Submitted by
Ricardo
a
from AZ Date Reviewed: February 11, 2008
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$40.00
Purchased At:
lbs
Strengths:
Strong casings - no sidewall tears, even in extremely rocky DH race setting. Good rolling resistance. Excellent bead. Good weight for a 2-ply tire as tough as it is!
Weaknesses:
none yet
Similar Products Used:
Maxxis Minion DH & Mobster DH - worn out many sets over the years! Nevegal DH - worn out a few... and a bunch of UST & single wall tires...
Bike Setup:
These are on 35lb heavy 6x6 am bike - everything from double black @ resorts to 30 mile am rides.
Bottom Line:
FRO DH Lite front / FRO Edge rear
I like these a lot! Single sidewalls are worthless for me, even on an AM bike. I've worn out at least a dozen sets of 1300+ gram 2-ply DH tires in the last few years. Every "promising" lighter tire has ripped in the first few weeks of use.
Not so with these Intense tires! They're holding up as well as my "old stanby" Maxxis DH tires which weigh 200-300 grams more.
I'm runnin these TUBELESS with UST rims, WITHOUT a rim strip!!! Never have they burped, and I run them @ no more than 22psi (I'm ~ 180 w/ armor).
One of the best aspects of these tire is the low rolling resistance.
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Submitted by
Disappointed
a Downhiller
from Canada Date Reviewed: September 21, 2007
Favoriate Trail:
Any
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$60.00
Purchased At:
LBS
Strengths:
They will make you a better tire changer.
Weaknesses:
See below...
Similar Products Used:
Lots
Bike Setup:
Devinci 8 Flat 8
Bottom Line:
You will pinch flat every second run if you are lucky, every run if not. Stay away from the FRO Lites... Maybe the 4-ply regualr FRO's will be better?
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