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Submitted by
Mike Lewis
a Weekend Warrior
from Pleasanton, CA
Date Reviewed: April 10, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Tarantula | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Purchased At: | Sport Chalet | | Strengths: | Grippy in mud, good on the street, Long tread life. | | Weaknesses: | Uh.. The red fades? Punctures kinda easily. | | Similar Products Used: | Fire XC, Bontrager Ranger (<-- DONT GET EVER!) | | Bike Setup: | Trek 6700 Stock.. Except for replaced broken parts. | | Bottom Line: | Good in mud, bottom line. Like all panaracers, good on the street when aired up. Fat and wide. Stable. Overall great for mud. Highly recommended. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jon
a Cross Country Rider
from Steamboat Springs, CO
Date Reviewed: August 24, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | Steamboat Ski and Bike Kare | | Strengths: | Excellent Tires that grip when you need them and still roll smoothly | | Weaknesses: | ? | | Similar Products Used: | You name the tire, Conti Vertical Pros, Enduro, Smoke Dart | | Bike Setup: | Santa Crux Blur custom built with new XTR including Discs. I alos run Stan's tubeless system and love it. | | Bottom Line: | Great tire that is compatible with Stan's tubeless. I use them all year long here in Steamboat Springs, CO. They perform from the mud in the spring, the dust sand and rocks in the summer and slippery leaves in the fall | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Robby
a Weekend Warrior
from Austin
Date Reviewed: May 3, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Walnut Creek, Greenbelt, Rocky Hill | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | pricepoint | | Strengths: | Very strong sidewall, kevlar bead, wide-high volume | | Weaknesses: | Weight, $$ | | Similar Products Used: | WTB | | Bike Setup: | Specialized Stumpjumper FSR Comp | | Bottom Line: | I am a big guy, why sugarcoat? My bike screams for mercy- And, I can be hard on equipment. This tire is built like a bulldozer. If you are looking for a tire that can take some abuse, look no further. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tim W
a Weekend Warrior
from Lithia, Fl. USA
Date Reviewed: January 25, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Alafia River State Park, Carter Park, The TOE | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Pricepoint.com | | Strengths: | heavy duty tires w/no slipping on the trails... | | Weaknesses: | as far as riding i haven't experienced any yet, but they were a bear to put on the rim, i will dread the first time i get a flat on the trail and have to try to pry one side off. | | Similar Products Used: | this is my first time w/panaracer tires... | | Bike Setup: | full-suspension for XC riding... | | Bottom Line: | These tires so far have been da'bomb. I don't slide around like i used to w/my old tires, i did not realize the difference it was going to make. i rode this past weekend @ Alafia River State Park(my local trail) and i was riding over roots and trails that i used to slide on which would cause me to come out of my clips quite a bit. now w/these tires i was not sliding, i was able to ride over most everything w/ease because i could stay clipped on and just go. you would have thought i was on a brand new bike that just cost me $4000+, but instead it was my same ole bike but w/brand new Panaracer DH tires. I know people talk about the extra weight being a factor, but i did not notice a difference at all w/the extra weight. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jason
a
from modesto, CA
Date Reviewed: November 3, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Similar Products Used: | maxxis minion 2.7 (ST) and high roller 2.5 (SRY) | | Bottom Line: | i raced them at the sea otter (DH) twice and they did fine. plenty of grip for that mellow course. the sidewalls seem almost indestructable. they are a little narrow for an all-around DH tire. probably best in wet, sloppy conditions. i've tried them for trail riding and they are just too heavy! my first DH tire. i don't use them anymore. i'd rate them as "average". | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dustin m
a Downhiller
from Sioux falls, SD
Date Reviewed: August 28, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | great bear @ sioux falls | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$26.00 | | Purchased At: | internet | | Strengths: | Godly on hard pack. Very easy to regain control if your tires slip. Also seems to shed mud real well. | | Weaknesses: | none, I see all this about weighing too much, if you cant deal with an extra pound or two, you need to quit mountain biking and take up cycling. | | Bike Setup: | trek fuel 80 03' | | Bottom Line: | I'm very happy with these tires, beats the hell outta my stock ones. On hardpack they are insane, slips on sand (what doesnt?), not the greatest on wet grass (found out the hard way and scored a broken wrist and finger) But the bottom line is these tires are the sh*t, handle extremely well on dirt/rock. I've gone threw quite a bit of mud and the moment you hit dry dirt the mud sheds off right away.
