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Submitted by
mr.easy
a Cross Country Rider
from Los Angeles
Date Reviewed: April 16, 2009 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | REI | | Strengths: | Good all around commuting tire, reflective side walls nice | | Weaknesses: | Speeds will not put you on the podium | | Similar Products Used: | Everything.
Rubinos, gatorskins, various conti, Panaracer T-serve, etc | | Bike Setup: | Salsa Caserolle | | Bottom Line: | I really liked them, rear cooked at 2750 miles.
Small wires from treads causing excessive flats.
Moving to T-serves for the next set. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Eric
a Cross Country Rider
from Milwaukee, WI, USA
Date Reviewed: July 9, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$19.00 | | Purchased At: | nashbar? | | Strengths: | Durable, pretty easy rolling, reflective sidewalls, ok traction | | Weaknesses: | Handling took some getting used to - I think these tires have a pretty high profile | | Similar Products Used: | generic slicks supposedly with kevlar anti puncture belts | | Bike Setup: | older mtb, 26x175 | | Bottom Line: | These tires have worked great for me - 4000 plus mostly commuting miles, four seasons/all weather in Wisconsin, zero flats since I put them on. Maybe I've just been lucky but haven't had the problems some of the other reviewers did. I would certainly use these again after I wear out this pair | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a Weekend Warrior
from UK
Date Reviewed: May 6, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$16.00 | | Strengths: | Great value | | Weaknesses: | Not puncture proof, not ultra fast. | | Bike Setup: | Giant Boulder | | Bottom Line: | This is a good value tire. I use it for commuting and it is perfect for the price. Other tires may be faster or more puncture resistant but this is a good compromise. Only two punctures in 2000 miles. A decent amount of tread also helps in the wet. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Todd Waddell
a
from Portland, OR USA
Date Reviewed: December 13, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Daily 22 mile r/t commute | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$19.00 | | Purchased At: | biketiresdirect.com | | Strengths: | Reflective strip works great. Seems to wear slowly. | | Weaknesses: | Tread design seems to pick up every single bit of gravel, glass and other debris in the state, and most of the debris from neighboring states.
Also, a very heavy tire, noticeably slower than the tires they replaced.
In corners, the tires seem squirmy. Certainly not confidence inspiring. | | Similar Products Used: | Continental Gatorback. | | Bike Setup: | Fuji Crosstown 1.0 700 x 32 tires | | Bottom Line: | I bought these tires because of their proported wet weather handling and puncture resistance. Honestly, their handling in the wet seems no better or worse than average.
And saying these tires are puncture resistant is just ridiculous. The tread design might work well on European MUPs that are clean and free from debris and gravel. But on US road those treads pick up every stone and piece of glass around. The tread design holds the debris in place so that it can slowly work through the tire and puncture the tube. I've had four flats on these things in about 1,000 miles.
At this point, I'm simply waiting trying to wring my money out of them and looking for an excuse to swap them out for anything else. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Glenn
a
from Norristown Pa USA
Date Reviewed: October 17, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$19.00 | | Purchased At: | biketiresdirect.com | | Strengths: | Cheap tires for commuting. Have puncture liners built in. | | Weaknesses: | Picked up every tiny stone possible between home and work. Rear tire blew out after 5 months approximately 800 miles. Shouldn't they last longer than that? | | Similar Products Used: | Kenda Kwest. | | Bike Setup: | Early 90's hybrid Schwinn Crisscross. | | Bottom Line: | I won't buy these tires again. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Adam
a Weekend Warrior
from Denver, CO
Date Reviewed: April 11, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$18.00 | | Strengths: | Durable thread, reflective stripe which works great, thick. Tread works great in poor riding conditions such as snow or rain and even ice. I only had one flat so far 600 mi and it was my fault since I did not mount the tire correctly and it pinched my tube. I expect to get many more miles out of this setup since the still tire looks brand new. It survived many more bad roads with glass, garbage, thorns etc than I would have expected it too. | | Weaknesses: | Thickness of the tire works good for protecting the tube but it makes the tire VERY HEAVY. They are even heavier then my knobbies that I use on my xc bike. The tread works great for traction but it also picks up a ton of road debris so you have to constantly pick out glass and sharp rocks that gets imbeded into the crevices. Its also moderately expensive tire around $20. | | Similar Products Used: | Performance city tires which are much lighter, less expensive but are not very reliable. | | Bike Setup: | Converted mtb into singlespeed commuter. | | Bottom Line: | Good tire overall especially in bad weather. Its not the fastest or the quietest or the lightest, but if you are not racing it should work great. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Michael Scosyrev
a Cross Country Rider
from Los Angeles, CA
Date Reviewed: January 28, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Route 66 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | REI | | Strengths: | Low rolling resistance, reflective strip, pleasing appearance. | | Weaknesses: | Light, fast wear under heavy load. | | Similar Products Used: | Michelin World Tour, Gazelle tire (similar to Vredestein). | | Bike Setup: | Gazelle Medeo Hybrid, 21 speed Shimano Olivio components. 700x32 tires. | | Bottom Line: | I bought this tire to replace an old and dried out original gazelle tire that had a buldge in a side wall. It served me well during the city commuting for 9 months and about 2000 miles. It was on the rear, but without load it hardly wore out. When I rode additional 900 miles with a heavy load climbing hills, the surface layer of the tire was wearing out very fast. In fact, a lot of small pieces of rubber were just hanging on the surface, hitting the fender while rolling.
