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Description:26" x 2.50"
56mm casing; 63mm tread
Heavy duty sidewall
FAT66 ceramic casing
Weight: 1,200g kevlar; 1,230g steel
Diamond 'file pattern' tread knobs
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Submitted by
tyler pezman
a Weekend Warrior
from San Clemente CA
Date Reviewed: November 22, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | xc rideing free ride | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | 40 | | Strengths: | It is extremely puncture resistant never had a flat not once. lasted me well over a year. it is also good in sand, dry conditions, NOT GOOD FOR STREET USE!!! hum and knobby. over all is a good tire especially for down hill striat doesnt corer as good as a like | | Weaknesses: | slides out when cornering in sand, or dirt powder, really heavy suck for ridiing up hill | | Bike Setup: | haro shift 5 2008 | | Bottom Line: | IS a good tire for going down hill or free ride not good for cornering at high speeds with no berm will slide out. ok tire | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Finch Platte
a Weekend Warrior
from Stocktontucky
Date Reviewed: January 14, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Eyes lub dem all. | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Online | | Strengths: | Fat, beefy, cheap, soft, fairly durable. | | Weaknesses: | A tad porcine. | | Similar Products Used: | Panaracer Fire FR 2.4 on the front. | | Bike Setup: | Special ed Enduro, a Fox Vanilla R up front, with a bar, a couple of pedals and some other stuff. | | Bottom Line: | These tires are great. I WOULD be using the Fires on the rear, but they won't fit. The DHs fit snugly, but don't rub the stays.
What I like best about these tires is that they are so cushy. They seem to be made of a rubber that is softer than most, yet they wear fairly well. I also use them for commuting *gasp!*, so they get a lot of mileage. When you can find them for $20 or less, they are a supreme deal.
My thinking from the get-go was, yeah, they're heavy. But maybe I'll run these until I race (ha!) or go on a ride where I'll be struggling to keep up, and THEN I'll put on a lighter weight shoe. But either that occasion has never arisen, or I just like them too much to change (or I'm just too damn lazy to put something else on).
I'm riding all sorts of terrain. Rocky gardens to soft, pine-cushioned trails. They hook up everywhere.
I'm hoping that Tioga keeps making these. If not, I need to stock up. Keep me posted, Tioga. :^P
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Submitted by
alastair rimmer
a
from calverley,england
Date Reviewed: October 28, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$36.00 | | Purchased At: | woolly hat shop | | Strengths: | cheap good quality tyres
very grippy they are only slippy on wet mossy wood | | Weaknesses: | quite heavy
they are quite slow on tarmac | | Similar Products Used: | 2.0 specialized adrenaline
1.95 michelin xc | | Bike Setup: | 2005 specialized rockhopper disc | | Bottom Line: | very grippy but heavy | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Stuart
a Downhiller
from Abbotsford, B.C.
Date Reviewed: July 21, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Anything not too steep with jumps | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$18.00 | | Purchased At: | lbs | | Strengths: | nice, thick sidewalls.....2.3 sits like a 2.6 on my rims.....Can last forever, depending on how you use them. | | Weaknesses: | The only time this tire works extremely well is in medium to dry conditions when its being used as a rear tire on a hardtail. I know this isnt saying much for the tire, but This is usually the conditions i rode in, so it worked great most of the time. | | Similar Products Used: | Gazzi Jr. 2.6(ultimate front tire), Intense 909 2.5(excellent back tire), Maxxis highroller 2.5(good) | | Bike Setup: | Started with an oryx dd66 hardtail where it served very well as a back tire, then moved onto a Balfa bb7, where it doesnt seem to like to grip very well....weird..... | | Bottom Line: | I think that any rider that needs a cheap tire should look for this one, as it'll last a good while, and once it goes bald, like mine eventually did, you can use it as an urban or street tire! This tire performed unusually well while running at low pressure on my hardtail, and served as asweet street tire after balding when run at a high pressure. NEVER RUN THIS TIRE WITH A NARROW RIM!!! you should always run it with an alex dx32 or doublewide or similar to get the full effect of a good-gripping, well rounded tire! Narrow rims cut down on the ability to run at low pressures and suck for bigger hits when the landing gets gnarly. Everybody, enjoy your tires. See you on the trails! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Deke
a
from Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA !!!
