Submitted by
Jorgex
a Weekend Warrior
from Almada, Portugal Date Reviewed: January 21, 2006
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$30.00
Purchased At:
LBS
Strengths:
-cornering on DRY conditions is super!!!! -unstopable for XC and more
Weaknesses:
-all weaknesses of any slick/competition tires -it's a compleat different experience from blue boazo. R -nokian stop producing the blue one
Similar Products Used:
nokian gazza.core 2.1/boazo. x, huchinsons pythons, maxxis highroller/larsenTT, ritchey zmaxs, continentals diesel/gravity/escape pro and so on...
Bike Setup:
Giant escaper'92 (hardtail), Manitou Axel 100mm(om),Hayes disc brake, Mavic mx 321(f) and Mavic D521(r)
Bottom Line:
I needed something different for my REAR tire, some new experiences. The X one never stops on sunny days. Always full speed ahead on dry/compact trials and single tracks. This tire has the same corner abilities as boazo. R which is amazing. The center knobs it's not the same story, there's something that gives a good traction and not good as a roller. Odd! The X is very confortable for a non tubeless and the rubber wears off fast, like 300km fast but always quality soft rubber and compleat sideknobs. My weight is over 100Kg and i use nokian or maxxis fr/dh tubes. It never pinched!! Until the sunny day it blast(something around 1000Km). That was a ride to remember, old people screaming on the bus stop, fortunately i was half km away from home.
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Submitted by
ODG
a Cross Country Rider
from New Market, Maryland USA Date Reviewed: March 22, 2005
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
Fast, Low rolling resistance.
Weaknesses:
Tread depth is very small, they handle like slicks on wet trails
Similar Products Used:
WTB Velociraptor, Specialized Ground Control
Bike Setup:
Pretty much stock Kona Kula
Bottom Line:
Only a good tire for very hard, very dry trails. I got caught in a thunderstorm on my first ride with these tires and ended up biting the dust 5 times within an hour. They are dangerous on anything that is wet!
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Submitted by
Jason
a Cross Country Rider
from Ypsilanti, MI, USA Date Reviewed: June 4, 2004
Favorite Trail:
Potowatami
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Purchased At:
Wheels in Motion
Strengths:
quick, low rolling resistance. Great for X-country
Weaknesses:
cornering, wear resistance
Similar Products Used:
many tires over the years
Bike Setup:
Kona Kula Deluxe upgraded to full SRAM X.0 drivetrain
Bottom Line:
The tires are definately quick. They don't do well is loose conditions or are that great at cornering. Have had one pinch flat in the three months I've had them and the rear has worn down to almost nothing, granted I do a lot of city riding (to work and the like). These tires came stock on my new Kona and am definately looking for a replacement. Have wiped out too many times on loose conditions on turns that aren't that steep. The tires feel light though and if you're a speed junky you may like them. Overall not very happy with these tires. I have never had the problems of hookup and wearability from any other tire I've owned although this is the first 1.95 sized tire I've ever ridden.
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Submitted by
David
a Cross Country Rider
from Vancouver, Canada Date Reviewed: March 1, 2003
Favorite Trail:
Anything on the North Shore
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
Lightness
Weaknesses:
Terrible on anything wet especially roots. I have had three pinch flats in the last month and I only weigh 140 lbs.
Similar Products Used:
Panaracers Fire Pro XC
Bike Setup:
Santa Cruz Chameleon hardtail. Bomber MXR, XT Hydro's brakes.
Bottom Line:
Very disappointed with these tires. They made my rides extremely frustrating on technical sections with there lack of grip. I have never pinch flats with the Panaracers and as mentioned earlier I had three in the last month using these tires. Unless you are doing easy hardpack riding I would not recommend them.
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Submitted by
rick
a Racer
from reseda,ca,usa Date Reviewed: May 12, 2002
Favorite Trail:
westridge
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$30.00
Purchased At:
bike show
Strengths:
i have new 2.1 black x 535 grams or so converted to tubeless with stan's no tubes. work very well on hard pack very good cornering rolls fast good ride at 40 psi very well made
Weaknesses:
kinda of expensive considering all the internet discounts always going on
Similar Products Used:
irc mythos kenda khrisma lite
Bike Setup:
giant nrs xtr race face answer easton white inds hubs mavic
Bottom Line:
very good front tire even better with stan set up no flats
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Submitted by
Dan
a Weekend Warrior
from Herefordshire, England Date Reviewed: August 19, 2001
Favorite Trail:
Afan Argoed, South Wales
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$40.00
Purchased At:
Town specialist
Strengths:
Cornering and climbing grip, Inexpensive
Weaknesses:
Avoid the roots bloody roots!! Wouldn't last five minutes if used on roads too much
Similar Products Used:
WTB Veliociraptor 1.95's
Bike Setup:
Custom GT Zaskar Race '01
Bottom Line:
Great value for the price due to their overall ability
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Submitted by
Jon
a Cross Country Rider
from New York Date Reviewed: August 10, 2001
Favorite Trail:
mta
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$80.00
Purchased At:
universal cycles
Strengths:
fast rolling, good racer tire. cool blue color. turns heads, doesnt wear fast
Weaknesses:
slippery when wet. sucks in sticky wet mud and rooty sections. made me a little scared in hard turns.
