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Bontrager FR3 Tubeless Tire


  • Average Rating: 4.25/5
  • MSRP: $ 30.00
  • # of Reviews: 4

Product Description

Bontrager's FR3 is a big, beefy tire for aggressive riders and rough trails. Its center ridge rolls fast, then as you lean into a corner, you get a smooth transition then pronounced side knobs bite into terra firma as you rail around the berm. The FR3 is a tough tire too, with a wire bead and enhanced sidewall protection, so don't worry as you blast into that rock garden.


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Reviews 1 - 4 (4 Reviews Total)

User Reviews

Overall Rating:4
Value Rating:5
Submitted by AZ.MTNS a Cross Country Rider from Arizona

Date Reviewed: May 13, 2011

Strengths:    Rolls decent, grippy.

Weaknesses:    Weight.

Bottom Line:   
Nice grippy front tire, good for loose over hardpack. Decent rear tire too.

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Favorite Trail:   Los Burros

Duration Product Used:   6 months

Price Paid:    $30.00

Purchased At:   LBS

Similar Products Used:   Name em.

Bike Setup:   Fisher Rig.


Overall Rating:5
Value Rating:4
Submitted by schenker a Weekend Warrior from Peoria, AZ

Date Reviewed: May 7, 2011

Strengths:    Tough tire, holds air well w/ ghetto tubeless, great ride, lighter than UST

Weaknesses:    Nothing apparent so far

Bottom Line:   
I like the Bonty Tubeless Ready tires. I have ghetto tubeless on standard DT Swiss wheels and the Bonty tubeless priesta valves. They hold air no problem, no burping, no bleeding or any of that drama. I run them about 30 lbs and they are happy. I have the experts (the Team tires are 2 compound) and they are plenty grippy. I will totally buy Bontragers again when these wear out. I hope they have some more choices by then.

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Favorite Trail:   Mt Elden - S Mountain

Duration Product Used:   6 months

Price Paid:    $50.00

Purchased At:   Swiss Cycles, Glenda

Similar Products Used:   Tioga Factory DH 2.1
WTB Velociraptor


Bike Setup:   2007 Giant Reign
Bonty FR3 front / XR4 rear


Overall Rating:4
Value Rating:4
Submitted by GrimmChino a Weekend Warrior from Montvale, NJ

Date Reviewed: March 22, 2011

Strengths:    Great on streets, medium trails, Quiet and smooth.

Weaknesses:    nothing really.

Bottom Line:   
very reliable tire, great handling, very smooth on loose and hard pack dirt, and great on streets, not deep mud worthy, and no medium depth sand. i use them on the rear and they are wonderful, they emit little to no sound and they have very low rolling resistance which makes my commute to work a lot nicer and the tire will perform if is put into the dirt. I see this is a tubeless tire, but i run a tube in mine, have to try it tubeless someday.

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Favorite Trail:   around backwoods and town

Duration Product Used:   Less than 1 month

Price Paid:    $30.00

Purchased At:   Allwood Cycles

Similar Products Used:   Bontrager Jones XR (OE)

Bike Setup:   Trek 4300 Disc(MHT)(OE), Kenda Nevegal(FT), Bontrager FR3(RT)


Overall Rating:4
Value Rating:4
Submitted by lunchbox1972 a Weekend Warrior from Tucson, AZ

Date Reviewed: October 7, 2010

Strengths:    Great grip and rolls fast

Weaknesses:    None, yet.

Bottom Line:   
Very nice traction, handles rocks well and gives confidence in the downhill. Looking for one to try on the rear!

Price is right too.

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Favorite Trail:   AZ Trail

Duration Product Used:   Less than 1 month

Price Paid:    $40.00

Purchased At:   Broadway Bikes

Similar Products Used:   IRC Mythos, Cont Vert

Bike Setup:   Canondale Prophet 800, Fox rear, lefty up front..



Reviews 1 - 4 (4 Reviews Total)

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FR3 vs XDX?

My bike came with the xdx's but I am worried they might slip on corners. On my old bike I had wtb weirwolfes, they did fine. I was curious on thoughts about the FR3, they seem like   Read More »

Duster + FR3: aired up with no goo and floor pump

I just built up another wheel with the duster rim. I noticed when putting on the rim strip that the design has changed slightly compared to earlier versions. It seems to go on eai   Read More »

Sources for Bontrager FR3

Are there any good online sources for the Bontrager FR3? The local Trek dealer is a bunch of weirdos and can't get a special order on time. It'd also be nice to pay less than the $   Read More »

Bontrager FR3- Any East Coast Users

Anyone on the East Coast (or Pacific Northwest) tried the FR3 out? I really like the looks of this tire, but I'm concerned about the center rib not jiving with wet roots and rocks.   Read More »

Whats faster Fr3 vs Ardent

My question is if anyone has ridden both the FR3 which I have 2 of or the Ardent 2.4 exo? Playing with theories and have way to much free time at work.These would be on the front    Read More »

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