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Description:Front or rear tire, super fast in dry hardpack conditions.
Short stiff blocks widely spaced for greater flotation and mud clearing.
High strength-to-weight ratio of the knobs yields high traction while providing excellent driving efficiency and lightweight.
Designed to handle all cross-country riding and racing conditions, especially dry hardpack.
Available in tubeless rigid bead version.
Folding 26 x 1.85 480g
Wire 26 x 1.85 530g
Folding 26 x 2.00 540g
Wire 26 x 2.00 585g
Tubeless 26 x 2.00 760g
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Submitted by
Jake
a Cross Country Rider
from Pittsburgh, PA
Date Reviewed: November 17, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Fast and Dry | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | Came on bike | | Strengths: | Good all-around tire, does well in all categories other than extremes. | | Weaknesses: | Doesn't excel in any category. Seemed to damage easiy. | | Similar Products Used: | IRC and Panaracer semi-slicks and knobbies. | | Bike Setup: | XC hardtail, 27lbs, 27speed, midgrade (LX) parts. | | Bottom Line: | They hooked up well in all but the kind of mud you shouldn't be riding in anyhow. They rolled well but not as well as even Mythos or Jones for being what looks like a non-aggressive tread.
Puncture-damaged easily, but lasted FOREVER. Perhaps a more brittle rubber compund? Would explain some dry-rotting claims.
I'v seen them for pennies on sites like nashbar... pick them up and you'll probably be happy. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jon Staldine
a
from Bozeman, MT
Date Reviewed: April 10, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | nashbar | | Strengths: | cheap, tread worked well... | | Weaknesses: | bad quality control, excessive cracking like premature and unwarranted dry rot. Hideous teal sidewall color | | Similar Products Used: | Maxxis Larsen Mimo, a number of specialized tires, bontrager jones | | Bike Setup: | Bianchi Hardtail, lx/xt, manitou black, one (39t) by nine speed, mech discs | | Bottom Line: | I ordered these from Nahbar in November. when aired back up to 45-50 psi for spring, bad cracking all the way around the tire where the tread met the sidewall occured. I'll never buy a geax tire again. Total waste of time and money. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a Weekend Warrior
from Jacksonville
Date Reviewed: November 30, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | Easy to put on wheel and change out. Great rolling resistance for street and trail riding. More cushion to implement the front shock!! | | Weaknesses: | A tad too thin. Got a flat in Guana on lite trail. Maybe it was bad luck | | Similar Products Used: | Kenda Semi Slicks, Tioga Psychos | | Bike Setup: | 1996 Gary Fisher Mamba, Rock Shocks Mag 21, LX shifters, derailleurs and V Brakes. | | Bottom Line: | These are more for dual purpose road/trial or lite trail adventure.
I didn't like them on the heavier trails because they were washing out on me under 45 psi. But they pulled me through.
These tires aren't bad for both the road and the trail. Pump them up to 50-55 psi and hit the pavement and dirt. Although the stubs are a little soft, they have worn nicely - and I do much street riding and commute 12 miles round to work.
These thing are awesome since they have a balloon feel to them too! Too bad they don't make them any more. But still you can find them on ebay every once in while. 1.8" seem to be a more popular size on ebay though. I might go with that.
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Submitted by
Lance
a Cross Country Rider
from TX transplanted to OC, SoCal
Date Reviewed: November 19, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | Each has its own personality... | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Shop in College Station, TX | | Strengths: | Durability (0 flats in a year of moderate/heavy riding and the tread is STILL looking good!), cornering, climbing, versitility (can run either "soft" or "hard"). They perform will in sand, moderate mud, hardpack, slick rock, and gravel. | | Weaknesses: | Not the lowest in the rolling-resistance category...but I'm not setting any land-speed records as it is...
Sidewalls starting to show some wear, some of the tread is starting to crack...but they are still running strong! | | Similar Products Used: | Tioga Factory (stock on Kona); Hutchinson Python's Air Light (stock on Rocky Mountain) | | Bike Setup: | Used on both 1999 Kona Lavadome Steel Frame Hardtail (with Marzocchi EXR Pro Fork and a few other upgrades) and 2003 Rocky Mountain ETSX-50 stock (Full Susser) | | Bottom Line: | Bottom Line: These tires rock! An underrated company and an underrated tire. I highly recommend them for a variety of terrain!