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Submitted by
Vlad The Mildly Malodorous
a
from Da T-Dot
Date Reviewed: August 17, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$19.00 | | Purchased At: | CBO | | Strengths: | superior strength grip & wear
did i mention grip? | | Weaknesses: | product unnecessarily targetted by whining weight weenies....
no, it's not really a mud tire... | | Similar Products Used: | the usual suspects | | Bike Setup: | san an dhs, fox125van, and other stuff....long travel XC & lite FR set-up used for aggressive trail riding mostly. and some air too... | | Bottom Line: | tires were off the scoot for a while - and greatly missed.
mostly used on clay, sand, rocks and roots. and mildly moist conditions.
always hooks up.
pinching? what?
zero complaints.
buy this tire | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
shadrack of thiefst8.com
a Weekend Warrior
from ATX!!!
Date Reviewed: July 31, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | all...straight up,man | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$27.00 | | Purchased At: | pricepoint.com | | Strengths: | Corners really well,fast and durable in almost all terrains...seemed pretty good on street. digs in where it needs to and has a low profile, re: tread. Alot like the Fire Xc's but MORE BEEF! | | Weaknesses: | That it's not lighter,doesn't come in 3.5. All in all IT MOST DEFINITLY A GOOD TIRE.
| | Similar Products Used: | Panaracer fire xc's and Fr(DOPE!),Kenda Cortez L3r(good and sticky on the street) and a few others. | | Bike Setup: | Joker Sl,Marzochi Z1 fr,saint 3crnk,odessy pdls,all Avid disc brk/Ultimates,Thompson.Pan Fr front,Dh rear.Blah,blah | | Bottom Line: | It's a Great tire for the price...you get more than you payed for...Handles great and moves and cuts fast...a heavy blade for your rear tire.GET SOME!
Watch AMN!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dev
a Downhiller
from Los Altos, CA
Date Reviewed: December 3, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Braille Trail | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | SuperGo.com | | Strengths: | Stiff sidewalls, performance at low and high pressures, mud performance, climbing grip, all around grip, puncture resistance, and the list goes on. | | Weaknesses: | ????, I really have no complaints for these tires. I would love to see a 24" version for my new bike though. Some might complain of the weight on the hills but the climbing tread makes up for it. | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized Highrollers DH, WTB Raptors, WTB Mutano Raptor, Panaracer Fire XC, Panaracer Dart & Smoke, Nokian Gazz, Various Intense and Tiogas. | | Bike Setup: | These tires (2.35s) are on the F/R of a Schwinn Moab with Rhino Lite rims and various other DH specific components. I also have a Pana Fire FR 2.4 on the front of my Big Hit now. | | Bottom Line: | Great tires for the money and are way better than most of the more expensive tires as well. These tires hookup at high pressure better than most tires at low pressure. You can't beat this tread design. I've used them on loose dirt/sand, hardpack, wet logs, wet clay, and snow. They haven't let me down yet. You won't find a better tread design for freeride. Sweet. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Felpur
a
from Bangor ME
Date Reviewed: November 14, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | ones with drops | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | pricepoint | | Strengths: | killer tires... feels like your glued to the ground traction to the max | | Weaknesses: | umm the dont come in 2.5 or 2.6...... | | Similar Products Used: | a bunch | | Bike Setup: | jamis dakkar expert and KHS Fetish | | Bottom Line: | I have some kenda kolassals 2.6 downhill tires on my fetish and the panaracer's on my xc bike...the traction of the panaracers are actually better and I had to swap them over I couldnt believe it. By the way I live and ride in Maine. Up here we have a major mud season in spring and tons of roots, rock and technical riding and snow...no complaints I just wish I could get these tires in 2.6. I cant think of anyone who wouldnt benifit by these unless you bike a ton on the road or trails that look like sidewalks.... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
andrew
a Downhiller
from riverside
Date Reviewed: April 5, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | any in moab | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | woodcrest bicycle center | | Strengths: | EVERYTHING. THESE TIRES ARE AWSOME. I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THEM. IN THE 4 YEARS I HAVE USED THEN I HAVE ONLY GOT 1 PINCH FLAT. I DO DROPS UP TO 25 FEET AND RIDE ALOT OF DH AND I RIDE ALL OVER THE WESTERN U.S. and i found if you dont want a 4 pound dh tire but a reliable dh tire that has bad a** traction then this tire is for u | | Weaknesses: | absolutely none | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | GIANT AC 2 WITH A 2003 BOXXER RACE | | Bottom Line: | best tire for the money that doesnt weigh a ton. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
crash master
a Downhiller
from moreno valley
Date Reviewed: December 28, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | any in big bear/ sycamore canyon/ end of the world dh | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | woodcrest bicycle center | | Strengths: | great tire. i have had only 2 pinch flats with the 2 years i have had the tires. don't wear fast. i ride every day and the tires last a year. | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | tioga dh, michilen dh comp | | Bike Setup: | turnner dh frame,with mrp roller,raceface dh crank, azonic hammer stem, azonic double wall riser bar, isis bottom bracket, sun singletrack rims, hays 8 inch hydrolic disc, shimano xtr hub | | Bottom Line: | great tire | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
chris
a Downhiller
from riverside
Date Reviewed: December 16, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | snow summit/ all trails in big bear/ all local trails | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | woodcrest bicycle center | | Strengths: | good tread, great tration, slow wear, i ride almost every day, and these tires last me a year. | | Weaknesses: | a little hard to mount/dismount
| | Similar Products Used: | mixxis mobster | | Bike Setup: | giant ac 1 with all xtr components, jr t, fith element rear shock, azonic shorty sten, azonic riser bar | | Bottom Line: | Verry nice tire for the price. I have tried maxxis, tioga, wtb, other pannaracer tires and cujo. but i still come back to the dh pro, best tire for the places i ride | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
David Wert
a
from Nor-Cal
Date Reviewed: October 21, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | Cambria | | Strengths: | Have not had a flat since.
