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Description:The Dissent is a mean DH/Freeride that feeds on those in loose, rough trails in all conditions.
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Submitted by
OMNICELL
a Weekend Warrior
from Washington
Date Reviewed: June 30, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | South Fork | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | $50.. | | Strengths: | Roles exceptionally well.... Side-Walls grip well on concrete and hard-pack trail, as well as grass, and small dirt jumps.... Because the knobs are shorter on top, and the tire is in general wider.. it makes a great Urban assault front tire... | | Weaknesses: | Weight I suppose.... I have Free Ride bike... SO... What do you want for your money.... !!! If I want to ride free ride.. Im going to have to peddle... Its that simple... | | Similar Products Used: | WTB 2.4 MotoRaptor... ... A marvelous all purpose front tire, that I had a hard time giving up..... | | Bike Setup: | blue powder coated Giant AC with Romic shock with all new decals.. ... Zoke z1 Bomber-sprey concrete powered grey... with blue powder-coated caps...
LX and XT transmission and gearing... Race-face full adjustable seat post...Terry saddle, with fake applied blue and white spray paint age markings.... to make it look cool..!! Intense mag 30 Rims, custom built at Speedgoat.com Hope Bulbs, Red... Azonic bars and stems and flats .... Blue OURY grips .. Panaracer FIRE DH Pro on back... WTB on front... | | Bottom Line: | Im a mixture of riding experiences.. I dont always get a chance to get to the trail... It requires a Half hour drive and a day planned.. Thier is another day trail, I can ride to.. ITs about 30 minutes away by bike.. but I dont always need or want that... Im an urban Free-Rider... I look for my experiences with in the yards, and alleys, and parks, and curbs of the small town of 35'000 that I live in... and I can find quit allot to enjoy myself and stay occupied.. I spend allot of time jumping back-and -forth on concrete... With that in-mind.. The tire is Wonderful.... Better then the 2.4 MotoRaptor for such things... It just corners wonderfully and its flatter and wider, and smoother on the street when Im bouncing around looking for things to jump of off, or onto.. or through or around...
For the more serious trails.. I think I would buy a Motorapter for the front because of the center grip for loose mud and gravel.... Yet.. I dont really know how well this tire works in serious downhill trailing in NorthWest Washington conditions...
Its great for urban though.... and in-town loose and hard pack experiences... | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
giantsaam
a Weekend Warrior
from broomfield co usa
Date Reviewed: June 26, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Keystone | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | local shop | | Strengths: | Grip in corners, braking grip, low rolling resistance, super grippy rubber | | Weaknesses: | Heavy, or weak if you get the single ply version | | Similar Products Used: | WTB prowler mx, Weirwolf lt, Maxxis minion, Kenda nevegal, Intense world cup, and about every other big bag tire | | Bike Setup: | Haro Werx 7 with all the goodies | | Bottom Line: | This is a review of the heavy duty casing as I had destroyed the single ply version in a little under a month on regular trail riding. This is a downhill tire and it does very well at that it is fast, sticky, and it hugs corners very well. The only downside to this product is the weight but what "Downhill" tire isn't. Everyone needs to get off the lightweight train buy the big bags and huck your meat. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
slimat99
a Cross Country Rider
from Evergreen Co
Date Reviewed: June 9, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Rolls fast, weight, corners ok, climbes ok | | Weaknesses: | Pinch flats!!!!! Brakes poorly | | Similar Products Used: | tons of DH tires and light cassing fatties | | Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz Heckler, fox 36 | | Bottom Line: | THis is a review for the DH race, the heavy DH version may be a great tire, but my main complaint is the DH race pinches very easily! This tire also brakes poorly. I'm some what out of control with this tire when braking hard for a tight corner. This tire corners pretty well, but it's tough to keep control when entering corners. It rolls very well, and very fast, but when you need to brake, good luck! Don't buy the DH race if you ride hard, you will flat over and over. I use a 1.5mm thick tube, which negates the weight savings of this light tire, and I'm still pinching over and over. I'm going back to two ply, with a lighter tube and over all weight will be about the same. If you race DH, you may be able to sprint faster with this tire, but good luck finishing with out pinching. May be this would be a good tire for buffed out DH runs with no rocks. Oh yeah, my rear tire is almost trashed already and it only has 10 rides on it at the most. Buy something else, or go with the two ply version and maybe you will be more happy with them than me. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
TheGiggler
a Downhiller
from EDH, Cali