The long answer:
No question that these were an improvement over the Kona's aged stock tires on Texas trails. The handled the tight, twisty TX trails well. And they never hesitated on the variable trail conditions--rain, sand, dry, mud, hardpack, loose dirt, gravel, ROOTS, etc--that truely define Texas trails.
But the real question was, could they perform well on a Full Susser out on the legendary trails of THE OC?!?!
I ran with the Rocky Mountain's stock Pythons for ~1 month to give them an "honest try". After a month to get used to my new ride in it's stock condition, I swapped out the stock Pythons for the ol'reliable GEAX Sedona 200. Holy S%#T, what a difference that made! This is what prompted me to write a review after a year of riding with these tires!
My only complaint is that the Sedonas have considerably more rolling resistance compared to the Pythons. Your body will compensate to the uniqueness of your ride, so that shouldn't be a complaint unless you are a racer or "weight weeny". And in every other category I am still blown away by their performance! Compared to the Pythons, I could climb considerably better, sandy patches were no problem (it was like ICE to those damn Pythons); I experienced enhanced cornering, they grip well on off-camber sections of trail. Gravelly rock, ruts, whatever, they eat it up! While some would argue that the Pythons handle slick rock better, in my experience this was not the case.
Ultimately, it is the rider and not the ride that truely defines skill. Nevertheless, the Geax Sedona 200 tires demonstrate that components can and do effect the performance of your equipment. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ed
a Weekend Warrior
from CT
Date Reviewed: May 18, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$70.00 | | Purchased At: | ... | | Strengths: | tread pattern is great for climbing, it works well in muddy, dry, loose, and hardpack soil ; nice and thick | | Weaknesses: | sidewalls might be a bit thin | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized tires - work well but not as well as geax tires | | Bike Setup: | cannondale f800, xtr/xt, lefty, all the good fixins | | Bottom Line: | A really great tire; made me feel faster and more confidant out on the trail | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
David Edwards
a
from Tucson, Az
Date Reviewed: October 14, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | Sonoita Ghost Town Loop | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | Full Cycle/Supergo | | Strengths: | Good God y'all! This tire does act as a shock absorber. I have a hardtail, and washboard was really reduced on hard pack.Great grip, and I really tried to spin out while going uphill, and it held the trail like a champ. | | Weaknesses: | None so far, but I accept the fact that tires wear out. | | Similar Products Used: | Velociraptors, Panaracers, Kenda, Tioga | | Bike Setup: | Raceface cranks w/ engagement rings, deore bb, mavic 231 rims, XTR rear, XT front, bontrager bars, answer titanium stem, bazooka seat, and a partridge in a pear tree. | | Bottom Line: | Best tire ever. I've been biking for a while, and I love all of the features this tire has to offer. Worth the few extra $$! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
remora
a Weekend Warrior
from Laguna Niguel, CA
Date Reviewed: December 1, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | any OC trail | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$27.00 | | Purchased At: | Rock'N'Road | | Strengths: | As a front tire (mud direction). Feels like a balloon and do float over soft surface. Of all tires I've tried, this one got the best grip, traction, and cornering, not sure if its the hooked threads or the rubber compound or both, but it works! | | Weaknesses: | Just speculation. Have not had any pinch flats or punctures so far but being of soft grippy rubber compound, I question its wear and durability when rolling over sharp edges and spins. I'd feel uneasy going below 30 psi on those tires. | | Similar Products Used: | WTB Velociraptors, Nanoraptors, Bontrager Revolt Super X, Panaracer FirePros, Tioga, etc. | | Bike Setup: | 2001, Gary Fisher Sugar 2. Bontrager Revolt Super X for the rear. | | Bottom Line: | Had a lot of recommendations on Sedona as front tires. Tried it and I'm sold, will be sticking the these for a while... The balloon feel, instead of digging into soft surface, floats over it and let the hooks control the direction, also cuts down on rolling resistence. Very grippy over rocks and hard pack surfaces.
