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Description:If you’re twisted enough to compete in trials, or you’re one of those people who commute all winter while normal folks retreat to the comfort of their heated Subaru™, then you need a pair of El Gatos. Featuring a wide 2.25 square profile, high grip rubber compound and near-indestructible SPR System sidewalls. Everything but a coupon for free psychiatric evaluation. Click on the image to the left for an enlarged photo showing tread detail and related product specifications.
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Submitted by
John
a Cross Country Rider
from Summerland B C Canada
Date Reviewed: September 25, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Lotsa rubber. Paddle middle for going up and down and double row side knobs for smooth and progressive sidehill action. Surprisingly low rolling resistance. Comfy ride at 40 psi. Wears as well as anything else. | | Weaknesses: | Supposedly weak sidewall, but it's already almost 900g and probably 700 of that in the tread! Haven't blown one yet, but...picks up lots of weeds in the closely spaced side knobs. Isn't trendy. Feels goofy, but works, on pavement. | | Similar Products Used: | Mythos, Serac, Panaracer Fire, Bontrager, Ritchey, Python, Superheat | | Bike Setup: | SC Heckler, original type, marz MX pro eta 105 [yes!] , XTR V brakes, and whatever else was proven, light[ish] and reliable. | | Bottom Line: | This tire has lots of flexible rubber on the ground so the slide and hookup thing is really smooth. With skill you can crawl up amazing things, but brute force is not so rewarded, as the knobs keel over, especially if you are a heavy rider [I'm 165] . At higher speeds and agressive loads, it's just another, and a bit too heavy, tire. But it reliably gets me to the finesse bits where it shines. It's an almost historical design that is still in production, so there must be a reason.
I went through a period of knob shedding and sidewall blowing - grrr$$$- which stopped when I got on these, so I guess by comparison to some its an economy tire, especially on a per pound basis! I gave it five chilis for still entertaining me after two seasons.
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Submitted by
John
a Cross Country Rider
from Summerland B C Canada
Date Reviewed: September 25, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Lotsa rubber. Paddle middle for going up and down and double row side knobs for smooth and progressive sidehill action. Surprisingly low rolling resistance. Comfy ride at 40 psi. Wears as well as anything else. | | Weaknesses: | Supposedly weak sidewall, but it's already almost 900g and probably 700 of that in the tread! Haven't blown one yet, but...picks up lots of weeds in the closely spaced side knobs. Isn't trendy. Feels goofy, but works, on pavement. | | Similar Products Used: | Mythos, Serac, Panaracer Fire, Bontrager, Ritchey, Python, Superheat | | Bike Setup: | SC Heckler, original type, marz MX pro eta 105 [yes!] , XTR V brakes, and whatever else was proven, light[ish] and reliable. | | Bottom Line: | This tire has lots of flexible rubber on the ground so the slide and hookup thing is really smooth. With skill you can crawl up amazing things, but brute force is not so rewarded, as the knobs keel over, especially if you are a heavy rider [I'm 165] . At higher speeds and agressive loads, it's just another, and a bit too heavy, tire. But it reliably gets me to the finesse bits where it shines. It's an almost historical design that is still in production, so there must be a reason.
I went through a period of knob shedding and sidewall blowing - grrr$$$- which stopped when I got on these, so I guess by comparison to some its an economy tire, especially on a per pound basis! I gave it five chilis for still entertaining me after two seasons.
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Submitted by
Adam
a Weekend Warrior
from Edmonton, Alberta
Date Reviewed: August 25, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Cambodia Trail | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$22.00 | | Purchased At: | MEC | | Strengths: | Grip, Grip, Grip. Rim dent resistance | | Weaknesses: | Weight I guess | | Similar Products Used: | WTB velociraptor, IRC mythos | | Bike Setup: | Fisher hardtail w/ Z1 freeride, lx/xt/sram drivetrain, hayes hydro discs | | Bottom Line: | I bought this tire because I was tired of flat spotting rims when the tire (velociraptor) was at proper pressure. Since it was a trials tire I didn't think it would fare too well on trails but I was very wrong. I have had zero pinch flats with it and no more rim denting. It grips fantastic on loose and muddy stuff. It is by far the best loose terrain climbing tire i have used. Great price too. After a few years of riding however, I am starting to develop some sidewall abrasions/soon to be cuts, but thats kind of expected. 4 chilis for overall due to the weight. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Richard
a
from Sedona, AZ
Date Reviewed: August 4, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | came with bike - don't know cast | | Strengths: | Grippy and very secure in wide variety of ROCKY terrain (not much soil here). I abuse them almost daily on hard xc DH w/really sharp rocks (ALL trails here are rocky rocky rocky - sandstone, basalt, limestone) and a number of trailside cacti, w/ no punctures yet. I've been riding for about a year after 7 year lay-off, I'm kinda sloppy and way too fast, so I POUND! | | Weaknesses: | none that I can tell. WAY better than my last tires! | | Bike Setup: | Good 'ol Cannondale F700 (95) w/ Thudbuster, Shimano fixins... | | Bottom Line: | Most of my friends are much more experienced than I, and though I may not have the grace (or a full suspension ride like they), I keep up on climbs and downhill w/o slipping around. I just don't slide. Everyone wants my tires! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brian
a Cross Country Rider
from Calgary, ALberta
Date Reviewed: December 14, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | anything technical | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | MEC | | Strengths: | Decent size
good tread pattern for rear wheel
great traction in loose and slippy stuff including mud, ice and snow. | | Weaknesses: | Wear fast (duh, you don't get grip without wear...)
