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Submitted by
Barkleyfan
a Cross Country Rider
from Iowa
Date Reviewed: August 11, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Shirley Meadows | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | http://finishlinebik | | Strengths: | traction, appearance (light grey) | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | too many to list | | Bike Setup: | Custom built Miyata Elevation 2oo0 | | Bottom Line: | Best matched tire set I've ever ridden. Mostly dry hardpack, these tires hooked no matter what I threw at them. Performance was only mediocre on wet pavement, but it's not often you take mountain tires on wet pavement. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Pete
a
from London, England
Date Reviewed: May 29, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Centenary walk, Epping (20+miles) | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Purchased At: | Cycle surgery, Spitalfields. | | Strengths: | High and wide sidewall treads. Rear only traction paddle treads. 1.95 were more like 2.1 in feel. | | Weaknesses: | No puncture protection. | | Similar Products Used: | Continental, kenda, Hutchinson, Michelin, Schwalbe and Specialized to name a few. | | Bike Setup: | CC and DH. (Rigid, hardtail and full sus.) | | Bottom Line: | When paired with either a Panaracer Dart or a Schwalbe Black arrow (these on the front), no other tyre combination since has given me the same amount of confidence when cornering on loose ground at speed.
Tioga, please make these tyres again. (Likewise for Panaracer..) | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jee Young
a Weekend Warrior
from DC
Date Reviewed: August 1, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Hmmmm? | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | Came with bike :P | | Strengths: | Great in hardpack soil. Cheap nowadays.Looks nice? | | Weaknesses: | SUPER squishy in gravel and loosepack. Fishtails more in gravel than loosepack though; feels heavier in loosepack than gravel :P
The compound Tioga used in the knobs is a bit soft, and it stripped on me on my first ride in 1996, but it's been pretty nice over these past 6 years, as long as you dont lock the brakes or ride on asphalt. | | Similar Products Used: | No other rear tire | | Bike Setup: | 1996 Fisher Mt. Tam | | Bottom Line: | Good rear tire if you ride in tight soil. Not good for gravel or loose soil. Don't use it too often on asphalt, it'll strip faster than on hardpack.
Five chilis for value (I think you can get one for $10 or so nowadays)
Four for overall (I don't like the strippage during a ride on hardpack, especially on a bike that was $1200 new :P)
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Submitted by
DeReave
a Cross Country Rider
from NW Oregon
Date Reviewed: May 5, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Great mud treaction | | Weaknesses: | heavy, high rolling resistance | | Similar Products Used: | nothin' like em | | Bottom Line: | If you got lots o' mud ya want these but for dry stuff look elsewhere | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James
a
from Upstate NY, USA
Date Reviewed: August 23, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | anywhere | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$90.00 | | Purchased At: | Plaines | | Strengths: | These tires improve handling both on and off-road, They also make my Mongoose MGX-DXR look more like what its intended to be rather than the stock tires, My bikes braking has improved drastically over the stock tires. | | Weaknesses: | Noisy, gives bike an abnormally bumpy ride, the kevlar treads wearing fast, acceleration seems slower now. | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | Mongoose MGX-DXR, dual shocks, 3 suspensions 1 adjustable | | Bottom Line: | Very much improved my bike. Don't buy if you want these to last a long time, they wont. I like and I will buy a new set once these wear out. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James
a
from Upstate NY, USA