Date Reviewed: August 12, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Fast rolling, good traction, big contact patch | | Weaknesses: | Race version - rear tire lasted 3 days! | | Similar Products Used: | Lots of WTB, Maxxis, Spec, IRC, Ritchie... ya know a lot of em over the past 25 years | | Bike Setup: | Dissents went on the 03 SC Bullit, 888 RC up front, 5th in back, Avid 8" Juicy, Sram etc. | | Bottom Line: | Nice tire in general but didnt last 3 days in Whistler. I was running the lighter version (still over 900grams each!) I have run WTB folding race tires on a number of bikes for a long time and never seen one cut up as bad or as fast as this. I got 5 or so punctures and cuts in between the center and side tread blocks. Luckily Stans kept me from the long walk down the hill at W. I have a Dissent on the front, and although it had no cuts the tread was already showing signs of heavy wear. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
david
a
from pinole
Date Reviewed: July 31, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Traction & Speed | | Similar Products Used: | Maxxis Minnionn 2.5 3C, Maxxis HighRoller 2.35 & 2.5, WTB TimberWolf 2.5 | | Bike Setup: | Ibex Atlas 2X9 | | Bottom Line: | Running the Dissent in the front after being on the Maxxis Minion which is the next best thing to the WTB TimberWolf but lighter. This tire is very fast rolling, hitting a trail I know very well it was amazing how fast I was going. This section is smooth hard pack dirt & rock that S-es through trees on a hillside. Braking power in loose silty marble size rock karp could be described as stopping on a Dime. Total control with the brakes at all times. Some tires you can get on the brake & it skids making you believe the brakes are locking up. With the Dissent there is modulation between the two that just flat gives killer confidence in brake power. Silt & rocks the size of golf or soft balls it just plows through them keeping a smooth straight line. When cornering in any of these conditions you will find your self pushing it more then you ever felt confident in the past. The Dissent is the best tire in the front ever that will step up your confidence & abilities by at least 2 times it's that good. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a Downhiller
from Hood River, OR
Date Reviewed: July 23, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$80.00 | | Purchased At: | Dog River Cycles | | Strengths: | Fast rolling for a tire this big. | | Weaknesses: | None found yet. | | Similar Products Used: | Kenda Nevegal 2.5, Panaracer Fire FR 2.4, Maxxis High Roller 2.5, Kenda Telonix 2.4. | | Bike Setup: | Ellsworth Rogue w/ Totem fork. | | Bottom Line: | The downhill, jumps, and stunts are my focus, but I climb what I ride down. So, this is a review of the folding bead, which I bought for the weight savings.
These tires maintain momentum and roll well, especially for a sticky compound. No need for a dual tread compound with these; the rubber seems to roll just as well as a harder compound, and there's no compromise with traction on wood stunts, log rides, etc.
I deflate to about 30 psi for the descent, and no pinch flats yet (including overshot trannys to flat, 4' wheelie drops to flat, and high speed rocky descents).
They may not do quite as well as the Nevegals in loose/dusty conditions (maybe the large and closely spaced knobs "surf" a little more, rather than dig in), but not a major complaint. The positive traits far outweigh this.
These are my new "all around" tires, front and rear.
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Submitted by
nathan riddle
a Racer
from ashland OR 97520
Date Reviewed: February 19, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Strengths: | Maintains momentum extremely well, corners great, great braking traction, compound is a fine balance between sticky grip & efficient pedaling. Grooves for easy tire triming is a great idea. Highly flat resistant,.didn't flat once in 2 days of testing in Downieville. Pretty light weight for a DH-All mtn- Free Ride tire and pedals like it's even lighter than it is. | | Weaknesses: | I didn't have a single complaint in 2 days testing,..of course it's not like I was doing endurance racing or hill climbs all day. | | Similar Products Used: | WTB Timber Wolf, Arrow Ratchet, Maxxis High roller | | Bike Setup: | Nomad with FOX 36 front DHX air rear. DIssent tires front & rear. Lots of great WTB goodies including the new Laser Disc FR wheelset, TXC rise bars(great bend to these) TXC stem, Devo saddle,Gravity Dropper seatpost>>(I'm addicted)SRAM drivetrain, Formula brakes. | | Bottom Line: | I had the honor & privilege of getting to hang out with & ride in Downieville (for their spring '06 new product launch) with all the great people who are the heart and soul of WTB. It's been almost a year since I got to test the Dissents and they left a serious impression on me. I've been biding my time until they are available (although probably not as patiently as I should be). I've been ploting which bikes to put them on, what pressures to run, how I might use the triming lines to cut them to my preference. You see,...There were lots of rocks, fixed & loose, tire cutting rocks, dust ruts, sream crossings, snow patches, mud holes, Descents (and climbs) made of nothing but loose baby head rocks,..and I had traction everywhere. And I didn't flat once in 2 days of aggressive riding,..AND I didn't feel like I was paying for it by dragging a boat anchor up the hills. When it was time to trade with others & test other tires I made myself scarce, kept quite & kept the Dissents. It was stingy of me, I know, but it was worth it,..and I'd do it again.
Wait for these tires,..Buy them
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