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Description:The Kujo DH is a World Cup winning downhill tire. By combining motorcycle tread technology with insightful feedback from dozens of the world’s fastest downhill racers, our engineers have developed a tire with unparalleled strength and griping power at high speeds. Designed specifically for hard to intermediate conditions, the Kujo DH features MC Coil Casing technology, the PRF system and confidence-inspiring high grip tread compound. Plainly stated, the strongest, most flat resistant tires in the sport. Click on the image to the left for an enlarged photo showing tread detail and related product specifications.
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Submitted by
Sir. Swish
a Cross Country Rider
from Somerset, GB
Date Reviewed: December 3, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Strawberry Line | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Purchased At: | eBay.co.uk | | Strengths: | Lasts a lifetime! Look and grip like no other tyre | | Weaknesses: | Not 100% pinch flat resistant | | Similar Products Used: | Maxxis High Roller, Conti Verticle | | Bike Setup: | Spesh Hardrock, Magura Julie Rear, Hope M4 Front, RockShox TORA 302, Mavic D321's on 2.35 IRC Kujo's | | Bottom Line: | I do XC and nothing more but these DH tyres suit me perfectly, They're fat a$$ tyres, Their red walls make the whole bike look awesome, they grip like no tyre I've ever used before, Bit edgy on wet rock and mud but will otherwise keep you stuck to the ground, My only reservation would have to be puncture resistance, which can be a nightmare, If you run these tyres on low pressure expect it to be as flat as a pancake by the bottom of the trail! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Gaffer
a Downhiller
from Nannerch, North Wales
Date Reviewed: October 20, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$14.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | Pinch flat resistance, weight, grip on dry rock, hardpack, compact soil, drier mud and grass | | Weaknesses: | Wet rock and clay rich gloopy mud performance | | Similar Products Used: | Michelin DH16, DH24 and Tioga DH | | Bike Setup: | Hardtail with 5" forks | | Bottom Line: | Buy it if you ride mainly dry courses.
Dont if you ride mainly wet rocky/mud courses.
(Michelin DH16's will be better for the wet stuff) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
steve
a Weekend Warrior
from hendersonville NC usa
Date Reviewed: August 8, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | pricepoint | | Strengths: | extremely strong sidewalls;can run very low tire pressure without the worry of pinchflatting;long tread life; very good feel on high speed rocky terrain | | Weaknesses: | not the best mud tire. | | Similar Products Used: | wtb velociraptors; kenda nevegal stickee; maxxis minion; various michelin tires;wtb mutanoraptors; too many tires. | | Bike Setup: | Ellsworth joker;38lb. heavy hitter trail bike | | Bottom Line: | if you enjoy riding real fast over loose,dry,hairy terrain then buy this tire. After 6 months my kujos are still kickin. I run down to 20 psi and very seldom pinch flat. Not the best mud tire, but not many tires are, unless you are running a mud specific. I have to say hands down that my kujos have been the best tires that I have owned. Don't worry about ripping the sidewalls; they are next to indestructable. You won't be disappointed with this tire. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jpinto
a Downhiller
from portugal
Date Reviewed: March 4, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | ->Long lasting
->Pinch resistant
->Various sizes
->The tire absorbs quite well the terrain
->Its an amazing tire in rocky sections
->Works well under heavy braking | | Weaknesses: | ->I dont feel the same cofidence in corner that some Dh tire give
->they say that its a harcpack tire but its more a rock garden tire
->Don't even waste youre time tring to race this tire in muddy conditios it just doesn't work | | Similar Products Used: | nokian gazallodi 2.6/2.3 , hutchinson octopus 2.3/2.5,kenda nevegal 2.7, michelin 24 soft, michelin 11 soft, maxxis high roller 2.5, maxxis mobster 2.7, duro wildlife 3.0, tioga dh 2.3, and most dh tires in the market some oned some tested, but mostly oned | | Bike Setup: | dh bike-> mondraker petrol evo2:888, dhx5.0
4x/urban bike-> 24 le toy:Z1 freeride, 24' wheels | | Bottom Line: | These are good and durable tires for the commn user, for the racer these are robust tires and, in my opinion, this is where the problems with these tires begins they're awesome in strength but in corners they just dond keep up with most of the newer tires out there in the market(i don't know if these tires are still on sale) the tires have another problem in my opinion they say its an hardpack tire , i'd sai its its a tire that grips like hwll in rockfaces but its not a tire that preforms all that well in hardpack,it tends not to be stable if you dont brake in a straight line (i know that isn't the way to brake but sometimes it just has to done) most of the tires also feel unsafe under those braking situations but these are worse.this tire isn't also a preforming tire in offcamber situations.
