Submitted by
jimwithaj
a Cross Country Rider
from New Zealand Date Reviewed: October 27, 2009
Favorite Trail:
Jacks Point
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Purchased At:
Came with bike
Strengths:
High rolling
Weaknesses:
Sidewalls, no good for tubeless
Similar Products Used:
First tubeless tyre used.
Bike Setup:
Specialized 09 S-Works
Bottom Line:
An awesome hard pack XC tyre if you're using tubes. For tubeless though forget it. Both front and back sidewalls have small tears in them from standard xc riding.
I'm 70kg or 155lb's so am a lightweight.
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Submitted by
Ledge
a Cross Country Rider
from Austin, TX Date Reviewed: October 21, 2009
Favorite Trail:
Reimers
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Purchased At:
came on bike
Strengths:
Grippy, roll well, grips well on all surfaces. lightweight and fast.
Weaknesses:
Aeamid bead a pain trying to seat as a tubeless. tried it tubeless, coudnt get bead to seat, went back to tubes. Only drawback IMO.
Similar Products Used:
pythons
Bike Setup:
29" Specialized Stump Jumper Carbon hardtail
Bottom Line:
Better than I expected.
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Submitted by
The Chaffinator
a Racer
from Blue Mts Australia Date Reviewed: October 6, 2009
Favorite Trail:
Ourimbah
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Purchased At:
Came on bike
Strengths:
Weight, rolling resistance, pretty good grip
Weaknesses:
sidewalls - touch a rock and there is suddenly a huge rip that you can't fix.
Price - $100 AUD is ridiculous
Similar Products Used:
Specialized Fast Trak LK Control
Kenda SB8 non-tubeless
Michelin xc2 dry non-tubeless
Bike Setup:
'09 Avanti Competitor 2.0, Full XT including wheels, 2010 Truvativ Stylo Team bits
Bottom Line:
These things came on my bike. First ride, the back one ripped on a rock and was written off. The front one lasted a week, before it too suffered a similar fate. They were good to ride on, but the goodness didn't last.
If I could afford two wheelsets, I might run these as race tyres, but if you plan on riding these through rock gardens and the like, look somewhere else.
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Submitted by
jminn8086
a Cross Country Rider
from Auburn, California Date Reviewed: June 22, 2008
Favorite Trail:
Tahoe Rim Trail
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$55.00
Purchased At:
LBS
Strengths:
Lightweight @ 515 per tire; very good rolling resistance; hard pack riding conditions
Weaknesses:
extremely loose or muddy conditions
Similar Products Used:
Panaracer; Kenda Nevegals;
Bike Setup:
Intense 5.5
Bottom Line:
I recently put these tires on my bike and I have been pleasantly pleased. The tires simply perform better than you would expect for a lightweight low-knob tire. They are excellent in hardpack conditions.
I'm not sure about the other review on the 1.9 LK as I've been training on these tires in Downieville and if there is a course that shreds tires, Downieville's baby heads and downhill qualifies! I haven't suffered a tear, tire leak of any problems. They do not hook up as well on loose climbs or corner as well as more agressive tires in the loose shale, but that's the trade-off for a tire that weighs significantly less (.3 lb per tire).
If you're riding primarily hardpack to loose and looking for a high performance lightweight tire, look no further.
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Submitted by
Carl
a Cross Country Rider
from South Africa Date Reviewed: May 25, 2008
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
Weighs 600grams, not bad for XC, relatively good puncture resistance, Good price, easy to seat.
Weaknesses:
They loose air through their sidewalls. Lots of it, compared to other tubeless tires. Gets better with time and sealant.
Very irritating to fit them for the first time. You think you did something wrong... So you refit them and check with soap and water. The first time they were flat in an hour. They were "airtight" in a week. But they still loose more air than all the tubeless tires I have tried.
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