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Submitted by
irony
a Cross Country Rider
from UK
Date Reviewed: July 4, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | South Downs | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Merlin Cycles | | Strengths: | Look cool. | | Weaknesses: | Anything will puncture these tyres. | | Bike Setup: | Rock Lobster Team Tig 2001 | | Bottom Line: | Good for getting punctures, even with a puncture strip installed they will get punctures. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tim R
a Racer
from Boulder, CO, USA
Date Reviewed: May 25, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Amasa Back | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$18.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance | | Strengths: | Great value for the money! Wears well. Reliable. Light for it's tread pattern. Easy to mount/remove. | | Weaknesses: | seems like it doesn't climb/brake as well in loose conditions -- but I have not personally ridden anything significantly better. | | Similar Products Used: | IRC Serac | | Bike Setup: | high-end full suspension | | Bottom Line: | Used the rear tire only. Just a great value tire, works well for all ability levels, though racers may want an even lighter tire. For reviewers who complain about blowouts or sidewall cuts -- learn not to lock up the rear tire when riding over sharp rocks. Never had a sidewall cut in 4 years, and I ride/race some extremely rocky terrain (WP, Double Top, Teocalli, Gambrill, etc). Average number of pinch flats. (my 2.4 Motoraptor front tire has NEVER pinch flatted in 5 years, at 32 psi) | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris
a
from melbourne, australia
Date Reviewed: March 26, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Mt. Olsen Bagge | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$22.00 | | Purchased At: | Goldcross Cycles | | Strengths: | Reasonably light, rolls well, cheap, lasts well, corners brillinatly on hard pack, dirt, loose gravel and still ok on dry roads. | | Weaknesses: | no puncture protection, lacks grip on wet leaves/dirt.-Frotnt tire. | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized roll x sport, fast trak, cheng shu, michelin at's and hutchinson bulldogs. | | Bike Setup: | XC hardtail, xt deraileurs, deore shifters, firex cranks hollow pin chain, pg-950 cassette, | | Bottom Line: | Very nice tyre for my riding needs. worked extrmely well on loose dirt and hard pack at lysterfield- the bulk of my mtb-ing.Had supreme confidence in the front and never felt it slipping out from under me. Lost grip in wet situations and i was unable to descend with extreme confidence and had to brake bit earlier. *works well in dry conditions-could do with beefier side knobs for wet conditions* | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Billy
a Cross Country Rider
from RI
Date Reviewed: September 12, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Similar Products Used: | WTB Velociraptors | | Bike Setup: | XC aluminum hardtails 80-100 mm front travel | | Bottom Line: | I had been running the IRC Mythos XC aramid blackwalls for years on all my bikes and found them to be great overall performers. I ride during the winter and they really cut through the snow, slush, and mud. Also I do some beach riding and they get me through all but the loosest sand. At replacemnt time I switched to the rustwalls and within weeks all of the rears had sidewall blowouts on six different tires. I run the pressure according to manufacturer recommendations and check them before each ride. I contacted IRC and they told me to return them to the retailer. Since I bought them online, the shipping charges made that cost ineffective. I have since switched to the WTB Velociraptors. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Marquis
a Cross Country Rider
from Costa Mesa, CA
Date Reviewed: September 7, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | The one no one else rides | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$16.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance | | Strengths: | Excellent traction in most conditions, light enough. Always on sale somewhere for cheap. Good tread life. | | Weaknesses: | Easily punctured by even small thorns. | | Similar Products Used: | Various Specialized, Hutchinson, Michelin, etc., etc. | | Bike Setup: | GT Zaskar LE frame, XTR and SRAM | | Bottom Line: | I've used these a couple years now on a couple of bikes. I initially liked them a whole lot, especially as cheap as they are. Then goat head thorns started puncturing the Mythos on almost every ride, which is no fun at all. I switched to Specialized Roll-X Armadillo, which are like armor plate, both in function and weight. No more flats, but the Armadillos also didn't handle lots of common XC conditions very well (sand, thin mud, etc.). I put the Mythos back on with Slime tire liners. No flats, still lots lighter than the Roll-X Armadillo, and much better ride quality/performance.