Awsome forward bite | | Weaknesses: | Slippery around the corners
| | Similar Products Used: | Lots of WTB | | Bike Setup: | Bianchi Buss ss, Marz Z1 X-fly, Raceface, Titec, Paul | | Bottom Line: | I ride heavy crosscountry light freeride. I bought them because I was told they would make the bike stick...
Well my bike now weighs 23lb and it still slides around the tight fast stuff. It is a good tire just has it's specific application. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Virginia Trials
a Downhiller
from Virginia, USA
Date Reviewed: October 21, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Tacketts Mill | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | QBP | | Strengths: | This tire rocks for trials as a rear tire. Its real fat, lets you run less air for better grip, fits gigantic fat rims like a charm. | | Weaknesses: | A little heavy but who's counting | | Similar Products Used: | I've tried them all. My trials is a blend of what I know of downhill, dual slalom, and cross country (before I found the light). | | Bike Setup: | 2000 Echo ES3 trials w/ VARIO rigid fork | | Bottom Line: | Its a sweet rear tire for trials. Lots of pros use them, I cant complain about any of it. Get a deal on it, and its even better. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
zahid
a Weekend Warrior
from chestnut ridge
Date Reviewed: October 19, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | pricepoint.com | | Strengths: | very very good as a rear tire hard casing and oversized tread..... red strip....jk | | Weaknesses: | horrible tire no grip very bad in wet conditions | | Similar Products Used: | ? | | Bike Setup: | haro extreme X2 '01 | | Bottom Line: | exellent rear tire worth gettin' for the price... horrible front tire no traction. its not to big or small(2.3) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nate
a Cross Country Rider
from Wakefield MA
Date Reviewed: October 4, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | saugus river | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | QBP | | Strengths: | traction, conering, braking, climbing, super tough sidewalls, deep tread... | | Weaknesses: | you dont get added performance w/o added weight but this is coming from my mainly XC background | | Similar Products Used: | IRC mythos XC, Specialized team master/team control, velociraptors | | Bike Setup: | marin attack trail pro w/custom parts | | Bottom Line: | Everything aside but the way the tire handles on the trail: This tire sticks to the ground where you need it, when you need it. Just pick a line and the tire follows, no questions asked. Climbs and corners in everything. Loose, hard pack, you name it this tire does it.