Date Reviewed: August 23, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | anywhere | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$90.00 | | Purchased At: | Plaines | | Strengths: | These tires improve handling both on and off-road, They also make my Mongoose MGX-DXR look more like what its intended to be rather than the stock tires, My bikes braking has improved drastically over the stock tires. | | Weaknesses: | Noisy, gives bike an abnormally bumpy ride, the kevlar treads wearing fast, acceleration seems slower now. | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | Mongoose MGX-DXR, dual shocks, 3 suspensions 1 adjustable | | Bottom Line: | Very much improved my bike. Don't buy if you want these to last a long time, they wont. I like and I will buy a new set once these wear out. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James
a
from Upstate NY, USA
Date Reviewed: August 23, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | anywhere | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$90.00 | | Purchased At: | Plaines | | Strengths: | These tires improve handling both on and off-road, They also make my Mongoose MGX-DXR look more like what its intended to be rather than the stock tires, My bikes braking has improved drastically over the stock tires. | | Weaknesses: | Noisy, gives bike an abnormally bumpy ride, the kevlar treads wearing fast, acceleration seems slower now. | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | Mongoose MGX-DXR, dual shocks, 3 suspensions 1 adjustable | | Bottom Line: | Very much improved my bike. Don't buy if you want these to last a long time, they wont. I like and I will buy a new set once these wear out. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kyle
a Racer
from Montana
Date Reviewed: January 1, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | everything | | Weaknesses: | none | | Bottom Line: | this tyre is the best i've used yet for mud and snow riding, it hooks up well just about every where. but if you're a wimp you shouldn't use it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a Cross Country Rider
from Ontario
Date Reviewed: July 3, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Mud!! Look good too. | | Weaknesses: | High rolling resistance, heavy | | Similar Products Used: | Fire XC Pro's, Wildgrippers, Smoke, Farmer John, Ground Control, etc... | | Bike Setup: | Easton Elite frame, XTR, XT, Raceface, hardtail | | Bottom Line: | I've been reluctant to install this tire since I've been using Panaracer Fire's and Wildgrippers for the last while, but, with a tonne of rain over the last few weeks, the old Pyscho TT came out. Skeptical at first until I hit the deep mud. Just like I remembered, they were excellent at chugging through it. I ran them at low pressure and got slaughtered on the fireroads, but I ruled the mud! (they weren't all that bad on wet rocks and roots either)
Would I race on these - no (tried it last year in a 24 hour - dumb). But if you are going for a recreational ride in loose to very wet conditions, and you'd rather have the traction than pure speed, these are great. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
JOHN MACKETT
a Downhiller
from HAMPSHIRE
Date Reviewed: June 5, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | TRIALS KICKS ARSE | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | STRONG EDGE,VERY CHUNKY,EXTREMELY HARD TO PINCH. | | Weaknesses: | AINT GOT NONE SO DONT NIT PIC
| | Similar Products Used: | TIOGA FACTORY DH, IRC KUJO, IRC ELGATO, ANYTHING CHUNKY AND WIDE.
| | Bike Setup: | KICK ASS TRIALS. JAMIS TRIALS.
AZONIC,RACE FACE,FSA,MAGURA,DMR,PLANET X,CHRIS KING,TIOGA,AND ALL THE TOP STUFF
| | Bottom Line: | MAINLY FOR DH AND TRIALS GOOD FOR DUAL SLALOM BUT DEFINATELY NOT FOR XC
IF YOU ARE A HARD CORE TRIALS RIDER AND NEED A TYRE TO TAKE SOME HAMMERING DONT BUY A CHEAP TYRE WITH NO GRIP ,BUY A MOTHER ONE AND GIVE IT SOME STICK, I DO 11FEET DROP OFFS ONTO CONCRETE AND I HARDLY EVER GET A PINCH FLAT.. I THINK THAT SAID IT ALL.... TOP MARKS GOOD VALUE FOR MONEY AND LOOKS GOOD TO...