And again, the weakness is just speculation, haven't experience any problems so far, haven't failed me on any technical abuse yet. Probably tougher then it looks. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Eric
a Cross Country Rider
from Tulsa, OK
Date Reviewed: November 22, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | all of them | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$32.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | They roll well, provide good traction, Are very predictable in corners and I have experieced good tread life, unlike some reviewers. | | Weaknesses: | None so far, but everyone's results vary. | | Similar Products Used: | Any tire that comes through the shop where I work. I figure what the heck, I should try 'em all! | | Bike Setup: | Waterford 2400 ( a fine British steel hardtail, handmade in the great cheese state!) with a rigid fork and one gear only. | | Bottom Line: | I like these tires. I have 400 or so miles on them, and they are still in good shape. I can count on them to hook up, and when they let go they always slide in a nice orderly fashion. I have been running them tubeless with liquid latex and vinyl tape for rim strip, like Stan's tubeless system. I run them at 28-30 psi and they rock. I don't know about the 12 year old who says he wore them out in two days, but I think he's just making stuff up so he can sound like a bad-ass. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
trottier winston n.c
a Racer
from st1222@aol.com
Date Reviewed: March 8, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | hobby park | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | a present | | Strengths: | it is very slow rolling and i am just using it for traing and using hutchinsoins for races | | Weaknesses: | very quickly to wear down!!!!! | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | SUPERCALIBER W/ CROSSMAX'S NEXTLPS AND FULL XTR MONKEY LITES AND ALL THE OTHER GOOD STUFF! | | Bottom Line: | THIS PRODUCT IS ok...i tihnk it rolls sort of slow and wears down quickly but gets great tracktion and it good in mud. if uyou have it hooked up to the right way. i liked these but they are heavy and i want my supercaliber to stay under 21 pounds so i ahve to go back to the huthinsons | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Saucy Boy
a Cross Country Rider
from Tucson, AZ
Date Reviewed: January 21, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | Starr Pass | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Purchased At: | Nashbar | | Strengths: | Pretty light, fast, great traction on hardpack and rocks (southern AZ), cornering traction | | Weaknesses: | Durability on the rear. Within 50 miles the knobs were undercut, and with under 100 miles on the tire it's throwing knobs and showing cord. The front seems to be holding up OK. I do ride a lot of sharp rocks, but that's all there is here. | | Similar Products Used: | Other hardpack tires: Nanoraptors (don't corner well), Rocksters (don't climb as well as the Sedona, but had more like 500 miles before the knobs ripped off) | | Bike Setup: | Since my Sugar is down for a broken frame (I'll write about my impressions of Fisher's warrenty service after I get it back) I have borrowed my brother-in-law's circa 1990 Mt. Shasta. Rigid rulz, and 7 spds. shift no mater how unkept. I did have to install v-brakes to reduce the scary factor... | | Bottom Line: | I have the rear facing the hard direction and the front facing the soft direction (an atempt to maximize climbing on the back and braking on the front). When I threw these tires on I loved them. I would still love them if not for the severe rubber erosion on the back. Ripping off knobs is a common occurence where I ride, but my buddies seem to be having good luck with the green Michelins, so I try some of those next. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve
a
from Alpharetta, GA
Date Reviewed: December 9, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | Oak Mtn/AL | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance Bike | | Strengths: | Review is for tubeless. Used for rear tire with Python in front. Ran at 35psi and tire "sucked" ground, which was hard/soft terrain. Shed mud and never lost traction. Great looks | | Weaknesses: | None, other than weight, yet I have Mavic CrossMax rims that are light. | | Similar Products Used: | Hutchinson for rear, which did not get enough traction on climbs when out of the saddle | | Bike Setup: | Giant NRS Air | | Bottom Line: | Great alternative to Hutchinsons, which work great for dry trails. I needed something a bit more aggressive and this has filled the need. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joe
a Cross Country Rider
from Thailand
Date Reviewed: September 6, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Great tire for front and rear.
Works everywhere.