This review seems like its just to say the tire doesn't work but thats not true when this tire was desinged it was among the best tires but now he is getting old. i've used more than 1 pair of these tires, i dont even know for how long i've been using kujos, but nowadays i still have a pair that i still didn't manage to destroy over the rocks.
I would't buy these tires now but a time ago i bought loads of them one got destroied i'd just put another equal.
If you get them on a bargain go ahead but dont hope for miracles.
And just to end if this tire rode on the worldcup and the pros used it thats a sign that it'll always be a good tire (in spite of all the bad things i've said about it) | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
achilles
a
from britsh columbia canada
Date Reviewed: January 14, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Strengths: | tread doesnt wear down really quick, it is a downhill tire but i love to ride urban/freeride, they work great for both of those | | Weaknesses: | a little heavy, but its worth it, thats why its so tough | | Similar Products Used: | gazza jr | | Bike Setup: | double track 26 front 24 dx32 rear, banshee morphine junior tee | | Bottom Line: | just s sick tire, good grip good wear | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nathan
a
from Ky
Date Reviewed: January 10, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | pricepoint. | | Strengths: | Traction, Pinch flat resistance, treadwear | | Weaknesses: | Weight, but this is a full on DH class tire, so none. | | Similar Products Used: | None similar | | Bike Setup: | The urban beater/trials bike | | Bottom Line: | In-de-structible. I have ridden this tire for about a year and a half with zero pinch flats. It is mounted to a sun Rhyno lite and I run 20 or less psi in it at all times. Every time I make a move, you can hear the rim hit, and still no flats. Anyone I ride with is amazed as soon as I make a move that it didn't pinch flat. And I've been doing this to it for well over a year. On top of all that, after a year and a half of nothing but riding street about half of the tread is left. The traction is great in dry to medium conditions, but it gets loaded up with mud easily in extremely wet stuff. Again, that's not what it was made for. This has been one of the few components that has been absolutely, 100%, problem free. If you want a fairly large bombproof tire, look no further. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Filipe Nunes
a Weekend Warrior
from Estoril - Portugal
Date Reviewed: November 28, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Kill `em all - Downhill Sintra | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Strengths: | This is a review for the El Kujo XC 2.25
Really light, excelent traction, and it seems wider than a usual 2.25 | | Weaknesses: | a little slow, not for downhillers,or agressive freeriders | | Similar Products Used: | Tioga blue dragon (STAWAY FROM THESE) | | Bike Setup: | gt i-drive 1.0 2001, marz exr pro, fox r pro pedal etc | | Bottom Line: | I don`t know if it`s lack of luck but every time I rode, i had a puncture, with this tyre, really frustrating.I`ll give it one more chance, and then we`ll see. But apart that, i think it`s a really good tyre for the price (about 20 €),it´s light, and soft, you can mount or dismount it with your fingers, it grips really well, it corners well, it has great traction, and it`s not bad at all on muddy conditions.One thing i really liked is it`s looks, cause it seems wider than a normal 2.25.I`m using it as a rear, but it would work fine as a front, although it will brake you a little.5 chilis for theprice, and only 4 cause of the flats | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a Weekend Warrior
from Costa Mesa, OC
Date Reviewed: November 19, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Woods, Rocket | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$19.00 | | Purchased At: | pricepoint.com | | Strengths: | Everything about it bomb proff tire, i ran over thorns, glass no leaks, i run really low psi and no pinch!!!! 2.25 :) | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Panracer fire xc pro 2.1/ 2.3 | | Bike Setup: | GT LTS 98 K-mart special! | | Bottom Line: | These tires are super smooth and they bite like no other if your sick and tired of tires that dont grip then get these, very awsome tires. I will never buy another brand. kujo all the way. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Graham Coe