A bit heavy at 800+g, but not bad on the back. | | Similar Products Used: | Rokko 2.4, Spec. Enduro Pro, Michelin XC, Tioga XC | | Bike Setup: | FSR XC, B4 disks, El Gato on the back (mounted "backwards" so the scoops can grip), still looking for the right front tire. | | Bottom Line: | My friends and I find this tire works great on the back for winter trail/technical riding including snow, mud, wet roots, and not bad when a bit icy. I can get up very sketchy climbs on barely packed snow, sidehills seem ok, and braking is pretty good too. The 2.25" size is just the right fit on my bike (Rokko 2.4 was rubbing on the rear stays, but it has great rear grip too).
Get one and put it on the back wheel if you want a soft, grippy tire for anything loose or slippery. This tire Climbs! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
SGT. ROCK
a Racer
from Edmonton, AB
Date Reviewed: July 9, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$22.00 | | Purchased At: | MEC | | Strengths: | Cheap for a big Kevlar tire (thanks, MEC) | | Weaknesses: | Heavy for a non-reinforced casing tire | | Similar Products Used: | Many | | Bike Setup: | 2002 Norco Launch | | Bottom Line: | IRC makes good tires - other manufacturers may beat them with one model or another, but overall their product line is great. I use the Mythos XC as my XC race tires, and they rock. The El Gato is basically a beefed up Mythos XC rear - taller knobs, wider casing, flatter profile for a bigger contact patch. The tread profile is virtually identical - centre paddles alternating with directional knobs. The Gato simply adds a third directional knob where the Mythos has a gap.
I wanted a freeride tire that was tough, but performed like an XC tire in climbing, cornering and braking. The Gato is it. I'll run it with a DH tube to prevent pinch flats on the drops. Paired with a Kujo 2.35 DH on the front, I should have a great trail setup. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Robert
a Weekend Warrior
from Mt. Seymour
Date Reviewed: May 17, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | MEC | | Strengths: | Good traction for climbing on loose gravel, mud, over roots, etc.
Adjustability of inflation. | | Weaknesses: | Wears just a little fast, but for the rubber compound it lasts long enough | | Similar Products Used: | Superheats, Maxis Highrollers, IRC | | Bike Setup: | Cove Stiffee with 5" Bombers | | Bottom Line: | Pretty good rear tire. After it's warn a bit, put it on the front of a XC bike and let a little air out. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Beeco
a Weekend Warrior
from Bradford, England
Date Reviewed: February 11, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | Any where wit rocks | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | Aire Valley Cycles | | Strengths: | It grips like hot glue!!!!
It is light for a 2.25.
I can't see how anyone can puncture one.
They're f***ing awsome.
I will never use anything else | | Weaknesses: | ???????? | | Similar Products Used: | Tioga 2.1-worst tire ever | | Bike Setup: | DDG shooter, Hope xc on mavic D521, Coda 901 on mavic x517.
Panaracer 2.1 up front, trusty EL GATO on't back. | | Bottom Line: | These tires won't slip.I'm runnig about 25-30 psi.When i do a gap and land right on the edge it never slips unlike tiogas.They cushion everything so it feels like you've landed it mint even if you haven't.I payed £30.