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Submitted by
Howard Chan
a Cross Country Rider
from Singapore
Date Reviewed: May 13, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | very good puncture/flat resistance, durable, traction, good for stony terrain, stable | | Weaknesses: | heavy, high rolling resistance, bad for muddy terrain | | Similar Products Used: | IRC mythos XC, Kenda Kwik | | Bottom Line: | Good for training rides(since it is heavy), good for leisure riding, durable
A bit heavy for the weight conscious rider, high rolling resistance | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Luis
a Cross-Country Rider
from Setubal
Date Reviewed: December 14, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Cabras | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Very Powerfull
excellent traction
good look
strong
Very good resistence to flat | | Weaknesses: |
Weight
Size
roling resistence | | Similar Products Used: |
IRC piranha pro
Bontrager Super-X
Bontrager Jones
Panaracer XC Fire
Ritchey Z-Max
Tioga Factory XC | | Bike Setup: |
Rigid (no suspension) | | Bottom Line: | Very excellent tire for thoses you are training; all conditions tire | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Pat G
a Weekend Warrior
from Columbus OH
Date Reviewed: November 27, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Scioto/OH | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Nice Knobs, supertough wire bead | | Weaknesses: |
a little hefty, spongy sidewall | | Similar Products Used: |
Bontrager Revolt STII, Panaracer Smoke, Various Onza's WTB Velociraptors | | Bike Setup: |
ProFlex 856, GT Hubs, Mavic Sup rims | | Bottom Line: | We finally had some rain over the weekend. Combine some rain with slippery leaf covered trails, and some slipper rocks..ouch! At the last minute I put on the Tiogas. They were new on the wheels when I bought them. For this purpose they are outstanding. I walked past many riders on the uphills, and ripped up the downhill switchbacks. But, they really stunk on the fire roads, very slow. But hey, off road is where it's at. Sidewalls are spongy, pump em up past 45psi. PAT | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bone
a Weekend Warrior
from LA, CA
Date Reviewed: August 17, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Big Sycamore Canyon/Pt Mugu State Park | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
Great traction. No pinch flats if inflated right; decent tread life | | Similar Products Used: |
Tioga Psycho K | | Bike Setup: |
'97 TREK 7000 with Indy C fork | | Bottom Line: | These tires climb great. They're light, and I've never had any pich flats - I ride 'em at about 40 psi off road. Southern Cali is dry, sandy on flats and rocky on hills, and these tires grip in all conditions. I've also ridden them in Illinois dirt (loam, it's called), and they were great. These tireas came OEM as front tires on my TREK. The tread wear is about average...two years and I'm just about ready for new ones. I'll give 'em five. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Daveman
a weekend warrior
from San Angelo, TX
Date Reviewed: February 19, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
Like the k, the tt is an outstandinding tire and does what it is designed for; to be sticky and fast. It does wear fairly quick but any soft compound tire will. For the price you can find this grippy sticky tire, it's a no brainer. Oh, if your worried about flats then stay in the grass or someplace where there are no evil rocks, thorns and cactus. Or maybe you can just get some slime. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark Lindros
a cross-country rider
from NJ
Date Reviewed: November 6, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Overall I would like to say this is a good tire. My only problem is that I've got around 150 miles on the tire and I've already ripped the sidewall. I agree with the reviews of the other riders about rolling resistance and weight of the tire. I just think that the tire should be able to take a little more... Or am I just riding that hard? I don't know. It climbs great, and it throws mud poorly. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jay
a cross-country rider
from Lubbock, TX
Date Reviewed: October 17, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
This is a great tire for everyday/training rides. As stated in other reviews, they are heavy, but they are cheap. They do have more rolling resistance than some other tires on the road and on hard pack, but they don't lose traction in loose conditions as tires with lower rolling resistance tend to. these tires also seem to be very durable. Overall a great choice for training rides, club races, and general use. In a race where your trying to achieve your best time, I wouldn't recommend due to the weight and the high rolling resistance. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
xanyn
a cross-country rider
from mass
Date Reviewed: October 11, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
These tires are strictly for novice riders. The wieght alone is enough to turn most away; when you add the narrowly spaced treads which hold every gram of mud they touch you have a ten pound rolling doughnut. cornering can be stable only if you slow before the turn. They do not maintain consistancy: meaning that an unexpected switcback is a ticket to walk. I really don't like these tires, I switched to the green wildgrippers and would recommend the same to all | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John C. Linz
a weekend warrior
from North Carolina
Date Reviewed: October 8, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I just bought these tires and I was under the impression that they are for both front and rear use. I have looked all over the web and gotten very mixed reviews. I have a set of Panaracer Dusters on now, and I'm very happy with them, so I haven't even ridden my TT's yet. I would like to ask that if anyone sees this they could write me and let me know if you've ever put a TT on your front rim and if you have, what did you experience? I'm thinking of sending them back, even though they were dirt cheap. Just trying to decide. I do think they look cool!!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nathan
a weekend warrior
from Calgary, Alberta - Canada
Date Reviewed: September 4, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
For off road riding, the Tioga Psycho TT tires are great. I have never had any problems losing traction in dry conditions. The only problem with these tires is that they have way to much rolling resistance for on-road use. This makes commuting to work every morning a royal pain. But then again, these tires were not intended for the street. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dirt Monk
a cross-country rider
from Santa Cruz, CA
Date Reviewed: September 1, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I just got this tire on a new rear Matrix Swami rim(sweet rim!)a month ago. They're good for the $$. I ride about 35% DIRT & 65% road(commute) a week. On the pavement, for overall distance riding this tire is a drag. It's a killer Urban Assault Weapon. But on the DIRT, it rocks! So far the tire climbs like an ant, as long as you know how to climb(equal balance distribution). Has major grip in loose sand. Easy to maneouver around corners.
