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Panaracer Fire XC UST Tubeless Tire
Product DescriptionThe new Fire XC UST tire has all the standard Fire features along with even betteer shock absorption and grip. The Fire UST is for XC and freeride.
User Reviews
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D
a All Mountain Rider Date Reviewed: June 1, 2012 Strengths: Tough tread, holds air well, corners well so far I really like these tires. Weaknesses: None yet Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Eastside Price Paid: $48.00 Purchased At: Pricepoint.com Similar Products Used: Specialized Captain and Purgatory Bike Setup: FS Specialized Stumpjumper
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clydecrash
a Cross Country Rider
from Tucson AZ Date Reviewed: June 17, 2011 Strengths: A good all-around tire. Doesn't do great at anything, but does good at everything (not ridden in mud, though). Easy to mount, airs up quickly. Weaknesses: Suspectible to rocks after it wears some. Doesn't hold air completely without sealant. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Tucson Mountains Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $25.00 Purchased At: Various Similar Products Used: Tube version, Kenda nevegal/blue groove, Hutchinson barracuda, Geax's Bike Setup: 4" fully, with good stuff 
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pushstart
a Cross Country Rider
from Arlington, VA Date Reviewed: January 30, 2010 Strengths: Relatively affordable, excellent all-around tire, seats easily to tubeless & conversion rims. Weaknesses: Not quite as nice (or light) as the non-UST versions. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Fountainhead Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $45.00 Similar Products Used: Maxis Crossmax Bike Setup: Paired with Mavic XM819 (and XC717) rims. 
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gpsman
a Weekend Warrior
from cagliari,sardinia,italy Date Reviewed: July 10, 2008 Strengths: lightweught, easy to mount,good for all kind of terrain except wet, fast on tarmac, good cornering. Weaknesses: They tend to wear fast, and,lately, to tear down fast. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: supramonte Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $55.00 Purchased At: Zema shop olbia Similar Products Used: fire xc pro, fire dh. Bike Setup: Intense 5.5 evp, talas rlc fork, Hayes disk brakes,manitou four way shock.  
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Ed Lamperd
a Cross Country Rider
from Perth, Australia Date Reviewed: May 14, 2008 Strengths: Went on easy to tubeless rims Weaknesses: Not as good as the non-tubless Fire Pro's. wear is faster than both versons of Fire's. Ride is not as supple as the non-tubless. 40 psi and above to stop burping. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Kattamorda Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $40.00 Purchased At: Beyond Bikes Similar Products Used: Nevagals, Maxxis, Huchi Barracuda's, Scopions & Pythons Bike Setup: Spec Epic with Mavic Cross max wheels
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marshall l
from SLC, UT Date Reviewed: September 20, 2007 Strengths: Good grip, corners well Weaknesses: Tread wear Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: any Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $25.00 Purchased At: JensonUSA Similar Products Used: Pythons, Advantage, Kenda Nevagal Bike Setup: Giant VT
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Chad
a Racer
from Park City, UT Date Reviewed: October 18, 2005 Strengths: Great all around tire. Weaknesses: Wears a little faster than the non UST version Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Porcupine Rim Duration Product Used: 2 Years Purchased At: LBS Similar Products Used: Fire XC Pro non UST. Panaracer Trailblaster Bike Setup: Rocky Mountain Element TSC. Built up frame with various components
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Big A
a Weekend Warrior
from Fort Collins Colorado USA Date Reviewed: September 6, 2005 Strengths: Grip and side knobs. Weaknesses: Sidewall tears Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $25.00 Purchased At: LBS Similar Products Used: Maxxis Highrollers, IRC Mythos, Tons of non UST tires. Bike Setup: Yeti ASR, Mavic X3.1 with Chris King hubs, Hope mini disks.
