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Submitted by
Thomas Kirkpatrick
a Racer
from Ft Worth TX
Date Reviewed: 3/30/2008 7:26:07 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | telegraph |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $40 |
| Purchased At: | lbs |
| Strengths: | Fast rolling works in most conditions |
| Weaknesses: | washes out slightly on very dry hardpack |
| Similar Products Tried: | too many too list |
| Bike Setup: | intense spider 29er |
| Bottom Line: | Great race tire. Hooks up well on rocks and loose terrain as well as most conditions. The only chink in the armor is very dry hardpack where I have had a little wash out on the front. I am using this with a Crow rear tire. I would say this a pure race tire and the wash out is forgiveable because the rolling resistance is non existant. Four chilis because of the washout. |
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Submitted by
Dirt Roadie
a Cross Country Rider
from Durango CO
Date Reviewed: 1/27/2008 10:26:30 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | White Rim |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Price Paid: | $30 |
| Purchased At: | Jensonusa.com |
| Strengths: | Rolls very well, corners well, very good traction in most dry conditions, fat, yet LIGHT! Seems to wear well. Reasonably priced. |
| Weaknesses: | None that I have found for my riding |
| Similar Products Tried: | Ignitor, Karma, Small Block 8 |
| Bike Setup: | Dos Niner |
| Bottom Line: | I like these a lot! The ramped knobs and center blocks let them roll very smoothly yet still provide more climbing traction than they have a right to (even when oriented by the directional arrows). The casing and rubber compund appear to be identical to the Maxxis Ignitor 29er but the tread configuration seems to be an improvement and they are lighter. They seem supple but tough enough and so far are wearing well (again, better than the Ignitors). I have not had any unusual problems. I have ridden them locally (Southern Colorado and Northern New Mexico) on long rides on our often rocky trails and above treeline, as well as in Moab. They provide a nice compromise between weight (VERY light at ~595g) and casing width (fat enough to handle fairly low pressures) which is as fat or fatter than any other 2.1. In other words these are (in my experience) fatter than any lighter tire and lighter than any fatter tire. The tread pattern has a more rounded profile (more closely matches the roundness of the casing) than the Ignitor (which has deeper tread at the edges than at the center), feels more responsive (has a nice lively "road bike" feel) and seems to corner better (I don't like the squirrely feeling of the Ignitor cornering on hardpack - its seems to get squirmy when on the too-tall outer knobs.) In the mostly dry and sometimes rocky conditions that I ride, the Crossmark does nearly everything better than the Ignitor. And while they aren't bad, you might not want these if your riding includes heavy doses of of sand or mud. Conclusion: the Crossmark is a terrific all rounder for XC and trail type riding and I have not found it to be lacking in any department. Put them on, then forget about them and ride! |
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