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Submitted by
Gregg
a Cross Country Rider
from WI
Date Reviewed: 5/20/2007 6:08:05 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $24 |
| Purchased At: | performance |
| Strengths: | review is for Leader Protection. Low rolling resistance, great cornering |
| Weaknesses: | narrow, low volume. Rough riding |
| Similar Products Tried: | Maxxis Crossmax, Pythons, and everything else |
| Bike Setup: | Trek Top Fuel 110 |
| Bottom Line: | These are great rolling tires, but a bit on the narrow side. I am using them with stans (non ust version) and they setup great. The tires corner well but I like to have a bit more volume as these are bit rough riding due to the overall size of the tire. I will probably go with the Continental Flow which has the same tire tread but wider size. |
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Submitted by
Adam B
a Racer
from Toronto, ON
Date Reviewed: 10/31/2006 9:23:42 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Durham/Glen Major |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $30 |
| Purchased At: | Northern Cycle |
| Strengths: | Rolls fast, grips well on hard packed trails, not bad as a commuter tire if you want to go off road with it too. |
| Weaknesses: | Isn't the size it says it is - 2.0" wide or 2.0" tall like the Hutchinson tires. Not meant for wet trail usage but it does shed mud well. |
| Similar Products Tried: | michelin, hutchinson, bontrager - I've tried a lot of tires |
| Bike Setup: | Fuel 98 with a Conti Explorer Protection on the back and a Conti Vertical Protection on the front (all condition set up) |
| Bottom Line: | I've used this tire in races and it doesn't roll as fast as Hutchinson Pythons but I think it grips a bit better than that tire. I would recommend this tire as a back tire on a full suspension bike for dry hardpacked conditions. If you are riding a hardtail get a true 2.0 tire such as a Hutchinson Python. |
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Submitted by
Eds
a Cross Country Rider
from Karlsruhe, Germany
Date Reviewed: 10/11/2006 12:57:52 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $19 |
| Strengths: | Fast tire for on road, and offers enough grip in the mud and dirt. |
| Weaknesses: | The tread seperates from the sidewalls after just 4 weeks or riding. The tread also wears out very quickly when used for riding on asphalt. (I checked my tire pressure once a week) |
| Similar Products Tried: | Scwable Albert, Continental double fighter II |
| Bike Setup: | old Raleigh something with a full suspension |
| Bottom Line: | I guess the product is really meant for more off-road use. The tread on the front tire is easily destroyed by riding on rough asphalt. Thought it would be a good tire for off/on road use as the daily commute sees both surfaces for the same period of time. |
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Submitted by
Rob
a Cross Country Rider
from Carlsbad, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: 8/27/2006 11:15:09 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $20 |
| Purchased At: | LBS |
| Strengths: | Reasonable weight, fast, better than expected bite. |
| Weaknesses: | Folding version a bit pricey. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Too many to list |
| Bike Setup: | Cross Country Hard Tail |
| Bottom Line: | This tire performed better than expected on the dry to slightly loose hard pack I ride. Even the people I ride with took notice and said it hooked up much better than it looks like it should. I purchased the wire bead version to see if I liked the tread. I'll be going back for another. |
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