This tire is great for trials. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nick
a
from Tempe, AZ
Date Reviewed: October 27, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | Urban trials | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Good soft rubber compound really grips up on concrete
Fairly wide, reasonably strong sidewalls | | Weaknesses: | Could be wider.. but then it would be heavier
Sidewalls could be stiffer, but again, then it would be heavier | | Similar Products Used: | IRC Kujo | | Bike Setup: | Zebdi stock trials | | Bottom Line: | I ride urban trials quite a bit. I have 6 years of XC experience and not quite 1 year of trials. I'm not fantastic at it, as I haven't learned to lurch yet, but I do a lot of stuff that tests this tire- hopping up steps, 3-4' dropoffs, and occasionally leaping down staircases and such to break the slow-speed monotony. This tire holds up well for me. I run about 30 PSI and I weigh 180#, and I've only pinch flatted once despite missed j-hops up ledges and staircases. I decided to try this one to shed the weight of the Kujo I used to use. The Kujo's sidewalls are much thicker and stronger, so you have to run higher PSI with this one, but the softer sidewalls mean you get good wraparound and good traction even with higher PSI. The soft rubber really grips noticeably better on concrete and steel too. I've gone for 3-foot j-hops that I didn't get the back tire up high enough for, so the tire contacted the edge just behind the bashguard, and the tire help its grip well enough to allow me to hop the rest of the way up. I'm really fond of this tire.
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Submitted by
chris
a Downhiller
from scotland
Date Reviewed: September 4, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Strengths: | corners well, pretty tough, good resistance to punctures | | Weaknesses: | not grippy enough | | Similar Products Used: | tioga 2.1/2.3 | | Bike Setup: | sintesi | | Bottom Line: | good strong tyre at a reasonably good price | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tom
a Racer
from Mtn View, CA
Date Reviewed: July 10, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Looks cool
Grippy | | Weaknesses: | too small
very poor pinch resistance | | Similar Products Used: | Panaracer Fire DH 2.3"
Tioga DH 2.3" | | Bike Setup: | stock trials | | Bottom Line: | I bought this tire hoping it would be as good as all the hype said it was, and all I can say is I sure wasted my money! I used to run 15-20 PSI on my Tioga DH's without every pinching, and now with these crappy El Gato's I even pinch at 35 PSI...what kinda of sh*tty tires are these anyway? I took a look at them more carefully...they have the same weak, thin, and floppy casing as IRC's XC tires, they're not even close to 2.25" in width, and they still weight 850g! Sorry IRC, but you really blew it this time. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Krado
a Weekend Warrior
from Singapore
Date Reviewed: January 31, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | eh? | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | Yuppies!! | | Strengths: | Being a trials tyre, it rocks when I'm trying to scramble up a steep rocky slope.
Dosen't eat sand or mud, important when going really, really... fffffaaaaaaaaaaaasssssssssstttttttttt!!!
I used to have semi-slicks on my bike, but then I decided to go down instead of up and bought this tyre with a Kujo DH in front.
Performance is great, I found myself cornering harder than ever before and the tyre hooks up great!!
I tried bombing Tasek with this tyre, and it rocked! I descended faster and more confident that I wouldn't slip sideways out of the track. That happened once when I was still on semi-slicks. | | Weaknesses: | Hard to mount it on rim.
Pinch-flat resistance. I blew one when I landed sharply on a ledge when doing some basic trial stuff. Other than that, nothing else. | | Similar Products Used: | Tioga Dh tyres
Maxxis Calibos/Kraken combo | | Bike Setup: | Stock DB Vectra Comp se save 4 a few parts | | Bottom Line: | A really cool tyre for trials!
Aggressive free-riders take note! This tyre can do more than just Trials! The tyre grabs soil like diamond-studded wheels and your can go faster and lean harder!
not for XC use, it's heavy!
