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Submitted by
Matt
a Weekend Warrior
from Washington DC
Date Reviewed: 3/2/2008 5:16:25 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Richmond Xterra Trails |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Purchased At: | City Bikes |
| Strengths: | Great Rolling Resistance, sheds mud like a champ and plenty of corner traction |
| Weaknesses: | I am running them as tubeless 29ers and I think the sidewalls could be a bit stiffer |
| Similar Products Tried: | 26" Panaracer Fire XC and Cinder |
| Bike Setup: | Niner RIP 9 |
| Bottom Line: | I do not like to change out my tires for diffrent conditions, and these seem to be a great tire for all condiditions |
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Submitted by
MintSauce
a Cross Country Rider
from South Africa
Date Reviewed: 1/29/2008 2:17:26 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Comfortably Numb, Whistler |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $40 |
| Purchased At: | Bowman Cycles, Cape Town |
| Strengths: | Good rolling resistance, reasonable weight, all round performance |
| Weaknesses: | Haven't noticed any |
| Similar Products Tried: | Kenda Nevegal 2.1, Kenda Blue Groove 2.1, Bontrager Jones XR 2.25, Hutchinson Python 2.1 |
| Bike Setup: | Titus Motolite/DT 5.1d rims |
| Bottom Line: | This is probably the best all round tyre I've used. I ride mostly XC although I enjoy fast technical descents. I have lost some ultimate cornering ability compared to the Kendas I was running before but it's really not much difference. They are very stable and predictable. I always feel like I know how much they have left before they let go. One thing that really surprised me is the improvement in loose, off-camber sections. I always felt sketchy on the Kendas but these feel much more secure. A completely unscientific example, but on one long off-camber section I pulled a huge gap on a buddy running 2.35 Nevegals....we're usually pretty evenly matched. Rolling resistance is definitely improved and I find traction on steep climbs to be at least as good as the Nevegals Overall a great set of tyres and I'm verry happy with them. |
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