When I put the Mythos back on I decided to try a tip I saw here and elsewhere - mount the rear tire "backwards", rolling opposite of the the direction shown on the tire. Now the damn thing REALLY hooks up great on almost any surface. Pretty cool for a tire with 700+ miles on it.
I have used a lot of tires. None are perfect. I don't like having to use liners, but it's a reasonable compromise for these tires. If thorns aren't a problem where you ride, these tires are excellent. If thorns are a problem, get liners or get Roll-X Armadillos. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nate
a Weekend Warrior
from Raleigh,NC,USA
Date Reviewed: July 10, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Paris Mtn. Firetower/Sulphur Springs | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$17.00 | | Purchased At: | stock with bike & blueskycycling.com | | Strengths: | grip (especially when climbing), not too heavy, rolling resistance isn't too bad, rear specific tire is GREAT for climbing, great for hardpack, great at shedding mud, price | | Weaknesses: | durability, doesn't hold up well in rocky conditions | | Similar Products Used: | Continental | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale Super v400 (stock) | | Bottom Line: | These tires aren't bad. The only complaint I do have is durability. These tires came factory on my bike and I rode it on some light stuff back home then the bike sat for a couple of years. I recently moved and the trails around here are much more intense so I decided to get a new set. Plus my back tire was worn almost flat from skidding on pavement (dumb). I originally had two of the fronts on the bike, for whatever reason thats the way it came so I can't speak for how well the front works on the rear of the bike since I never rode much hard stuff with it. I can say that the rear specific version of this tire climbs like crazy. The trails I've been riding recently are hard climbs and long downhills and the tires are amazing going up even with my bikes VERY loose and not very adjustable rear suspension. Coming down I have no complaints from the front tire (except in sand where I'm not really comfortable enough to push them). The tire usually grips the corners with the exception of VERY fast, VERY sharp turns. No problems for me with the sidewalls or thorns (like I've read on here) I run them with a little over 40 psi and have never had a flat. It's pretty much constantly wet around here in the summer. In fact today I got poured on coming downhill for about 15 or 20 minutes straight. My brakes (not disk) didn't do too well towards the end but the tires were great. Not a speck of mud anywhere on them... they look like I just hosed them down even though theres mud all over the bike and up my back and not any loss of traction even as the ground was completely saturated and I was hitting pretty deep puddles by the time I got back to the bottom. The only complaint I do have about these tires is durability. I've had the rear specific tire for about 3 and a half weeks and although I've run these tires for a while this one for whatever reason has already started to show significant wear (chunks out of the tread). To be fair I've ridden about 4 or 5 days a week on some pretty rough stuff since I got them but I still think the wear is a bit much considering I've avoided pavement and try to brake in the flats and not over the rocks and stumps. Regardless of the wear factor these tires are a great value... picked mine up cheap enough that replacing them every now and then wouldn't really be a big deal. If you're looking for a cheap/good grippy tire and you only ride once or twice a week, I'd seriously consider these! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kim
a Weekend Warrior
from Colorado Springs, CO
Date Reviewed: June 24, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Palmer Park, Tie Hack Trail, parts of Santa Fe | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | McGhies in Las Vegas | | Strengths: | grippy, great in all kinds of dry conditions--sand, loose dirt, rock, gravel, scree, hardpack, slickrock... Long lasting. | | Weaknesses: | Not great in mud and wet stuff. I get lots of slow leaks from thorns... | | Similar Products Used: | Michelins | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale F-400, headshock, XTs, Time pedals | | Bottom Line: | I really like these tires, I may have to pump them up a little more often but they have worked with me for the past 5 years. They are just starting to wear and I'll probably replace with the same ones. I'll probably put a liner in them to minimize the slow leaks, that should solve my only real issue. I love the way I can barrel through sandy, loose stuff faster and further than anyone else. They climb well and descent reliably. These tires work well for where I live--dry, rocky and deserty. I took off one chili for the slow leaks. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Wusley Littleman
a Cross Country Rider
from Sacramento, CA
Date Reviewed: June 18, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Auburn | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$16.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance Bicycles | | Strengths: | light and inexpensive
Seems to be designed for general offroading use. | | Weaknesses: | Weak sidewalls...weakest I've ever encountered.
