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Specialized
Fast Trak Pro D2
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Average Rating
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2.67/5
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# of Reviews
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15
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MSRP
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$ 37.00
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Description:The Fast Trak Pro tire was designed specifically for the world’s premier mountain bike racers. Its exceptional light weight, low rolling resistance, and large volume combine to make this the fastest cross country tire on earth. Its tightly-spaced center tread with ramped edges guarantee speed, while wellspacedshoulder knobs and the large cornering footprint guarantee traction.
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Submitted by
Stephen G
a Cross Country Rider
from Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: May 14, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | anything tight and fast | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Low rolling resistance | | Weaknesses: | This tire is a pain in my butt. As a front tire I don't have too much to complain about but as a rear tire its terrible. It doesn't clear mud at all, the side knobs are far too soft for cornering (powerslides on a bike are not welcome), and it constantly pinch-flats on rocks and roots. | | Similar Products Used: | Maxxis Calibos | | Bike Setup: | 06 Specialized Stumpjumper Disc | | Bottom Line: | I hate these tires. I have had too many rides interrupted or cut short because of this tire. I am sure its great for some conditions but apparently I don't ride them, maybe you need to be a smaller rider, I am 230lbs and had to keep the pressure on these tires well above 40psi. I switched back to an old pair of maxxis calibos and was much happier. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt
a Cross Country Rider
from Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Date Reviewed: October 6, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Came with bike | | Strengths: | Light, look pretty good. | | Weaknesses: | Jittery around corners, tend to slide a lot (front and back). | | Similar Products Used: | Larsen TTs | | Bike Setup: | Specialized Epic Comp | | Bottom Line: | Ever since using these tires I have wiped out about 3 times on the front. Before these tires, I hadn't done that for a long time. I just don't trust them at speed around corners. And when they decide to go, they go fast! (ie. all you remember is picking yourself up off the ground!).
These are definitely no good for loose gravelly conditions. They are fine going fast on fireroads, but are crap on single track - very jittery. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Simon
a Weekend Warrior
from San Diego, California, USA
Date Reviewed: July 22, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Penasquitos canyon | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Light weight | | Weaknesses: | Easy to get a flat tire, side wall edge reinforcement peels off tire wall after 1 1/2 years of light use. | | Similar Products Used: | Panaracer | | Bike Setup: | 04 Specialized Stumpjumper hardtail | | Bottom Line: | I use this bike often for commuting on Southern California's crumbling streets. They are light and handle o.k., but after a year and a half and about 1000 miles mostly on roads, the side wall reinforcing strips are separating from the rest of the tire both on the front and back tires. I keep them at 80-85 psi and I suspect they cannot really be kept at that high a pressure for that long without things separating. I have ridden off road around a dozen times with these things, and I was not that impressed with them. The traction in wet or sandy conditions is not that good. Riding in the infrequent California rain on the street was o.k. with enough traction, but they do clog with mud easily on the trail and then lose traction easily. Very frustrating to have tires that are no where near worn out be rendered unusably by side walls that are peeling apart. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve Goneau
a Weekend Warrior
from Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: June 18, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Hardwood Hills | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Light weight and fast | | Weaknesses: | Terrible in the mud and weak on cornering. | | Similar Products Used: | Maxxis Calibos | | Bike Setup: | 06 Specialized Stumpjumper Disc | | Bottom Line: | These tires came stock and I found they ran well for the first month or two. Went out riding after a rainfall and they turned out to be terrible in the mud, they were not shedding the mud and I was sliding around all over the place. Lately I have found that the lugs on the sides of the tires are just not strong enough to hold on hard corners especially with speed. Maybe its because I am a fairly big and heavy rider but I am not impressed at all. Riding hardpack at 30km/h and having a feeling of your backtire sliding sideways is pretty scary at times. As for sand, it sucks! I want my Panaracer Dart back. Already switching my old Calibos back on for time being. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Aaron
