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Description: Advanced tread design
The new standard of performance in dual slalom competition. Ideally suited to the latest dual-suspension cross-country and freeride bikes.
Self-sharpening center knobs
Sawtooth-shaped for traction and braking power.
High-density 127 tpi casing
with lightweight foldable beads
Silicium Inside
Silicium is a natural elastomer modified and reinforced with silica, which combines low rolling resistance and impressive mud-shedding capability with remarkable durability. Silicium is used in both red and black tread compounds.
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Submitted by
Darrel
a Weekend Warrior
from Edmonton, AB
Date Reviewed: March 3, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Suicide Labrynth | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | USA | | Strengths: | These tires are amazing!!! They grip really well all around and the colour is the best part of all. | | Weaknesses: | None that I can think of | | Similar Products Used: | Kenda Small Block 8, Maxxis Swamp Thing, Kenda Kenetics | | Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz Jackal, Rock Shox Argyle 409, Sram X-0 drivetrain, etc... | | Bottom Line: | For buyers and the guys that are complaining about weak sidewalls. Ever since these tires, I've never gotten a single pinch-flat like I did with previous tires. Maybe you guys should check your air pressure. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ryan
a Weekend Warrior
from Cranbrook
Date Reviewed: July 6, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Pinkbike | | Strengths: | Awesome colour, great traction in wet and muddy conditions. | | Similar Products Used: | Kenda Kinetics | | Bottom Line: | Love these tires. Awesome for climbing dirt and rock and wicked for going back down, awesome traction. I dunno whats wrong with people, the sidewalls havn't failed me. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
john
a Racer
from bflo, ny, usa
Date Reviewed: April 1, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | performance | | Strengths: | cool colour, durable, my tyre is going on it's second year of competition, works great in wet, technical climbs, isn't that heavy, sheds mud pretty good, made me a faster rider. you have to love the simplicity of a tubed tyre. | | Weaknesses: | it might run a little narrow. | | Similar Products Used: | all kinds of different tyres from about 1998 on. | | Bike Setup: | french made hot s in the rear. 2.2". red. asian made michelin C4 latex tube. mavic crossmax enduro rim strip. presently being run with the pressure at 2 bar. | | Bottom Line: | a great tyre. it's harder to come by but i wanted to help set the record straight about the virtues of this tyre. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Derek
a Cross Country Rider
from Bellingham, WA, usa
Date Reviewed: February 18, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | pnw | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Wonderful LBS | | Strengths: | Long wearing, best-of-all-mudder tread, fluffy size, handling, red color. Just Everything about the tread for an aggressive xc mountain tire. | | Weaknesses: | I've figured out what the S in Hot S stands for! SH!T SIDEWALLS! This is the second Michelin to bankrupt on me prematurely due to sidewall failure, and the only brand to have ever done so. | | Similar Products Used: | Several from just about every manufacturer. | | Bike Setup: | Kona Caldera. Michelin Wildgripper tubeless front--another one that failed me when I'd ridden the same in the rear in the past. Keeping my eye on it. | | Bottom Line: | I LOVE Michelin tires. They are the best for traction and handling in wet, muddy conditions and have a great feel, look and affordability.
But, for gordsake STRENGTHEN THE DAMN SIDEWALLS ALREADY! I will not buy another Michelin until I read five flaming turd reviews here on a regular basis. I hate seeing such waste of potential as found in these holes.
