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Submitted by
BC
a
from Rochester, NY
Date Reviewed: November 29, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Tryon Park | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | orginal equipment on Kona | | Strengths: | They endured a long time, longer that I should have let them | | Weaknesses: | Tread was breaking off from the beginning.
Hard tread compound make wet, roots or rocks in combination with cornering absolutely terrifying. | | Similar Products Used: | IRC Mythos XC (wire & Kevlar) | | Bike Setup: | Kona Lava Dome with lots of new pieces... | | Bottom Line: | Kona Break and Enter are a pretty poor tires. For the longest time I thought I wasn't getting some basic skills down when riding in wet conditions. People I ride with suggested to get different tires. Ever since I changes tires, life's been MUCH better! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
alex
a Weekend Warrior
from florida
Date Reviewed: March 17, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | came with the Cinder Cone. | | Weaknesses: | tires were totally gone after a 1 week bike trip to the mountains in georgia, they did not last at all. | | Similar Products Used: | maxxis - very good | | Bike Setup: | Kona Cinder Cone - was stock at the time when I had these tires on it. | | Bottom Line: | If they come on your bike get a few rides in on them and then get some new ones. I really like the Maxxis tires, I havnt had any problems with them. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
IndyIan
a Cross Country Rider
from Peterborough, On
Date Reviewed: November 3, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Shroom Zoom | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$14.00 | | Purchased At: | Ride On! | | Strengths: | I only got the break (rear) Climbs super well, brakes well and drifts nicely on the corners, hasn't pinch flatted (i'm ~190lbs) Works well even though it looks half destroyed. | | Weaknesses: | The rubber is soft and some of the knobs are partially broken but it still works. Don't use as a front tire! very scary handling, yes I was dumb. | | Similar Products Used: | Some sort of ritchey tires with a bit of center tread that came on my bike. They didn't work as well when they were worn. | | Bike Setup: | Z4 Panaracer fire XC on front. | | Bottom Line: | This is the best tire setup I've had with the fire XC on front and the break on the back. Very well balanced handling with super climbing and braking.
I don't mind that they look chewed up as they still work good. Heck it makes me look like a burly, tire shredding, biking maniac. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brandon
a Cross Country Rider
from Denver, CO USA
Date Reviewed: August 14, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Cheap, good in the mud | | Weaknesses: | wears out very quickly | | Similar Products Used: | Geax, Tioga, etc. | | Bike Setup: | 98 Kona NuNu, STX cranks, Z2 Bam, XT/LX mix, ritchey clipless | | Bottom Line: | These tires wear out too quickly. I am looking at replacing them very soon. The center knobbies are cracking and falling off. Bad. However, these guys still get the job done. It's just that you wouldn't want to keep them too long if you were doing serious riding. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dennis
a Weekend Warrior
from New Jersey
Date Reviewed: May 1, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Nice tread design. Does really well in the mud especially with lower tire pressure. | | Weaknesses: | Compound is too soft, Wear is not as good as it should be, and they are not nearly tough enough for serious riding. | | Similar Products Used: | tioga and maxxis | | Bike Setup: | 98 Kona Cinder Cone stx-rc front/LX rear derall, Z3 BAM 80 Bomber shocks | | Bottom Line: | Would not recommend to anyone who is doing some serious riding. they are just not tough enough. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Trev Simpson
a Weekend Warrior
from Stoney Creek, Ontario
Date Reviewed: April 29, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | anything fast and windy | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Good tread design, overall good grip, cornering etc. | | Weaknesses: | wear REALLY quickly. | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized Master Contol, michellen wild grippers | | Bike Setup: | 98.5 Kona Muni Mula w/syncros riser, race face system, XT drivetrain and brakes, grip shift plasma shifters, BMX flat pedals | | Bottom Line: | The Tires worked great until I went to Quebec on a bus trip. By the end of the weekend all the dual slalom and Down Hill riding ripped majoraty of the treads from the middle of the tire. Anyone who rides on gravel rail trail would love them.
2 chillis for value (Kona could have provided better)
3 chillis for the cornering and overall PROFORMANCE (not durabillity) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Pete Watson
a Cross Country Rider
from Dunsford, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: April 5, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | McSh*t | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Cheep, Not too heavy | | Weaknesses: | Poor grip, mediocre durability, skinny | | Similar Products Used: | Maxxis kraken, Michelin hot-s | | Bike Setup: | Kona Fire mountain, Manitou SX-S | | Bottom Line: | These tires aren't as bad as some say. Sure, they're not top quality, but what do you expect stockwise? As for durability, I ride both on and off road on these tires, and they've held up o.k.
I wouldn't buy these tires, but I'm not about to get another pair. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
freerider
a
from CANADA
Date Reviewed: March 21, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | umm strengths, thats a joke right. | | Weaknesses: | everything!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | | Similar Products Used: | nothing is that bad!! | | Bike Setup: | kona | | Bottom Line: | these tires suck i had them for 2.5 weeks and i had ripped a hole in them because the were so bald. I dont recomend this tire to anybody. there bikes rock but there tires suck.
there also really skinny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I only give these tires 1 because its the lowest it goes i personally rate these (-40). | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ray
a Cross Country Rider
from Canada
Date Reviewed: March 15, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Hospital Trails | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Good looks | | Weaknesses: | Wear too fast
not wide enough front | | Similar Products Used: | Other tires | | Bike Setup: | Stock 99 Kona lava dome, New tires, Tioga factory slicks, much better and better wear rate | | Bottom Line: | These tires suck the horses c*nt, they wore out on me within 2 weeks of riding. Front want so bad but the rear tire was sh1t.
DONT BUY EM | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Deuce Bigalow
a Weekend Warrior
from Beantown
Date Reviewed: February 6, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | The Fells | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | None | | Weaknesses: | Everything, nobbies on the rear wore off in about two weeks! Came stock with my Kona Caldera, have since upgraded with Tioga factory slicks, much better. I notice Kona has not put these tires on any of their 00' models, hmmmm interesting. | | Bike Setup: | Kona Caldera, lx\xt, Bomber Z-4. | | Bottom Line: | These tires suck, the only positive thing I can say about them is......they really suck. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
adam
a cross-country rider
from burlington, on
Date Reviewed: July 27, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
ok, these things came stock on my KONA EXPLOSIF. Ive only been riding them for about a month but they seem great. the wear seems decent. they clime and coner well. mud clearence is amazing. my last tires were IRC Mythos w/ kevlar. these tires seem way better. i reccomend 'em | | Overall Rating: |
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