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Submitted by
Stephen
a Weekend Warrior
from Dripping Springs, TX
Date Reviewed: 11/19/2007 5:11:51 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | mine |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Purchased At: | came on bikecould use a little more knob |
| Strengths: | Fast, predictable, wide |
| Weaknesses: | could use a little more knob |
| Similar Products Tried: | Panaracer Rampage |
| Bike Setup: | Lenz Leviathan, Curiak, XTR,Thomson, MonkeyLite, RockShox |
| Bottom Line: | Tires are like women, Skinny doesn"t work for an old man. what they lack in knob they make up for in surface area, instill confidence. I'm lucky enough to have a bike to run them. |
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Submitted by
Big Chipper
a Cross Country Rider
from Charlotte, NC
Date Reviewed: 5/22/2007 6:46:43 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Sherman Branch |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $45 |
| Purchased At: | Black Sheep |
| Strengths: | Very low rolling risistance. Good bump compliance due to large volume. Great grip for tires with low tread. |
| Weaknesses: | A little porky? Dunno what they weigh, but I'd guess they're around 800 grams a piece. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Kenda Nevegals |
| Bike Setup: | XL Niner SIR9 SS - Reba Race, Truvative Stylo 32t, White Industries Freewheel 20t, Salsa Delgados with Surly Disc Hubs, BB7s, Fleegle, etc. |
| Bottom Line: | Great tire for most types of riding. Haven't had a problem with grip yet. Rolling resistance is among the best. Highly recommended!!! |
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Submitted by
David Cohen
a Cross Country Rider
from Christchurch, New Zealand
Date Reviewed: 2/3/2007 7:47:05 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $40 |
| Strengths: | Volume, fast rolling, good grip |
| Weaknesses: | Size: check you can get them into your frame stays! |
| Similar Products Tried: | Assorted Spezialised and other tyres - but all 26" |
| Bike Setup: | arate Monkey Large Frame, Rear Sturmey Archer 8-speed internal geared hub, front - mid 1980's Normandy road hub, WTB 2.55" Weirwolf tyres and sun rims; Tektro V-brakes; Exustar SPD pedals; Salsa crankset; no-brand flat steel bars. |
| Bottom Line: | These are a very superior XC, hard-pack tyre that copes well with gravel roads, slippery pine needles and some mud clearance – but have enough volume to float over pretty well anything including sand. Fast rolling, outstanding resilience, light for their formidable size and appear to be pretty durable, despite thin side walls. My bike is steel framed and unsuspended and these are the best thing I’ve done in the way of an upgrade. Only things to look out for: You need a rim with minimum 21mm bead seat diameter to be really safe – I’ve got them on 18mm rims while I test them out but am keeping a close eye on the tyre pressures as don’t want them to roll off the rims when I get carried away. Use lots of talc when fitting as it lets the tube move round and set itself: important, given that most tubes inside this thing are going to be inflated above their normal design limits. Check your seat-stay width and fork clearances as well – these are WIDE and getting them home, fitting them and then finding they “ain’t going in there” would be a modern tragedy. Finally the volume: 200 strokes from a full-size Blackburn in-frame pump to get to 40psi: not a problem if you have a compressor to hand, but something to bear in mind in the field – take a decent pump. |
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