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Submitted by
Lith D
a
from St. Louis
Date Reviewed: September 19, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Bottom Line: | Holy crud...I just had to do a follow up review of these P.O.S. tires. I have probally put less than 100 miles on them and the tred is peeling off in large chunks all over the front and rear tire, exposing the inner casing. Its almost as if I could grab the tred and peel it off, leaving me with an completely slick tire. I have been doing some decents covered with some really loose sharp rocks. I hate to think what would happen if that inner casing got sliced!
This is a flat out safety hazzard.
On the value side...it would almost be acceptable for this much wear on a tire used this little, if it was lighter. But these things are kind of bulky for a slick. Also, aside from the big slices, the rear ones tread is completely worn off. Again, this is after less than 100 miles of riding.
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Submitted by
Lith D
a Racer
from St. Louis MO
Date Reviewed: August 24, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | I won them at a race! They were free! | | Weaknesses: | They are moderately heavy
Hooks up like crud...even for a slick! | | Similar Products Used: | Michlean(sp) Sprint | | Bike Setup: | a seat, two wheels, a frame and some assorted parts | | Bottom Line: | I dont want to appear to be ragging on these tires. They are not bad. Its just that there are better slicks out there. I have been running the Sprints for a couple years now, so its only natural to compare the sweet roals to them. The Sprints are way lighter. The tread on the sprints is a lot more durable and with the sprints I never had any trouble with the front wheel washing out on me. (Maybe I should be reviewing the Sprints instead)
None of these are the case with the Sweet Roals. I do not know what the retail price for these tires are. If you can pick them up for $20-30 a piece, BUY THEM!
If you have to pay more, get the Michelian Sprints instead! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Racer X
a Racer
from College Park, MD
Date Reviewed: April 18, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
low rolling resistance, good cornering and braking (for a semi-slick) | | Weaknesses: |
Does not work in wet, muddy, or loose (what slick tire does?) | | Similar Products Used: |
Ritchey Semi-Slick, Continental Double Fighter | | Bike Setup: |
Aluminum Hardtail | | Bottom Line: | Slick tires show us how little of tire design for bicycles we really know. At first, people thought they wouldn't work, but try them out and they are good for hard to moderate dry terrain. I actually prefer to use the new semi-slicks as opposed to some of the full knobbies like the old Psychos and the IRC Mythos XC. Although out of the topic, I would like to say that the Moab Sweet Roll perform bettter than the IRC Mythos, which has me pondering why people like the Mythos so much. Maybe because a celebrity uses them? The Moab's are actually pretty good considering the tire. I can't tell a difference between these and the Ritchey or Continental. Just ride the tires in dry conditions and brake with more finesse, and semi-slick will always give you an advantage when you are trying to shave valuable seconds off of your XC time. | | Overall Rating: |
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