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Submitted by
william leistritz
a Cross Country Rider
from chicago
Date Reviewed: June 8, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | deer grove circle 5 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | 0000 street | | Strengths: | very strong and light holds up to jumps and mistakes. | | Weaknesses: | need to start making them again | | Similar Products Used: | trek 820 sucks | | Bike Setup: | trek 830 mountain track modified head set and rims also pedals are alloy aftermarket. | | Bottom Line: | this is a bike for a real trail guy and will hold up also jumping curbs. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt
a Racer
from Orleans Canada
Date Reviewed: December 30, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | none | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Factory item | | Strengths: | gets good dry road grip. | | Weaknesses: | Makes alot of road noise, cornering at med/high speeds is quite the ordeal, the tires feel like they are going to shred apart, wet traction could be alot better, | | Similar Products Used: | -- | | Bike Setup: | Trek 820, lightly modified | | Bottom Line: | an alright tire. If you have these tires, do yourself a favour, go and spinout/skid with them and by a different tire. it's good, but not nearly as good as many others out there. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
C. Klein
a Cross Country Rider
from Berkeley, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: August 7, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Tilden, Redwood Regional Parks, CA | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Durable, quiet on pavement. All black sidewalls are back in style, too. | | Weaknesses: | People think it should be in the Hall of Shame. It shouldn't. It does what it is _supposed_ to do just fine. | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized Hardrock'R | | Bike Setup: | Trek 830, CrMo fork | | Bottom Line: | Original equipment. Great all around tire; rode east Bay fire roads for 3+ years on Connections, riding to/from trailhead. Riding a mixed tread tire on dirt makes you a smarter rider. No complaints. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
TM
a Cross-Country Rider
from Oregon
Date Reviewed: January 7, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: |
Any thing xc | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
Uh......good for road. | | Weaknesses: |
Mud gets stuck on them
bad grip
easy to spin out | | Similar Products Used: |
Kenda smoke copy. | | Bike Setup: |
trek 810
sync 515 | | Bottom Line: | If you want bad tires, buy these tires. I had them for half a year and they suck. I'm gona buy new tires when I get more money. | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Squash
a cross-country rider
from South Dakota
Date Reviewed: January 3, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
When the tire is used for it's intended purpose, it is a durable, well made product. They are definately NOT a gonzo break neck tire. If you look at the bikes that connections come standard on it is pretty obvious, Trek 800 sport, 800, 820, 830. These are designed as a comuter, ocassional trail tire for the person who rides for recreation, someone who might take a bike off road only a few times a year. They came standard on my wife's 800, the bike is now 2 yrs old and the tires are still in great shape. In the same amount of time, and miles, I've been through 2 sets of tires. We ride the same places, just different riding styles. For what they were designed for, these are great tires. Foru chilies, and a big nod. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Grommit
a cross-country rider
from UK
Date Reviewed: August 12, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
These tires came on my wife's Trek 800. The first thing I did was swap them for something better. They would be OK for pavement (but not as good as slicks) or a cycle-path. They are heavy but weak, collect mud like there's going to be a shortage, provide little comfort, and for serious off-road would be lethal. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
monkeyboy
a cross-country rider
from Redfield,SD
Date Reviewed: August 12, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I got these when I got an 800 sport, one of my first decent off road bikes. In the first week I had washed out the front tire like 5 times. I kept hittint patches of sand in the road and it kept slipping. I changed to some tiogas and never had that problem again. If you do comuting the get these tires, but if you do some of roading of any kind, dont get theses! I give them one flaming banana, no negatives cause they are still good for something. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nikolai
a cross-country rider
from Blacksburg, VA
Date Reviewed: June 16, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Connectons are a good multipurpose tire. They work if you ride on pavement a lot 'cause they have that continuous tread running down the center. They are not good for off road climbing. They last a long time. I still have a connection on my commuter bike that is five years old. For that reason, this tire gets a 4. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
GAB KONGKRIS
a cross-country rider
from bangkok thailand
Date Reviewed: October 30, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
good
lessrolling resistance
bad
veryyyyy slip in conner
lose control on slikrock
| | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bob
a weekend warrior
from Canada
Date Reviewed: October 8, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I think these tires are great. They give you good traction on about any surface, and are very durable. I have had mine for 2 years, and ride everyday, and they are still in great condition. I think they are nice tires. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Gil
a weekend warrior
from VA
Date Reviewed: August 16, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
The Trek connection tires do a fine job for what they're intended, which is as a multi-purpose tire.If you want to ride hard upgrade to velociraptors or continentals. You don't take a pinto to the drag strip,same goes here. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Love2MTB
a
from NY
Date Reviewed: July 12, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Hall of Shame my ass. These tires rule. At of my tire collection, they are the only ones that have enough meat left to put back on the bike sometimes even though they are the oldest set of tires. Sure, that hard rubber does weigh a lot, and doesn't give the best traction (i've slid these babies out in a turn before and did give me 5 stitches but a nice scar) but it lasts damn long. Also, they never flat. I've run through untold amounts of biars with these things and ride on to tell. Not so with my 2 week lasting soft compound pinch flatting $80 a set tires. I not saying go and race them though, they're not made for that. But now that i finally burned them out skidding three years later (no, i don't skid $80 tires so it ain't my riding abuse that wears them out) i use them as road slicks. They just keep giving. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
J.P.
a cross-country rider
from N.Y.
Date Reviewed: March 22, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
These tires are pretty good for what they are intended for: bike path
riding and light duty off-road use, that is why they are specd on low
end bikes like the Trek 800. They are tough and they don't wear out.
You've got problems if you are a serious downhiller and you purchase
these tires for racing or something. These tires suck off road, but
but they are great for what they are intended for.
| | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Love2MTB
a weekend warrior
from NY
Date Reviewed: December 28, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
These suck so bad that I skid with them purposely and happily. Now almost bald, I intend to stud them with screws. The only reason they are cool is cause they last long due to extremely cheap, non-supple, brick stiff, crappy *ss, rubber. Not to mention they are heavy. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
David Hobbs
a racer
from New Hope, AL
Date Reviewed: October 31, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
These tires even suck on pavement. They slide easily when cornering, especially in the rear. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Greg Taylor
a cross-country rider
from Alexandria, Virginia
Date Reviewed: October 10, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
These are NOT Mountain Bike tires. The Trek Connection tire is designed for paved or gravel bike trails, as well as street use. Used that way, they are GREAT tires. Wear like iron, are quiet, and provide a fairly plush ride. Folks who are using these on a serious Mountain Bike are getting bad advice.... | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rob
a cross-country rider
from Mississippi
Date Reviewed: June 24, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
These are not mountain bike tires. They are, however, very suitable for
crusing around town and hitting dirt roads on a Sunday afternoon. They have
fairly low rolling resistance, are pretty quite on pavement, wear like iron,
and the price is right. They fail badly off road however: pack up with mud
in a flash, NO edging knobs at all, miserable rear traction in climbs, etc.
If you're considering a set of street tires so you can save your good meats
for the dirt, but don't want to go to HP street slicks, these are a reasonable
choice. Just remember though, these are _not_ mountain bike tires. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
chris
a downhiller
from tulsa,ok
Date Reviewed: June 18, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
These tires are junk I don't recommed these tires
I bought these tires thinking that if they are trek
they are supposed to be good. Save your money and
get theBig Kahuna tires also made by trek but these are
are really good tires. | | Overall Rating: |
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