Reasonable weight. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Hutchinson Python Gold and Air Light, Specialized Rockster, Bontrager Revolt, Geax Blade, WTB Velociraptor | | Bike Setup: | Giant NRS Air, Sid Race, Race Face, Thomson, Easton, Frogs, Sedonas | | Bottom Line: | These are the absolute best tires I have ever used in all conditions. Mud, sand, hard pack, gravel over hardpack, on road. Very fast on road and off. Great traction and cornering. I use them front and rear in the hard direction ("C" facing forward), 50psi, with ultralite Vittoria tubes. No pinch flats at this pressure. Very few punctures. Very confidence inspiring on climbs, cornering, and descending. 550g is reasonable weight. I've tried lighter tires but the performance gap between them and the Sedonas was too big. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John Richmond
a Weekend Warrior
from NJ
Date Reviewed: May 27, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | cannon ball trail | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | good traction on any terrain when in the right direction | | Weaknesses: | the side wall on mine completely ripped open. wrecked everything, tube, wheel, brakes. | | Similar Products Used: | panaracer smoke classic (sucked) | | Bike Setup: | K2 Zed V | | Bottom Line: | pretty good for all around riding and traction. i'm still pretty upset about it trashin my bike, but overall alright | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jake
a Cross Country Rider
from McLoud, OK
Date Reviewed: November 7, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | Womble trail in Arkansas | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Pro Bike | | Strengths: | Fast and excellant traction in corners | | Weaknesses: | wears quickly | | Similar Products Used: | Conti Cross Country, Conti Traction Pro, Conti twister pro, Onza Porc, Specialized... | | Bike Setup: | 98 Independant Fab with XTR, Race Face, Syncros, Chris King, etc... | | Bottom Line: | Someone gave me my first Geax Sedona. I put it on my second bike bec/ I wasnt impressed with the "looks". That changed once I rode it. Of course, it depends upon "your" trail. If you like fast, twisty, smooth single track then I have not ridden a better tire. This tire may not look faith inspiring, but it is. It inspires confidence in corners and is fast (This is coming from someone who didnt want to ride them even when they were free). It does wear fast and because of the tread pattern I wouldnt recommend if you ride in loose, sharp rocks. Bottom Line: I love this tire. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a Cross Country Rider
from Flower Mound, TX
Date Reviewed: March 25, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | Tyler | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Corners like its on rails on hardpack and hardpack covered by loose dirt. Floats over sand better than most, especially with a Geax Blade on the front. Rolls semi-fast. | | Weaknesses: | Heavier than advertised, closer to 625 gms than 525. When I first put them on they rolled noticably slower than the ZMAX/DirtMaster combo they replaced. The Sedona just doesn't make it up the steep hills like a full knobby. Wears pretty fast too. | | Similar Products Used: | IRC Mythos, WTB Velociraptor, ZMAX , Specialized DM | | Bike Setup: | Rocky Mountain Element Race, King hubs, Z3, Fox Vanilla | | Bottom Line: | I like the tires for certain conditions, but paid $34 each for them and IRC has better traction on hills, slower wear, etc for much less. But for sand they are the best I've tried. Too heavy for racing. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Charles Coker
a Cross-Country Rider
from Austin, TX
Date Reviewed: December 17, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
light, hooks up and climbs like a goat on crack | | Weaknesses: |
wears fast | | Similar Products Used: |
everything | | Bike Setup: |
Titus Racerx
Z2Xfly | | Bottom Line: | update:
I pulled the front one off, it actually worked surprisingly well I just didn't have enough confidence in it, looking down at it in nasty rocky technical conditions... too small and roundI LOVE it on the rear, very, very fast and hooks up great.The front tire that complments it very well is a Mythos 2.1That setup is my dry conditions tire
when the rains hit and we get mud covered rocks I switch to FireXCPro 2.1s4.5 stars for the rear
3 for the front
I get about 3 months use out of the rear
which is all I get out of any rear tire
and at least these just wear down, they don't have knobs ripping off like the Panaracers do | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ken
a Cross-Country Rider
from WY
Date Reviewed: November 7, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