Similar Products Used:
fire xc pro and pyro
Bike Setup:
nokian boazobeanas front and rear
Bottom Line:
These tires are definitely not worth the $80 I paid for them the much cheaper panaracers worked far better. Im going back to panaracer.
the only reason to buy these tires would be (a) you live in a dry area or , (b) youre an xc racer. thats what those tires are good at, quite good. but they are bad in mud.
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Submitted by
joe williams
a Racer
from murphysboro,il,usa Date Reviewed: May 30, 2001
Favorite Trail:
cedar lake
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$35.00
Purchased At:
phoenix cycles
Strengths:
boazobeana X-great tire on dry or tacky dirt singletrack boazobeana F-good all around tire, great cornering
Weaknesses:
boazobeana X-slides around on any thing wet, crapy on rocks and roots in any conditions, i've had alot of pinch flats aswell boazobeana F-none found of yet
Similar Products Used:
mythos xc, wildgripper
Bike Setup:
caad3 cannondale w/ spox and mars 1
Bottom Line:
boazobeana X- never use on rocky, rooty, and wet trails, great dry condition tire as long as there are no rocks, pinchflats are possible
boazobeana F- great all condition tire, used on dry, wet, rocky, rooty, and smooth courses they worked great,in all case
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Submitted by
leo theeuwen
a Cross Country Rider
from netherlands Date Reviewed: February 26, 2001
Favorite Trail:
around the corner
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$100.00
Purchased At:
zwitserland
Strengths:
Front tire great control,even on technical and very steep(slow and breaking) downhills. Rear tire great grip, never lets You down. Nice colours, Icebleu.
Weaknesses:
the rear wears down very quickly. I changed it within 6 months
Similar Products Used:
Irc mythos, wtb endurorapter, cheng ching.
Bike Setup:
Cannondale F
Bottom Line:
Great tires if they didn't wear down so easely!!!
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Submitted by
Jan Myburgh
a Weekend Warrior
from Pretoria , South Africa Date Reviewed: December 15, 2000
This is a wet weather tire . They work really well in mud . They do not pack up too much , and they maintain good grip on wet rocks and roots .
They actually work well amongst loose rocks and sand as well .
Unfortunately their hardpack performance is not too good , but they were not made for that . As long as you are careful when you corner , they get the job done .
Rolling resistance is good as far as wet weather tires are concerned .
Overall , this is the best wet weather tire I have tried
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Submitted by
Oskar
a Cross Country Rider
from Stockholm Date Reviewed: November 14, 2000
Low rolling resistance, going straight, come to a corner and experience an unpredictable wobbly feel on hard surfaces.
Excellent traction and rinse in mud, for such a light and fast tire.
Excellent sideways slip on wet roots, them wide channels just suck in roots and sends the rear flinging sideways. Should you somehow manage to stay straight on a root you'll notice that the flimsy little 'knobs' in the middle of the tire manage to give almost no traction at all, should you have any left, since they instantly vaporize if you ever happen to skid-brake on tarmac.
Buy this tire if you ride straight on hardpack between great big pools of mud.
Dont buy it if you like wet, rooty singletrack riding.
The blue compound looks great, but performance is not up to par with the looks.
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Submitted by
Miki V.
a Weekend Warrior
from Sainte-Foy (Québec) Date Reviewed: September 8, 2000
Favorite Trail:
Mont Ste-Anne, Québec
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$35.00
Purchased At:
Sainte-Foy Centre du Bicycle
Strengths:
C'est comme si on était sur une "track"... Excellente traction et direction. On ne peut demander mieux... dans toutes les conditions.
Weaknesses:
Ne pardonne pas les écarts de direction... un simple changement de poids sur les gidons... et oup... on change de lignes.
Similar Products Used:
Michelin - Wildgripper Tioga - XC
Bike Setup:
Cannondale F700
Bottom Line:
The best... Nice color... Very spécial tire... Different tred in front and rear.
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Submitted by
marco righetti
a Cross Country Rider
from scotland u.k. Date Reviewed: July 19, 2000
Favorite Trail:
g.m.b.c. race circuit aberfoyle
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
420 grams the lightest 1.8 tyre i know of! grips well for a low profile tyre,this is the boazobena x tyre in blue.
