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Submitted by
Pasjr1972
a Weekend Warrior
from Atlanta, GA USA
Date Reviewed: July 18, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Olympic Horse Park | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | eBay | | Strengths: | Light, fast, grips well so far. | | Weaknesses: | Knobbies could be a little taller on the side. | | Similar Products Used: | Panaracer Fire XC | | Bike Setup: | IBEX Apogee, Fox Vanilla 125R Pushed, FSA carbon flat bar,2008 Sram x-9 triggers and rear, Truvativ Hols. cranks, eggbeaters, Thomson Elite X-4 stem, Thomson Masterpiece post, WTB Stealth Rocket V, Performance Terramax wheels, Race Face Ringset, Cane creek lockons, BB7's, Maxxis Larson TT on rear, Maxxis Igniter on front | | Bottom Line: | I have always ran Panaracer Fire XC but wanted to try MAXXIS. I picked up the Larson TT at the LBS and tried it on the front. The knobbies are to close together to use it for a front tire so to the rear it went.. So then I picked up an Ignitor and plopped it on... I have to say, MAXXIS tires are pretty light and with them both pumped to 60 psi, they roll fast! So far I like my setup. I have ridden it twice and am happy with MAXXIS so far. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mboyd77
a Weekend Warrior
from Battle Ground, WA
Date Reviewed: July 16, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Browns Camp | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Came with bike | | Strengths: | Low rolling resistance when fully aired up. | | Weaknesses: | Grip, or lack there of. | | Similar Products Used: | Panaracer, WTB | | Bike Setup: | Kona Cinder Cone, Panaracer Fire XC Pro, Shimano SPD pedals, Otherwise stock (Deore group, Hayes Stroker Ryde hydro disk, Dart 3, ect...) | | Bottom Line: | Do you have phsychotic tendencies? Do you have a strong desire for missing teeth and 6" gouges in your face? Than this is the tire for you! These things are absolutely frightning on hardpack at speed. They are horrible in the corners and on climbs. I decreased air pressure to see if that would have any positive effect. It didn't. Used them twice and went back to my Panaracers. I'm giving them away tomorrow. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
tonkota
a Weekend Warrior
from Spokane, WA, USA
Date Reviewed: June 26, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Out Tiger Highway by the lakes | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Bicycle Butler, came | | Strengths: | wear is great, not too much drag, grip is just ok on the trail, nice for commuting to work. | | Weaknesses: | I'd like better grip in the front for turning, it seemed to dart around and not really stick. I don't like them for loose hard pack. | | Similar Products Used: | Kenda somethings... | | Bike Setup: | Stock Kona Cinder Cone | | Bottom Line: | They are OK tires. I think I will try something else when it's time. I don't think I will get rid of them. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jucharlie
a Cross Country Rider
from Gallup, NM
Date Reviewed: June 14, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | High Desert | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Came on Bike | | Strengths: | Low rolling resistance, light weight, slow tread wear, excellent cornering traction. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized Roll X, Schwalbe Fat Albert, IRC Mythos | | Bike Setup: | Mavic 317 rims, laced to XT hubs | | Bottom Line: | It is a good all around tire. It is light weight, and rolls very quickly. It has great braking, climbing, and cornering grip. It also has slow tread wear, so it would be a great all around, cruising/racing mountain tire. Don't rec for downhill racing.
Tire pressure is critical to get best performance. For dry hard pack, you can run 40 psi. I ran tire pressure 45 psi, and I went through the first turn only to lose grip & face planted. I continued to run at this high pressure, and it was a scary tire. It felt as if I was riding on ice. I let out some air, and run between 30-35 psi. If you weigh about 140-160, this would be a great psi to run. There is loads of grip, it is comfortable, and I never received a pinch flat. At 25 psi, it is so much cushier, but I had problems with pinch flats. Overall, once you find the right psi for your weight & riding style, it is a great all arounder. Would rec for a mud tire. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
JCharlie
a Cross Country Rider
from Gallup, NM
Date Reviewed: June 10, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | High Desert | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Came with Bike | | Strengths: | Low Rolling resistance, Grippy in the corners | | Weaknesses: | Low volume tire, need to run at lower PSI, but at risk for pinch flats | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized Roll X S works, Schwalbe Little Albert, IRC Mythos | | Bike Setup: | Specialized FSR Stumpie, Kona CC | | Bottom Line: | They are great all around tires for hard pack, loose over hard pack, medium terrain, and rocks. They are a lower volume tire, so pressure needs to run lower (25-40 psi) to get maximum contact with ground.