a Weekend Warrior
from Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Date Reviewed: June 10, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Alpha | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Eriks | | Strengths: | Fast on gravel, hard pack, and fire roads. | | Weaknesses: | These are not all weather tires! They have absolutely no grip in even light mud! They cannot hold their own on anything technical like rocks or roots. | | Bottom Line: | If you only ride on hard pack, concrete, or gravel then these are the tires for you. They are by far the fastest mountain bike tires for concrete I have ever used. But if you are a weekend warrior and ride rain or shine and technical single track then keep looking! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Merlion
a Cross Country Rider
from Michigan
Date Reviewed: April 3, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Lakeshore | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Light weight and road riding. | | Weaknesses: | NO traction when turning. No traction on roots. | | Similar Products Used: | Kenda Klimax lite, Fire XC Pro | | Bike Setup: | Specialized Epic Disc Comp | | Bottom Line: | Front washed out under me on 2 runs out of three, was under able to clip out and got nasty bruises and scratches. FYI, I am not an aggresive x-cty rider! Have to be so cautious when turning in on single tracks, and it takes the fun out of riding. So, I have already ordered my pair of Fire XC Pro to bring some confidence back to my riding. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Gordon
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from Honolulu HI
Date Reviewed: February 17, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Low rolling resistance
Light weight
Corners well on smoother trails | | Weaknesses: | Made for racing smooth XC
Flat resistance
throws up a lot of small rocks and debris
Absolutely suck in Sand | | Similar Products Used: | IRC Serac XC, Geax Sturdy | | Bike Setup: | 2007 Specialized Epic Comp | | Bottom Line: | I should have asked my LBS to trade out these tires for the Specilaized Roll-X. The Fast Traks are made for racing and riding groomed trails. Tried to lower tire pressure for more traction but got pinch flatted. You need to be a very good bike handler to ride these tires on rooty and wet trails. I absolutely did not like them in sandy trails. If you race well groomed trails, you may like the Fast Trak. Hence the good 3 star rating. It is too much of a racing tire than a good all-arounder so 2 stars for value. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Doug
a Cross Country Rider
from North Shore Boston
Date Reviewed: February 15, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Lynn Woods, Harold Parker, Breakheart Resrv. | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | eBay | | Strengths: | Light, foldable, super easy on and off, fast rolling. Great on rock surfaces and dry and wet trails. Tune these babies to your riding style with large volume. They do look good on your wheels! | | Weaknesses: | Not for every condition, meant to be a hard-pack racer. | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized Adrenaline | | Bike Setup: | 05 Specialized FSRxc frame, Mavic 717s, XT hubs, XT drivetrain, XT dual shifters, Eggbeaters, Revalation 426 fork, Swinger 3-way shock, Odi Ruffian lock-ons, Bontrager X-lite low risers, Truvativ Team stem/seatpost, Hayes MX1 discs | | Bottom Line: | I initially gave these a shot b/c I'm a bit of a Specialized loyalist. Smooth rolling on my road ride to the trails. Large volume lets you vary the pressures for different riding styles and conditions. Soft compound tread grips really well on dirt and rock surfaces. Soupy mud may pose a problem, but with the pressure set right, these shoes will go about anywhere. Be aware of pinch flat risks with the pressure down around 30-35. All in all, I feel confident whipping through corners, climbing and descending. Like any adjustable component, tune them to your riding conditions. They aren't going to ride that much different then similar tires in its class. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
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Justin Murray
a Cross Country Rider
from Canberra, ACT
Date Reviewed: January 30, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Sparrow Hill | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | eBay | | Strengths: | I love the dual compound on this tyre. It rolls quickly and has outstanding grip in the corners. | | Weaknesses: | None so far. | | Similar Products Used: | IRC Serac XC, Ritchey Z-Max WCS, Ritchey Elevader WCS, Bontrager Jones ACX, Panaracer Smoke and Dart, Maxxis Larsen TT and WTB Velociraptor. | | Bike Setup: | Trek 4500 with Salsa, WTB, Easton and Crank Bros upgrades. | | Bottom Line: | An excellent tyre for loose over hardpack conditions. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bill Oldach