a Weekend Warrior
from Liverpool
Date Reviewed: August 3, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Delamere | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Strengths: | Soooo strong. cant pinch flat this at all. the tread keeps me going where i wanna go and no slipping or washing out at all. doesnt feel like a 2.65 when riding. | | Weaknesses: | the weight is a bit much but not too much of a problem. think of it a helping to build up the leg muscles when your starting off. | | Similar Products Used: | Tioga, specialized. | | Bike Setup: | coyote dh3, muddyu fox limited team edition duel slalom. | | Bottom Line: | Great tire. hard as nails. maybe run as a 2.35 front and a 2.65 rear as the perfect setup. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
JASON EBERT
a Downhiller
from BOZEMAN, MT
Date Reviewed: June 30, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | SUMMIT BIKE AND SKI | | Strengths: | TOUGH, STABLE AT HIGH SPEEDS | | Similar Products Used: | FIRE FR 2.4, WTB WEIRWOLF 2.5 | | Bike Setup: | SUGAR 2+ W/ Z-1 FR AND 6" HAYES HYDRAULICS. | | Bottom Line: | THESE TIRES ARE UNREAL FOR ALL-MOUNTAIN RIDING. NEVER PINCH FLAT. I RUN 20 PSI WHEN I DOWNHILL. GREAT ON HIGH SPEED SINGLETRACK. CAN RAIL CORNERS AND NOT WORRY ABOUT WASHING OUT. WEIRWOLFS AND FIRE FR'S WILL WASH OUT AT HIGHER PSI'S AND PINCH FLAT EASILY WHEN RUN BELOW 30 PSI. MANY COMPLAIN OF ADDED WEIGHT, I THINK IT HELPS KEEP THE FRONT DOWN WHEN CLIMBING HARD ON STEEP TRAILS. ALSO, THE KUJO'S WEIGHT IS PART OF THE REASON THAT IT PROVIDES SUCH EXCELLENT STABILITY. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Max Mielke
a Downhiller
from Nanaimo, B.C., Canada
Date Reviewed: June 4, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Whistler | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | The Realm | | Strengths: | Traction in all conditions. Mud, dirt, rock, slippery logs. No flats what so ever. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Maxxis, WTB, Specialized | | Bike Setup: | Cheeta Pro Line DH, Atom Lab - Trail Pimps wheel set, Boxxer, Azonic... | | Bottom Line: | Pinch flat resistant foam is incredible. I have never had a single flat with these tires. Running low tire pressure on whistler, I often bend the sidewalls of my trail pimps hitting jagged rocks. None of which have resulted in a flat. Simply the best tire I have ever ridden. They're worth the hours of work. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Greg
a Downhiller
from Winter Park, Florida, USA
Date Reviewed: June 1, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | anything dangerous enough to do something stupid on | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | pricepoint.com | | Strengths: | flat protection, not that heavy, wears decent for the grip they give | | Weaknesses: | none worth mentioning | | Similar Products Used: | Kenda crap, minions, holy rollers | | Bottom Line: | Buy them. These days everyones switching to Maxxis Minions, but I've ridden Minions and these tires are just as great and not as heavy. Great value and awesome red sidewalls. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bob
a Cross Country Rider
from Marysville
Date Reviewed: May 14, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Upper Bidwell | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Pricepoint | | Strengths: | Great for the money. Just rool over everything with confidence. Tough tire. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Numerous. | | Bike Setup: | S/C Heckler, Marzocchi FR SL, Sram x7/x9 shifter derailer, LXcranks w/bashring Avid Mechs, XT hubs w/519 rims | | Bottom Line: | I wanted a downhill tire for certain conditons. Like where I ride locally near the house has bad thorns. Downhill tires with self sealing tubes easily keep me flat free.
I have been riding all kinds of terrain on them and they work great. I have used them for urban to trail riding. I spent a day doing shuttles in Auburn and they worked great there.
Not too big that you cant pedal them but they just hook up on everything. I also run 2.25 Panaracer Cinders which rock also but the slight size differance on the Kujo 2.35 is noticable.
