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Submitted by
ed
a Cross Country Rider
from Enschede, Netherlands
Date Reviewed: 8/20/2006 5:55:35 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Purchased At: | Bike shop |
| Strengths: | Low rolling resistance on the road Ok grip on the backtire in a straight line (you cant expect too much for the price) |
| Weaknesses: | Horribly bad grip in the corners, you cant build up confidence with them (especially the front tire). |
| Similar Products Tried: | Hutchinson scorpion, Mythos XC, Schwalbe black sharks SX |
| Bike Setup: | Specialized epic 04 with some custom parts |
| Bottom Line: | Thes tires came with my 2nd hand bike. If i had knewn about their performance i would have asked for another set. I almost lost my back tire at high speed once on slippery mud and these are mud tires, enough said. |
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Submitted by
Brooks
a Cross Country Rider
from hilo, hi, usa
Date Reviewed: 4/23/2006 4:46:24 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $7 |
| Purchased At: | nashbar |
| Strengths: | Very widely spaced tread. |
| Weaknesses: | The narrow knobbies rip off the tire too easily. |
| Bike Setup: | Trek 820 all-rigid |
| Bottom Line: | These comments are about the Geax Grid 200 tire. This is the closest listing I could find. The tread looks like the picture, but I think it's deeper, and the sidewalls are seafoam color. As stated by others, these are fragile tires. I bought them hoping the widely spaced tread would grab in very loose conditions of deep dust, dust over hardpack, gravel and rock. Unfortunately any rocks absolutely chew these things up, by ripping the narrow knobbies off the tire. I think they probably do have decent grip in the sand and dust, but they just can't handle gravel or rock. They may perform well in situations where there is no rock/gravel at all. Fortunately they were on super duper $7 discount at nashbar. |
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Submitted by
SGT. ROCK
a Racer
from Grande Cache, AB
Date Reviewed: 7/28/2005 3:25:06 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $5 |
| Purchased At: | Nashbar |
| Strengths: | Fairly light Insanely inexpensive |
| Weaknesses: | Performance |
| Similar Products Tried: | Geax Blade |
| Bottom Line: | I already have a set of great mud-specific tires - Geax Blades. But Nashbar had the Grid on blowout at $4.95 - a set of tires for less than $10.00! I bit. The Blade is superior in mud. The Grid cleans very well, but the tread design doesn't grip nearly as tenaciously as the Blade. On the flip side, the Grid is a little better on hard surfaces than the Blade. Not a factor for me - I consider both a special purpose tire, so the Grid loses. High marks for value, but I can't see choosing this tire over the Blade under any conditions. |
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Submitted by
Mike
a Cross Country Rider
from Sacramento, CA
Date Reviewed: 8/21/2002 10:38:53 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 2 Years |
| Price Paid: | $20 |
| Purchased At: | Supergo |
| Strengths: | Good tread pattern - possibly still useful in a mud-only situation ... this is a very fragile tire! |
| Weaknesses: | Serious Durability issues. Very prone to pinch flats |
| Bike Setup: | Hardtail XC |
| Bottom Line: | Whatever geax has changed with this tire in the past couple years, they have completely ruined it! This is the stock tire that came on my Rocky Mountain bike that I bought a couple years ago. I thought the tires were incredible, and in fact the stock tires lasted me over two years with regular riding! When they finally were wearing thin, I made sure to order the same tires as replacements. At first the only difference I noticed on the new tires was the green sidewall. Apparently that is not all they changed, however. After only 2-3 weeks I have completely destroyed the new tires. Several lugs have already torn off, exposing fabric underneath. Also in the couple weeks that I had the new Grids on my bike I got a pinch flat almost every ride. I'm definitely not a heavy rider (140 lbs) and I don't ride anything that should be particularly abusive to tires. Geax used to have a great product, but whatever changes they have made recently, these tires are now pratically useless. I tried emailing geax to ask if I could have simply received defective tires, however they never bothered to reply! |
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Submitted by
Ray Michalski
a Cross Country Rider
from Rohnert Pk. Ca. USA