a Racer
from Ashland,Mass,UnitedStates
Date Reviewed: December 18, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Milford Vietnam | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$37.00 | | Purchased At: | Landrys | | Strengths: | Good on dry land,rocks,dirt | | Weaknesses: | slips on leavs,routs | | Bottom Line: | Good for downhill/crosscounty don't use for rideing aroud res.'s | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Craig
a Cross Country Rider
from Pleasant Hill,CA, USA
Date Reviewed: November 10, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Nice ride, hook up well. | | Weaknesses: | Lots of flats, sev. pinch flats, and tires seem to pick up everything, after 3 months of 3-4 rides a week they are shot. | | Bike Setup: | Stumpjumper 06 | | Bottom Line: | Not a bad tire(came on the bike), but would not buy again due to wer and pinch flat issues. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Soul-tez
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from Pittsburgh
Date Reviewed: October 8, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | Fantastic in the turns, light weight, Large volume for your hardtail | | Weaknesses: | none yet | | Similar Products Used: | you name it | | Bike Setup: | Klein Attitude Race | | Bottom Line: | These tires seem to be getting a bad rap. I did a back to back comparison with a new set of Velociraptors and there was no question that these things hook up really good in the corners and everywhere else. I'm having a hard time adjusting my riding style. My mind says break for the turns but the tires say don't. Get a pair | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Leaf
a Cross Country Rider
from Seattle, WA
Date Reviewed: May 22, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | OEM on Bike | | Strengths: | Cool graphics and light weight...seem to roll fast. | | Weaknesses: | Not so great for slippery roots and rocks. Have had 3 pinch flats at high psi(45-50). Too pricey to justify buying other than OEM. | | Similar Products Used: | Hutchison Pythons, Panaracer Fire XC pro's. | | Bike Setup: | 2006 Specialized Stumpy with upgrades. | | Bottom Line: | These tires came on my bike that I picked up in early April so I haven't even ridden them two months. In that time I have had 3 pinch flats: two rear, and one front. The flats have occured on different types of tubes, and two different wheelsets so the only common factor is the tires. I have ridden entire seasons with no flats, and three in two months is starting to piss me off. What makes matters worse, is these flats have occured in non-technical areas. Combine the flats with the fact that these tires do poorly in the Seattle rooty rocky riding conditions, and I cannot say I have enjoyed these tires at all. I am so glad I didn't buy them as an upgrade. I've going back to my fire xc's that have never flatted on me in the year+ I have owned them. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Rick Katz
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from US
Date Reviewed: April 27, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | NONE! | | Weaknesses: | I've just returned from another ride and another crash. I have wiped out at some point in each of the approximately 15 rides I've done since installing this tire. This tire has absolutely no grip what so ever. It plows like no tire I've ever ridden and totally destroys my confidence in any technical situation. Yes it's light but it clogs with mud on even slightly wet trails and becomes heavy. I have ridden many tires over the years and can not recall another that performs as poorly as this one does. Specialized should be ashamed to put their name on such a piece of CR*P. | | Similar Products Used: | To many to list. | | Bike Setup: | Yeti 575, Manitou Minute 2 Fork, Fox RP3 Shock, XT Crankset, SRAM X9 Shifters, SRAM X9 RD, LX FD, SRAM PG990 Cassette, King headset, Yeti Arc Carbon Riser Bar, Mavic 517 w/King Hub Rear Wheel, Mavic 717 w/ XT hub Front Wheel, Avid BB7 Disc Brakes, Thomson Elite SP, WTB Titanium Rail Saddle, 27.5 Lbs. | | Bottom Line: | This tire S*CKS! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bernie
a Cross Country Rider
from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Date Reviewed: April 19, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Any | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | Cyclesmith | | Strengths: | Super grip, lightweight. | | Weaknesses: | None so far. | | Similar Products Used: | Panaracer Trailblaster, Fire XC pro, Smoke/Dart, Specialized Team | | Bike Setup: | Specialized S-Works hardtail, XTR/XT components, Thomson seatpost/stem, Flyte saddle, etc... | | Bottom Line: | Man these things hook up in all kinds of conditions - great in gravel, sand, and mud. Only problem is that they throw so much stuff (rocks, sticks, whatever) that it beats the paint off of your chainstays, seat tube and bottom bracket area. Really super tire that seems to be wearing very well too. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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