I'm giving these a very poor rating only because I hope it grabs Michelin's attention. I know I'm not alone here. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike C
a Cross Country Rider
from Denville, NJ - USA
Date Reviewed: December 27, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Ring-Way | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Jenson | | Strengths: | Traction, size, tread design, cornering ability | | Weaknesses: | SIDEWALL | | Similar Products Used: | WTB, Specialized, Panaracer Fire XC | | Bike Setup: | Airborne Ti hardtail, Kona Kikapu Deluxe XT, Thomson, King, etc. | | Bottom Line: | I had two sets for the last two years so I figured that was enough time to evaluate the tires. Great dependable traction on climbs and in turns however the New Jersey rocky terrain tears up the sidewalls. First the threads show, then a bubble, then you're all of a sudden looking at the tube popping out. Last ride a power bar wrapper jammed in there saved my ride. I have a set of Maxxis Hard Drives on the way so we'll see how they do. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan
a Cross Country Rider
from Kefar Saba , ISRAEL
Date Reviewed: November 20, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | beauty , grip , tracks down the soil in all conditions excellent , does not collect mud . | | Weaknesses: | weak , side wall ruptured after 3 months only, of non-aggressive use of two-three rides a week. | | Similar Products Used: | Panaracer Fire XC PRO , IRC mythos XC , specialized Roll X pro , panaracer Dart | | Bike Setup: | Specialized Stumpjumper 2004 M4 frame, Manitou Black , Fox Propedal , Time atac , Full Sram X7 2007 driveterrain and gears. | | Bottom Line: | Bad investment.
Wouldn't expect any tire to retire after three months only.
All the bids on the sidewalls just popped , until few of them got torn up completely, causing me a deep hole in the inner tube (which finished it's life cuz of it).
A very bad purchase.
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Aaron
a Weekend Warrior
from Rainier, OR
Date Reviewed: October 17, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Durable tread, sheds mud well, nice volume, I got them for free! | | Weaknesses: | Anything other than mud is suicidal! The tread will not stick to anything wet. If there are rocks and its wet, you might as well be riding on a slick. I don't expect it to stick to roots, but the fact that it won't stick to an abrasive rock like basalt is just puzzling. It really feels like someone put a layer of oil between the tires and the rocks when riding on them. | | Similar Products Used: | IRC Mythos, Maxxis Larson TT, WTB Velociraptors, WTB Weirwolfs | | Bike Setup: | KHS Steel Hardtail, Rock Shox, SRAM X-9 | | Bottom Line: | If...and only if you ride where it is muddy but there are no rocks (at least Basalt), then they're not bad. They're OK for hardpack, but there are way better tires for that (my favorite is the Larson TT). The tread is very durable and sheds mud like water off a duck's back. But I believe this leads to their dismal performance on wet rocks. Once rocks get wet, these tires feel like their rolling on a layer of oil. I mean its scary how bad they are! I got them as a free demo set from Michelin, so I can't complain too much about paying for them. But I wouldn't recommend them to anyone who rides in the Pacific NW. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a Cross Country Rider
from memphis, tn USA
Date Reviewed: October 2, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Tour de Wolf | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance Bike | | Strengths: | Awesome mud shedding abilities, great cornering, wide for more traction, good shock absorbtion, and pretty light weight | | Weaknesses: | red compound is not at all good for road use, and will wear down quickly if used for that | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized tires, and panaracer (which is great also) | | Bike Setup: | Specialized with cusom build. | | Bottom Line: | I was caught in a surprise rain storm on the trail and these tires held up so well. I was far out, and the only way back was on the trail. In a matter of minutes the trail was flooded and my tires were about an inch in mud. These tires had such good grip it was amazing. The mud came off of them so easily. You could barley even see for all the rain, but my bike felt sold beneath me. People joke about the goofy red color, but it is funny to see them trying to pedal when their tires are caked in mud. I dont think you could buy a tire better than this if you looked. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Everyday Rider
a
from Upland, CA USA
Date Reviewed: September 24, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$32.00 | | Purchased At: | Jenson | | Strengths: | Tire bites nicely until the side blows out. | | Weaknesses: | Sidewall blew out after 6 to 8 weeks of riding. Tire showed very little sign of wear otherwise. | | Similar Products Used: | Trek Control Track, Continental Cross Country, WTB Weirwolf, Panaracer Fire XC. | | Bike Setup: | Trek carbon hardtail w/ xtr/xt | | Bottom Line: | I ignored all the reviews that mentioned the weak sidewalls on these tires. I thought, 'Who in the heck blows out sidewalls?' Silly me. I have never had a sidewall issue with a tire in over a decade of riding. Until now. My Michelin Hot S blew out while I was riding alone at dusk several miles into my favorite single track, leaving me barely able to limp home in the dark. Use this tire only if you carry a spare when you ride. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
David
a Weekend Warrior
from Somerset,UK
Date Reviewed: June 20, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Quantocks-Smith's Combe | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | All Terrain Cycles | | Strengths: | Grippy Compound
Cornering Performance
Braking/climbing traction
Reasonable rolling resistance
Dry/medium weather performance | | Weaknesses: | Slightly high price... tho bargains can be found. | | Similar Products Used: | Michelin comp 24
Michelin comp 32
Continental Diesel | | Bike Setup: | Azonic Sabre Freeride
Marzocchi Z1 Freeride
Hope/XT/Easton/Raceface.ect | | Bottom Line: | Ok... Let's set the record straight.