I experimented with higher pressures (45-55 psi, weight 155 lbs), and it is a scary tire! There is absolutely no grip at all. In fact, first turn I went straight down, face planted, and banged the knee hard. I was pretty pissed, but was determined to finish my ride. Everywhere on the trail, it felt like I was riding on ice (especially the loose over hard pack). After a mile or two, I decided to lower the pressure to 35 psi. It was night and day difference!
The tire still had low rolling resistance, but was very grippy in the climbs, loose over hard pack/medium, hooked up in the corners. I was smiling from ear to ear. Compared to the IRC mythos, which is a high volume tire (minimum PSI 40), the ignitors had reduced rolling resistance, but hooked in the climbs, corners, and rocks just as easily. The tread is very durable, and the hard pack trails haven't cut into the tread (unlike the Roll X's). It is great over rocks, but doesn't shed mud well. Great all around tire for western trails. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Zane
a Weekend Warrior
from Henderson, NV
Date Reviewed: June 2, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Cottonwood | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | I'm using the UST version and I've found these tires to be very good at overall traction and cornering. | | Weaknesses: | The casing leeks air and causes the rubber to bubble up. I've been through at least 5 tires, and each time they only last a few rides. This is a major product defect. | | Bike Setup: | 99 Klein Attitude Race with 2006 XT components | | Bottom Line: | Do not buy the UST version of these tires. They seem to have a major design flaw that causes the casing to seperate from the tread and the tire fails way sooner than it should. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Thomas Rickabaugh
a Cross Country Rider
from Winston-Salem, NC, USA
Date Reviewed: May 20, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Hobby Park | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | Paceline | | Strengths: | Good at loose terrain, about average on climbing | | Weaknesses: | Well, where should I start? First, riding on hobby park I was rounding a burm real fast and as I began to turn my front wheel just slid out completely and i was on the ground bleeding everwhere... Second. THORNS!!! Somehow my friends 4 year old front tire seems to stand up 5 times better than my 5 month old tire. Since I have had them I have had to get new times a total of 10 times!!! Seems a bit ridiculous to me...and no I dont just ride randomly through the woods. They also stink when you ride on the road....dont last long | | Similar Products Used: | Hutchinson Scoprion, Bontrager Jone XR | | Bike Setup: | Came with 2008 Cannondale Prophet 2 | | Bottom Line: | Good if you ride where there are no thorns at all...great.
If you ride where I ride and there are a few thorn bushes here and there....dont buy em...save yourself the pain and agony I went through. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Wytnyt
a Cross Country Rider
from Phoenix, AZ USA
Date Reviewed: May 8, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | 100 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | Long wearing. Low rolling resistance. | | Weaknesses: | Cornering grip was pretty non-existent. Scary when descending. Felt like I was sliding all over the place. I figured that it was me and my riding style until I changed tires. I also got tread separation from the liner. Tire got to be spongy. Should have changed out sooner. | | Bottom Line: | I won't buy this particular tire again. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mike Jackson
a
from Jackson
Date Reviewed: October 31, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | all | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | Bicycle sportshop | | Strengths: | Grippy, durable,predictable,light enough to not wear you out.. cushy | | Weaknesses: | slow on start up. because of size | | Similar Products Used: | specialized 2.0 roll x, fast track. Smoke and dart (Old school)sycho. | | Bike Setup: | See previous review | | Bottom Line: | This is a update. These tires are a wonder. I've had them for more than 6 months and they are still working as they did the first time they got put on the bike. My wife now has a set and her confidence has gotten better because of how well these tire work. My wife on any given day could out climb me. It's been harder for her to now but she's always on my wheel. I've found that on the single track I'm working to stay with her but no slipage and if there is the tire still will find traction even in a drift. Let's just say at a 10- 15 mph turn into a burm and hard pack I'm upright on the trail and leaning hard in the turns.LOVE'EM | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Will
a Racer
from Atlanta, GA, USA
Date Reviewed: September 7, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Dausset Trails | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | Prodeal through sponsor | | Strengths: | Predictable grip in most conditions. Excellent tire for hardpack and small aggragate over hardpack. Self cleaning in clay. Relatively light, long lasting, great all-around race tire. | | Weaknesses: | Not the fastest rolling tire. | | Similar Products Used: | IRC Serac XC. | | Bike Setup: | 2006 Cannondale Rush 600 with custom wheelset. | | Bottom Line: | For sandy-over-hardpack and mildly moist conditions in the Southeast it is a great all around tire. Gave me the confidence in the corners to set personal records on every trail. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
