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Description:The FireXCPro square-profile, variable-height Torch Tread grips all terrain all the time, while the Burning Edge side knobs put cornering on rails. The Absolute F&R system means you can run the same tire front and rear, and there's Ant-SnakeBite protection too. Choose from 2.1 or 1.8-inch widths.
26x2.1 - 670g/580g
26x1.8 - 580g/500g
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Submitted by
bluie-
a Cross Country Rider
from nashua, nh, usa
Date Reviewed: August 23, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | pricepoint | | Strengths: | cornering, climbing, handling, stopping | | Weaknesses: | these fling up loose sand that my old ones never did, which is probably why they hold on to the ground so well :) time to buy some fenders. | | Similar Products Used: | various bontrager tires | | Bike Setup: | diamondback racing axis titanium | | Bottom Line: | Just picked up my DBR Ti bike used and threw these tires on it. I took it out on some local trails and I'm very impressed with these tires... I can do things now that I never could before. I also feel much, much more confident tearing around corners, especially with loose debris. I also feel a LOT more confident at high speeds. I am using the 2.1", at first I was tempted to go for the 1.8's to save weight, but I'm so happy with these that I think I'll stick with them. They seem slim for 2.1" anyways.
Overall I would highly recommend them, for the price I couldn't be more happy! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
clash9898
a Weekend Warrior
from richmond
Date Reviewed: August 22, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$28.00 | | Purchased At: | performace bike | | Strengths: | good for xc riding,love my panaracer, its my second fav tire ever. | | Weaknesses: | slips on steep climbs, none other than that | | Similar Products Used: | kenda klaws, wtb velociraptors | | Bike Setup: | diamondback responce xe with rst titan | | Bottom Line: | i use the fire xc in the rear i find its not wide enough to perform well in the front, i use kenda klaws in the frint. exelent tire for the price. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jwsb
a Cross Country Rider
from Sta. Rosa Philippines
Date Reviewed: August 21, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Sta. Rosa, Tagaytay trails | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Grantrail Cycles | | Strengths: | Nice all around tires, wet performance, sheds easier than other all-arounders, corners well / lateral grip, bites deep, predictable | | Weaknesses: | Wears easy, inflexible to varying tire pressures, need to be run at higher pressure reducing comfort and potential mud performance | | Similar Products Used: | Nevegal | | Bike Setup: | Chumba XCL, XO, Revelation, Crossland | | Bottom Line: | One of the best value in tires. Good all-around. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kevin C.
a Cross Country Rider
from Coventry, RI
Date Reviewed: August 20, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | Pricepoint | | Strengths: | Price. Tough sidewall. Fast tire. Great in almost any condition for cross country riding. Also, being direction specific is a plus. | | Weaknesses: | Loose sand...but then again what mountain bike tire is good in the sand. | | Similar Products Used: | Bontrager Tires | | Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz Superlight | | Bottom Line: | Execllent tire for cross country riding. Not overpriced. Great tire for the money. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dial Tone
a Weekend Warrior
from Southern California
Date Reviewed: July 30, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Bonelli Park | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$23.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance Bike | | Strengths: | Excellent traction, lower rolling resistance, PRICE! | | Weaknesses: | Not for sand, too many thorn punctures (or is it just my luck), not for DH or aggressive descents | | Similar Products Used: | Bontrager Jones ACX | | Bike Setup: | Fisher Hi-Fi Plus with other non-tire related bolt-ons | | Bottom Line: | As my stock Bonty tires were starting to wear out I wanted to have a lighter XC-oriented tire rather than the stock AM / trail tires. I also wanted to be able to rotate the tires from front to rear (for longer wear) so side specific tires like the Smoke and Dart are out of the equation. Enter the Fire XC Pro! For under $25 for the Japanese made 127 TPI version at Performance Bike this was a steal!
On my first ride on my local dirt path, I could not feel the difference in rolling resistance. Perhaps TPI count was over rated, but when I rode on pavement it felt fast. Grip was an improvement compared to the stock Bontrager which would slide before finally getting grip.
Taking it to my favorite trail these tires really shined. With loose rock over hard pack fire roads and single track the Fire XC gripped the trail like it had claws. I didnt feel the rear tire loose grip at all. The front slipped a tiny bit on more agressive downhill turns but that could be attributed to loose conditions and aired up to almost max tire specs. Next time I'll air it down -10 PSI.