I really like these tires. May have to pick another set up and stash them. They really rock. If you like this tire but want somthing lighter try Panaracer Cinder 2.25.
They are heavy but tough. They are a great dollar value. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
cam
a Weekend Warrior
from hamilton, massachusetts, USA
Date Reviewed: April 29, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Bow Ridge | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Price Paid: |
$1.00 | | Purchased At: | not yet | | Strengths: | are these tires any good in on wet boards. how quickly do they wear out | | Weaknesses: | pricd | | Similar Products Used: | tioga white tigers
| | Bike Setup: | 2003 stinky deelux | | Bottom Line: | worth the money?
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Submitted by
Freerideviking
a Weekend Warrior
from SW USA
Date Reviewed: December 11, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | wasabi | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$19.00 | | Purchased At: | Supergo | | Strengths: | Super beefy sidewall, good tread pattern, good wear, decent grip | | Weaknesses: | weight, for 2.35s | | Similar Products Used: | Lots | | Bike Setup: | Gemini | | Bottom Line: | I bought these on the bargain rack at supergo, I had just wasted my money on some Kenda Kinetics and Maxxis Mobsters and I was just looking for something that wouldn't kill my wallet and me that day. Boy did I get a bargain....These tires have yet to dissappoint me. Forget about flats, I have Intense DH tubes with Supergo house slime inside these already brutaly beefy tires. I have literally ridden through a garden of goatheads and they don't even lose air over a month of sitting. I had a leaky valve core and the air was down to about 18 psi and I did a little four foot to flat expecting to blow a sidewall, but no dice. I ride in the desert SW where there is mondo rock and cactus, these tires so far have been impervious to everything I throw at them. If you get a pinch flat, you must have a really nasty burr on your wheel somewhere. They hook up really well for the harder durometer that they are, and they wear well. I only wish I had the 2.6 up front....Bottom line is: If ya wanna be done with flats and and not spend a whole lot of money, buy em. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jessie
a
from Labrador City
Date Reviewed: October 12, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$42.00 | | Purchased At: | Bikeroom.com | | Strengths: | These Tires are amazing, I'm climbing hills I could never climb before on my Hutchinson's. They are great on sand and don't collect dirt between the grips. I can't wear these things out! | | Weaknesses: | NONE... and there not that heavy! | | Similar Products Used: | Hutchinson Scorpion tires... | | Bike Setup: | Giant Ranier, Thompson seat post, Titec aluminium handlebars, SCRAM rocket shifters, IRC Kujo Tires, Mavic Rims and Avid CPS Disc breaks. | | Bottom Line: | These tires won't let you down, especally when climbing hills. They are a little bit on the expensive side but then again you get what you pay for. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
evan
a Downhiller
from durango
Date Reviewed: September 24, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | Log Shoots | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | Campus cycles | | Strengths: | Pinch flat resistance, cornering, just plain beefy | | Weaknesses: | hard to get on untill you strech the beed a little | | Similar Products Used: | Maxxis minion DH, and mobsters, michelin DH comp. | | Bike Setup: | IH sgs dh, 2.65 kujos f/r | | Bottom Line: | these are the best tires I have ever riden. anyone who says that they aren't that great has never lain there MX bike all the way down on a corner and pulled it off.
you take a 90 digree turn with you leg a few inches off the ground on a pair of kujos an you might understand.