happy jack east of Laramie | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Rolls fast, long wearing, good cornering and climbing, round profile | | Weaknesses: |
could use better pinch flat protection but then again, I'm not a very 'soft' rider. | | Similar Products Used: |
team master | | Bike Setup: |
97 stumpjumper with 95 judy xc
Sedona 200 on rear and panaracer duster II on the front. | | Bottom Line: | I have had this tire for more than a year and I have put 3550 kms(2205 miles) on it. I got the computer that tells me so about the same time. I have done about 5 races on it. It still grips well even with only about an 1/16 or less tread left. I could probably go another couble of hundred miles on it before it is completely bald. It corners well( I can't remember if I have ever washed out on it). Most of the miles I've put on it have been from commuting on pavement. It floats well in sand. Grips well in hard pack and rocks. There are some short climbs around here that I can't get up that I might be able to do with a REALLY aggresive tire but the sedona is the best all-around rear tire that I know of. I don't know what these other guys do to make their tires wear out so fast but mine is still going strong and I even skid on pavement on a regular basis(unintentionally). | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ron Boyd
a Cross-Country Rider
from Salt Lake City, UT
Date Reviewed: October 14, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
Porcupine Rim or Crest Trail | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
They're fast. | | Weaknesses: |
Wear out VERY VERY quickly | | Similar Products Used: |
All sorts of tires | | Bike Setup: |
Trek 9900 - Spinergy Spox wheels | | Bottom Line: | If you don't mind buying 12-16 tires per year, these are good for you. I bought 4 three months ago and I'm already out of them. They also don't stop thorns worht a crap. I've had more flats with these than any other tire I've used on the same trails. There are plenty of better tires. Don't bother with these. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dave elton
a Cross-Country Rider
from vancouver, b.c.
Date Reviewed: October 1, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
alpine ridge | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
not sure | | Weaknesses: |
They always wash out on uphill, they don't turn worth crap. | | Similar Products Used: |
smoke, panaracer | | Bike Setup: |
dbr xr4, sid xc
fox air rc | | Bottom Line: | i'm always having a problem with these tires. I have no confidence going around corners, I have no traction going up hills, I have a tantrum every time I think about them. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
matt
a Racer
from Austin, TX
Date Reviewed: September 29, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
great hookup
light & fast | | Weaknesses: |
WEAR QUICKLY! | | Bottom Line: | These are great tires. Really light, minimal tread, but they work great. I mostly ride on rocky/ hardpack stuff, and they stick like glue. Roll really fast, and the tread pattern continues around the sides so you can really lean predicatbly around corners. I run pretty good pressure, around 50psi F&R. I usually run both in the hard direction, but for softer, losser trails I'll flip 'em. Not bad on looser and sandy stuff either, when they've still got tread left. Which brings up the only negative I can find: These things wear out fast! I've only had my Sedona's on my bike for a few months now, and my back tire is almost a slick. Yeah, I've put a lot of miles on it (~500?) but its really worn. I mean, there is NO tread left on the contact patch. (Still sticks to the rocks though!) And the kevlar version ain't cheap ($50) to be replacing every month or two, at least not for a poor college student like myself! Probably headed to the shop this afternoon to buy a new one anyway though... 5 chiles if they wore better, but I guess that's the tradeoff to having soft sticky rubber. (staying off pavement would probably help some too - it really chews off the tread fast) | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Charles Coker
a Cross-Country Rider
from austin, tx
Date Reviewed: September 27, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
city park | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
light, fast, hooks up like a full knobby | | Weaknesses: |
none yet | | Similar Products Used: |
everything | | Bike Setup: |
Titus RacerX lite, UL72 | | Bottom Line: | I can't believe how well these things hook up in rocky conditions, amazing.
and they are fast as shit
wow. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nick Fenton
a Racer
from Clinyton C.T.
