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Submitted by
Kip
a Cross Country Rider
from Albuquerque, NM
Date Reviewed: 4/6/2008 6:31:46 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $45 |
| Purchased At: | Fat Tire |
| Strengths: | Low rolling resistance |
| Weaknesses: | Poor cornering, burps air and sealant if run under 35 PSI, wears quickly. |
| Bike Setup: | RIP 9, Crossmax UST |
| Bottom Line: | OK for hardpack, but on loose over hard, or aggressive rocky stuff its not so good. I have been running it on the front only, I am 175 lbs and had lots of trouble burping air even on fairly smooth trails. |
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Submitted by
Michael Kontos
a Cross Country Rider
from Nairobi, Kenya
Date Reviewed: 2/13/2008 7:21:35 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $45 |
| Purchased At: | competitivecyclist.com |
| Strengths: | One of the few 29'er UST tyres available for X country riding. |
| Weaknesses: | None |
| Similar Products Tried: | Conti explorer, Python, Schwalbe Racing Ralph (all 26 inch) |
| Bottom Line: | A good all round tyre, though a little high on rolling resistance compared to Bonty equivalent. Am happy with it and can think of no faults. |
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Submitted by
Ralph Deitrick
a Racer
from Phoenix
Date Reviewed: 1/31/2008 4:08:50 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $40 |
| Purchased At: | Rage Cycles |
| Strengths: | Fast and Sticky! Great traction without a lot of rolling resistance. Enough tread to be aggressive in corners. Holds air very well with sealer. |
| Weaknesses: | Difficult to mount the first time. Must use sealer. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Bontrager Dry X TLR 29 |
| Bike Setup: | Fisher Ferrous 29, Avid Juicy 5, Bontrager Race Lite TLR 29. |
| Bottom Line: | Great tire for racing. Hooks up well and rolls great. It took a few times filling to get the sealer to distribute completely but now holds air very well. The tire holds up to our jagged desert rocks. Great in sand. I am only about 155 lbs and run both front and rear at 28 psi. |
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Submitted by
Mike Hufhand
a Racer
from Indpls, IN, USA
Date Reviewed: 1/30/2008 10:09:52 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | squirrel gap |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $45 |
| Purchased At: | competitive cyclist |
| Strengths: | Very fast rolling tire that hooks up surprisingly well on Midwest hardpack. Airs up great tubeless. |
| Weaknesses: | I would be reluctant to use in rocky conditions or when muddy in heavy clay soils like we have in the midwest. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Rampage, Ignitor, Small Block 8 |
| Bike Setup: | Shamrock Cycles Galway 29er hardtail w/Reba Race, XTR drivetrain, XO rder, XO twisties, formula K28 disc brakes, Thomson seat post and stem, Easton carbon riser, Stan's Arch w/DT Swiss hubs |
| Bottom Line: | Really like the high volume fast rolling performance of this tire. Hutchinson calls this their "Tubeless Ready" tire. |
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