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Submitted by
axel issel
a Cross Country Rider
from Lima Peru
Date Reviewed: May 31, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Pachacamac | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | came with bike | | Strengths: | Light weight, grip, looks | | Weaknesses: | lack of strength, mainly on the sides | | Similar Products Used: | none yet, I am moving to IRC trailbear | | Bike Setup: | specialized stumpjumper comp | | Bottom Line: | I recommend this tire only of the terrain is not too aggressive,. I've cut the 2 tires in my first descend on rocky terrain, only having used them for 5 times in dirt. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a Weekend Warrior
from Mountain View
Date Reviewed: May 12, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | Passion | | Strengths: | The grip is pretty good. | | Weaknesses: | Thin sidewall. | | Similar Products Used: | Various WTB's | | Bike Setup: | 2004 Enduro Expert. Speedball, LP Composites bar ends, ODI lock ons. | | Bottom Line: | Nope. Not a good tire. Once you slice the sidewall you're stranded unless you carry a spare tire. I've shredded two of these things in six months. I guess it would be OK on fire roads or you never drop through rock gardens. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tim
a Cross Country Rider
from Logan, UT
Date Reviewed: April 16, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Came With Bike | | Strengths: | Great front directional tread. Rolls pretty fast. But still offers nice carving grip and braking. Light weight and huge air volume for it's size casing. Its a 2.0" but is sized 2.3". | | Weaknesses: | Not really any if you use it for XC on trails, and not AM / drops. | | Similar Products Used: | Panaracer Cinders, Kenda Nevegals, Bontrager Jones ACX, Spesh Captains, WTB Weirwolfs. | | Bike Setup: | Stumpy FSR Expert | | Bottom Line: | I run the Resolution up front and replaced the back with the Captain 2.0". I didn't think there were any problems with the Resolution in the back. I just loved it in the front so much that I wanted to save my rear as a spare front for later on. As it turns out the captain is a better rear tire IMO.
The 2.0 Res has similar braking and grip to the 2.35 WTB Weirwolf up front, but none of the draw backs. Much better rolling resistance and not squirmy on hard pack, and it weights less.
Definitely a great tire for dry climates. Seems to work ok in soft spring trails, but really shines on hard pack dry trails. I would probably be looking at another tire if I were on humid forest trails with deep top soil. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jerome
a Cross Country Rider
from Montreal, CANADA
Date Reviewed: January 3, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | La montagne des Roches, Charlesbourg | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | ABC Cycles | | Strengths: | Pretty light
Big volume for its size
Good directional knobs
Cheap | | Weaknesses: | Could be even lighter | | Similar Products Used: | Many | | Bike Setup: | Used on my two bikes as a front tire :
04 Stumpjumper FSR Expert custom
07 Cannondale Caffeine custom | | Bottom Line: | This review is for the Resolution Pro 2.0. I beg to differ with many comments below. I've owned different iterations of this tire (named Adrenaline at first and then Resolution) and have always been happy with their all-around performance. We have mainly technical trails here in Quebec (roots, rocks, ruts, muddy/soft soil, etc.) and this tire (as a front tire application) has always made me feel secure. It's pretty light (575 g for a 2.0), cheap, has big volume, efficient directional knobs that make the wheel go where it is pointe and is durable. I've never experienced any problems with the sidewalls, whereas I got sidewalls punctures and ripping with my Michelin tires and the «iceskating» problem described by another person here maybe related to an inadequate pressure rather than to the lack of traction of the tire itself. I've also been riding this tire as a rear tire on two demo bikes for a few hours on soft and muddy soil (november weather in Quebec can be pretty harsh) and was impressed with its holding and hugging the ground at around 32 psi. I keep buying this tire each year because it gives me entire satisfaction for what I use it for. Highly recommended. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Wideside66
a
from Bay Area
Date Reviewed: January 3, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Bottom Line: | I forgot to mention on my previous review…
that due to the spacing of the knobs on the tire that goat head thorns fall in-between the knobs and cause punctures.