stuart burton
a Cross Country Rider
from liverpool, united kingdom
Date Reviewed: August 20, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | penmachno, wales | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | chainreactioncycles | | Strengths: | reasonable combination of grip in a wide range of conditions rolls quite fast not too noisy on the road and is a good price | | Weaknesses: | blows up a bit narrow compared to the specialised tyres I have usually used before and I think it would be best to use the slightly more expensive 62 durometer compound on the front | | Similar Products Used: | specialised fast trak2.0, continental explorer2.1 , continental vapour2.3, panaracer fire2.1. | | Bike Setup: | on-one scandal 26" rockshox reba fork, mavic crosstrail wheels, on-one mary bars, sdg bel air rl seat, shimano xt&lx everything else | | Bottom Line: | If your looking for a good all round tyre that can have a go at most conditions bar deep sludge and you dont want to throw yourself down a mountain wearing full body armour or chase a gold medal, then give this tyre a try but make sure you use the soft compound on the front | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
scott
a Cross Country Rider
from belmar nj
Date Reviewed: August 16, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | came on my 29er | | Strengths: | seems to work well in all situations. i use them on my jamis 29er and they perform great on averything i throw at them. | | Weaknesses: | seem a little loose in sandy /muddy sections | | Similar Products Used: | wtb moto raptor, kenda nevagal | | Bike Setup: | jamis dakota 29er. rockshox tora 318 fork, shimano LX drive train, wtb dual duty rims, avid juicy 3 disks. | | Bottom Line: | good all around tire. if you ride in sandy/muddy places these might not be the best choice. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kevin Deal
a Racer
from Athens Ohio
Date Reviewed: July 30, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | a rocky one | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | won at a race | | Strengths: | Low rollin resistance, gets traction on loose soil, or on hard pack. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Panaracer Fire Xc Pro | | Bike Setup: | Trek 4300 disc with no stock parts. Tubeless. | | Bottom Line: | The tire digs really well in all conditions, I enjoy climbing out of the saddle and it hooks up well. If you get this tire I recommend converting to tubeless so you can run lower pressures. I generally run 28 psi, in the rear, with the tire in the opposite rotating direction becase if you run it the correct way it gives braking bite and in reverse when you pedal you get traction. Every sigle rider should have one unless you frequently ride on roads. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Wicked
a Cross Country Rider
from Denver, CO
Date Reviewed: July 12, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | White Ranch | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$80.00 | | Purchased At: | Can't remember | | Strengths: | Good handlin in corners/over waterbars/in sand. | | Weaknesses: | Heavy | | Similar Products Used: | Continental verts, Maxxis Hi Roller, almost everything else | | Bike Setup: | Yeti 575, Mavic 817's, XT hubs | | Bottom Line: | These are some of the best tires I've been on. At 2.35, the size is a plus on loose terrain and screaming downhills. I've been on them for 6 months now, easily making them the LONGEST LASTING tires i've tried. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bail_Monkey
a Weekend Warrior
from San Jose
Date Reviewed: June 25, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Skeggs | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Came on the bike | | Strengths: | They may be good if your riding in a straight line on hardpack. | | Weaknesses: | These tires came on my new bike. I have road a HT bike for over 10 years and now have a FS bike. While I do not have a lot of time on these tires, I'll have to say (with other reviewers) that they do NOT hold the line well in a turn. The front tire washes out even when you do not take a turn too fast. (More below) | | Similar Products Used: | A few different mtb tires... | | Bike Setup: | FS, Sram X9, Juicy 7's, Rock Shox Reba 07. | | Bottom Line: | I'm on my home training trail, quicksilver park in SJ. Been there numerous times w/my HT and now getting used to my FS.
I take a right turn going slightly downhill on a fire road w/loose gravely soil. I feel the front tire loosing grip and before I know it, I'm on the ground. The front end of the bike washed out and I'm down. Nice sized gash to my right forearm.....go to emergency room and I'm out with stiches after 3.5hrs...
I'm changing the front tire before my next ride. This review may be premature as I have only ridden the tire a handful of times, but I'm not a beginning Mt biker and I know which component failed my with my last spill.