Date Reviewed: April 2, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Sunset | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Mountain Equipment Co-op | | Strengths: | Solid tread, holds nicely on rough terrain and on nasty sidehills...Very nice over techy spots and smooth over easier lines. | | Weaknesses: | Rolls kind of slow on pavement/urban riding. | | Similar Products Used: | Maxxis Highroller, Minion, Swampthing | | Bike Setup: | Enduro w/ sun mamooth rims, Tioga Factory 2.3 DH front tire, Maxxis Swampthing 2.5 rear. | | Bottom Line: | Solid tire, sweet buy at about 25$ CND. Don't Overpay!! Not that they are not worth it but i've seen sweet prices for this tire everywhere. If you are an all-mountain/freerider then get this tire...now!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
steve
a
from bampton, oxfordshire, england
Date Reviewed: December 8, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | big dipper | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | cheap | | Weaknesses: | cornering on road | | Similar Products Used: | tioga red pheonix, contis galore | | Bottom Line: | bought these tires as my others had totally run out of tread- my first mistake. My second mistake was trying to corner with them- they had the nasty habbit of sliding out from under me, particually on the road. I know they arn't designed to be used on the road, but it does help if it's safe to cycle to the local trails, instead of taking the car. Leave them alone. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Quincy
a Weekend Warrior
from australia
Date Reviewed: November 18, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | bike shop | | Strengths: | great grip reasonable durability seen i ride my bike nearly every day. grips in everything from dry dust to soggy mud to hard compacted surfaces | | Weaknesses: | really only on is that it gets a little clogged up in the mud and price is pretty step here in oz | | Similar Products Used: | kenda kinetics(about the same quality and a lil cheaper here in oz) | | Bike Setup: | 2004 haro extreme x2 | | Bottom Line: | it is an awsome tire that wont let you down. i have a 2.3 size as a 2.5 wouldnt fit on the rear of my bike but is still just as good as any 2.5 i have ridden. worth a look at for your next tire | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kyle L
a Weekend Warrior
from new market virginia usa
Date Reviewed: November 1, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$26.00 | | Purchased At: | marks bike shop | | Strengths: | good grip on everything; rock, mud, sand, wet grass, and even wet logs. nice in corners and helps soak up what my shox dont. great traction at speed. seem to be holding up good even riding on the road.good side walls that have prevented pinch flats so far. and i ride on some fast trails with sharp rocks hidding under leaves | | Weaknesses: | none so far | | Similar Products Used: | wtb weirwolf (hated) | | Bottom Line: | great tire. i recomend it to everyone. if you love going fast and not want to worry about slipping or flats this is your tire. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Duncan Tipton
a Racer
from Utah
Date Reviewed: July 6, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | Mad Dog Cycles | | Strengths: | Very good traction on steep, loose grinds. | | Weaknesses: | Extremely poor durability. Sketchy cornering. | | Similar Products Used: | WTB motoraptors 2.4, other thinner tires.
| | Bike Setup: | Foes Weasel, more downhill specific. | | Bottom Line: | I rode this tire in the rear for exactly 22 miles, At the start of my ride I experienced very sketchy cornering characteristics. I even stopped because I thought I'd flatted. As the ride progressed I felt a noticable improvement in the cornering. Starting to feel better about my purchase, I rolled to the end of the trail, looked down at my new rear tire and to my suprise 80% of the knobs were ripped off.
Take my experiance however you like, but I now question this tire's integrity and would never pay money for another one.
P.S. To Mad Dog's credit, they took it back no questions asked. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
RonnieDobbs
a Cross Country Rider
from SLO, CA
Date Reviewed: June 4, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | pricepoint, performance | | Strengths: | last long on the east coast, great all around grip, corners great, no pich flats, look pretty cool, rips through berms | | Weaknesses: | seem to wear a little quicker in a more western, dry, not-as-eroded environment | | Similar Products Used: | lots o' WTBs | | Bike Setup: | bike that uses Tioga DHs | | Bottom Line: | Love 'em. Great tires. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
luke .s
a Racer
from Belper, Derbys