Maybe they are good tires if you don’t have goat heads in your area! Maybe they aren't the correct tire for the application in which I am using. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Wideside66
a Weekend Warrior
from Bay area
Date Reviewed: January 1, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | With bike at Go Ride | | Strengths: | weight | | Weaknesses: | Wont hold air or stay inflated.
Throws gravel in my face. Ruined a $175 pair of shades that I had for over 3 years. | | Similar Products Used: | Kenda Claws | | Bike Setup: | Specialized SJ Elite | | Bottom Line: | I have Kenda claws on my old bike with slime liners and only got 1 flat in about a year. Never had gravel showered in my face before.
I got a flat on my specialized pros, replaced the tube and put in a liner and got two flats on the next ride. I have ridden this spot over 50 times last year without getting a flat.
Maybee its just bad luck... but tubes are starting to cost more than new tires. Besides I dont care how much the tire weighs as long as it keeps rolling. Cant ride flats! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joshua
a Cross Country Rider
from Kansas
Date Reviewed: December 22, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$37.00 | | Strengths: | fast rolling, good air volume, stick like epoxy on hardpack, gravel, and rocks | | Weaknesses: | THIN SIDEWALLS!!! And Mud | | Similar Products Used: | IRC Mythos, Serfas gators, some random old school specialized tire that the knobs kept tearing off of in corners | | Bike Setup: | Trek 930, Duke XC, Sram x9 all around | | Bottom Line: | I rode these while I was working as a camp counselor in colorado for the summer. I loved them on the dry hardpack and gravel of the trails and roads we went on with the kids. They roll fast, stick like glue, saved my butt once while I was bombing through a set of gravely washouts at a diagnal on a backroad...I thought for sure I was a gone'r, but these things stuck like epoxy to carbon fiber and pulled my sorry butt out of a would be painful crash. Buuuuuuuut, on the negative, I did pinch flat on the front (I only bought one, had it in the front with a Mythos XC (front one) in the back). I entered into a section where you ride down some stair steps, stop and pivot on a rock, then ride out of the section. I rode the stairs, while decending I came to the stop point of this, and my pack (a good 15 pounds, extra water, food, and med pack since I was a counselor) shifted forward, and with me already weighing in at 235 (6'2")it was enough to pinch it. I have only tried this tire on one ride in which it was wet. A hardpack trail that had recently been rained on. I didn't wipe out because of it, but then again I wasn't pushing hard. But for as open of a design as it is, it really packs up with mud. If you are a lighter rider, 180 and below, and ride in drier climates, go for this tire. I don't think you will be disappointed. 3 for value, cause I think there are better bangs for the buck out there, and 4 overall cause it needs some stiffer sidewalls for us heavier guys and it needs a wet weather performance revision. But saving my butt through the ruts keeps it still fairly high in my book! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
striker
a Weekend Warrior
from Monterey, CA USA
Date Reviewed: December 16, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | O.E.M. | | Strengths: | Excellent grip in all conditions. Smooth and light pedaling for its size. | | Weaknesses: | Made by Specialized and will probably be gone because they believe in "change". | | Similar Products Used: | Kenda Nevegals...Specialized Fast Traks...2.2 and 2.0 Kenda Kharmas....Kenda Blue Groove...etc..etc. | | Bike Setup: | '06 Stumpjumper...Fox Floats...Cromaxxes | | Bottom Line: | These tires are excellent....dunno what happened with the prior users on this page. I've pounded these guys for almost two years and never had an issue as far as dependability. The Resolutions are fast...smooth....and have excellent cornering grip. The key is running a low pressure 35 psi.
These tires do extremely well in all conditions....hard pack, loose hardpack, sand...and loam. I thought the Nevegals were the best, but these guys are smoother and faster and have as much if not more grip than those. Id strongly recommend these tires for those that want grip.....everywhere. The Resolutions also have a softer ride at low psi's for those without good suspension. Hope Specialized doesn't get rid of them.