Date Reviewed: August 5, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
The one in my back yard | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Light cheap, came with my bike good sand/up hile traction | | Weaknesses: |
******HORRIBLE IN THE CORNERS******* wEARS REALLY FAST*** | | Similar Products Used: |
pANNERACER fIRE xc PRO | | Bike Setup: |
K2 1000 | | Bottom Line: | Ok tire but I'm twelve years old and don't way much but some how I managed to drift pretty far in a tight turn and wiped out pretty bad, I got the Fire XC and did the same turn and was fine. If your thinking about buying this tire don't expect to turn safely oh yeah I WORE THESE TIRES **********OUT IN TWO DAYS JUST BY RIDING ON HARD PACK****** | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bilbo
a Cross-Country Rider
from Las Vegas
Date Reviewed: August 3, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
cottonwood | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
durability
float | | Weaknesses: |
puke green color (blk avail.) | | Similar Products Used: |
richey,bontrager,maxxis,irc | | Bike Setup: |
GT hardtail | | Bottom Line: | great desert tire. good sidewall transition on off camber dirt. great float in sand (and i have it setup in the dig direction), tire wear is good, wide tire for a 2.0. have to pump them up past 50 lbs though. puke green color doesnt go with the blue bike, but hey,
the tires work great. 5 flamin' turds! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
michael
a Cross-Country Rider
from montreal,quebec
Date Reviewed: May 21, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
bromont | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
effective tread design | | Bike Setup: |
diamond back cro-mo
96 judy xc
(it's a frankenstein) | | Bottom Line: | i love these tires.
i rode all last year with one on the rear. this year i put one on the front as well. (aesthetics, i like the green symetry)
i can't think of anything bad to say about them.
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Submitted by
Art
a Cross-Country Rider
from Adirondack Mtns., N.Y.
Date Reviewed: April 17, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Drier, harder or sandier conditions. | | Weaknesses: |
Not meant for mud or deep, soft earth. | | Similar Products Used: |
Michelins,Continentals,IRC's,Specialized,etc.,etc. | | Bike Setup: |
C'dale Super V 900, Cane Creek WAM's | | Bottom Line: | Again, I have nothing but good things to say about Geax tires, and the Sedona is no exception- (see my reviews on the Blade 200 and Hubi 160). Sedona's are most suited for rocky/dry conditions, because the tread is shorter than other tires. This allows more of the carcass of the tire to contact the ground, instead of riding up high on the tread blocks. So, they are good in sand too, (Sedona 225 even better). What I like most is that they have a rounded, evenly spaced profile that makes for smooth, consistent cornering and quieter, easier rolling. You don't get the choppy, bumpy ride with Sedona's. I use it on the rear in the soft direction, with a Blade 200 in front, also soft, for off-roading. I run them pretty stiff, between 50-55 p.s.i.; that gives me easier pedaling, faster rolling but I still get plenty o' bite and good feel for the ground. Oh yeah, they're nice and light, too! My girlfriend wants me to replace the IRC Mythos' on her Trek with these so she can ride smoother on the road and still go off-road. So, pick out the Geax's that best suit ya', then go out and get crazy! Way good stuff. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James
a Racer
from West Jordan, Utah
Date Reviewed: April 15, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
Black Dragon Canyon | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Low weight, low rolling resistance, good all around tire. Not very useful in gravel or sand, but works better than anything else I've tried on everything else I've ridden.