I believe this is the best all around XC tire for the Southern California trails. Ride these tires for its intended design and it wont disappoint. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
trumancapote
a Downhiller
from panorama, bc, canada
Date Reviewed: July 28, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | freight train | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | fast, grippy, solid, flows great, can handle downhill | | Weaknesses: | loose grip on wet rocks and wood | | Bike Setup: | santa cruz nomad | | Bottom Line: | great tire if you want to go fast | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
chiplikestoridehisbike
a Cross Country Rider
from Southeast
Date Reviewed: July 12, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$29.00 | | Purchased At: | Jenson | | Strengths: | Great all around tire. All of the reviews here pretty much sum it up. Seldom run out of grip. Handle rocks, roots, sand, mud, clay. | | Weaknesses: | ? | | Similar Products Used: | Conti, Specialized, Bontrager etc. | | Bike Setup: | steel hardtail | | Bottom Line: | Hard to go wrong with this tire as an all purpose tire. 127 tpi 2.1 version is a great tire. There are lighter tires, faster tires, better mud tires. You could have three our four sets of tires and have the absolute best of all worlds, or just run these and get great performance with out the hassle of swapping tires. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
firedawg225
a Cross Country Rider
from Chievres, Belgium
Date Reviewed: July 7, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$27.00 | | Purchased At: | JensonUSA | | Strengths: | They work great in all types of terrain. The other day i took them out after a rain here and went through sand, Shallow and deep mud, hard pack, and small drops about 1 to 2 feet no problems. | | Weaknesses: | None really. | | Bike Setup: | 2007 HM Moab | | Bottom Line: | These are the 127 TPI tires not the 66 TPI. there also the 2.1 version. From what i can see they work great. Grip everywhere. Deep mud they slide but they push through either way. Everywhere else these worked great. Tomorrow will be taking up so steep inclines see how they do. if you are a XC rider I'd buy these there great!! I think i'll be buying another pair for back ups. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ParkerColoado
a Weekend Warrior
from Parker,CO
Date Reviewed: July 5, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | All of them. | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$19.00 | | Purchased At: | BlueSky | | Strengths: | For Colorado dry trails and lots of loose material it was perfect. Cheap price makes it even better. Took it down super steep sections and back up with no loss of traction. I was very impressed. It doesn't take a pro to realize the tire was stuck to the trail going up and over sections I normally spin and lose traction on. Rides nice on hard surface too. At $20 you can afford to keep a few on hand. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Many | | Bike Setup: | Trek | | Bottom Line: | Great product of the price. Sticks like glue. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
kiwijames
a Racer
from Lafayette, CA
Date Reviewed: June 23, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Anything in Joaquin Miller Park | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | Cambria | | Strengths: | They grab and grip on anything, at almost any angle at almost any speed. Side traction is great and it sheds muck well. No pinch flats/snake bites | | Weaknesses: | The knobs shear and tear off on DG and rock gardens. | | Similar Products Used: | Was WTB Velociraptor rider for years...Kenda Nevegal Tomac and Kenda Small Block 8 combo. | | Bike Setup: | Scott Spark 20, XT, Joplin, Juicy 7, Look Quartz, Dt Swiss X455, lots of carbon stuff. Panaracer XC Fire Pro 127TPI | | Bottom Line: | Rode WTB Velociraptors for years and loved them, until one day one of my MTB group riders suggested the Pana Xc Fires...WOW!! My new Spark came with the Kenda Nevegals Tomac and Small Block...and they pushed and slid on the soils around here, I hated them on our regular routes. Put new 127TPI Fire XC Pros and all of the handling I expected from the bike is there. Some in our pod use the 60 TPI, easily distinguished by the small logo/decal, those hold up well but are heavier than the 127TPI and less supple. In reality we have love hates relationships with tires and have a propensity for being fair weather fans....I'm a devotee of the Fire Xc Pros. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
frdfandc
a Weekend Warrior
from Elkton, MD
Date Reviewed: June 20, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | White Clay Area/Fair Hill | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$19.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance Bike | | Strengths: | These are pretty good. Once the tire pressure is dialed in, they are very predictable. Had zero front end wash out, even on loose/rocky ground. | | Weaknesses: | None so far. These are the 60 tpi so we'll see how it goes | | Bike Setup: | Haro Extreme Hardtail, Kona Kikapu Deluxe | | Bottom Line: | I needed a set of tires to replace my old Panaracer Dart and Smoke. Did some comparison and decided to try out these Fire XC Pro's. Made a very good choice. I took these out for a good ride and they performed better than my Dart/Smoke combo which I loved. Only wished I could have found the 128 tpi Fire XC Pros locally. But for $19 each, these are way better than they cost. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
swmarc