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Submitted by
Goldsbar
a
from New Jersey
Date Reviewed: November 26, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Great cornering and climbing capabilities on dry hardpack. When the tire does come loose, it's easy to regain control. | | Weaknesses: | Very weak sidewalls. Mud can be scary. | | Similar Products Used: | Many over 15 years | | Bike Setup: | 2007 Enduro SL | | Bottom Line: | I'd expected that a 2.3" tire that came standard on a 6" travel bike would hold up well to rock gardens. I was wrong! A couple of rocky rides have shredded the rear tire. Longevity of the tread is fair at best.
On a more positive note, this is a great tire on dry hardpack. I'd suggest it if this is what you ride (though you probably wouldn't want a tire this wide...). If you're looking for an all-around tire, however, look elsewhere. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
David Needham
a Weekend Warrior
from Essex
Date Reviewed: November 12, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Whatever I'm Riding | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | wiggle | | Strengths: | Big Carcase, good grip (in the dry) Lightweight | | Weaknesses: | Thin sidewalls | | Similar Products Used: | Various | | Bike Setup: | Orange Patriot Fox, sram, usual sort of stuff | | Bottom Line: | These tyres are good in the right situation, they're 600gm tyres, you don't ride them in rocks,they slide horribly on wet roots and mud, don't ride them in those conditions! ride them in the dry and they're great. If want one tyre to do everything don't buy them ,but at the end of the day they are a good hardpack tyre | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Philip Sulikosky
a Weekend Warrior
from New Zealand
Date Reviewed: November 9, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Eskdale | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$1.00 | | Purchased At: | Avanti Hastings | | Strengths: | They are round and they are better than riding directly on your rims. They simulate riding on pack ice quite well. | | Weaknesses: | Terrifying in mud or greasy conditions. Center tread wears very quickly. | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized Hardrockers (quite good) WTB Velocraptors (very good) | | Bike Setup: | 07 Specialized Hardrock Comp, stock | | Bottom Line: | These are the weakest kit on the stock bike, they are ok on dry packed trail but not anywhere else. They lose traction climbing readily, but they are at least consistent in that they also loose front end traction descending. Forget about descents in wet conditions unless you have full body amour. Come on Specialized, did you guys get a deal on these cos no one else wanted them? | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andy
a Cross Country Rider
from Dallas
Date Reviewed: November 2, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | came on bike | | Strengths: | None | | Weaknesses: | All | | Bike Setup: | 2007 Specialized Stumpjumper | | Bottom Line: | These came on my stumpjumper and is the weakest link of the stock setup.
Slow rolling, no traction over roots, loose in corners. I've washed out more times on these tires than I can count. They are the worst tires I've ever ridden and I've ridden a wide variety. I've never wanted to replace a set of tires so bad in my life.
The terrain that I've been riding in varies from hardpack, loose dirt/sand, rock beds, roots, and mud. Never have I felt comfortable with these tires. I'm really dissappointed because I've had nothing but good experiences with Specialized products.
I'm going to replace them and then burn them. I wouldn't ride these tires if they were free. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brandon
a Racer
from Virginia
Date Reviewed: October 11, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Douthat | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | They're fat and fast, and light | | Weaknesses: | super thin sidewall | | Similar Products Used: | Panaracer, WTB Weirwolfs | | Bike Setup: | 07 Stumpy | | Bottom Line: | This is an updated review to a previous one. I've had the tires on mny rig for about 6 months now, and I have a better idea of them.
I just replaced them with Weirwolfs yesterday, and am keeping the D2s as everydays, and my Weirwolfs as racers.
So I now have one boot on the inside of the rear, and 3 gashes on the sidewall. One will need to be rebooted before remounting them. They hold up to almost anything. Snake bites are rare becuase of the diameter. But one good run through a rock garden and listen well for the hissing of the tube coming out of the side.