Grip is not spectacular as I get a lot of washing out on loose dirt over hardpack. | | Similar Products Used: | Panaracer Fire XC Pro, Bontrager Revolt, Panaracer Smoke and Dart Classic. | | Bike Setup: | 1998 Ground Control FSR LTD | | Bottom Line: | Great for beginner-type rides where you're not really pushing the tire hard. The sidewalls are so weak that once you start doing more aggressive XC or all-mountain riding, you could blow out the sidewall. I've gotten pinch flats on other tires before, but never a blowout. Upon inspecting the failure, it appears that the sidewalls are minimally reinforced and thin. It's no wonder that these tires are so light (~565 grams). I won't buy these again because if it wasn't for someone on the trail equipped with a tire patch, I would have been stranded 13 miles from my car.
I've give this tire some chilis for being light and cheap, but overall, it's not very reliable. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Patrick
a Weekend Warrior
from Zionsville, IN
Date Reviewed: June 16, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | came on bike | | Strengths: | good climbing traction, rolls pretty good, holds a straight line easily | | Weaknesses: | a little twitchy in tight corners, pushes easily in loose stuff, durability is dismal. | | Similar Products Used: | Lots, currently running WTB Mutano Raptor 2.4's | | Bike Setup: | Maverick w/Talas and Mavic 317's | | Bottom Line: | Been sitting the the basement fo a couple years so I put em on some spare wheels to see if I like them over the WTBs. First ride out the side wall on the front tire split and bulged big time. After reviewing the construction it was clear why. Side wall reinforcement is a single layer kevlar on the exterior side wall with NO protective covering. I must have scuffed them on a rock or branch and cut the reinforcement. I'm a old man, how hard can I ride? I'll stick w/my 2.4's, never had a problem. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ron
a Cross Country Rider
from NY
Date Reviewed: June 6, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | OEM on bike | | Strengths: | Good traction initially, good cornering. Good compromise tread for a variety of conditions. | | Weaknesses: | Not very durable. Prone to flats & cuts. | | Similar Products Used: | WTB Velociraptor | | Bike Setup: | Iron Horse Warrior hard-tail | | Bottom Line: | I liked the way these rode before the rear tread wore down. I also experienced a mild side-wall cut & a couple flats. It gripped well in mud & didn't stay clogged with mud. It also did OK in loose or firm soil. Pretty grippy on hard-pack, rocks, or pavement. But the tread durability is sacrificed to get this grippiness.
The center knobs on the tread are fairly broad. This is supposed to make them more durable & reduce road noise & vibration on pavement. It does reduce the road nois, but they're still not very durable.
I have a 1-mile ride on pavement to get to my favorite trail-head. I also sometimes go for short rides with my kids around town. So maybe about half of my riding is on pavement. The center knobs on the rear are about half gone in only 1 year. I ride about 2 or 3 times a week - didn't ride at all mid-January to mid-April. I think the tread should have lasted longer. I'm replacing the rear with a WTB Velociraptor. The front is still good & I'm pleased with its handling.
