root that presented itself - which are legion here. I biffed it multiple times on roots that I rode all last year on WTB Weirwolfs without a single problem.
They've already come off in favor of my Weirwolfs. Yuk. The might be great on dry desert stuff, but the aforementioned tires do just as good and they do both with aplomb.
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Similar Products Used: WTB Weirwofl
Bike Setup: 05 Diamondback XSL Elite - stock tires
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