Make your own choices, this tire may be great for certain types of conditions. I'll say that it's not an optimal tire for the North California trails. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve
a Racer
from Emory, VA
Date Reviewed: June 24, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Iron Mountain | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Adventure Damascus | | Strengths: | Great traction, little rolling resistance, and supple casing for great handeling at speed. | | Weaknesses: | Drops off of trail stuff (rocks, roots, stumps, etc) rather harsh. | | Similar Products Used: | IRC Serrac XC, other trail tires | | Bike Setup: | Rush 600, Cannondale seat, XT cassete, Ascent SPD pedals, Lizard Skinz dual density grips | | Bottom Line: | Great tire for racing or trail riding. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nick
a Weekend Warrior
from Amherst, MA
Date Reviewed: June 23, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Rolls well, ok grip and cornering on hardpack and dry gravelly conditions | | Weaknesses: | Struggles on rocks and roots and loamy earth, scary in wet | | Similar Products Used: | Panaracer Fire XC's, Panaracer Smoke/Dart, Kenda Psychos, etc. | | Bike Setup: | Ibex Asta X7, now with Pana Fire XC's. Were also tried on a home-built SS | | Bottom Line: | These came with the bike, the only part I was somewhat disappointed with. The tires first seemed somewhat quick and responsive on the packed dirt, until I hit roots and was sliding all over no matter the psi. Hitting rocks was unpredictable, and I was sliding on turns with loamy pine needles where I never was with other tires, with the rear tire slipping constantly. I had a very difficult ride with these same conditions in the wet, and felt out of control. However to be fair, they were decent in dry gravelly conditions, and a bit faster than my Fire XC's. If you live where it is wet, soft, rooty or rocky, I would avoid these tires. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan
a Cross Country Rider
from Riverview, Florida, USA
Date Reviewed: June 15, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Rollercoaster/North creek | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | AJ's Bike and Board | | Strengths: | Hooking-up Great!! Great in corners on hardpack, loose over hard pack and, soft sand. | | Weaknesses: | Wet roots, but I haven't found a tire yet that climbs well on wet roots | | Similar Products Used: | Hutchinson, Panaracer, Kenda | | Bike Setup: | 07 Giant Trance 1, Time attak xs, fox rp2, reba race, race face evolve bars seat post and cranks, DT swiss hubs on wtb speed disc rims, Maxxis Ignitors | | Bottom Line: | These things are great I took the advice from my lbs and I am very happy. I had a Hutchinson baracuda and pirrana combo on the bike that just wasn't cutting it. These tires roll well (2.35) corner well, and climb well for my type of riding (XC, agressive trail). I will definantly buy more once these run out | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chrisi
a Cross Country Rider
from Michigan
Date Reviewed: March 20, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Boyne Mountain XC | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | Came on Oryx Hurricane | | Strengths: | These are tires are light, roll fast, have excellent cornering bite if weighted, wear relatively slow, never got flat | | Weaknesses: | Unweighted tire can slide out, find front most often, | | Similar Products Used: | Maxxis Highroller, Harddrive,Bontrager ACx, Intense System 3 | | Bike Setup: | Oryx Hurricane, all mountain, and now on Oryx T-Line 500, race hardtail | | Bottom Line: | These are tires are all around predictable. I have had front end wash out issues in good tacky corners, but I feel it is rider error in unproperly weighty the front. I have abused them, and put two seasons of miles on them and last season raced them. I have rode them on the road durinig the training and on the trail, and then race them on the weekends. They are excellent bang for the buck, and another Maxxis engineering marvel. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Greg
a Cross Country Rider
from Orange County, CA
Date Reviewed: January 26, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Aliso Woods - Laguna Niguel | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | IBEXbikes | | Strengths: | Good on Pavement and hardpack | | Weaknesses: | Dangerous to turn bike in loose soil conditions | | Similar Products Used: | Kenda, Specialized Pro Revolution, Panaracer XC | | Bike Setup: | IBEX Trophy Comp X7, Sram x7, Truevativ, Rockshox Tora, Sun DS2-XC rims | | Bottom Line: | If you ride pavement and hardpack you are OK. Loose soil - look at other choices | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andre Rolff
a Weekend Warrior
from Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Date Reviewed: January 26, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Tour, CC | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$22.00 | | Purchased At: | profirad.de | | Strengths: | The tire was for my Gardalake (Italia) Bike-setup:
- not a single flat tire in this rough terrain over 14 days
- could be driven with low pressure
- great traction | | Weaknesses: | - weight of the wire-bead version (~800 grams) | | Similar Products Used: | Schwalbe Racing Ralph, Continental Twister SS, Continental Explorer | | Bike Setup: | Rotwild RCC 0.7 with Fox Float Ava Air, Manitou Black Platinum, Sram, ... | | Bottom Line: | Reviewed the wire-bead version of the Ignitor-Tire in 2.35". | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Cornel Pristoreanu