Ugly Green Color attracts attention | | Weaknesses: |
Price
Ugly Green Color attracts attention. | | Similar Products Used: |
IRC Pirana Pro's
Panaracer Dart and Smoke. | | Bike Setup: |
Syncros Wheelset,
Gary Fisher Mt. Tam w/ XTR. Manitou SX-R w/ ti rebuild | | Bottom Line: | I love these tires... Work great over everything I ride. Talas, slickrock, hardpack, asphalt. Except Sand and fine gravel, but I haven't used anything that was any good on sand and gravel. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joe
a Cross-Country Rider
from Valencia, CA
Date Reviewed: April 12, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Low Rolling Resistance
Great Climbing and Cornering
Geat all Around tire | | Weaknesses: |
Wears out too quickly
Mushy in Sand
$$$$$ | | Similar Products Used: |
Continental Navigator and Traction Pro
Specialized Team Control | | Bike Setup: |
Rocky Mountain Element TO | | Bottom Line: | My Rocky came equiped with Sendona 1.85's and I was a little suspicious (size) at first but after my first ride I was well pleased with the performance. Great all around tire although I spend most of my time on hard pack. I am disapointed with excessive wear! After 3 months and about 150 miles these tires are toast.They are not cheap and I doubt that I'll replace them. I want to give these tires the full pull but I can't because they wear out way too quickly. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mitch graham
a racer
from Cincinnati
Date Reviewed: December 26, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
For the past few years I've always had condition-specific tires laying around in my closet for whatever riding layed before me. But not this last four months. All I have right now are a pair of Sedona 2.0's. (not to say I couldn't use a pair of mud tires). By looking at them you'd think them ridiculously wimpy, like wanna-be semi-slicks. I used to love the meatiest tires I could get my hands on and feel confident that I'd never lose it in a corner. But hot damn, these Sedona's are knocking me out. Very low rolling resistence, grip tenaciously on hard-pack and semi-loose, and do a decent job in the loose. They feel pretty good on road commutes too. Love these tires! Five chilis. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ben
a cross-country rider
from Boulder CO
Date Reviewed: December 6, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
The best all-around tire for the typical hardpack found around Boulder. I've tried conti's (all most as good), specialized, panaracer, and nothing has the overall grip and low rolling resistance of these tires. In the mud season, I'll probably put the Blade/warp combo on, but Sedona's are now my tire of choice and $10 cheaper than contis. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
bonked
a racer
from gainesville ga
Date Reviewed: November 18, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
This tire rules.I was riding a slick, and on courners I would slide out a little.
I put this tire on and I stick and roll fast.The tire will slip on wet roots
but it will perform in wet weather.Unfortunitly, I have to change the tire out,
We have had a wet two weeks here,and I have gone down twice,and had a rough
night ride last night but I will welcome this tire back next season for sure! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a racer
from Texas
Date Reviewed: September 15, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I've hesitated from ever reviewing a tire on this site, but the Geax 2.0 Sedona is worth mentioning. Seems like a lot of tire reviews go something like this: My old worn out tire ______ was terrible, but I love my new _____ , 5 Red Hot Flaming Chillies man.Anyway, the Geax tires really deliver on the promise of giving you low rolling resistance and still providing great traction. I think this is due in large part to their ability to hold an edge long after they're new. I just got back from 8 days backcountry along the Colorado Trail and these tires worked well for every condition. Picture worth a thousand words? Check out: http://www.harrisnet.org/mike/images/colorado_trail_skreride.jpg | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ripper
a racer
from the Northeast
Date Reviewed: September 11, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
The Geax Sedona 2.0 is a great tire. I have it on the back right now and I have no complaints. The first thing that I noticed about Geax tires is how soft they felt. I normally run high PSI to avoid flats but with even high PSI this Geax's felt more supple and responsive over terrain. It must be the green sidewalls creating a vertex or something...
Kinda pricy but worth it! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
zeno
a cross-country rider
from Boulder, CO
Date Reviewed: September 3, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
These are great tires --it's unbelieveable how well they roll, but still hook up on sand & gravel. I am running the 2.0s both front & rear. These tires roll like slicks but break & climb rocky slopes like full knobbies. They are also exceptional pavement tires if you need to commute between trails. I also run the Warp/Hook combo from Geax. They are probaly better for mud, soft clay, hut IMO, don't track nearly as well at high speed on uneven hard pack. The Sedonas track like they are on rails, accelerate very well, yet still break with authority. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
gregg
a weekend warrior
from thousand oaks calif
Date Reviewed: August 25, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Truly amazing tire. I cannot believe that the guys at Geax have created a tire which combines such low rolling resistance with such substantial traction. The Sedona rolls like a slick but sticks like a knobby. This is the first tire I've tried which qualifies as truly dirt and pavement worthy. Unlike other racing slicks which I've tried the Sedonas can handle loose dirt, extreme uphills and gnarly downhills.The biggest drawback to these tires is that you won't believe that any tire with so little tread can stick so well. I can only conclude that the Geax guys are using magic in tire design. Can they redesign Clinton next? | |
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