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Submitted by
Craig
a Weekend Warrior
from kelowna, b.c., canada
Date Reviewed: December 27, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | anything scary | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | a friends house | | Strengths: | man these tires are da shaznat!!! man in the summer spring and fall i love them!!! | | Weaknesses: | suck azz in the snow | | Similar Products Used: | everything | | Bike Setup: | fisher-> betty(98), irc, serfas seat, oury grips, lx, superdeluxe, sweetsweetsweet. | | Bottom Line: | These tires are wicked in everything but snow... i took my bike out the other day, my friend and i went out to slide around in the snow... he runs irc also(backwoods) man in the snow he was just wastin me!!! my tires plugged with snow like a whOrre workin all night... they blew n#ts soo bad i was gonna take em off and burn them!!! But then you have to remember, yes they are a trials tire, yes they do work AWESOME on dry, anything summer...so i decided to keep em.. and i also read, another review on these tires saying you get better traction if you reverse the direction... i am gonna do that tonite cuz were goin snowin tommorrow!!! happy trails!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joe Bob the 16inch bikerider
a Weekend Warrior
from Vic, BC, Can
Date Reviewed: November 17, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | anything urban | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Not too tall, grippy. Good width. | | Weaknesses: | Not enough pinch flat resistance | | Similar Products Used: | Rokko, IRC Kujo DH | | Bottom Line: | This tire has been a great confidence builder. I got it for NUTT'N, which is sweet. I use this tyre in the back, and I run it fairly low to take up some of the shock of a hardtail. I do mostly urban riding so the landings ain't exactly soft. But this tire has made it much more bearable. The only problem is there isn't quite enough flat protection, but I got it for free so it still gets 5 peruvian hot peppers for value. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kevin
a Cross Country Rider
from Bay Area, CA
Date Reviewed: October 18, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Strengths: | Good grip
Looks cool
| | Weaknesses: | Hardly any pinch-flat protection
Not wide and tall enough
Heavy for it's lack of PF resistance & relatively small size | | Similar Products Used: | Tioga DH 2.3's | | Bike Setup: | Rhyno Lite rims, WS DH spokes | | Bottom Line: | Rather disappointing. Only flat protection is a very thin small strip of stuff by the bead, that's it. I'd recommend Tioga DH 2.3's...much better flat resistance and more air volume. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Azza
a Weekend Warrior
from Sydney
Date Reviewed: September 24, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | RNP | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | excellent grip
pinch flat resistance
| | Weaknesses: | weak sidewalls
price | | Similar Products Used: | tioga 2.1,2.3 DH | | Bike Setup: | atx 870 | | Bottom Line: | Ive had these tires for about 3 months and they had far better grip than my tiogas did. however, they are pretty much ruined because the sidewalls have two tears in them.
They are for trials and they excel at, but not good really for bush assualt weaponary | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Don
a
from San Diego
Date Reviewed: August 21, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Weaknesses: | Heavy | | Similar Products Used: | IRC Mythos
WTB Velicoraptor
Hutchinson Alligator | | Bike Setup: | C'Dale SuperV with Lefty
IRC Kujo DH front, ElGato rear | | Bottom Line: | Great traction, pinch flat resistant. Overall a great tire. I was running the Velicoraptor with some success, just hated getting flats (at 45 psi).
I run the ElGato at 45 psi, I weigh 200+ lbs., no flats.
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Submitted by
Kevin
a
from Toronto,Canada
Date Reviewed: August 12, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | city | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Ultimate grip in wet or dry conditions. Spreads out nice @ wide when run at a low psi.Best trials tire made to date. You get even more grip when you reverse the tire in the rear. | | Weaknesses: | weight (but who cares). My only complaint is that they only make these in 2.25 | | Similar Products Used: | Irc DH Kujo's, Geax Sedona's | | Bike Setup: | 14" Santa Cruz w/Race Face North Shore crank, 22t ring w/Gravity Check Bashguard (thick & grippy), King hubs (the only way),Easton flatboy pedals, Sun Mammoth rims, Magura HS 33 w/Monty Milk Pads & steel braided lines, Marzochhi atom 80's, Race Face headset,bb, Sram attack rear shifter w/ Shimano ultegra derailleur (no front shifter),12-21 rear cassette, IRC EL GATO's, Easton DH scandium bars. | | Bottom Line: | Irc el Gato
Chris King hubs
Race Face North Shore crank
Gravity Check Bashguards
Magura HS33 brakes
Sun Mammoth or Ryno lite rims
THESE R THE S*@T w/o these why ride | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
cory
a Weekend Warrior
from gffd
Date Reviewed: November 22, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
hfgddfg | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Bottom Line: | exellent trials tire | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
cohiba (the kamikaze dude)
a Weekend Warrior
from Singapore
Date Reviewed: October 26, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
Mt. Bromont, Que. Canada | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Super Grip in all conditions,
Excellent tread wear,
Excellent flat resistance | | Weaknesses: |
The weight. | | Similar Products Used: |
IRC Missile,
IRC Mythos XC 2.1
IRC Pirana
Tioga Psycho
Specialised More Extreme | | Bike Setup: |
GT STS-1000DS w/ Marzocchi bomber Jr. T. | | Bottom Line: | Overall one great tyre. It is really grippy, no matter what the conditions are. Although it is a trials tyre, I like to use it for downhilling simply because you can run it at a low pressure, get heaps of traction and not worry about flats too much. The wear on the tread is also excellent. About the only gripe I have is the heavy weight, but that's the price you pay for durability and pinch flat resistance. A shame they don't make IRC missiles anymore, cos' they were excellent tyres. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nat
a Downhiller
from Hampshire
Date Reviewed: September 17, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
In Japan | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
Excellent grip on Concrete! Never get snake bites, where the rubber is so thick with anti pinch walls. | | Weaknesses: |
none | | Similar Products Used: |
many | | Bike Setup: |
Black Chute, Fatty R, full XT, D521's, Trials setup | | Bottom Line: | Its a Trials tire not a downhill tyre! Everybodey has been testing it doing downhill! Its a brilliant trials tire in wet and dry. Go to the IRC website to find out about IRC downhill tires because this one's built for trials! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris Johnson
a Downhiller
from Mission B.C.
