Submitted by
bloo
a Weekend Warrior
from houston Date Reviewed: May 5, 2009
Favorite Trail:
memorial
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$15.00
Purchased At:
online
Strengths:
price, light, roll forever
Weaknesses:
not grip on wet surfaces, very slippery
Similar Products Used:
none
Bike Setup:
motobeacane hardtail
Bottom Line:
i got these tires because they are cheap and needed some street/hard pack tires to use when doing urban rides when the local trails are closed(sometimes it rains too much in Houston). the tires work great on street, they roll very nicely! i have been caught in the rain with them and they just can't grip on ANY wet surface. all in all, for dry street and hard pack, these are a great cheap alternative.
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Submitted by
Shoey79
a Weekend Warrior
from Kamloops, BC, Canada Date Reviewed: September 7, 2008
Favorite Trail:
Peterson Cr.
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$15.00
Purchased At:
LBS
Strengths:
Price, rolls fast, good cheap tire if your on and off the pavement. Only for easier trails.
Weaknesses:
Stiff rubber tears lugs if you lock up on pavement.
Similar Products Used:
Maxxis and Kenda's
Bike Setup:
Kona Stinky
Bottom Line:
Handle dry trails quite well, and you don't worry about wearing them out on pavement. There only 15 bucks. I use it as rear tire in the summer around town only. Did I mention there only 15 bucks. For a 1.95 it's just over 2 inch wide on my rims.
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Submitted by
cro-mo man
a Cross Country Rider
from Sherwood, Ark. Date Reviewed: February 28, 2008
Favorite Trail:
rock n roll
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$20.00
Purchased At:
lbs
Strengths:
light, fast rolling, works well on hardpack
Weaknesses:
slippy on wet clay
Similar Products Used:
stock tires
Bike Setup:
Schwinn cro-mo hardtail
Bottom Line:
I like 'em. I mostly ride on hardpack with rocks--the Kwick's element--and they perform very well. When on wet clay they lose grip, but they're not mud tires.
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Submitted by
Afa Dunger
a Racer
from Sydney, NSW, Australia Date Reviewed: October 27, 2007
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Strengths:
Relatively Smooth. Fairly light. The red ring looks cool. Less rolling resistance and quieter than knobbies.
Weaknesses:
Poor Grip! Poor Tire for Front. I've had the following issues: - front tire slide out when I was cornering on ashphalt with a small amount of gravel. - back tire slide out when cornering on wet pavement. - back tire spin when riding up a hill on grass. - plenty of skids. The incidents while cornering left me with a feeling of mistrust in these tires. I could never bring myself to lean into corners. I was glad to take them off (and I ran some old Kendra K-52/K-53 All Terrain Gumwalls which were great for on road). I've now got a Kendra Kwick on the rear of my shopping bike which I don't use often, and I might even take it off that. I won't use these tires for fronts ever again.
The tire is relatively thin and punctures quite easily.
Appear to wear quickly.
If you do off road use an off road tire. These things are hopeless on dry dirt. For cornering I feel even road slicks like Continental CityRide and CityContacts have better grip.
Similar Products Used:
This is the first and probably the last semi-slick I will use.
Bike Setup:
Shogun Trail Breaker 3 (24speed).
Bottom Line:
Not safe. If you are an off-roader use an off road tire. If you ride on the road use a city/urban/trek tire. This middle ground tire doesn't do either job.
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Submitted by
Jack
a Weekend Warrior
from PoCo Date Reviewed: July 30, 2004
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$15.00
Purchased At:
Sports junkies
Strengths:
This tire performed very well on the street. As for off road I was suprised of the amount of gription it had, exspecaily going up hill. didn't spin. Going down hill is another matter...
Weaknesses:
...and that is go easy on the brakes. The center tread that goes across the tire is desined such a way that it's like a ski going down hill with rear stoppers engaged.
Similar Products Used:
Used another simi slick up front with out the long nobs going across.
Bike Setup:
2K4 Fringe freeride.
Bottom Line:
Not bad tire for 50/50 road off-road use.
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