I dind't have much confidence in cornering in these things, but then thought about it, and they're racing tires, right? So I leaned more and more over one ride and got the indication that the more you lean, the more they want to cut into the turn. I was just hesitant to get onto the outer tread blocks, I think. But they do their job.
They're good enough that I am keeping them for my non-racing tires, but not good enough that I'll buy another pair.
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Submitted by
Rich R
a Weekend Warrior
from New Jersey
Date Reviewed: October 9, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Ringwood | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$37.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Weaknesses: | Side walls are too thin. | | Bike Setup: | 05 StumpJumper | | Bottom Line: | I've gone through 5 tires in two years. I ride on rocky trails. The side wall on 4 of the tires are worn out. Don't buy these if you're riding on rocky stuff. These tires are not worth more than $15. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason West
a Weekend Warrior
from Lakewood, CO, US
Date Reviewed: September 11, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Lair O' the Bear | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Wheat Ridge Cyclery | | Strengths: | Decent grip, relatively light | | Weaknesses: | sidewalls flimsy, cut easily | | Similar Products Used: | WTB Raptor | | Bike Setup: | Specialized Enduro SL Expert | | Bottom Line: | These came stock on my enduro(love the bike, by the way). After only 70 miles, I have two large sidewall cuts and have had two other punctures. Tires are simply too flimsy to stand up to the type of riding the Enduro otherwise allows for. The grip seemed decent, if you only plan on easy trail riding. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
andy illston
a Cross Country Rider
from elgin, scotland
Date Reviewed: August 1, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | ordiequish fochabers | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | forres | | Strengths: | lightweight for size | | Weaknesses: | slow rolling even on hardpack, poor cornering due to oversize carcase making tyre flop (its more like a 2.5" than the 2" it claims to be) don't run these on narrow xc rims! Possibly the worst tyre i ever used on muddy trail and tree roots due to lack of grip. to cap it all i have had more punctures with these tyres over the last month than the whole of my riding days put together.
| | Similar Products Used: | panaracer razer kenda karma specialized dirt control | | Bike Setup: | commencal combi s with magura quake cp125 forks | | Bottom Line: | These are just total rubbish!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris Smith
a Weekend Warrior
from Waxhaw, NC
Date Reviewed: July 20, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | USNWC Charlotte | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Bicycles East in Matthews, NC | | Strengths: | They are black | | Weaknesses: | No lateral grip, little braking grip. Sidewalls are weak, I've replaced countless tubes in 6 months | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized Roll-x | | Bike Setup: | Specialized FSR Stumpjumper Expert stock setup | | Bottom Line: | Recently replaced the stock Resolution tires on my FSR Expert to Roll-x. The Roll-x is far superior to the Resolution Pro. The Resolution Pro should not be the stock tire on a $3000 bike. I have a cracked rib thanks to the inferior lateral grip on the Resolution Pro. If you are looking for a tire for your Huffy Thunderroad, by all means buy these tires. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dylan
a Weekend Warrior
from Hobart
Date Reviewed: July 19, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Good volume, light, fast rolling, predictable. Price | | Weaknesses: | Casings are fragile rubbish. On my first ride a stick/root cut a 1cm hole right through the tread of the rear tire. Within a month both front and rear had numerous sidewall cuts where the tires were bulging.
Tire slides predictably but grip levels aren't outstanding. | | Similar Products Used: | IRC, Maxxis, WTB, Hutchison. | | Bike Setup: | Giant Reign 1, mostly stock. | | Bottom Line: | Could be a very nice tire if you only ride smooth groomed XC trails, but just not suitable if you ever ride rocky trails or where there is tree debris. I would expect a 2.3 tire to be built to take a little abuse.
I changed to these tires from the stock Hutchison Barracudas to try and save some weight and get better rolling performance. They worked in that regard, but just aren't trustworthy. Both front and rear tires were basically wrecked in a month , where with the hutchisons I have only had one puncture in the subsequent 6 months.