I Haven't riden it in much mud yet, and judging from previous reviews I don't plan to! I'll probably be shopping for a winter tire soon. Oh well, like I said it was a great tire for the price. Excellent tire for summer riding!
So I'd give it 5 burnin' monks for what I know, -1 for what I don't..... | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff Wu
a cross-country rider
from Hsin Chu, Taiwan
Date Reviewed: August 16, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Almost every member on my team uses this as a rear tire, but I never liked this tire. Climbing and braking traction are average. Conering traction sucks in every condition. It breaks traction too easily and is very unpredictable. Weight and rolling resistance are average for a knobby, but durability is pretty good. If you never lean your bike this is the tire for you. | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
monkeyboy
a
from cross-country rider
Date Reviewed: August 10, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I had these for one season and thought that they were pretty good. They held great in loose gravel and in hard pack,and they are made by a good co. So they lasted the whole season without too much where and tear. The only probs were that it filled up in mud(what tires dont)then when it was filled, I would have a hard time getting them unpacked. Atleast some tires lose mud faster. I give these 4 flaming bananas....5 for the traction, minus one for the lack of mud shedding.
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Submitted by
Mike Osiowy
a cross-country rider
from Regina, Sask., Canada
Date Reviewed: August 10, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I've gone about 250 miles on these tires, and they were fine, with a few possible exceptions. First, they are SLOOOOWWWW city tires, and they are awful in mud. But otherwise they were at least decent, and I'd reccommend this tire to a beginner off-roader.But the plot thickened when I bought my Bontrager Jones rear tire on sale two weeks ago. I hadn't had the chance to try anything other than the Tiogas before, and my experience with the Jones tires has been an eye opener. The Jones are better all-round tires, outperforming the Tiogas in almost every way. I suppose that's the difference between a $50 Kevlar-Beaded tire versus a cheap-ass tire, but the performance difference justifies the cost.In conclusion, the Psycho TT is not a bad tire, and if you are currently riding on one now, don't throw it out. It's just that a tire like my Jones is as user-friendly as the Psycho TT while improving the Tioga's poor performance in mud and high rolling resistance. So spend the money and buy good tires! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike Osiowy
a weekend warrior
from Regina, Sask., Canada
Date Reviewed: April 1, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
This tire came the back of my '97 Trek 6000. Since I bought it in the middle of January (and saved $130!), my first ride with it was in winter. I like the feel of the tire in snow, as it had pretty good grip. Then I took it through mud...
DUMB IDEA! Instead of quickly shedding the mud, it took 10 minutes of riding to cake half of the mud off. That ticked me off quite a bit...But on hardpack, these things grip well. I can climb pretty well in them, too. They give off a feeling of confidence, and if you weigh down your rear wheel, you will have traction. But they buzz annoyingly on pavement (where I do 85% of my riding) and slow you down quite a bit.To summarize:Good for:
-Snow riding
-Hard packBad for:-Mud Riding
-Pavement ridingSince I ride on pavement, I'll probably dispense with these and bolt on Speedmaxes.
