Submitted by
Kevin
a Cross Country Rider
from Montgomery, AL
Date Reviewed: 2/10/2008 12:39:47 PM
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| Duration Product Used: |
3 months |
| Price Paid: |
$46 |
| Purchased At: |
Chain Reaction, Prattville, AL |
| Strengths: |
Burly sidewalls with the abrasion resistant casing, tubeless ready capability, decent weight, rolls very well, round profile for smooth handling transitions. |
| Weaknesses: |
low knobs so it's not a loose terrain intended trail carver, because it's Bontrager, can't order online. |
| Similar Products Tried: |
Racing Ralphs, Pythons, Crossmark, Ignitor, Saguaro, WW 2.55LT, Rampage |
| Bike Setup: |
Turner Sultan, tubeless setup with Flows |
| Bottom Line: |
Great tire for it's intended purpose. Not sure why the first reviewer gave such a negative review with less than a month on a new bike.
The Dry X is a low knob tire designed for hardpack/semi-loose over hard conditions. It's abrasion resistant casing is very tolerant of low pressures and set up easily with Stan's goo on Stan's Flow rims. The bite on the tires is great at 25-28 psi and as a rear tire, it does an admirable job. It lacks some cornering knobs so, unless you are running the hardpack trails of Fruita, it won't carve as well as an Ignitor or Rampage, but it shines on the rear. Supple casing allows the tread to flex and adhere to the dirt, and in tacky dirt, it down right sticks like velcro. It handles a wet trail OK but it's name is Dry X, not the Mud X ! I did 30+ miles on Oak Mountain with wet conditions and a Racing Ralph up front and never got dumped. Few spins and slips on out of the seat, wet root crossings but no drama.
Round profile suits a good lean in type cornering style vs. the toss-it-in handling preferences of some AM riders.
Great volume as well. This is going to be in my tire stable for a long time to come. Paired with my Racing Ralph for hardpack or Rampage for loose, it's a winner. |
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Submitted by
Ralph Deitrick
a Racer
from Phoenix
Date Reviewed: 1/31/2008 4:20:29 PM
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| Duration Product Used: |
Less than 1 month |
| Purchased At: |
Stock with bike |
| Strengths: |
Better than running on the rims. |
| Weaknesses: |
Doesn't hook up at all in any of our desert conditions. Spins easily. Wears quick. Slides in corners. |
| Similar Products Tried: |
Hutchinson Python 29er UST |
| Bike Setup: |
Fisher Ferrous 29, Avid Juicy 5, Bontrager Race Lite TLR 29. |
| Bottom Line: |
Horrible tire for racing. Probably works well for weekend trips enjoying the scenery. I wouldn't trust this tire if I needed it to hook up. I'm glad I replaced them. |
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