When I put the tire on the front, and mounted Schwalbe Marathon on the back, and rode through a mile of dirt road surrounding old construction site, the Michelin had more than 15 thorns in it, as well as the Marathon. I use thorn resistant tubes. None of the thorns punctured the tube in the Marathon tire, while 3 thorns went through on the now worn Michelin Transworld City tire.
I bought a tire liners, and will probably try to get a little more miles out of the Michelin, but if it gets flat again, I will mount a new Marathon on its place, which I already bought.
The bottom line, the tire is very good, but there are heavier and more thicker tires out there which will protect from punctures better. I would recommend this tire for those who like lighter tires and who is more concerned with performance rather than puncture resistance. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Greg
a
from Belleville, Ontario Canada
Date Reviewed: January 24, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | sStephen Licence Bikes & Hobbie | | Strengths: | this tire is fast, comfortable, quiet, reliable and provides all kinds of confidence. Tread design handles wet and water covered pavement with ease. I have had no problem getting way, way over in any turn either it be slow or fast. | | Weaknesses: | none experienced. | | Similar Products Used: | Michelin Country Trail's in use on recreational cycle. | | Bike Setup: | 2005 Miele TT 250 - 26' hardtail (Canadian) | | Bottom Line: | Tires only used on pavement as cycle is a daily commuter. Never used in winter as I have a winter beater for that.
These tires are a great buy and are long lasting. If your looking for an exceptional city tire, look no further.
Tires also have a built in puncture protector and a reflective sidewall stripe. The folks at Michelin were using their heads when they came up with this tire. Go for it eh! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris Morrison
a Cross Country Rider
from Orange
Date Reviewed: September 19, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Canyon Loop - Peter's Canyon | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$19.00 | | Purchased At: | Westernbikeworks.com | | Strengths: | Fast, good traction, decent grip on hard pack dirt, 150 road miles so far with no flats. Very well balanced at 40+MPH (nice downhill on commute to work). | | Weaknesses: | None that I can think of. | | Similar Products Used: | First set if city tires. | | Bike Setup: | 96' Trek 7000 MTB used for commuting. | | Bottom Line: | Great tire. Good value. Would buy again. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Lloyd
a Cross Country Rider
from South Jordan, UT USA
Date Reviewed: July 10, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | The one leading home. | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$16.00 | | Purchased At: | A.E.Bike Online | | Strengths: | Smooth quiet ride, fast rolling, durable so far. Awesome city tire! | | Weaknesses: | Mildly squirmy in Moderate Cornering (See bottom line) | | Similar Products Used: | OEM Weirwolfs. These are my first slick/road tire | | Bike Setup: | Raleigh Mojave 8.0, Stock except: Serfas Reactive Gel saddle, Magellan eXplorist GPS handlebar mount. | | Bottom Line: | This review is for the 26 x 1.95 tires.
Bought these tires to replace my stock Weirwolfs (WTB) for commuting (24-26 Miles a day), I really like these tires, I can average 18-19 MPH on completely flat roads, and I get up to 25-27 on slight downhills. They roll quite nicely, are super quiet, and corner well when pushed hard. They also did very well on a rainy day commute. (Better than the rider actually, 14 miles in the rain ain't my favorite!) Gravelled paths are OK, but cornering at speed or getting out of ruts can be hard.
My only gripe is this: When you get off the main center bead and on the side tread in moderate cornering, you can hear and feel a little bit of squirm. But if you lean a bit more they stop squirming and feel fine. ???????
Overall I like them a lot, and probably will buy another pair when these wear out. Speaking of which, these have >500 miles on them and show VERY little wear.
If you need a city/commuting tire, these are for you. They grip well, roll nice, and the reflecive sidewall is a plus. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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