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Submitted by
Rico
a cross-country rider
from WN, New Zealand
Date Reviewed: January 31, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
These came stock on my '96 Fisher Supercaliber. My first time on front suspension. I wondered why I had no confidence in the front end on downhill forest rides, and why the bike wasn't too responsive on soft single-track. Then I tried Specialized Team control/Master, and rediscovered Traction with capital T. Psycho's suck, plain & simple. They have only two things going for 'em - they're (now) cheap, and I managed 1500 km out of 'em - 60% off road, the rest commuting. So now I'm off to try Panaracer Dusters, coz thar cheap too! Traction in mud - nah. Traction on hardpack? no way. At least they were light. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sasha
a racer
from Florida
Date Reviewed: January 16, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
These tires have not been giving me the performance I need. Anytime I take a turn with them going at high speed I practically need to forcew my self. I am just not at all confident that these tires will hold me and I have almost had some serious dips because of them | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave
a cross-country rider
from WA
Date Reviewed: October 29, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I like the TT's for traction and Fisher spec'd it on my Paragon.
Unfortunately Fisher doesn't understand about mud, wide tires
and chain stay clearance. I had to give these up for narrower tires
since the chain stays were wearing away as mud would roll up and
wedge between tire and stays. I miss them. (Fisher did replace my
frame though). 5 thingys for TT. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
BUD
a cross-country rider
from New Hamphsire
Date Reviewed: October 24, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
These'uns is damn good tires. Real good for gripping through dead leaves, snaggin onto wet roots and the ride is stupendous compared to the typical Specialized tires. Who cares about wear? Getting new tires is one of the true pleasures in life. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Colin McCurdy
a cross-country rider
from
Date Reviewed: October 18, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I can not say any thing good about these tires. Sadly one came stock on my bike It's okay when new but after a little bit they are worn and are very trashy. I live in a relatively dry place but there are some rides and times of the year when it is muddy and these things become about five times their origonal size. as far as climbing goes these are okay before they wear out which is again very fast. But once they are worn they just spin no matter what posection you are in. They are also very bad at climing in loose stuff. The braking is horrible I have my canties tuned very powerfuly but I will still slide about five feet. Today I was on a short down hill run and I had to slow down for a blind corner. What ended up happening was my bike being slung around in the air hauling me with it putting a nice gass in it and giving me lassorations around my family jewels and me messing up my new bike pants. All in all dont get these they are pieces of chiza. I'm getting Zmaxs. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Simon
a
from Taiwan
Date Reviewed: October 1, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
They came with my new bike, they are slippery in the wet, scary on tarmac, cannot lean, does not roll well, get packed with mud, heavy, does not inspire confidence. Zero chili if I could | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
a weekend warrior
a
from AR
Date Reviewed: September 10, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I've had these tires for about 300 miles and i don't really like them. I've had three flats, the traction isn't the best, and the tread is dissapearing fast. Also the front tire kinda sucks in tight corners. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bone
a weekend warrior
from Champaign IL
Date Reviewed: September 9, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
THis tire rocks. I'm a heavier rider (~185 lbs), and I keep this tire at about 50 psi for off-road stuff, and it rocks. I have this tire on the rear, and Psycho K on the front. I've never slipped. See my comments on the Psycho K. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt
a cross-country rider
from Sparks,NV
Date Reviewed: July 31, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
A good tire for the streets or offroad. The rubber is real gummy and soft and that is good because it grips real well on whatever surface your riding on. The only thing is that my TREK zx6000 came with a phyco tt rear tire and a phyco K<<<<<< for the front. Its a good combination, both work great. These are the first and only tires I have ridden on( exept a long time ago on a cheap chinese made bike) I think they work fine and encourage you to try them sometime. Just made sure that they are both the same tires if you by a new or used bike. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
emil olbrich
a weekend warrior
from Boulder,CO
Date Reviewed: May 7, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Oh my gosh...best damn tyre out there!!! Kevlar is plush and bulletproof. Morons who can't climb should buy this set of tires, it'll transform you into a mountain man. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Lou
a racer
from Milwaukee, WI
Date Reviewed: April 6, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
These tires are good for the first couple of rides and then the tred dissapears and your rear tires is constantly slipping. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Smitty
a racer
from Idaho
Date Reviewed: March 29, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
The rear specific psycho TT is, in my opinion a very poor tire. When
climbing the steeps this tire breaks loose way too easy. All around the
traction from this tire leaves a lot to be desired. I raced a TT rear at
the SRAM Sea Otter Classic which had a lot of loose sandy climbs and really
ended up regretting these skins. Also, they wear quite fast and are'nt the
lightest treads in town.