I considered replacing the rear with another Mythos XC because I found a really good deal. But the Velociraptor is only a few dollars more, so I'll see how it compares in durability & performance. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
DJ Cordes
a Cross Country Rider
from Nashville, TN
Date Reviewed: March 14, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | LBL | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Purchased At: | Wood N Wave | | Strengths: | Excellent on Rocks
Killer braking performance
Literally will climb a wall if you can keep the front wheel down | | Weaknesses: | Have had one thorn flat, but then I had them with my Fire XC Pros I ran on the front and back prior to me buying this for the rear. | | Similar Products Used: | WTB Velociraptor on hard tail, Kenda Karma Lite, Panaracer XC Pro | | Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz Blur, SRAM X.O. (love it), IRC Mythos XC rear, Fire XC Pro front, Fox F100RLT, Specialized Rival SL saddle (love it) | | Bottom Line: | I had a flat while on vacation requiring me to get a new rear tire. I bought this tired used from a local bike shop for cheap so I could get home and order another Panaracer Fire XC replacement. Little did I know that I would love this tire. This thing just never looses grip. My local trail Hamilton Creek is the most rock nasty trail I know of. I honestly can't remember the last time my rear tire spun out. Everyone I ride with including me used to spin out on rocks climbing. The rough center tread between the paddles just grips. It also works great on neighbors lawns who don't take care of it b/c it really rips out their grass. Oops not so neighborly, but then I had spending money on lawn products to combat their neglect it is worth it.
The side treads are also superb in the corners. I almost almost never hit my brakes b/c it always hooks up. If you are looking for a tire with insane grip this is it. I am going to place an order tonight for 3 more from Performance on sale becuase this will be the only rear tire I will ever need to buy. I am going to put it on my wife's bike too. The Panaracer will stay on the front. Also they are almost always $14.99 at Performance. Now that is value b/c I'd pay $50 for that performance easily. $15 is icing on the cake. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
cross-country rider
a Cross Country Rider
from Greensboro, NC
Date Reviewed: November 25, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | came with bike | | Strengths: | great grip, esp on mud and wet leaves/roots | | Weaknesses: | weight, maybe? | | Similar Products Used: | IRC Serac XC, IRC Trailbears, Bontrager Jones | | Bike Setup: | 2005 Ironhorse Maverick Disc, stock except for pedals | | Bottom Line: | I had these on my last bike, owned a year, and these tires were great. I used them for free-ride/dirt jumping and cross-country riding and never got a flat. I also ran them at about 34 PSI which seemed to be the best pressure for maximum grip. I was able to scramble up hills with wet leaves and loose rocks and dirt without any trouble. they also shed mud really well. for an "entry level" tire, they're really hard to beat. overall, they're great for climbing. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris
a Weekend Warrior
from Colorado
Date Reviewed: November 12, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | performance bikr | | Strengths: | cheap, decent grip | | Weaknesses: | weak material | | Similar Products Used: | kenda nevagal, wtb... | | Bike Setup: | diamondback frame, marzocchi mx pro, rhinolites, xt drivetrain, avid bb7 discs | | Bottom Line: | if you never touch any trail with thorns and run your tires at 50+ psi, you will like these... otherwise thorns go through these like they were tissue paper, i always carried $10 for new tubes every ride, until i got some self sealing tubes... also, while riding round a school with my friend, i hit a curb kinda hard, probably pinch-flat candidate, but not only did it give me a pinch flat, the rim punched a hole in the tire... I've hit squarer corners harder on other bikes and tires, and I've had pinch flats, but this was something new | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris
a Weekend Warrior
from Colorado
Date Reviewed: November 12, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | performance bikr | | Strengths: | cheap, decent grip | | Weaknesses: | weak material | | Similar Products Used: | kenda nevagal, wtb... | | Bike Setup: | diamondback frame, marzocchi mx pro, rhinolites, xt drivetrain, avid bb7 dics | | Bottom Line: | if you never touch any trail with thorns and run your tires at 50+ psi, you will like these... otherwise thorns go through these like they were tissue paper, i always carried $10 for new tubes every ride, until i got some self sealing tubes... also, while riding round a school with my friend, i hit a curb kinda hard, probably pinch-flat candidate, but not only did it give me a pinch flat, the rim punched a hole in the tire... I've hit squarer corners harder on other bikes and tires, and I've had pinch flats, but this was something new | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Marquis
a Cross Country Rider
from Costa Mesa, CA
Date Reviewed: October 31, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | The one without thorns | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | Perfromance | | Strengths: | Good enough traction on most surfaces, though considerably less grippy after they wear in a bit. Light and easy to mount/remove (folding version), which was good since they flatted about every other ride. | | Weaknesses: | Extremely susceptible to thorn punctures. Rode these for several months starting in winter without any problems. Then the thorn bushes bloomed, dropped their payload on my trails, and the Mythos flatted on every other ride. | | Similar Products Used: | Various other Specialized, WTB, Hutchinson. | | Bike Setup: | Self-built hardtail | | Bottom Line: | I liked these tires at first. Then the thorn flats started. I tried to make them work - used tire liners and thick tubes, but the Mythos still allowed even very small thorns to easily puncture the tube.