I would give them ten flamin' chilis if i could | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave R
a Cross Country Rider
from Blacksburg, VA
Date Reviewed: August 25, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | all of them | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | pricepoint | | Strengths: | durability, traction, price, and overall killing power | | Weaknesses: | None. | | Similar Products Used: | panaracer fire XC's, WTB motoraptors, bonti jones, geax blade, irc trailbear | | Bike Setup: | turner burner w/marzocchi MX pro. hayes hydros. xt drivetrain | | Bottom Line: | These tires are awesome. The cornering ability of these tires is incredible. If you have room for these fat daddies in your frame put them on there. NO FLATS EVER AGAIN. I dont even carry tubes with me anymore. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
rob murray
a Weekend Warrior
from monument CO
Date Reviewed: August 15, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | my north shore circuit in my backyard | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | jensonusa.con | | Strengths: | GREAT!! This is the best tire that I've used for the way I ride. Handles wheelie drops great and have ridden dirt jumps with this tire and seems to work great for that too. No pinch flats yet and I dont expect any soon. Doesnt ever seem to break loose and great all around traction. | | Weaknesses: | Weight but thats no biggie. If I'm gonna do an XC ride I just switch out tires. | | Similar Products Used: | Panaracers, Nokian Gazzollodi Core (great tire!), Geax , WTB | | Bike Setup: | Gary Fishher Mamba Hardtail, LX/XT drivetrain, nokian and irc tires, marzocchi Z 150 fork. | | Bottom Line: | Good tire and have been very happy with it. I have the 2.35 rear version.Holds up great and the PRF works good too. Great tire for a great price! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Arlopex
a Weekend Warrior
from Hacienda Heights, CA
Date Reviewed: July 23, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Supergo | | Strengths: | No Pinch Flat, More control on cornering, nice knobs | | Weaknesses: | Little heavy ( but no big deal ) | | Similar Products Used: | tioga Factory DH | | Bike Setup: | 2003 Specialized Enduro Comp 2.35/2.35 | | Bottom Line: | THis helps me a lot specially going down, before i put this tire I ran i lot of pinchflat and since i got this, I am more eggresive, more confident because I can control the bike more and you dont have to worry about PF. and best of all its not expensive.Good job IRC!!
ps. you put a DH tire, why complaint about the weight, right? | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason
a Cross Country Rider
from San Diego, CA
Date Reviewed: July 20, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | San Juan Capistrano (Orange County) | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike swap meet | | Strengths: | Great traction, and, great pinch flat resistance. I've never had a pinch flat in 3+ years of riding these tires. | | Weaknesses: | Weight | | Similar Products Used: | Tioga Factory XC tires
IRC Missile | | Bike Setup: | Kona Dawg Primo | | Bottom Line: | Great tire for the money if you want outstanding traction, and, to just about never get a pinch flat. Sure there are many lighter tires out there, but, they can't stand up to the abuse that the Kujo's can. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Carlos
a Cross Country Rider
from Beaufort, SC, USA
Date Reviewed: June 28, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | pricepoint.com | | Strengths: | strong sidewalls, PINCH FLAT RESISTANT FOAM!!, good knobs, good traction all around | | Weaknesses: | little heavy, little hard to install | | Bike Setup: | motobecane 500HT frame, Shimano SPD520 pedals, race face, M-wings saddle(comfortable, IRC Kujo DH 2.35 f/r, disk brakes | | Bottom Line: | I was kinda scepticle about a tire that only costs $20 each but as soon as i received them and mounted them, I was totally happy with them. The pinch flat resistant foam is great. I'm prone to them for some reason but I havent had one at all since i got these tires. I do a little down hill and these tires give me A LOT more traction and help stabilize my bike. Rides great off road and good on-road. If your starting to do some XC or is one of your first set of tires these are great. If your experienced, this is a good tire to have even if only as a spare. I would definately keep these for a while. IRC has done the job right. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Justin
a Cross Country Rider
from Kelowna BC
Date Reviewed: May 24, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | powers creek | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Strengths: | great traction in loose and wet. | | Weaknesses: | hard to mount | | Bike Setup: | Trek Liquid 55 | | Bottom Line: | excellent tires, doubled my downhill speed and control compared to the old bonti jones acx crap. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Casey
a Cross Country Rider
from Tempe, AZ
