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thumper07
a Weekend Warrior
from Fort Lauderdale, FLDate Reviewed: March 9, 2011
Strengths: Fast rolling and works well under low pressureWeaknesses: none if used for what it was designed forBottom Line: Tires are great when run on hard pack with low pressure. I run mine at 35 pounds and I weigh 185. I don't run them tubeless. I'm not sold on the whole "tubeless" thing yet. It's not perfected. I have friends who always seem to have problems. I have others who luck out and have none. They still have to carry a spare tire tube with them for when they get flats, which seems a lot more often.
Okay, back to the subject. For hard pack fast rolling low pressure runs, these are great. Hit a sugar sand spot and I slide off the track. They stick very well on rock, roots and other hardened rough terrain. I don't ride in the mud (we don't have mud in South Florida) so I don't know how they'd perform.
Otherwise, I've done 3 races on my set and have been pumping out about 27 miles each saturday and sunday through coral rock and cypress roots and have nothing but confidence inspiring experience with them.
Unless I come across something else, I plan on buying another set when these wear out.
Favorite Trail: Amelia Earhart
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$50.00
Purchased At: Big Wheel Cycle
Bike Setup: Mountain Cycle Fury 5" travel 140mm front Fox all mountain race setup.
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bikerdirragon
a Cross Country Rider
from Albuquerque, NMDate Reviewed: November 28, 2010
Strengths: Very light, VERY fast rolling, great on hardpack, decent grip on anything less than seriously loose rock.Weaknesses: The sidewalls suck. Tubeless can be annoying, depending on the rim.Bottom Line: The bottom line is that this tire is great for racing, if you're racing on mostly hardpack, and definitely nothing with rock gardens at all. As a rear tire, it helped my Rumblefish scream up the trails... until the the tire pulled off the bead. No problem. It re-seated pretty fast, so I was able to pump it up on the trail. Sweet! 2 minutes later, the sidewall ripped. While I love the fast roll, and will miss it, had to go for a thicker sidewall. And if you're going to call a tire tubeless ready, it should be tubeless ready. Sorry Specialized.
Favorite Trail: South Boundary, Taos NM
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$70.00
Purchased At: Sports Systems, Albu
Similar Products Used: Too many to list.
Bike Setup: Fisher Rumblefish II 29er
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jonasneeser
a Cross Country Rider
from Pocatello, Idaho USADate Reviewed: October 9, 2010
Strengths: Very light. Grips well.Weaknesses: Sharp rocks puncture it easily.Bottom Line: Second ride a rock punctured the tred. Sealed it with sealent and went back out. Another sharp rock slit the sidewall. These are race tires but on a rocky course you may not get through the race without a puncture.
Favorite Trail: Katsilometes
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Similar Products Used: Panaracer Fire XC Pro. Much heavier but increased durability well worth it.
Bike Setup: Tubeless. Stock rear tire on 2010 Specialized Epic Expert.
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Just_Ride
a Cross Country Rider
from Santa Barbara, CA USADate Reviewed: May 23, 2010
Strengths: Light weight, fast, tubeless compatible.Weaknesses: The trade off for a light tire is that it is not as rugged as heaver tires. Not so hot in deep sand. I had a tire that wouldn't seal on the sidewall using Stan's. The bike store replaced it without question. Four other tire of this model have sealed without a hitch. Expensive at $60/ea.Bottom Line: This is a light weight racing tire. I would recommend using as tubeless on Roval Control rims or DT Swiss 420SL rims. I would not use on extremely rough terrain. Would recommend for XC racing.
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$60.00
Purchased At: Local bike store
Bike Setup: 2009 Specialized Epic Expert
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Bikegoodtimes
a Cross Country Rider
from Siverthorne, Co, SummitDate Reviewed: March 14, 2010
Strengths: NONE!Weaknesses: Sidewalls have dozens of small holes right from the mfg. Even with 2 oz of Stans they still leaked. When you buy brand new EXPENSIVE UST rims and the tires ruin the whole experience, shame on you Specialized for experimenting on your customers. Never again.Bottom Line: Complete disappointment, almost ruined a 600.00 rim set. Almost every ride was a nightmare. Keep on looking. I have been riding for over 15 years and I don't like it when a manufacture tests its products on consumers. Once again shame on you Specialized.
Favorite Trail: Monarch Crest
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$60.00
Purchased At: U Bikes, Boulder CO
Similar Products Used: WTB tubed tires, pre UST days. Have ridden WTB tires for over 10 years and love the tread design, great tire. Can't wait to try the new TCS Mutano 2.4 & 2.2.
Bike Setup: 05 Blur LT, Fox F/R, Mavic ST Rims, Scram.
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jimwithaj
a Cross Country Rider
from New ZealandDate Reviewed: October 27, 2009
Strengths: High rollingWeaknesses: Sidewalls, no good for tubelessBottom 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.
Favorite Trail: Jacks Point
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Purchased At: Came with bike
Similar Products Used: First tubeless tyre used.
Bike Setup: Specialized 09 S-Works
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Ledge
a Cross Country Rider
from Austin, TXDate Reviewed: October 21, 2009
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.Bottom Line: Better than I expected.
Favorite Trail: Reimers
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Purchased At: came on bike
Similar Products Used: pythons
Bike Setup: 29" Specialized Stump Jumper Carbon hardtail
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The Chaffinator
a Racer
from Blue Mts AustraliaDate Reviewed: October 6, 2009
Strengths: Weight, rolling resistance, pretty good gripWeaknesses: sidewalls - touch a rock and there is suddenly a huge rip that you can't fix.
Price - $100 AUD is ridiculousBottom 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.
Favorite Trail: Ourimbah
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Purchased At: Came on bike
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
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jminn8086
a Cross Country Rider
from Auburn, CaliforniaDate Reviewed: June 22, 2008
Strengths: Lightweight @ 515 per tire; very good rolling resistance; hard pack riding conditionsWeaknesses: extremely loose or muddy conditionsBottom 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.
Favorite Trail: Tahoe Rim Trail
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$55.00
Purchased At: LBS
Similar Products Used: Panaracer; Kenda Nevegals;
Bike Setup: Intense 5.5
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Carl
a Cross Country Rider
from South AfricaDate Reviewed: May 25, 2008
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.Bottom Line: 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.
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Similar Products Used: Crossmark and Larsen TT (maxxis), Kenda SB8, Kenda Kharma, Vredestein Killerbee,
Bike Setup: Giant anthem. XT stuff, Dt Swiss XR1540 wheels.
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