Date Reviewed: August 23, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
Bear Mountain | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
The Irc el gato is a good looking tire and is good in the wet | | Weaknesses: |
Once the ground dries up you will realize how much this tire sucks my first ride on it in the dry i was coming through a hard corner to see how the tire was and ended up spinning right around backwards and falling off | | Similar Products Used: |
Irc kujo dh
tioga factory 2.3 dh | | Bike Setup: |
97 trek with double crown rst | | Bottom Line: | dont buy it buy a kujo tioga or intense | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bill
a Downhiller
from Boston
Date Reviewed: July 13, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Paddle Tread | | Weaknesses: |
Wear out too quick | | Similar Products Used: |
All | | Bike Setup: |
Homegrown | | Bottom Line: | They SUCK!!! I used 3 pairs in the course of a year! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Libor
a Weekend Warrior
from Singapore
Date Reviewed: June 21, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Nice look
Grips are ok... | | Weaknesses: |
puncture many times | | Bottom Line: | overall a great trials tires cause of its looks!!!hahahaha
the grip is not very good........
i juz like they way it look on my bike!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave Glasheen
a Weekend Warrior
from Santa Barbara, CA
Date Reviewed: May 16, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
Romero Canyon, SB, CA | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
grips tenaciously, then slides predictably. Grips going uphill like nothing save the 2.1 Velocoraptor but descends and corners much better (minmal pinch flats and cornering is vastly better). EXCELLENT DH tire. | | Weaknesses: |
weight, but I weigh 210lbs so I'm willing to put up with it for the benies | | Similar Products Used: |
Velociraptor, Team Control, Smokes, Serfas, Missles, Psycho's (weak) | | Bike Setup: |
Santa Cruz, Heckler w/XTR, Race Face, Avid, King/Mavic 217's, Z1 Bam Bomber, Fox Vanilla R | | Bottom Line: | Do everything tire, weight is penalty on climbs but more than made up for on descents and fast corners. Eats up everything, brakes very well, stable, sticks to the singletrack and fast fireroad descents like glue on steroids. Works very well with a missile up front for pure downhilling, and with a Team Control for XC. The Team control allows for the perfect twowheel sliding down ultra fast fireroads in dusty/rocky conditions. In tacky earth, watch out, these will not slide a bit. I didn't even know they were for trials, I do know I love them. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Benjamin
a Weekend Warrior
from Singapore
Date Reviewed: May 8, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
Grippy, able to run with a low tire pressure, trials tire, wears out superbly fast | | Weaknesses: |
Weight | | Similar Products Used: |
WTB Velociraptor
IRC Kujo DH
IRC Mythos XC
IRC Mythos XC Slick
Panaracer Fire XC Pro
Panaracer Fire DH Pro | | Bottom Line: | This tire may be pinch-flat resistant but occasionally I get a few punctures, after using them for a while I also found that it wears out quite fast, so I tried the Panaracer XCs and DHs and they turned out to be great for my trials riding! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
#%#$^#$%^$&^
a Weekend Warrior
from Singapore
Date Reviewed: April 30, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Similar Products Used: |
Specialized Dirt master
some WTB | | Bike Setup: |
RH A1 FS
Manitou Spyder | | Bottom Line: | This is shit!!!!it puncture my tube when i did
a bunnyhop!!!its not the pressure problem...
i had made everything nice b4 taking it out!!!
buy panracer Fire XC pro!!!its a 2.1 and good for
Trials too!!!
give the ElGato one chilis because it look hungry!!