Date Reviewed: January 30, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | National Trail (South Mountain, Phoenix) | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Supergo | | Strengths: | Awesome Traction, Strong sidewall, NO FLATS! | | Weaknesses: | Heavy, but ohwell it's a DH tire :) | | Similar Products Used: | Panaracer Fire 2.4 | | Bike Setup: | Razorback Team Grassroots | | Bottom Line: | I'm running a XC bike on some nasty trails and I've had a bad streak of flatting and crappy tires. I decided to get some big dog DH tires, and they ROCK! It's worth the extra pedaling weight on the climb to have great stability and to be flat proof on the downhill. I'm running Stan's tubeless with this tire without a problem, I'd say it's one of the best tires I've used with Stan's tubeless. It's on a Bontrager Valiant rim w/ this tire. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
erick
a Cross Country Rider
from Olympia, WA
Date Reviewed: January 28, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | supergo.com | | Strengths: | Strong tire! Rode my rear 2.35 tire for over one year before the tread wore off. That's year-round riding 3-4 times per weak. These tires last. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Tubeless crap, kendas, panaracers, etc. | | Bike Setup: | GSR Hooligan DH HT with DH components everywhere. | | Bottom Line: | I run the 2.65 Kujo up front for more high speed stability over the rough stuff and a 2.35 Kujo in the rear. No pinch flats EVER; and with new DH tubes, no flats of any kind for the last 5 months. I basically built my GSR around these tires because the just plain WORK HARD. Buy them and you will not be disappointed! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ty Weiss
a Cross Country Rider
from Orlando, FL 32804
Date Reviewed: November 24, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | Santos Trail, Ocala Florida | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | Pricepoint.Com | | Strengths: | So Far So Good! No pinch flat from running low psi. Becasue I usually ride at 30 or slightly below. Has given me a lot of confidence (that I will not injure my wallet) Taking bigger hits, going faster downhill, tracks VERY well! So well that it took a lil to get used to the accuracy. Durable. Grips well, had no real problem hooking up on loose rock, roots and the like. Climbs very well. It feels like you float over the bumps - (ok, suspension helps too) | | Weaknesses: | A lil heavy - but a worth the trade off for the durability! | | Similar Products Used: | Panarace XC pros 2.1, Kenda, Hutchinson Scorpion lites.... | | Bike Setup: | Giant Vt3, avid brakes, Lx fr/xt rr drailleur, Xt hubs on Salsa Gordo rims w/ Kujo DH 2.25, Manitou Black Comp 90-120, Manitou swinger 3 rr shock (5-5.75 travel), Easton componentry to round it off...... | | Bottom Line: | Excellent product!! Well worth the money ($25 Pricepoint.com) Just what I needed for my style of riding! Give em'a try if you do aggressive XC in rugged terain (With lots of drops) or light freeriding. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jimmy boots
a
from dirty durham, NC
Date Reviewed: October 12, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | the concrete one | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$666.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | no pinch flats | | Weaknesses: | no pinch flats | | Similar Products Used: | all of them | | Bike Setup: | single speeder p-2, dj-1, mavic 321's, avid 7" mechs, other wise stock | | Bottom Line: | when i started going big, guess what?, i started pinch flatting. i bought some IRC kujo (good dog!) 2.35's and guess what? no pinchies. the clincher was a six foot drop at wintergreen, i leaned back too far and road my back tire for a while whilst sitting down, and dinged my rim on a rock, i felt the rock hit the rim! NO PINCHIES!!!.
they work well for urban as well, stair gaps and drops are a breeze with these tires, i was thinking about getting another brand next, but im not sure just yet, i am so stoked with the pinch flat protection on these tires that i may get another set when these have run their course.
buy 'em, ride 'em, huck 'em, chuck 'em, love 'em. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan
a Downhiller
from Seattle
Date Reviewed: October 3, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | lbs | | Strengths: | No flats!....so far. Great traction. | | Weaknesses: | None. Well, if anything, they are a little heavy, however who cares. | | Similar Products Used: | A bunch of specialized crap | | Bike Setup: | 2002 Enduro, TALAS RLC, Kujo DH 2.35/2.65. | | Bottom Line: | These tires are great! They have been 100 times down Whistler without a flat! Hardpack or mud, they seem to corner great. Before I had my TALAS, I was riding the bike with the standard zoke and 2.2's up front. I switched to the 2.65 and it felt like I had a brand new fork up front, it made that much of a difference in handling. They do seem heavier than other DH tires, however I ride mine XC also, and dont seem to have a problem. Sure, I could put a 2.2 back on the front, and be able to go faster, however on the steep downhill sections, the traction is not there with a standard XC tire. Sure, |
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