a
from Romania
Date Reviewed: December 4, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Work pretty well in the mud | | Weaknesses: | Bad grip on loose soil | | Similar Products Used: | IRC Mythos XC | | Bottom Line: | The tire came with the bike and I was very dissapointed with the performance of these tires in almost all conditions. The grip is poor when cornering, they tend to skid regardless of the inflating pressure. They're particularly bad on loose soil. Don't recommend them at all. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike Jackson
a Cross Country Rider
from Cedar Park Tx
Date Reviewed: November 4, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$4000.00 | | Purchased At: | Bicycle sportsshop | | Strengths: | exelent grip, corner well in variety of terrian, good tubless converters, nice sticky compund. cool red stripe on sidewall..Roll over rocks well and good for technical terrian and climbs. | | Weaknesses: | slightly slow on the start up, but what do you expect for 2.35 | | Similar Products Used: | roll xs other specialized tires, tioga psycho, dart and smoke, | | Bike Setup: | jamis dakar comp ds, marcchoci eta, fox float rear, boteagar corvair, 517 rear with said tires and otger goodies | | Bottom Line: | These tires work too well for my own good. i've ridden them in a variety of trails here around the Austin,Tx area. These tires dowell in all condition to my likng.( sorry speacialized), I've been able to hook corners easier,rail these things and helped my confidence level due to the predictable nature and yes these are a cross country tire and are not for wet conditions Maxxis said in thier introdution of this tire. These tires impress me to no end I run mine at 45psi and my run them lower i'm a 145 lb rider. If you know of emma long these tire work well thier. they seem to be complimented by the stan's conversion well. more flexable without the tube. When I run tubes thry caught thorns from places unknown. Id spent the money on these tires again. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Owen Simpson
a Racer
from Asheville, NC
Date Reviewed: September 11, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Tsali / Razorback | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | These tires hook up, I had very few flats (no pinch flats), and roll, roll, roll. | | Weaknesses: | 6" mud. | | Similar Products Used: | Bontrager tires, Specialized | | Bike Setup: | Race ready Flyte Celsius 9 | | Bottom Line: | Thses tires will work well unless you are riding in Snowshoe, WV during the time that it is wet (75%) of the year. They hook up in almost all conditions and somehow still roll excellent. These tires will be great for anyone that rides off-road, unless you need a lift to get to the trail head. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Beefa
a Cross Country Rider
from Sydney Australia
Date Reviewed: August 9, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Sparrow Hill ACT | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | Fantastic grip in most conditions from loose aussie bush trails to hardpacked clay/dirt. Can find them evry now and then for $40 a set new on Ebay !! I just went from the 2.35 to the 2.1 on my bike for a race at ACT's Sparrow Hill and these tyres roll faster than most others, and on the smooth packed winding flowy single trail of Sparrows, I could not get these to let go to the point I felt I was back on my motorbike at the race track. These puppies hook up something sweet !! | | Weaknesses: | Rear seems to wear but I suppose that is the trade of with a grippy tyre | | Similar Products Used: | Michelin Wildgrippers | | Bike Setup: | Iron Horse G-out 5 inchs front and back, Z1 Bomber front, Fox VanillaR rear, hydros etc etc etc | | Bottom Line: | These are a light tyre that perform exceptionally well at my style of riding which would be classed as trail and agressive XC when the wheel points down.
The side walls seem thin but after 2 years of riding these tyres (into my second set) I have not had a single puncture. I run them around 35-40 psi and this seems to suit me and my riding style.
I cannot fault these tyres, especially if you get a good price on them. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brainvermin
a Weekend Warrior
from Québec, Québec, Canada
Date Reviewed: July 18, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Good on hard pack and rocky trails.
| | Weaknesses: | Have seen tires with better cornering grip. | | Similar Products Used: | Maxxis High Roller, Hutchinson Mosquito, IRC Piranha | | Bike Setup: | 2002 Oryx T-Line 250, Shimano Deore/LX derailleurs, Marzocchi Z4 fork... | | Bottom Line: | I didn't pay for the tires, they came stock with the bike. I think they are really good tires for hard pack and rocky trails. They are not as good under wet or muddy conditions though.
The side knobs on the front tire didn't offer as much grip when cornering as other similar tires, but overall, I think the Ignitors are truly cross country tires. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ted Radford
a Weekend Warrior
from North Perth, Western Australia
Date Reviewed: July 10, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | John Forrest & Greenmount Nat. Parks | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike Force Malaga | | Strengths: | Awesome grip on all surfaces. Large volume casing. Open tread. | | Weaknesses: | Rough rolling on pavement. | | Similar Products Used: | Intense Comp 50, Michellin Raptors, Hutchinson Air Lites, WTB Werewolves. | | < |
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