Date Reviewed: June 1, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | Technical dh, streets | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Roy Jervis. | | Strengths: | Cheap, grippy, good looking, great for dh, freeride, and xc, ok for street as long as it aint wet, s**t for skateparks. | | Weaknesses: | should last longer, but there cheap so why complain. | | Similar Products Used: | Tioga 2.1 dh, Tioga 3.0 dh. | | Bike Setup: | 02 Saracen Dirtrax with, 4" bombers, wingbars, v8's, Tioga dh seat, ea50 seatpost, Easton vice stem, mavic x139 xc rims. | | Bottom Line: | Tese tyres are cheap and grippy and look like mx tyres, for £20, i just by em' every time i need new ones. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Roger Arnold
a Racer
from Roanoke,Va 24018
Date Reviewed: April 21, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | steeper the better | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$38.00 | | Purchased At: | East Coasters | | Strengths: | Tacky,Hooks up well on off cambers.Remindes me of old Dunlop 752(great tire). | | Weaknesses: | They are not edible | | Similar Products Used: | All | | Bike Setup: | Fisher Sugar,Haro MX3,Cannondale. | | Bottom Line: | I DONT KNOW WHAT SOME OF THESE SQUIDS ARE BEAACHIN ABOUT BUT I AM A FULL ON TIRE DESTROYING MACHINE .I HAVE USED THIS TIRE FOR XC,DH AND THEY HOOK UP WELL IN SNOW.I CANT DESTROY THIS TIRE.SOME SAY THEY ARE HEAVY,WELL I AM 6'2' 210lb AND I DONT CARE ABOUT GRAMS.YOU WINERS NEED TO SHUT UP AND RIDE,THESE TIRES ROCK BUT I GUESS THEY DONT HAVE A COOL ENOUGH NAME TO BRAG ABOUT WHEN TALKING ABOUT YOUR LAST PURCHASE.I WILL BUY MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!IF YOU ARE AN ALL MTN THRASHER OR YOU WANT TO MEET AT SNOWSHOE YOU WILL LOVE THIS TIRE. O=00=O 02S RULE. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
tom
a Cross Country Rider
from philly
Date Reviewed: April 10, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | i dont dasciminate | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | online | | Strengths: | good grip in all conditions. theyre usually on sale. last long | | Weaknesses: | a little slippery on rocks, i think they have a hard compound. probably why they last so long | | Similar Products Used: | too many to list | | Bike Setup: | these are on my gemini | | Bottom Line: | i usually run these tires caus for the price you can get them, and how long they last, the performance is outstanding. theyre really good in mud, shed real fast. also
theyre are not that heavy for the size.
im about 180 and run these at 25psi front 30psi back with no problems. of course, it is my freeride bike so i run downhill tubes.
highly recommended for hard core trail riding. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
cheesemonster
a Weekend Warrior
from USA
Date Reviewed: January 25, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | supergo | | Strengths: | excellent resistance to pinchflats, good all-around traction, can handle low psi's, good urban/trail traction | | Weaknesses: | slippery on gravel and wet surfaces | | Similar Products Used: | all types | | Bike Setup: | 2002 kona stinky, super t, blah blah | | Bottom Line: | great tires, not good for high-speed dh runs with loose gravel but excellent for urban freeriding and trails. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Blake Roberts
a
from Houston,tx
Date Reviewed: August 18, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | anything fast | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | bike store | | Strengths: | Strenghts and tioga do not belong in a sentence together | | Weaknesses: | Everything you can think of | | Similar Products Used: | if it means similar in quality i would have to say about any walmart mtb tire | | Bike Setup: | 2003 azonic eliminator, 2000 marzocchi monster t | | Bottom Line: | I had to spend 500 fukkin dollars on repairing my bike after I rode off a 2 foot drop onto wet pavement on my way to school no grip pieces of sh!t spen your money on a condom it will last longer. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brian
a Downhiller
from seattle
Date Reviewed: August 12, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | oem | | Strengths: | none | | Weaknesses: | Tires came on bike, tore casing on rear one and 2 weeks later same type of casing tear on front. Wasnt too impressed before they tore.. | | Similar Products Used: | WTB weirwolf and conti survival pro | | Bike Setup: | kona stinky 9 | | Bottom Line: | Not worth taking the time to mount these tires on let alone spending the $$..Never had a tire tear like these. Traction wasnt all that great when I could use them... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
DR DRE
a Weekend Warrior
from BRONX, N.Y. U.S.A.