Disappointed. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris Andersen
a Weekend Warrior
from Sun City, AZ, USA
Date Reviewed: July 14, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | McDowell Mtn Loops | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Pretty good traction for dry/dusty/rocky AZ trails. Rolling resistance is OK. | | Weaknesses: | Sidewalls tear extremely easily. | | Similar Products Used: | Panaracer Fire XC. | | Bike Setup: | Stock Specialized Stumpy FSR Comp (2007). | | Bottom Line: | After being a hardtail holdout for 5+ years, I finally switched to the Stumpy this year. These tires came stock on the bike, and within my first 2-3 rides I had sidewall tears. I put a boot in them and tried to patch 'em up best I could, but additional tears keep popping up in other parts of the tires, both front and back.
Needless-to-say, it's very disappointing to shell out a few grand on a brand new bike and have to buy new tires within the first couple hundred miles.
Aside from this issue, I give my 2007 Stumpy rave reviews--I love the bike, just need new tires! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brandon
a Racer
from Richmond, VA
Date Reviewed: June 1, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Douthat | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | fast and fat. | | Weaknesses: | The sidewalls seem thinner than I'm used to. | | Similar Products Used: | Panaracer 2.1 XC Pro | | Bike Setup: | 07 Stumpy FSR Comp | | Bottom Line: | They came on the bike, so I'm going to ride on them till they either comke apart or wear out. I had a pair of Specializeds on my last bike stock, and they did fine. A few thron flats but no snakebites and I replaced them with the Panaracers, which seemed to corner better but had much more rolling resistance.
The Resolution is fat as hell for the size it says it is, which is cool, cause it's squishy. Barely fits into my roof rack. I'm waiting for a rock or root to gash the side of the tire out and leave me dissapointed, but it never happened on the last set. I did get a pinch flat last week but thats bc I failed to completely hop over a tall curb and the rear slammed down onto it. Typical of any tire. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
DAVID ECKERSLEY
a Cross Country Rider
from LONDON
Date Reviewed: May 26, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | Wiggle | | Strengths: | Comfortable due to volume | | Weaknesses: | This is a big tyre for the stated size(2.1). It leaves little clearance (front and rear) on a Specialised FSR XC which it came on. The worst feature and it is why I would never recdommend them to anyone is the ease at which the side walls are damaged. Apart from being thin the side walls protrude too far outside the tread which makes them very vulnerable to cuts. I have now ruined both front and rear tyre after less than two months just riding trails in Southern England!. Both tyres got 2" cuts in the walls resulting in blowouts. I am not a heavy rider (75kg) and the tyres were inflted to within the recommended range (45psi) | | Similar Products Used: | Smoke and Dart, Fire | | Bike Setup: | Specialised FSR XC PRO - vitually off the shelf (3 months old) | | Bottom Line: | Might like soft sand or tarmac but if you ride on anything sharper be prepared to walk home. Total cr-p don't buy! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ed Mc
a Cross Country Rider
from Canberra, ACT, Canberra
Date Reviewed: April 17, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | sparrow | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Good in variety of dry conditions from hardpack to sand and gave surprisingly good traction on some really loose rocky climbs, but fairly fast rolling. | | Weaknesses: | with such a high capacity, they pinch at what you'd think were normal pressures with other tyres. | | Similar Products Used: | 04 spec. enduro tyres, fast track sport and pro, maxxis larsen, minion | | Bike Setup: | 04 enduro comp with xt drivetrain and swinger coil, black platinum forks. | | Bottom Line: | This tyre has surprised me, it's performed well in a variety of dry conditions. The general consensus seems to be that this is a tyre for dry conditions only. It's reasonably fast, it climbs well, corners well enough and has survived some brutally rocky descents.