I switched to Specialized Roll X Armadillo, which is a much better tire - more expensive, but well worth it. Not a single flat since switching. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Marquis
a Cross Country Rider
from Costa Mesa, CA
Date Reviewed: October 31, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | The one without thorns | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | Perfromance | | Strengths: | Good enough traction on most surfaces, though considerably less grippy after they wear in a bit. Light and easy to mount/remove (folding version), which was good since they flatted about every other ride. | | Weaknesses: | Extremely susceptible to thorn punctures. Rode these for several months starting in winter without any problems. Then the thorn bushes bloomed, dropped their payload on my trails, and the Mythos flatted on every other ride. | | Similar Products Used: | Various other Specialized, WTB, Hutchinson. | | Bike Setup: | Self-built hardtail | | Bottom Line: | I liked these tires at first. Then the thorn flats started. I tried to make them work - used tire liners and thick tubes, but the Mythos still allowed even very small thorns to easily puncture the tube.
I switched to Specialized Roll X Armadillo, which is a much better tire - more expensive, but well worth it. Not a single flat since switching. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Marquis
a Cross Country Rider
from Costa Mesa, CA
Date Reviewed: October 31, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | The one without thorns | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | Perfromance | | Strengths: | Good enough traction on most surfaces, though considerably less grippy after they wear in a bit. Light and easy to mount/remove (folding version), which was good since they flatted about every other ride. | | Weaknesses: | Extremely susceptible to thorn punctures. Rode these for several months starting in winter without any problems. Then the thorn bushes bloomed, dropped their payload on my trails, and the Mythos flatted on every other ride. | | Similar Products Used: | Various other Specialized, WTB, Hutchinson. | | Bike Setup: | Self-built hardtail | | Bottom Line: | I liked these tires at first. Then the thorn flats started. I tried to make them work - used tire liners and thick tubes, but the Mythos still allowed even very small thorns to easily puncture the tube.
I switched to Specialized Roll X Armadillo, which is a much better tire - more expensive, but well worth it. Not a single flat since switching. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Adam Z
a Weekend Warrior
from Concord CA
Date Reviewed: October 14, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Came on bike | | Strengths: | Great on hard pack | | Weaknesses: | I've gotten waaayyy too many flats. | | Bike Setup: | Iron Horse with Rock Shox 120mm travel and azonic riser handlebars | | Bottom Line: | Good tire for beginners like me but way too easy for thorns and goat-heads to puncture tubes. Good traction all around except on loose gravel were it just loses it. On asphalt it's adequete, roots and trees it's great but get something that has a little better puncture resistance. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Connor
a Cross Country Rider
from Bridgewater, Nj
Date Reviewed: September 2, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Great on wet rocks and logs, decent in loose soil and pretty good for commuting. I love the colored sidewalls too | | Weaknesses: | none yet | | Similar Products Used: | just about everything | | Bike Setup: | 05 Giant Trance 4. BB7 front disc. Manitou Axel fork. Fox Float R rear shock. Panaracer and IRC tires. | | Bottom Line: | This tire is sick for the price.. Great for the conditions i ride in. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kevin
a Weekend Warrior
from Tempe, Arizona, United States