At 990g (at least thats what QBP lists them at) they're a little heavier than what im used to. This is definately felt on climbs where a 600g tire would get me up with ease. But that same tire would slip all over the place on the way down. This is not an XC racer's tire, nor is it an extreme DH tire. It just somehow manages to do everything inbetween. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Derek
a Downhiller
from Fresno
Date Reviewed: September 13, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | 007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | -Light (for a DH tire)
-Very good pinch flat resistance
-OK grip on rocks and logs | | Weaknesses: | -Pathetic in loose conditions
-Terrible in sand
| | Similar Products Used: | IRC Kujo (Great), Nokian Gazza jr. (Even Better), Nokian Gazza dual (Perfect for XC), Maxxis High Roller (fast) | | Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz Super 8, white bros fork. | | Bottom Line: | I rode these on a rental bike in Mammoth and thought they were almost complete garbage. In loose conditions they couldn't hold a line at all and they brake poorly. Drifting is a little sketchy but manageable and they do have very good side walls. The weight was nice too. They might do better in the more hard packed terrain of Bass Lake where I usually ride but my experience in mammoth, which I consider my ultimate testing ground, has made me shy away from these. I have never been impressed with panaracer tires and these are no different. The also seem to wear fast. Trying different tire pressure didn't help at all and I ran them at everything from rock hard to 20 psi and they still couldn't cut it. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
corey
a Weekend Warrior
from washington, DC
Date Reviewed: September 5, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | DCurban | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Purchased At: | supergo | | Strengths: | durability, rolling speed | | Weaknesses: | tough to mount on certain rims | | Similar Products Used: | fire XC | | Bike Setup: | kona roast, marzocchi Z1 MCR | | Bottom Line: | very grippy and confidence-inspiring on both dirt and concrete. i was surprised at how little rolling resistance these have! 6 months old and showing little wear. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Simon Slater
a Cross Country Rider
from Bristol, UK
Date Reviewed: April 6, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Mendips | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike, UK | | Strengths: | Armoured side wall. Very good handling at speed-cornering second to none-good rolling, believe it or not! | | Weaknesses: | None, but would be awsome with a central kevlar belt-but might prove top be too weaity- at over 1K grammes this is not a light tire! | | Similar Products Used: | Hutch 'gators, Panaracer, Fire XC | | Bike Setup: | Univega 594, XT F&R, Mavic D 521's. | | Bottom Line: | These tires make you feel safe, no doubt about it, they can withstand hits that I've seen other tires kust give out on (armoured sidewall saves the day- and the ride) Tread very hard wearing, had these a year now and they have a lot of life yet. Great for XC and mega cool for the 'downies'. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
SoCAPhun SoCAPhun
a Downhiller
from OCBarrios
Date Reviewed: February 25, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | If it has dirt, I like it! | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$26.00 | | Purchased At: | Supergo | | Strengths: | Good traction, good rolling resistence, looks great, lasts a long time, lighter DH tire, decent overall strength. | | Weaknesses: | I wouldn't run these on a super-high speed downhill race.
If red is not your color, it would be a weakness. | | Similar Products Used: | Pretty much all DH tires that are under 2.5" | | Bike Setup: | Cortina DHE-8 with all the trimmings.
Intense SLX with all the trimmings...this is my XC ride. | | Bottom Line: | I can't believe people actually have negitive comments about the wieght for these tires. If you are one those riders who is concerned about wieght, what the hell you even considering a product that contain the letters DH! For folks like you, there are products clearly stated with the letters XC, probably in lower case letters to save that extra quarter of a gram for the paint.
Anyways, back the to tires.
Yeah, these are good. I've tried pretty much everything under the sun, and consider these a great practice/rec/trail downhill tire. But for serious racing or downhill at high speeds (over 40mph), I would go with something more beef and more solid. Other then that, can't beat these for the price vs. performance. Solid buy for anyone who actually knows how to ride and not complain about wieght. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Martin A.
a Cross Country Rider
from Tucson
Date Reviewed: January 22, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Green Mtn | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$26.00 | | Purchased At: | supergo.com | | Strengths: | Really, really strong!!! haven't had a tear, or pinch flat even though I abuse these tires on rocky, cactus littered trails. Beats Nokian Gazz. and Tioga downhill tires for strength! | | Weaknesses: | don't corner as well as nokians, but at least they hold up. | | Bottom Line: | like them a lot! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason
a Weekend Warrior
from CA
Date Reviewed: December 25, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$26.00 | | Purchased At: | supergo.com | | Strengths: | -super grip
| | Bottom Line: | This is a follow-up to the one I did earlier. I took the tire up this weekend and it is awesome. I have never had so much traction before. I am still getting used to the new limits. There is a large switchback on the trail, and with my fire xc's, I could only enter at 20 mph and exit at 17mph, all the while the tires are sketchy and drifting. With the dh pro's, I can enter at 25 mph and exit at 21mph with stability. I can cut accross ruts through corners w/o a problem. When the tire does begin to drift, it is very stable and predictable. The only problem is the extra weight, which is definitely noticeable, but for the extra control and fun, the weight penalty is nothing. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason
a Weekend Warrior
from California
Date Reviewed: December 17, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$26.00 | | Purchased At: | Supergo.com | | Strengths: | -Tuff
-Light for DH
-Sticky compound
-Bright color
-Wicked tread | | Weaknesses: | -Hard to mount onto narrow rims
| | Similar Products Used: | fire xc's | | Bike Setup: | xc bike. '97 manitou sx. hardtail. sun cr-18 rims | | Bottom Line: | Welp, I just installed them today. They are huge. The lugs are about twice as large as that of the fire xc's. I haven't taken them off-road yet, but I will this weekend. They look mean and feel mean. Heavy, but I think it's worth it. It took a lot of effort to fit the tube properly onto my narrow rims because the tire's stiff |
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