a Weekend Warrior
from Kelso,wa
Date Reviewed: June 17, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Growlers Gulch | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | pricepoimt | | Strengths: | This Tire is worlds above what I preveously used ( Kenda Blue Groove). I now understand how people make some of the steeper climbs. Before I got this tire I would always loose traction. Simply amazing. | | Weaknesses: | none so far | | Bike Setup: | Giant Yuckon | | Bottom Line: | awesome | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Eric
a Weekend Warrior
from Ogden, UT
Date Reviewed: June 3, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$27.00 | | Strengths: | Great grip | | Weaknesses: | None so far | | Similar Products Used: | Botranger ACX | | Bike Setup: | 2007 Trek 4500 | | Bottom Line: | Bottom line is I've only ridden a couple times with these, but let me make it simple:
There's a steep gravel-on-hardpack section of my usual trail that always gives me issues. I'll usually spin out and end up having to walk up the rest of the way. I put these guys on my bike before the season started, and on my VERY FIRST ride of the season, rusty as hell, my bike was glued to the trail. No issue. Can't wait to see how else these improve my ride as I get back in shape for the season. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Patrick
a Weekend Warrior
from Lubbock, TX
Date Reviewed: May 25, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Mae Simmons | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$52.00 | | Purchased At: | Nashbar | | Strengths: | Good gripping on sand, hardpack, light mud | | Weaknesses: | None that I can tell | | Similar Products Used: | Hutchison Python, Bulldog, Conti Verts | | Bike Setup: | Trance 2, XT Components, Mavic 317 | | Bottom Line: | Tested tires out on an epic ride today. Mostly hardpack single track, few sandstone rocks and roots. I'm a clyde, and going from a 2.3 tire to the 2.1 in this model scared me a little, but the tires were fast, held wonderful and I never felt me slip all day. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction with all the informative reviews! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Patrick
a Weekend Warrior
from Lubbock, TX
Date Reviewed: May 25, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Mae Simmons | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$52.00 | | Purchased At: | Nashbar | | Strengths: | Good gripping on sand, hardpack, light mud | | Weaknesses: | None that I can tell | | Similar Products Used: | Hutchison Python | | Bike Setup: | Trance 2, XT Components, Mavic 317 | | Bottom Line: | Tested tires out on an epic ride today. Mostly hardpack single track, few sandstone rocks and roots. Tires did great, never felt me slip all day. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction with all the informative reviews! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Patrick
a Weekend Warrior
from Lubbock, TX
Date Reviewed: May 25, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Mae Simmons | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$52.00 | | Purchased At: | Nashbar | | Strengths: | Good gripping on sand, hardpack, light mud | | Weaknesses: | None that I can tell | | Similar Products Used: | Hutchison Python | | Bike Setup: | Trance 2, XT Components, Mavic 317 | | Bottom Line: | Tested tires out on an epic ride today. Mostly hardpack single track, few sandstone rocks and roots. Tires did great, never felt me slip all day. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction with all the informative reviews! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Patrick
a Weekend Warrior
from Lubbock, TX
Date Reviewed: May 25, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Mae Simmons | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$52.00 | | Purchased At: | Nashbar | | Strengths: | Good gripping on sand, hardpack, light mud | | Weaknesses: | None that I can tell | | Similar Products Used: | Hutchison Python | | Bike Setup: | Trance 2, XT Components, Mavic 317 | | Bottom Line: | Tested tires out on an epic ride today. Mostly hardpack single track, few sandstone rocks and roots. Tires did great, never felt me slip all day. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction with all the informative reviews! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brian Isble
a Weekend Warrior
from Dayton Ohio
Date Reviewed: May 22, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | all of them | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | performance | | Strengths: | Price Wear slow rolls great Grips well in most conditions. | | Weaknesses: | none yet | | Similar Products Used: | Nevegal | | Bike Setup: | Giant trance x2 | | Bottom Line: | These are a great tire. Ive used them for about a year now and have had no problems with this tire. They wear slow and roll great. They have been through the drought we had last year and so far the very wet spring this year and i have no complaints. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Darrin
a Weekend Warrior
from Tampa, Fl
Date Reviewed: April 18, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | too many to list | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$21.00 | | Purchased At: | Nashbar | | Strengths: | grip well, light weight, good value, I like the red color. | | Weaknesses: | none yet | | Similar Products Used: | WTB | | Bike Setup: | 99 Specialized Rock Hopper A1 Comp w/ XT and LX components | | Bottom Line: | A lot of people in the SWAMP Mtb club use these and love them, so they come highly recommended.