Date Reviewed: August 12, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | unknown | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$13.00 | | Purchased At: | Tempe Bicycle | | Strengths: | Light weight, great traction, no flat tires in thorny terrain, rear tire is awesome. | | Weaknesses: | On the front tire, the knobs on the edge of the tire get torn off. | | Similar Products Used: | Kenda Karma, Specialized Dirt Master (rear), and some other crap. | | Bike Setup: | 1998 Specialized Stumpjumper, xt/xtr, rock shox judy xc, mavic x221, avid v-brakes. | | Bottom Line: | The dry terrain I am riding on is the rocky desert of Arizona. It ranges from soft up through abusive rock formations. I am riding on the 1.95 foldable tires. The back tire is awesome. It hangs on to every trail with hardly any wear. The front also has great traction; however, it does not hold up in these conditions. After the first ride, the knobs on the edge of the tire wear already tearing. I think the front would last much better without the rocks. Overall, I would definitely recommend the rear tire, but not the front. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
roger
a Cross Country Rider
from england
Date Reviewed: August 9, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | good grip front has never washed out. not bad rolling resistance on tarmac. light weight | | Weaknesses: | very noises on tarmac and puncture easy, i had 8 punctures in one cross country ride,all small thorns, had to fit kevlar belts inside the tires. | | Bike Setup: | 06 marin hawk hill se..fantastic bike !! | | Bottom Line: | puncture way to easy for cross country tires. but they do grip very well, there better if you pump them up to 55-60 psi
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Submitted by
Colin Shelman
a Weekend Warrior
from Wichita, Kansas
Date Reviewed: July 6, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Millers Meadows | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Bicycle Ex Change | | Strengths: | nice and lite, hooks up great in loose dirt around corners, climbs well, worked alot better than i thought when they were coated in mud (still climb amazing) | | Weaknesses: | they just wear alittle fast, and maybe a bigger size (2.10) | | Similar Products Used: | just bontrager tires | | Bike Setup: | Gary Fisher Marlin, Stock besides tires | | Bottom Line: | Great tire that you can really tell and improvement in your bikes performances | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Zeb
a Cross Country Rider
from Richmond, VA
Date Reviewed: June 25, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Buttermilk trail system | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Purchased At: | online somewhere | | Strengths: | good traction when fully inflated, do well in good conditions. | | Weaknesses: | rear tire wears quick as hell, weak sidewalls, a little loose if its too dusty or too wet. | | Bike Setup: | Haro Escape 8.3 w/ Black elite fork, truvativ crank with xt/lx components | | Bottom Line: | overall they do just fine as long as the trail is in good shape. if its too wet or too dry it gets loose but its not all out loss of traction. I wish that the front would wear out at the same time as the rear, but over time you work it out to 1 front to 2 rear, good thing is they are cheap and everywhere. just make sure they are at pressure or they pinch flat and lose traction. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alexander
a Racer
from Washington
Date Reviewed: June 2, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$14.00 | | Purchased At: | pricepoint | | Strengths: | constistently good tire. durable rubber. lightweight (folding only). easy mount and dismount. I have 1.95 size for faster terrain. Lightweight. | | Weaknesses: | No mud shedding!! Slow when wet. | | Similar Products Used: | Tried a lot of tires out there for 20 or so years of riding. | | Bike Setup: | Diamondback xc, shimano, etc. Standard xc hardtail with a lot of upgrades. | | Bottom Line: | I ride these aggressively in all kinds of conditions; rocks, loose gravel, hardpack and road. On a scale of 1-10:
LOOSE GRAVEL - 7
HARDPACK - 10
ASPHALT - 6
ROOTS ETC - 10
ROCKS - 9
All around good tire for all kinds of conditions. If you can get em cheap, go for it, but get kevlar. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Josh
a Cross Country Rider
from Sharon Springs, KS
Date Reviewed: May 24, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Wilson Lake Rollarcoaster | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Light, hooks up well. Nice quality of tire. knobs don't squirm around (unlike an old specialized I had, blah) Rolls well. | | Weaknesses: | |
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