Date Reviewed: August 9, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | Anything steep & technical | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | They r very easy to mount to my MAvix rims. Not that heavy. Sheds mud pretty well. | | Weaknesses: | Sidewalls are EXTREMELY thin.They squirm in corners and berms. Not as tough as say a Panaracer Fire XC nor does it hook up in as many situations. | | Similar Products Used: | Gazzis,Panaracer, Michelin, IRC, Maxxis. | | Bike Setup: | Got em on a set of Mavic 219 wheels. | | Bottom Line: | I'm a 195 lbs rider. And i ride pretty aggressively. These tires fold in corners because the sidewalla are soo thin. And Tioga has the nerve to put DH on these tires. Ride these tires and your gonna be the one going down the hill - WITHOUT YOUR BIKE!!!! Ride em until u get enough cash to replace them. The only good thing about these tires is that there not that heavy and they were easy to put on the rim. Other than that if ur going away on a trip or something i wouldn't advise taking these tires. The sidewalls are ready to rip. Go with some Maxxis Mobsters or Mofo's or some Michelin Wildgrippers or even a set of Panaracer Fire XC's or the 2.3 DH versions. Their kind of heavy but their durable and work well in hell of a lot more situations than the Tioga's. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
padjo
a Downhiller
from near ravensdale
Date Reviewed: July 23, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | Ravensdale | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | WIth second hand bike | | Strengths: | None they are g@y | | Weaknesses: | The are fcuking ridiculous.......slide when turning slowly on wet tarmac..........puncture easily..........look sh1t...................the bike always slipped out from under me while riding | | Similar Products Used: | Michelin comp 16(best tire ever made),michelin dh soft | | Bike Setup: | Raleigh dho,Mr ts,hope c2s,big un hubs etc | | Bottom Line: | DO not buy these tires......"nico voullioz used them" he did in his hole use them the only place they would have got him was A and E.........i would not p1ss on them if the were on fire. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
tylo
a
from sactramento
Date Reviewed: July 17, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | the street | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | pricepoint.com | | Strengths: | for urban street riding this tire is the best I've ever used, I've never pinch flated with these on evening when running as low as 15 psi, and I weigh in at 185 lbs | | Weaknesses: | can be a pain to mount on the rim, not very good when wet | | Similar Products Used: | maxxis, panaracer | | Bike Setup: | your basic urban/trials bike set up | | Bottom Line: | no pinch flats ever, I've dented rims and not had a pinch flat, if your riding style produces pinch flats theese tires will prevent any further flats | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dirt diggur
a Weekend Warrior
from scottish highlands
Date Reviewed: July 12, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | mcdougalls slide | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$13.00 | | Purchased At: | big tams rides | | Strengths: | dunno yet | | Weaknesses: | dunno yet | | Similar Products Used: | dunno yet | | Bike Setup: | the one and only...norco sasquach 03 | | Bottom Line: | ive broken one of the first rules in trying out a new product in this funny old game ! bought these deathtraps before i even listened to you guys !!! will i ever learn.some of you lot say they are terrible on tarmac some say otherwise ???? not that i plan on doing much anyhow as im one of the lucky people on this planet and happen to live in mecca of alpine mtb bliss (nightvision goggles style) and to make it all even better its in my back yard 100,s of miles of untouched ancient forest..anyways enough about my fantastic life ,back to the tyres as i said earlier bought before tryed not even got the delivered yet.so if they are pish i will feed them to the haggis | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dennis Romano
a Weekend Warrior
from Las Vegas, NV, USA
Date Reviewed: July 6, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | Bunker Creek, UT | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Price Point | | Strengths: | First off this review is for the 2.3 Kevlar DH tire. I ride mostly desert terrain and loose rock trails. I am not a urban rider. This tire seems to be very good under these conditions. Floats well in medium depth sand and rides well in dry river/creek bottoms. Climbs well at slow speed and brakes consistently on poof powder. Only one flat in 300 miles and that was caused by a very sharp cactus. | | Weaknesses: | To dam heavy for XC. Side walls are very tough to get on and off the rim. Breaks loose in high speed turns but will lock in if you have the nerve to ride it out. | | Bike Setup: | Rocky Mountain Slayer, Sun SUV rims and Sram Rockets. | | Bottom Line: | I am a heavy rider. These tires are doing fine. Wear seems to be a bit fast but that is probably caused by the soft compound. I like them but will probably try another 2.3 - 2.4 wide lighter tire. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Afran
a Weekend Warrior
from San Diego
Date Reviewed: April 25, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | online | | Strengths: | A good all around tire. They are very grip and the tread pattern is knobby. I liked the rubber compound used. It is soft ans tacky. | | Weaknesses: | Side casing is weak. Look out for pinch flats, but increase the tire pressure | | Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz Bullit 7", Jr T 7" Fork | | Bottom Line: | A good tire that I would buy again.