Like others have said, make sure you get the good ones (127 tpi) and not the 60 tpi knock-offs. if you are paying under $20 per tire you are most likley getting the knock-offs. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rod
a Racer
from Ky, usa
Date Reviewed: April 5, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | lbs | | Strengths: | They grip well and wear slow | | Weaknesses: | None that I can detect | | Similar Products Used: | nevegals, mythos, mibros, blue groove, etc. | | Bike Setup: | doesn't matter | | Bottom Line: | I use these for my spring training tires because there is wet season in Kentucky and my faster tires are for dry coditions only. For wet or damp conditions these tires grip well, they're very predictable, inspire confidence, and wear slow. I can't think of anything else I would want from a training tire. Buy them | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jonathan
a Cross Country Rider
from king george va
Date Reviewed: March 4, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | hollywood farm | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | nashbar | | Strengths: | awesome traction | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | bontrager connection trail | | Bike Setup: | trek 4300 | | Bottom Line: | make sure to get the 127 tpi casing
you can get these at nashbar and performance
performancehad the best price last time i checked
-$22+ shipping | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Daniel
a
from North Bend
Date Reviewed: February 19, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Tressel trail | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$34.00 | | Purchased At: | price point | | Strengths: | They are awesome, they grip on everything except deep mud (more than 3 inches) the colors are cool, i got red.
| | Weaknesses: | none | | Bike Setup: | '08 rockhopper with FR wheels | | Bottom Line: | I paid 34 for a pair from PRICE POINT (if you are going to get them do it now while they are cheap!) They have never failed me and i ride on EVERYTHING. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
corey
a Weekend Warrior
from se usa
Date Reviewed: February 8, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$19.00 | | Purchased At: | online | | Strengths: | price, traction | | Bottom Line: | good tires with good prices, can always find them for around 20 in the lighter folding version.
Good traction, lost a few knobs, but in pretty severe rock gardens with 215 lbs of my body pushing them down.
pretty good mileage out of them it seems, never really kept track, but no complaints.
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Submitted by
Freddie Mac
a Cross Country Rider
from Princeton, NJ U.S.A
Date Reviewed: February 5, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Arcadia | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$18.00 | | Purchased At: | Greenfish | | Strengths: | Great traction wet or dry, holds corners well, light weight, stable under braking, durable, and versatile. | | Weaknesses: | Not the best in deep loam. | | Similar Products Used: | Kenda Nevgals, Vel Raptors | | Bike Setup: | Klein Adroit | | Bottom Line: | I bought these because of a friend's reccomendation and have been very pleased with their performance. I have the 2.1 in the back and the 1.85 up front. I have ridden all types of terrain with these for the last year for over 1000 miles, in good, bad, and really bad weather and they held fast. No flats, no knobbie loss, no issues... (I'm 5-11, 190. Also, you cannot beat the price. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
pyrobob
a Weekend Warrior
from Florida
Date Reviewed: January 19, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$34.00 | | Purchased At: | Pricepoint | | Strengths: | great tread pattern. Works great in the 30 to 35 psi range. | | Weaknesses: | non so far | | Similar Products Used: | IRC, Bontrager | | Bottom Line: | This tire is great for FL & TN terrain. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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John Maguire
a Racer
from Boulder, CO, USA
Date Reviewed: December 11, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Betassa, Heil Ranch, Hodges Dam | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Pricepoint | | Strengths: | Insane cornering, awesome traction in any conditions | | Weaknesses: | slow tires when you don't need the traction | | Similar Products Used: | velociraptors | | Bike Setup:</ |
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