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Submitted by
Atom Eyes
a Cross Country Rider
from Wilmington DE US
Date Reviewed: 11/13/2007 3:20:39 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $40 |
| Purchased At: | lbs |
| Strengths: | Light weight, low rolling resistance |
| Weaknesses: | Not the best on roots or gravel while turning. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Exiwolf, rampage, nevegal |
| Bike Setup: | Haro Mary SS, King/Stan's wheelset |
| Bottom Line: | I will probably be riding this tire for a while. I don't think you can get a much better balance of speed, weight, and grip. The side knobs are probably the key to this tire, they respond to being ridden agressively in the turns. They actually don't grip that great while turning if you are just cruising and don't lean the bike over. Climbing and breaking traction seems to be as good as the tires above. Did not lose any comfort coming from the bigger tires, still running 20 -22 psi just like I did in the rampage and nevegal. I have not ridden these in very dry conditions yet. I'll see how that works out next summer. |
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Submitted by
Eric
a Cross Country Rider
from Richmond, VA
Date Reviewed: 7/30/2007 5:52:21 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Price Paid: | $25 |
| Purchased At: | contes |
| Strengths: | Light weight, fast on dry single track, easy to remove |
| Weaknesses: | No a mud tire |
| Similar Products Tried: | Cyclocross tires |
| Bike Setup: | Niner EMD w/ Am Classic wheelset |
| Bottom Line: | I'd buy them again. The hook up and are light weight. |
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Submitted by
Matt
a Cross Country Rider
from Lincoln VT USA
Date Reviewed: 7/8/2007 7:01:10 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Purchased At: | SkiRack, Burlington VT |
| Strengths: | Fast roller, good traction in corners and drier conditions |
| Weaknesses: | pack easily |
| Similar Products Tried: | Bontrager Jones |
| Bike Setup: | MootoX 29er |
| Bottom Line: | Bike came with Jones, asked LBS to swap for Specialized fast track because the Jones felt really slow on hardpack. Fast Track are about 600g according to Specialized. I've done a couple of races on these and they are fast. only complaint is in the mud - poor traction and they pack up quickly and take a while to shed. I've heard complaints about quick wear but didn't find it to be the case - lasted longer than most of my 26" tires (IRC Serac, Mythos). Good fast tire for drier conditions. |
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Submitted by
dude
a Cross Country Rider
from Richmond
Date Reviewed: 1/21/2007 6:34:44 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Purchased At: | barter |
| Strengths: | knobby edges hold a corner well roll fast sheds mud easily look nice |
| Weaknesses: | wish they made a wider version of it |
| Similar Products Tried: | wtb exiwolf lots of 26" tires |
| Bike Setup: | mariachi 1x9 w/ Reba |
| Bottom Line: | These are great tires for winter and wet conditions...the Exiwolfs are great tires too, just better for dry, rocky trail conditions. |
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