Date Reviewed: 6/1/2002 6:23:16 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Marsh- Cobblestone Annadell |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $20 |
| Purchased At: | Universal Cycles |
| Strengths: | Light, hook up well in hard dir.Ok in mud in the soft dir. |
| Weaknesses: | none |
| Similar Products Tried: | Comp-S Panaracers |
| Bike Setup: | Schwinn S-10,sid fork, Xt-Bontrager wheels XTR brakes and Xt comp. |
| Bottom Line: | I love these.....in soft dir in mud they are Ok. I liked the Comp-S better.......But in the hard dir. they are great.....climb good...roll well and are good on off camber sections.....Fast.....really fast.......Good on pavement...... |
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Submitted by
Charlie
a Cross Country Rider
from Sunnyvale, CA
Date Reviewed: 4/25/2002 1:02:55 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Soquel Demo - Braille |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $20 |
| Purchased At: | Universal |
| Strengths: | light (they really are 540 grams) shed mud, grip well in soft conditions (wet soil, mud, sand), roll without much buzz on roads (surprising given the 5mm paddles on the things), easy to mount, no pinch flats at 40 psi (I weight 175) |
| Weaknesses: | knobs are quite flexible and squirm on rocks or in hard conditions. |
| Similar Products Tried: | almost everything |
| Bike Setup: | Klein HT with Speedgoat conversion forks, mostly XT with Avid Shorty 6 on the bad (killer) |
| Bottom Line: | I would say that these are best tires I've had for soft conditions, especially given the low weight. I raced them at the Sea Otter last month and they performed very well. It had rained a lot the week before my race on Sunday and I thought things would be mucky in the single track sections. But the course was surprisingly dry this year. Nevertheless, the Grids gripped very well despite the tall knobs. Cornering was exceptional. I don't use these most of the year because where I ride it's hardpack, gravel over hardpack and rocks most of the year. I usually ride Pythons or Bontrager ST2s because they seem to roll better. If I rode the Grids all year round, I'd give them a four. But because I ride them only in the wet, and switch tires when it's dry, I feel the Grids are worth a five. Very solid performance. I grew up in NY and I would say that these tires would be great in soil that softer than hardpack. |
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Submitted by
DJ
from North East
Date Reviewed: 6/24/2001 12:12:48 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Bottom Line: | A correction to my review: These tires are not run on my crossmax wheelset....but rather Mavic x517 / XTR and DT Swiss. |
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Submitted by
DJ
a Cross Country Rider
from North East
Date Reviewed: 6/24/2001 11:02:53 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Anything Adirondak |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Purchased At: | L.B.S.!!! |
| Strengths: | -Price _Weight _Traction _Strength |
| Weaknesses: | _Only available in 2.0 |
| Similar Products Tried: | To many to list....have always been a big fan of Michelins though |
| Bike Setup: | Kestrel CSX, XTR, Crossmax |
| Bottom Line: | I couldn't get these things to break loose no matter how hard I tried, and I am a 200lb. very strong rider. What a GREAT tire, awesome value too. I do most of my riding in the Adirondak and Green mountain areas where you come across many different types of terrain, Grid's haven't let me down yet and I don't believe they ever will. I run them with the rear in the grip direction and the front in the hard direction. I have run the Warp/Hook combo in the past (also a very nice set-up) however the grid seems a little tackier and more precise in hard cornering. Buy em! |
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Submitted by
Rod Baird
a Cross-Country Rider
from Asheville, NC
Date Reviewed: 1/3/2000 |
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| Duration Product Used: | less than 1 month |
| Strengths: | Good all around tire, works wet or dry. Quite light. Predictable handling. |
| Weaknesses: | sticky & thawing mud |
| Similar Products Tried: | Specialized (lots of variations), Ritchy Z Max, continental |
| Bike Setup: | Specialized FSR-XC |