These tyres now have improved sidewalls which are thicker with a tougher nylon casing.They offer superb all-round hardcore trail performance,which is not suprising because they are a lighter slighter higher rubber duro version of Michelin's tried and tested Comp 24 tyre.DO NOT LISTEN to people jumping on the "Rubbish Sidewall" bandwagon.
If you're looking for a hucking tyre for 20 foot drops then choose a proper 1400 gram downhill tyre like everyone else does.Overall these tyres are an excellent choice for your hardcore trail bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ming Lee
a Weekend Warrior
from HK
Date Reviewed: November 20, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$36.00 | | Purchased At: | Flying Ball | | Strengths: | No leak tubeless design
Good stable design | | Weaknesses: | - Sidewalls very thin!!! Note that if you live in rocky regions the sidewalls deteriorate very fast, actually start to shred. I'm a smooth rider so this should not happen. Also my friends have the same problems with sidewalls that are falling apart.
- Rubber a bit hard for slippery conditions, tends to wash out underneath you
- relatively high price
| | Similar Products Used: | - most everything | | Bike Setup: | Ellsworth Joker, Truth | | Bottom Line: | If you live in non rocky areas and your riding is not of a technical nature then their fine. otherwise the Hot S is not good for wet rooted rocky areas. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
colin
a
from toronto, ontario
Date Reviewed: October 9, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | anything in the don valley | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | cycle solutions | | Strengths: | excellent traction, good acceleration in dirt and great for trails, can handle some really steep hills and not skid out or anything meaning you can go fast. | | Weaknesses: | this tire is absoulut garbage for roads (well not that bad). doesnt brake well on the road. | | Similar Products Used: | tioga factory directs, some other tires i dont know what they are, kenda kolassel D.H | | Bike Setup: | aluminum hardtail, manitou six sports, axiom platform petals, easton handlebars, bontrager stem, trek saddle, hot s on the back and a tioga factory direct as my front tire | | Bottom Line: | excellent if you are doing trails, the grip is amazing, i like the size cause it doesnt interfere with my deraler like the kenda kolassels do, do not buy this tire if you are riding roads alot. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Hud
a Cross Country Rider
from Melbourne, Australia
Date Reviewed: April 18, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | lysterfield | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | Ray's | | Strengths: | Lots of grip in all conditions, squarish profile for big contact patch. Kevlar bead. Look good. | | Weaknesses: | High rolling resistance, terrible on the road, not cheap. | | Similar Products Used: | Wildgripper X comp 1.95 | | Bike Setup: | Standard Raceline EXT Expert, but with psylo XC's and the tires! | | Bottom Line: | More of a mild downhill tire. Not the best tire for good conditions, hardpack. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris
a Weekend Warrior
from brisbane Australia
Date Reviewed: April 6, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | pro-am | | Strengths: | dose not ware easly when used in right contitions, looks cool, dose grip well, good tread design, cheap,floats over mud | | Weaknesses: | weak side walls, not good on cement and gets pinch flats so easly, hard to find the wright pis pressure, is a B@$#H to get off | | Similar Products Used: | contential, maxxis | | Bike Setup: | DMR tralistar, sun rhyno lite XL rims, XT hubs, LX rear mech | | Bottom Line: | this product has lasted me 1 and a 1/2 years and is wearing low it is great if you can get it cheap but i think it is over rated and over priced, dont buy this tyre if you only ride on cement or ashvault only buy this tyre if you do riding on soft dirt, hard pack or mud | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Timo
a Cross Country Rider
from Albuquerque, NM
Date Reviewed: January 1, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | Fat Tire Cycles in ABQ, NM | | Strengths: | Great traction, pinch flat protection, moderate weaght penalty | | Weaknesses: | Rips and tears happened fairly easily | | Similar Products Used: | Panaracer Fire XC Pro, Specialized Enduro Pro | | Bike Setup: | Titus Switchblade | | Bottom Line: | Tire performed very well when riding in mild conditions, but it just could withstand rock gardens or other sharp objects. This tire failed in 2 months of use, with multiple tears and rips in the sidewalls.