It's worth a look if you want an XC/all mountain tyre that'll provide some security and grip without riding like an anchor. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
JG
a
from Oakland
Date Reviewed: March 14, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | Another Bike Shop | | Strengths: | Fast, grippy, cheap, light. | | Weaknesses: | Long-term durability could be a problem. Kind of wimpy-looking. | | Similar Products Used: | This and that | | Bike Setup: | Heckler, All Mountain 2 | | Bottom Line: | This review is for the redesigned 07 Resolution 2.3. I've been running High Rollers for a while and have been pretty happy with them, but they're not really cut out for dry CA trails. I decided to get the Resolutions rather than Ignitors or something because the Sun DS1 rim I have out back is almost impossible to get a tire on...I figured the Reso's 120tpi casing would make it easier to mount.
My first impression was a little underwhelming. Mounted up, the Resolution looks like a road tire next to a Nevegal or even a 2.35 High Roller...the casing is nice and fat, but the tread is very low. Tread width is almost the same as the HR 2.35, but the casing is bigger. Also, the side knobs are easy to flex by hand, which had me a little worried.
A couple of miles in, and all my doubts were pretty much proven wrong. The Resolution accelerates and climbs much better than I would have expected from a tire with ramped center/intermediate knobs. Braking traction is very good, and cornering grip is phenomenal. The Resolution can hold a line through loose-over-hardpack, gravel, or dusty pine duff. It will even lean over pretty far on pavement. Its rolling resistance is pretty minimal and overall it's one of the best tires I've found for dry loose California trails.
Overall, I'm very impressed with this tire. I've never been a fan of Specialized tires before, but they really nailed it with this one. My one concern is long-term durability...several people on the forums have mentioned that this tire wears pretty fast, which makes sense given the ramped center knobs and soft 55 duro shoulder tread. But for 35 bucks, I'm not going to worry about it too much. I wish the tire had a deeper tread and a more defined shoulder, but that's just personal preference...all in all, the Reso is a great choice for all-around riding in dry weather. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
scott blacklow
a Cross Country Rider
from hobart
Date Reviewed: December 8, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | big bend | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Light (I think) fast rolling on well gromed dirt or road, large air volume possibly gives cushioning and range for tyre pressures. | | Weaknesses: | Lets go on the front pretty badly in gravel, fine powder, and wet clay. On the rear looses traction when it counts most when your poised on roots and damp rock slabs and trying to control you speed. Large for teh claimed diametre, surely all that extra air adds weight. | | Similar Products Used: | Maxxis, WTB, Continental | | Bike Setup: | 07 Specialised Stumpjumper FSR Comp with bar ends, flipped stem, forward seat post | | Bottom Line: | These came standard on my bike, they probably roll well. A good tyre for well groomed trails and road but thats not where or why I ride a mountain bike. Its probably too much to ask one tyre to do for front and rear. Found problems with front traction on corners and off cambre stuff, and straight line grip on roots rock shelf etc. Switched to a Maxxis on front after short time.
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Submitted by
Drew
a Cross Country Rider
from Denver, CO, USA
Date Reviewed: October 4, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Anything in Winter Park | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Bicycle Village | | Strengths: | Fast, great up front. Hooks up well on most anything. Soft and supple. Relatively light. | | Weaknesses: | Wanders in loose conditions and will try to kill you on wet roots. Wear quick. | | Similar Products Used: | WTB Veloci front and Mutano-raptors (better all-around). | | Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz Blur LT...XT/XTR mix with Juicy 5ers. | | Bottom Line: | Put these tires on and headed first to Buffalo Creek...smooth and sandy hardpack with lots of burn area to ride through. Had em rear and they were so big, I was getting small rocks stuck between the frame and tire tread, thus dumping gravel into my linkage. Not good. Especially on a brand new Blur, which mostly locked up my linkage and even scratched some of the anodize on my frame. Lesson: the model I had was way too big...2.1 was more like 2.4 and too big. Swapped it up front and headed to Winter Park. First thing I noticed is that it was very soft and comfy. Then, I noticed it rolls fast. THEN, I noticed that too much Mojo in the turns and the side knobs start wandering...usually in looser stuff. Tweaking tire pressure helped, but still don't feel confident in high-speed turns. Look at the side knobs...relatively wimpy and prone to fold and deform under pressure. In the really sandy turns, these want to dive in and wash out. Better on hardpack and fast with good braking traction. Still on the lookout for a better front tire, something that can better the Mutanos which I have loved so much. Oh yeah, also, wearing tremendously after 450 miles. Not cool. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Grommett
a Weekend Warrior
from Phoenix
Date Reviewed: September 29, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Mormon/ national/ Javelina | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$32.00 | | Purchased At: | South Mountain Cycle | | Strengths: | Corners great, rolls smooth, | | Weaknesses: | none I perceive | | Similar Products Used: | other spesh tires, panaracers, hutchisons... | | Bike Setup: | 04 Spec Epic Sworks:fox,xt/xtr,chris king... (old 2.1)
06 Spec Stumpy Sworks:fox,sramXO,avid, chris king...(new 2.3) | | Bottom Line: | I love the tire but this review is more of a heads up to those who have used them and are planning on contuing to use them in 07 or those who may be following someone's recomendation...