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Dave
a Cross Country Rider
from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada! Date Reviewed: May 17, 2005 Strengths: Pretty fast roller . . . doesn't seem as fast as my Weirwolf combo but it may be due to my flabby a$$ after hibernating all winter. Good traction on rocks in the dry. Adds a nice feeling of plushness to the ride despite the small air volume. Weaknesses: Puny tire width - 2.1" just barely. Hardly any tire volume - especially compared to the allegdly same sized 2.1" clincher version - so it flatspotted my Mavic 819 rim hucking 4-1/2'. Wet traction sucks rocks. Hence the lower tire pressure and the resultant flatspotting. :< Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $30.00 Purchased At: Beyond Bikes Similar Products Used: Weirwolf UST, FireXC Pro clincher tire, Maxxis High Roller, Weirwolf clincher, Kenda Kinetics, IRC Cujo DH, Maxxis Minion DH Bike Setup: Santa Cruz Heckler, 5.75" rear travel, 5th coil, Fox Vanilla 125R, Mavic 819 wheels on XT hubs
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Mark Terrill
a Cross Country Rider
from Melbourne, Australia Date Reviewed: April 29, 2005 Strengths: Very good grip, predictable slidding, climbs well Weaknesses: easy to puncher, hard to patch punchers, high rolling resistance. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6 months Similar Products Used: serac, scorpions, mythos Bike Setup: NRS 1, Carbon, XT
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wim bosmans
a Cross Country Rider
from zoutleeuw Date Reviewed: April 11, 2005 Strengths: Grip in all conditions. Weaknesses: Doesn't hold air!! What is the use of great grip, when it just doesn't hold its air? Had to use eclips sealant to get it work. And after only 3 months a very big "bubble" appeared on the font tire, just like a balloon. Very humpy ride! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Aywaille Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $38.00 Purchased At: Huypens Similar Products Used: Swalbe Jim UST Bike Setup: Mountain Cycle ZEN, Vth element shock, Manitou Black Super air, Mavic Crossland UST
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Frank Brigandi
a Cross Country Rider
from Havertown, Pa Date Reviewed: November 11, 2004 Strengths: I had heard some good things about this tire and decided to install them on my new '04 Jamis Dakar XLT 3.0. After installing them I did a quick urban assault ride, up and down a few flights of stairs, things like that. They are silly fast a good racing tire, much faster feeling than the Hutchinson pythons I had on the bike already. When i the woods, they seemed O.K. not nearly as good as the IRC Claw Comp in my opinion, which IMO is the best tire ever made for east coast riding. Fire XC seemed good on climbs unless you have to really torque the bike, it breaks traction easily and I didn't enjoy the wandering feeling it gave me when descending damp, slighty terrifying terrain, I have enough stress in my life and don't need any more grey hairs added to my head because of some MTB tires. On average they were O.K. not great. Weaknesses: Knobbs fold or flex too much, not enough bite. They slide off of burms, which personally, I don't enjoy doing. It's not as amazing as the IRC Claw Comp. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: anywhere Duration Product Used: Tested or demo'ed only Purchased At: biketopia 610-789-4500 Similar Products Used: IRC Claw comp ( though not UST ) Hutch Python, too many other tires to list. Bike Setup: '04 Jamis Dakar XLT 3.0 stock except for a shorter stem and DH bars for comfort and control in twisty single track.
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John
a Cross Country Rider
from Bristol, CT USA Date Reviewed: October 28, 2004 Strengths: Durable, wear slowly Grip, plenty of traction when not overinflated (35psi is good) Hold air very well Weaknesses: Must use Stan's, added weight , oh well Special trick to patch correctly, read on Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $25.00 Purchased At: pricepoint Similar Products Used: Hutchinson Mosquito- Good but wear very quickly Bike Setup: 04 Aniv Stumpy FSR
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rj
a Cross Country Rider
from las cruces, nm, usa Date Reviewed: October 10, 2004 Strengths: grip, light (relative to some other ust tires) Weaknesses: punctures easily Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: die Autobahn Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $25.00 Similar Products Used: everything Bike Setup: 2 wheels, frame, gears, handle bars...
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Michael
a Cross Country Rider
from Kent WA Date Reviewed: September 25, 2004 Strengths: Their very fast and move through almost anything in front of them. A very well built UST tire. Also mounting these tires are so easy. I love tubeless tires. Weaknesses: None so far! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Any Washington state trail! Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $34.00 Similar Products Used: Conti, IRC, Michelin and Tioga. Bike Setup: 2003 Cannondale Jekyll 1000.
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