The pinchflat protection is a plus, but the tires just could not withstand New Mexico riding.
Guess they are ok for the french..... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dom G.
a Racer
from ottawa ontario, CANADA!
Date Reviewed: December 21, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$80.00 | | Purchased At: | CYCLE LOGIK!!! | | Strengths: | Everything | | Weaknesses: | forgot what a weakness was after using these tires | | Similar Products Used: | pretty much every michelin tire out there, irc's, panaracers, specialized, tioga, and kenda (1 or 2 sets of each) | | Bike Setup: | K2 Razorback Team SL Frame, mostly xt/xtr, CrossRoc Wheels, Thompson post/stem. AND Enduro FSR (craxy xc setup) | | Bottom Line: | This tire is one of the best tires. I race and these tires have lasted for ages, sidewalls show some wear after about 1000+ km of hard xc singletrack up and down, but held up well until november when one tire got a small break in it (quickly fixed with a tire boot). Tread wears after a while so u gotta rotate the tires every 6 or 7 months. BEST TIRE without having to go tubless (better than any tubed). 2.1 FOR XC USE ONLY! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Christopher
a Weekend Warrior
from Sydney, N.S.W, Australia
Date Reviewed: November 14, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | red hill grizlies glory | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$48.00 | | Purchased At: | castle hill bikes | | Strengths: | Great traction, good in wet, sand , hills, rocky decents, sandstone great all rounder. dosent wear much if used offroad. Never had a pinch or flat, | | Weaknesses: | wears fast on pavment and concret | | Bike Setup: | raceline expert hardtail | | Bottom Line: | Great traction all rounder, buy it the last ages and are predictible.Great traction, good in wet, sand , hills, rocky decents, sandstone great all rounder. dosent wear much if used offroad. Never had a pinch or flat
great free ride xc tire | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jack
a Weekend Warrior
from London
Date Reviewed: July 2, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | Fort William DH track, Scotland | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$22.00 | | Purchased At: | ATB | | Strengths: | grip, puncture resistance | | Weaknesses: | pinch punctures | | Similar Products Used: | Continental Vertical Pro, Nokian Gazzalodi Dual | | Bike Setup: | Cove hardtail, Mavic D321s, single front chainring, Hope dics etc. | | Bottom Line: | This is my tyre of choice for any task. They are some of the cheapest tyres around in the UK and in terms of grip they outclass my Nokian Gazzalodi Duals which I payed over $100 for the set. I noticed it staight away on a really quick corner that flys over a sudden dip, getting the bike unweighted. the Nokians would drift out on the dusty surface which was kinda fun but scary, these just bite.
I dont put in alot of miles so I've had the same set on for well over a year but I can only remember one puncture that wasn't my own fault for flying into sharp rocks with low pressure in the rear tyre.