| Bottom Line: | Brought this looking for light tire all around tire that would also hold its own in MUD. Well, they don't work on the sticky December mud around Pisgah National Forest here in North Carolina. They load up fast and don't shed worth a damn. OTOH - they are great on most other surfaces. They hook up well ( in loose mounting) in soft conditions. I've ridden some off camber wet rock traverses without any rear end squirm. When they lose traction, you aren't surprised. So far I haven't had any front end lock-up under heavy down hill braking pressure - a reassuring feature. They are very thin and flexible so I've had to keep tire pressures above 45psi to avoid pinch flats. At a price less than $20 on the internet, they seem a great deal for a sub 540 gm. kevlar bead tire. |
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Submitted by
Chad Knisely
a Cross-Country Rider
from Chardon, Ohio
Date Reviewed: 12/22/1999 |
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| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Strengths: | Great quality, and light for such an awesome driver, superb traction in all conditions, and lets not forget the cool green sidewalls that just happen to match my frame color. |
| Weaknesses: | Not so good on roots but, find me a tire that is. |
| Similar Products Tried: | IRC, Specialized, Tioga (Farmer John for you OLD SCHOOLERS), Matrix |
| Bike Setup: | Klein Fervor, Kinesis MaxLight, King hubset and some other cool stuff. |
| Bottom Line: | Remember, the key to great traction is small nobbies that will provide many working edges and they penatrate the surface better then a big fat nobby will. It is the edge that provides traction not a big flat surface so the more edges the better the traction. Knobby height is also important, too tall equals too slow. The Grid is the epitomy of the above concepts. A perfect balance, if you will, of knob spacing, height, and surface area. I have been running mine in the scoop position and have been very pleased at its ability to stay hooked up on so many terra types. I would highly recomend this tire to anybody. Geax tires really rip, I think they are the best there is, and am suprised more people don't use them. |
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Submitted by
Rob
a Cross-Country Rider
from N.Ontario
Date Reviewed: 5/10/1999 |
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| FavoriteTrail: | It's a secret... |
| Duration Product Used: | less than 1 month |
| Strengths: |
-Great all around tire -light -durable so far (~4 weeks of use) -shed mud well |
| Weaknesses: | -none yet |
| Similar Products Tried: |
-Team Control/Master -Ritchey Omegabite -Kona Break and Enter -WTB Velociraptor |
| Bike Setup: | -mated to XT/Sun cr-18 wheelset |
| Bottom Line: | Initially I was a bit apprehensive about the very low profile knobs, but these tires really are a great all-around tire. Not only that but they do and EXCELLENT job in each type of condition. The trails I usually ride have a wide range of conditions such as: moss, beach type sand, humus, loose rock, slick rock, and lots of rock faces. So far these tires do an excellent job in ALL of these conditions. |
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Submitted by
Art
a Cross-Country Rider
from Adirondack Mtns., N.Y.
Date Reviewed: 5/1/1999 |
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| Duration Product Used: | less than 1 month |
| Similar Products Tried: | Geax Blade, Hubi, Sedona, Warp; IRC Mythos; Michelin Sprint; Specialized Dirt Baldy, etc. |
| Bike Setup: | C'dale Super V 900, Cane Creek WAM's... |
| Bottom Line: | Gotta say I really like this one too. It hooks up well in most every condition (in soft direction), and is very light. Feels like a Sedona, except on turns where it's a tad more squimy, but less so than the Warp. Bites in better than the Sedona due to the sharper, smaller tread lugs. Haven't tried it in real mud yet- it's been extra dry in N.Y. state so far this spring; but in damp, clingy earth it's been great. Wish it came in the 185 size. Climbs and carves very well and is one of my favorite tires. Don't know why there aren't more reviews here on the Grid because it is overall one of the best Geax makes! Another ass-kicker from The Boys In Green!! |
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Submitted by
Christiaan Vingerling
a weekend warrior
from Nederland
Date Reviewed: 5/4/1998 |
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| Bottom Line: | I like this tire very much, the grip is on every terrain super,Greatings (something to get 50 words on this page:rdu igfh irsg hvrt jktr vyneur rcri untvhb nvura ithvr htrgj hui n kl .k jkhjhj hvgytggb b luihuil hgfg i lubu yub uerrf ergrgrg rgfdfrehg ilnku niuhnio;hk,k, thanks for reading this, I know it's hard) |
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