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Submitted by
Deni Bopper
a cross-country rider
from
Date Reviewed: March 22, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Had these on my bike for about 300 miles now. Not one problem. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jesse
a cross-country rider
from USA
Date Reviewed: March 22, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I didn't like these tires much. The ware down to fast and don't hold well in the corners. The V-rapters are much better | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Scott Gliniany
a weekend warrior
from Hilly Scotland
Date Reviewed: February 4, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I have these Tyres , but I chose them to make my bike look cooler (the light grey ones ) they have incredible traction under braking but just today when i was mending a flat , i noticed some crumbly bits on some of the middle blocks . Please email me if you know what this is as i am quite worried as they are only 2 months old . | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
kurt jensen
a cross-country rider
from clyde, CA.
Date Reviewed: January 13, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
just to show you how personal preference comes into play .... i love these tires, used to have a velociraptor on the back and i like the TT much better. so my review is exactly the opposite of someone else who liked the raptor much better.go figure. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dick Larkin
a cross-country rider
from Rome, NY USA
Date Reviewed: December 5, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
Living in upstate NY I find these tires to work very well in wet and/or muddy conditions, much better than my previous Panaracers. These tires also climb very well. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Miles
a
from Hobart,Tas,Australia
Date Reviewed: November 18, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
I just bought a TT and I have to say that it is one of the best tires I have ever used | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andrew Humphrey
a racer
from Huntsville, Ontario
Date Reviewed: November 17, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
The product (Psycho TT) is amazing I have in the rear of my bike which is a
MONGOOSE IBOC COMP SX. This tire has excelent traction and estonishing braking power. If this tire does not work for you it is probably because you can't handle such a high performance tire. Keep Up The Good Work TIOGA. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a cross-country rider
from San Gabriel, Ca.
Date Reviewed: November 11, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
The Psycho TT came stock on my Fisher Joshua. There is no way that I would ever buy these tires. The TT does climb well, but they are horrible as far as traction goes. Everytime I pick up some speed and turn my rear end will break loose. When I ride down steep singletracks the rear just slides almost out of control. If you are a farily aggressive rider, don't even consider this tire. I have been lucky that I haven't crashed due to the loss of traction with these tires. I have velociraptors on my hardtail, and it is amazing how much more traction that tire has. I would give it one star except that they did seem to be okay before I became a more aggressive rider.
If you ride at very relaxed speeds, these tires may work well. I am losing these for a better performing tire. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dennis V
a weekend warrior
from New Jersey
Date Reviewed: October 14, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
The picture on this page is the front specific version, the Psycho K. I have no complaints with that tire too, as with the rear specific Psycho TT. I've been using the pair for 5 months in practically all types of trails and they both perform well, except in loose rocky downhills. Of course these tires are designed for x-country so I wouldnt count that against them. If I had to buy another pair I'd buy the Psycho TT again. The K is good too but maybe there's something out there that doesnt kick up dirt as much. My rating for the TT is ... | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
William Jamison (aka Bikeboy)
a racer
from Phoenix, AZ
Date Reviewed: August 20, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
It seems that a lot of weekend warriors are complaining about the longevity of the Psycho K.
You have to realize that the K (kevlar) tires are not designed to be long lasting. They are designed
to give great performance under hard riding. The Psycho reacts well when cornering,
grips hardpack and medium soft soil well and brakes well.
The Psycho TT Rear works GREAT! It climbs well and holds a line like few other tires out there!
I would not suggest them for muddy situations, as they were not designed for this type of environment.
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