With the right pressure they stood up well to my trip to the world cup DH track up in Fort William. I even put in a time, on my hardtail, with which I wouldn't actualy have come last in the Mens Pro Elites, like 79th out of 80 or somthing, i was well proud! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andrew
a Racer
from Victoria, Australia
Date Reviewed: June 22, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | Aussie Trails rock, too many! | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$55.00 | | Purchased At: | Club Sponsored Shop | | Strengths: | Very good climbing ability and braking control. Allows a fair bit of forgiveness at high speeds. Raced on many surfaces and they pick up well in most conditions. | | Weaknesses: | Corner speed can wash away on different surfaces. Not may weekness I have found. They feel heavy at times but timing over laps and courses would not back this up. If the rider has little experence with tyre pressure, the max performance wont be felt. I found like with other tyres there is prob. about 2-3 psi range of ideal setup pressure. | | Similar Products Used: | Hutch / Gold
Mich / Gripper comps | | Bike Setup: | Scarple 1000 | | Bottom Line: | I think this product is for the rider who wants a tyre to be very suited to changing conditions. People who are finding tyre damage possibly are riding with little control or poor riding style (when damage occurs) but ya can't blame the tyre, expecing alot out of a light weight tyre is hard. Good value if you generally like the feel of wider tyres | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
tarek
a Cross Country Rider
from Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Date Reviewed: April 15, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Strengths: | Great Looks,Aggressive Tread design | | Weaknesses: | Sidewalls wear out prematurely | | Similar Products Used: | Panaracer FireXC | | Bike Setup: | Giant ATX, XT, Formula B4 gold | | Bottom Line: | Everyone keeps teling me how great these tire looks, but when riding in wet conditions,I'm the one who slides the most. This tire sheds mud as if it was Teflon coated but thats about it. Hardly no traction on slippery uphills and sidewalls are too thin. Canadian Price for this tire is expensive. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Eric
a Cross Country Rider
from Pleasanton CA. U.S.A.
Date Reviewed: February 24, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | Any East Bay Park Trail. | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS. | | Strengths: | Red color looked good on my bike.
Light weight for a tire of this size. | | Weaknesses: | Slow rolling,ultra fast wearing and slippery when the rocks in the trail are wet.
Sketchy at partial lean angles. | | Similar Products Used: | IRC Mythos, Michelin Wild Gripper Comp S', Continentals and
Specialized tires. | | Bike Setup: | 2003 Specialized FSR xc. with Mavic F519 rims and DT hubs,
Easton Carbon Fiber Riser Bar. | | Bottom Line: | I had some Wildgripper Comp S' on my bike before and loved them. My intentions when I bought the Hot S' was to improve an allready great ride.
I had high hopes for these tires, but ended up very disappointed with them. I don't see how they could wear even quicker, have less traction and be so much slower than my Wildgrippers were. The tread was worn out in only 300 miles of riding. The Hot S is also much less predictable than the Wildgrippers when riding hard, even though its billed as an extreme cross country tire.
For the first time, I've bought a tire that I feel is so bad, I don't know who to recommend it to.
I am amazed, that the same tire company could have designed both the Wildgripper (which is good) and the Hot S'(wich is bad). | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Hell's Freerider
a Racer
from Massachusettes
Date Reviewed: December 2, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Great Tred Design, Color (i got the red), Extremely durable, sturdy ride, strong | | Weaknesses: | wear down quickly | | Similar Products Used: | too many to remember | | Bike Setup: | Kona Stinky Primo, XTR, Raceface | | Bottom Line: | Great set of wheels. With my tires before i would blow out a tube at least once a week. ive only blown out the Hot S twice in 2 years!
AWESOME.
If you don't have some... GET SOME | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jay
a Cross Country Rider
from Concord, MA, USA!