hahahahahaha
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Submitted by
Doctor Theo
a Weekend Warrior
from Singapore
Date Reviewed: April 23, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
Pulau Ubin??? | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
Super duper grippy!!!! Lasts really long too! I've had it for about 7 months now and the studs are still there! I think the tire can last me at least 5 more months of everyday riding before it goes bald. | | Weaknesses: |
Watch the weight!!!!! I nearly killed my legs on this one! I had switched from a relatively light irc mythos 1.95 tyre to this heavy Godzillie and burned up me legs pretty fast | | Similar Products Used: |
irc mythos xc | | Bike Setup: |
KHS FXT Sport, RST 461DH, Coda risers, XT Vees, stock Power Tools levers, Specialized body geom seat (kiss those sore butts goodbye!!!), Bontrager stem, stock Shockworks rear shock and some other stuff on my bike which I can't remember.... | | Bottom Line: | Its a good tyre...as for the weight, think of it this way, once your legs are used to heavy tyres, you should be quite powderful when you switch to lighter ones. 4 stars for good grip and durability! Last star omitted for da big bang weight!!!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
johno
a Weekend Warrior
from perth Western Australia
Date Reviewed: March 27, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
@#*%ing awesome grip | | Weaknesses: |
bloody heavy | | Similar Products Used: |
veloceraptor | | Bike Setup: |
atx-860
manitou spyder | | Bottom Line: | excellent tires for trial will grip to anything
limestone gives best results | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James Eastham
a downhiller
from Victoria, Australia
Date Reviewed: February 5, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
The El Gato's are the best trials tire ever produced. They grip like glue coated tires and you can run the tire as low as 20 psi without getting any pinch flats. Make sure you buy a tube the supports the 2.25 size. For ultimate pinch flat resistance buy a Panaracer or Huchinson super tube. Overall a great tire for trials and general stuffing round, but cripes the god damn weight. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Aaron Carpenter
a
from Cleveland
Date Reviewed: September 30, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I've been running the El Gatos front and rear on my stock trials bike for 6 months, and so far they're the best tires I've tried. Very grippy, and the generous side knobs perform well when you're hanging on the edge of something. I run about 30lbs of air in both, and had only had one flat so far, even though I ride mostly on concrete. The weight is about 850 grams, which is a little on the heavy side, but that doesn't bother me much. Overall, a very good tire. I'll give it 5 chilis. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kevin
a downhiller
from N.Vancouver BC Canada
Date Reviewed: September 8, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
This is the best tire on the market period ! If you have to cry about the weight, maby you should hit the gym .I ride on the North Shore where most fear to tread and this tire is unstoppable. Wether it's pissing rain or as dry as the desert you are going to love this tire. I run it as low as 20psi and have not had a flat yet. If you want the setup it's Kujo up front and El Gato run in reverse on the rear. GO HARD! | | Overall Rating: |
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Alain Yong
a weekend warrior
from Ont, Canada
Date Reviewed: July 27, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
These tires are amazing! First off, i'm into trials riding and specifically bought these tires because i heard they were made for trials.On thing, they are very stable tires. The design of gives you good stability on the rear wheel.Second, these tires grip like anything. I rode up a hill with no problems which other tires had a tendency to slip.Another thing i like about this tire is it's braking ability. I can perform gaps with greater confidence knowing that when i land on the rear wheel, it's gonna grip and i won't loop over.My only problem with these tires is the supposed anti snake bite protection thing. My brother had a snakebite on the first day and i had a snake bite on the second day. I think you have to buy larger diamater tubes to compensate for the greater volume of the tire.But anyway, it's still a great tire for trials use. | | Overall Rating: |
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Ogie
a downhiller
from Kamloops,BC,Canada
Date Reviewed: July 3, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Love the holding power this tire's got. She cut's across rut's like they were smooth. The sidewall lugs are great for riding over those washed out sections. The only complaint i have is about the sidewall. After just one wack she started to fray. It was a hard wack and i don't know if any tire could have survived it but i was alittle choked after that.I was lucky enough to get a replacement because of the bike store i got it from but that was just a fluke. The replacement is holding up great. Great for downhill, too heavy for XC. I ride it around 40psi, anything above that and she doesn't grip as good, and i have only got one pinch flat. I think it might have been underinflated. Overall she's a 4/5 just because i still worry about the sidewall blowing out if i hit it hard. Love the traction in has though. | | Overall Rating: |
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Kay Chin
a
from Singapore
Date Reviewed: June 4, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Trashers take note! This Tire will GRIPPPP whatever the weather Yes! Its BIGGG, it looks fabulous and its relatively c |
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