Weaknesses:
fastest wearing tyre i know of! ok i'm 210lbs but michelin comp s does not wear as fast.i inflate rear to 60 lbs p.s.i.&front to 55 lbs p.s.i.
Similar Products Used:
michelins comp s,sprints & lite s.
Bike Setup:
extremely limited edition dna titanium pulse frame (as the company dna went bust!)c.king head set,easton carbon bars,pace stem, fantastic icon bar ends,use xcr seatpost,flyte gel ti saddle,98 sxti forks,mavic 517 ceramic rims (absolutely no wear after two years)fab!dt butted spokes,not so good dt hugi 240 hubs (time will tell),the rest xtr with attac pedals v.good.
Bottom Line:
love the colour, doesnt grip very well out of saddle on loose stuff but not many do,you really feel the light weight,very grippy on flat terrain,corners well but i just wish they would last longer! these tyres are for cross country racer who care about function and not longevity!
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Submitted by
magnus
a Cross Country Rider
from Stockholm, Sweden Date Reviewed: July 5, 2000
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
Great grip on all types of terrain. Reversible rear tire depending on conditions (for dry conditions in one direction and wet & muddy in the other direction). Plush ride from 2.1 rear tire.
Weaknesses:
High speed cornering on road is really scary, and maybe wear will be a problem (don´t know yet...)
Similar Products Used:
Tioga Factory XC, IRC Mythos XC
Bike Setup:
scott comp racing
Bottom Line:
These are the foldable blue BoazoBoena f & r 2.1, and they´re just so good. Now, when I get left behind I have absolutely no excuses.
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Submitted by
Jay
a Cross Country Rider
from LA, CA Date Reviewed: June 19, 2000
Favorite Trail:
Backyard
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
F.A.S.T as hell!
Weaknesses:
wearing (500 miles are not so bad for semi-knob racing tire)
Similar Products Used:
wildgripper lite, mosquito
Bike Setup:
GT Zaskar
Bottom Line:
Once again, the nokian blue silica is great on hardpacked too and i've never flatted these blue tires! These are the new semi-knobs called Boazobeana X and these are X-tra light, only 415g each (must be the lightest colour treads)! These are for serious XC racers!
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Submitted by
Bryan Harris
a Racer
from Black Mountain,NC,USA Date Reviewed: May 31, 2000
Favorite Trail:
kitsuma
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
hard silica compound extreamly good resistance to pinch flats awsome grip patern for the lose stuff and ice blue color to colorize your ride
Weaknesses:
this tire whene first purchased can be dificult to put on,i've broken two tire irons with it now
Similar Products Used:
bontrger jones,geax blade
Bike Setup:
BMC FS with marzocchi Z5 up front,white industries cranks,sram ESP with LX derailers ect...
Bottom Line:
this sweet tire is a must for really lose trial conditions and snow riding the big knobies grab the earth with amazing holding power,i love mine and i think everone alse shoul get them. i love chilis and this has all of em
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Submitted by
Lars Andreasson
a Weekend Warrior
from Borås,Sweden Date Reviewed: April 26, 2000
Favorite Trail:
Kråkered 2,5 mil
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
Very good traction Perfekt for the biker who rides all around the yaer . The very best Thing is the climbing and braking skills off this tire in soft terrain. Very low roling resistance!!
I´ve give it four in value because it wears so quickly but a five on overall because i love the tires, they are the best for the conditions we have here in sweden.
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Submitted by
Tomi
a Cross-Country Rider
from Finland Date Reviewed: November 29, 1999
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
Rear: nothing stops this in deep, soft snow. It's almost impossible to get stuck. Front: tracks well, very predictable in slippery conditions
Weaknesses:
Rear: not good for pavement :-)
Similar Products Used:
Velociraptors
Bottom Line:
Five stars for the ultimate snow performance and light weight despite the 2.3 width. (the 2.3 aramid version). Don't by this for summer use since the rubber is very soft and I suppose it would not last very long.
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Submitted by
Jay
a Cross-Country Rider
from LA, CA Date Reviewed: November 8, 1999
Check these out! These are the new Ice Blue Silica Boazo 2.1s from Nokian (weighing about 560g each). I really can't stop raving about the harder blue compound in loose dirt, mud and especially carvalicious loam. These tires are the s.h.i.t!
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Submitted by
shawn
a Weekend Warrior
from winnipeg Date Reviewed: August 9, 1999
Favorite Trail:
Birch - Pan Am course
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
big float
Weaknesses:
If you have tight stays the 2.3 may be too much tire for you.
Bike Setup:
SID, hardtail, 6061
Bottom Line:
The 2.3 kicks in wet loose mud or snow...anywere you need float. Sheds like a shaggy.
$ 40.00
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