Date Reviewed: November 4, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | www.jensonusa.com | | Strengths: | good grip in dry | | Weaknesses: | horrible in mud or wet surface | | Bottom Line: | These tires are really good in dry. But don't use them in mud or wet surface. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Giannis
a Cross Country Rider
from Athens Greece
Date Reviewed: October 30, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | Imitos | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$44.00 | | Purchased At: | Tsirikos | | Strengths: | Great grip | | Weaknesses: | Sidewalls are thin, very thin | | Similar Products Used: | WTB | | Bike Setup: | GT Tempest | | Bottom Line: | In less than a month my rear new red Michelin blew out!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bob
a Cross Country Rider
from Las Vegas
Date Reviewed: October 25, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | any | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Strengths: | great climbing traction, provide good cornering once thet wear in | | Weaknesses: | hard fast cornering feels borderline sketchy when new, wears fairly quick | | Similar Products Used: | Team control/master, Smokes, Z-max, Continental comps, cross-country | | Bike Setup: | Raven-xt/xtr, Avid | | Bottom Line: | When tires were new they never felt solid on fast downhills. Always felt like either the front or rear wanted to slide. It was always one or the other never together, and if you got slightly off-line in a corner the front end would wash instantly. Now that the tires have worn quit a bit; I can rail through the corners. They steer great, hold a line at speed, when the back slides; it slides predictably. I have no complaints about them now. However, they really don't deserve a 4 rating. More like a 3.5-3.75, but since I can't rate them that........... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Randy Rusnak
a Cross Country Rider
from Beaverdale, PA. USA
Date Reviewed: October 22, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | Scotia | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Great grip. They held the terrain wonderfully. I was really impressed. | | Weaknesses: | The sidewalls. | | Similar Products Used: | IRC, Contential, Hutchison, WTB, Kenda | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale Jekyl | | Bottom Line: | This tire was about 4 or 5 months old. Not a lot a mileage on it either.I bought them conected to a bike off a buddy who had barely used them. Now I know why. The sidewall blew out the first day I used them. I no sooner fixed it so I could ride it (amazing what duct tape and Goop will do) then the other side decided to blow out about 4 days later.
Another buddy of mine purchased this tire and all we heard was how great it gripped. That lasted about a month, till his sidewall went. There is tons of tread left, but the sidewall just seemded to disappear. This tire doesn't last for anything. Loved the traction, but the threadcount needs to be raised before I would ever recommend this tire to anyone. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Bill Schirmer
a Cross Country Rider
from Saugerties, NY
Date Reviewed: October 19, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$39.00 | | Purchased At: | ingston Cyclery | | Strengths: | Great Traction when climbing and in loose conditions. Handle rocks and roots pretty well. | | Weaknesses: | Slow on hardpack. | | Similar Products Used: | Bontrager Jones AC | | Bike Setup: | Trek 6700-mostly stock-changed stem and switched to flat bar-Cane Creek ergo control bar ends. | | Bottom Line: | Switched from the stock Jones AC on the advice of my local shop. The Jones AC was great on hardpack but once you got them in the mud you were finished. The improvement with the Michelins is amazing. Most of the trails in this area are a combination of hardpack, mud, rock (lots of it), roots and, in the fall, leaves. I needed a tire that could handle all these conditions. The Michelin has excellent traction when climbing. It sheds mud quite well. It is slow on hardpack but I'll take the trade-off for better all around traction. I haven't used it that long and I don't do extreme stuff so I can't comment on durability or pinch flats. I will post another review later if I experience problems. It is a little pricey but I would highly recommend this tire to anyone doing XC riding in mixed conditions. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
robert flood
a Racer
from denver
Date Reviewed: September 8, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | colorado trail | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$37.00 | | Purchased At: | rei | | Strengths: | great grip on just about every condition especially climbing,great plush feel, no doubts about how much rubber is underneath you, great at lower pressures for rockier trails, not likely to pinch either | | Weaknesses: | a bit heavy and bulky,slow for hardpack or pavement makes a sound like a fan at high speeds there is so much wind resistance coming off of them, rubber shredded pretty easily eventually ripped a hole through the top of them which was their demise, I ride alot of rough trails though | | Similar Products Used: | specialized,panaracer,continental | | Bike Setup: | schwinn moab,psylo sl,xtr drivetrain & hubs,mavic F519s,monkeylite risers,use carbon post | | Bottom Line: | great tire for adverse conditions or rocky rides, very very stable tire due to excellent tread design and width, you sacrafice a little in the way of speed and weight though, thin casing prone to damage by sharp rocks (especially on the front range) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
emilio galarde
a Cross Country Rider
from oaxaca, mexico
Date Reviewed: September 6, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | rocks, cactus, sand | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | rei, salt lake | | Strengths: | very very good grip, very comfy, looks! | | Weaknesses: | soft sidewalls, i don´t li |
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