I have run these tires on single track, hardpack, rocky sections, 24 races, etc...and I think they are a great tire for the desert...muddy conditions-I don't have a clue. They grip well up hill and cornering and roll great on the straights. I have no complaints and plan to continue to roll them all this season.
Now for the heads up...The old sizes ran HUGE...the 2.2 was as big as some other 2.4 sizes out there. I went down and picked up some new 2.1's this week to replace the worn 2.1 from last year and there is a huge difference in size. I ended up taking them back and grabbing 2.3's to get the same 'size'. The new 07 Resolutions also are more round in profile than before but so far the handling is still in line with the previous year. Keep this in mind if you are looking to replace old with new. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mdbarbus
a Weekend Warrior
from Phoenix
Date Reviewed: September 18, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$34.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Superb Traction, Rolls Fast, Wide Footprint | | Weaknesses: | Sidewalls are thin | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized RollX, Tioga Factory DH, IRC Trailbear, and others | | Bottom Line: | This tire works great as a front tire for desert conditions. It feels great in the corners in sandy and loose conditions. The casing is huge on this tire and can be run at different pressures to change the ride. The sidewalls of this tire could be an issue but I have not experienced a problem in about 60 miles.
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Submitted by
cricri
a Weekend Warrior
from Grenoble, France
Date Reviewed: August 2, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | french alps single tracks | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | good volume to weight ratio, low rolling resistance | | Weaknesses: | the sidewalls are way to thin for rocky trails | | Bottom Line: | may certainly be a very good tyre in gentle conditions but don't expect this tyre to last long in severe rocky conditions (several friends of mine had the same problems and destroyed this tyre as quickly as I did) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave
a Weekend Warrior
from Tempe, AZ
Date Reviewed: July 29, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Strengths: | Excellent Traction in dry conditions. (Never ridden these in wet conditions so don't know.) High Volume. This tire is huge, a measured 2.4 inches width, as big as a Trail Bear 2.5. | | Weaknesses: | Durability when used as a rear tire. The side knobs were starting to disintegrate after only a couple of months. The sidewalls were seriously stressed and abraded, even though tire pressure was checked and adjusted before every ride. Tire failed on sidewall with tube protruding through. | | Similar Products Used: | IRC Trail Bear 2.25 and 2.5, Panaracer Cinder, Continental Vertical Pro (recommended). | | Bike Setup: | Trek Liquid 2003 with Race Face Diabolis riser bar and short stem for better control on downhills, Performance Loco Wheels for better durability. | | Bottom Line: | Amazing traction but will not last under a heavy rider on rocky, technical trails because the sidewalls are too thin and not well protected. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve Peterson
a Cross Country Rider
from Lindon, Utah, USA
Date Reviewed: April 14, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Slick Rock, Moab UT | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | |
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$ 37.00