I am going to purchase MIchelins for next round. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
b0ttyburp
a Weekend Warrior
from wigan england
Date Reviewed: April 18, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | one that i don't fall off EVER!!! :O) | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | supercycles, should be called stupidcycles due to them getting things wrong all the time | | Strengths: | NONE | | Weaknesses: | well these tyres are damn right dangerous, if you like sliding on any surface go by them, and tell me how that surface tastes. I hate these tyres, this is due to them being dangerous, the are crap for jumping, crap for even going on tar mack and turning corners. These eat a lot of poop, if you want to stay a lil healthy, don't buy these... | | Bike Setup: | http://www.supercycles.co.uk/site_details.asp?ProductID=164
nice init.. mines a lot better though done lil bits extra | | Bottom Line: | DON'T BUY EM IF YOU LIKE TO STAY ON YOUR BIKE!!!!!!!!!!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave
a Downhiller
from Edinburgh scotland
Date Reviewed: January 21, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | the fat 66 casing is dam strong and i have eliminated the pinch flats that used to plague my life. tyre wear is also good. | | Weaknesses: | these things just don't grip in anything but damp mud and even then there are many other tyres that do this better. in mud they are way out of their depth and on hardpack they just won't corner. there is really nothing good about these tyres except the cheep ass price they are going for now. | | Similar Products Used: | irc, michelin, | | Bike Setup: | marin B17 | | Bottom Line: | just don't buy these unless u are skint | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Cliff
a Cross Country Rider
from City of Lights
Date Reviewed: December 14, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | single track | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Online somewhere | | Strengths: | traction, float, no flats yet | | Weaknesses: | Kind of heavy but I knew that before I bought. Don't think it's avoidable for this type/size of tire. | | Similar Products Used: | Mutano Raptors, IRC PirannaPro, Specialized, Kenda | | Bike Setup: | Trek Y, upgraded | | Bottom Line: | I bought these for a tire with great traction; sticky for rocks/scree and tree roots, and large economy size for float in sand/loose stuff. They are the 60mm by 56mm (2.3)Tioga Factory Downhill F in the Kevlar. I run the big front knob on front and rear. They look just like the picture above, I think I bought the "soft compound" tire, not concerned too much about wear or weight although they are the Kevlar bead and I think they were advertised at 800-900 grams. They do just what I wanted for XC gnarly stuff. Don't know about fast downhill use (which is what they are designed for - duh!! Tioga Factory Downhill is printed on them.) I can make some steeper, more technical climbs over rough, loose, roots, etc (granny gear) that I couldn't get through before. Also, at least at slower speeds, the front will bite/float enough to get me through really loose, steep sidehill scree/sharp turns that I couldn't make with the PirannaPro or Kenda 2.1, although they are good tires but more of a smaller, faster, all around design. Would buy this Tioga again if still available with the soft compound for the "special" XC application -but for the low amount of use I give this set, they're going to last quite a while. I don't even think about running them on pavement; believe pavement would powder them off in short order. I weigh about 180 and run 35-40 lbs air in them. Haven't had a problem with flats. When not out riding, the tires and wheels are kept indoors and the tires still look like new (no drying out and cracking). Now if they could just make the tire with a weight similar to the 595g Mutano Raptor 2.4, the Mutanos wouldn't see a lot of use although it seems to be an easier rolling tire. Would highly recommend this tire for specific XC terrain but not all around riding. Price was good too. So the big knobs and Fat 66 casing, for this specific application, earns a big 5 and 5 flamers. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tom King
a Weekend Warrior
from Hesperia
Date Reviewed: September 7, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | 2E03-Angelus Oaks, CA | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | High Desert Bikes | | Strengths: | Very Good traction over rough terrain and in sand.
Stable, less rolling resistance than most other agressive tires this size (2.3).
Light for a DH tire (approx. 880g) | | Weaknesses: | No reinforced sidewalls now common on most DH tires.
Side lugs aren't as agressive as many DH tires. Wear somewhat quickly on pavement. | | Similar Products Used: | WTB Velociraptors (2.1), Specialized Cannibal (2.2) remember those?, WTB Tyrannoraptors (2.25) | | Bike Setup: | Haro DX2, Sachs/proshift drivetrain, Machinetech/ rhynolite wheels, RST Mozo dual crown fork. | | Bottom Line: | Great freeride tires. A good trail tire for clydesdales like me. Excellent traction in most conditions. Breakaway is rather gradual, wich makes them very confidence inspiring. I plan on getting another pair soon. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a Downhiller
from Brookline,MA,USA
Date Reviewed: July 1, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | pricepoint | | Strengths: | Beefy.Big knobs.Good shock absorbtion. | | Weaknesses: | Poor cornering,grip on grass,roots. | | Similar Products Used: | Kenda | | Bike Setup: | KHS FXT TEAM frame,custom kickass freeride setup. | | Bottom Line: | I used these tires for agressive dh courses with lots of rocks.They roll fine,but you can get into trouble in the corners, they are extremely dangerous if you are not an expert.However these tires are good for drops or urban riding.Outstanding price also. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
andy theman
a
from lake tiitti cakca ny
Date Reviewed: May 31, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | worl cup in ucsc | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Price Paid: |
$340000000.00 | | Purchased At: | know were land | | Strengths: | i do'nt know how to ride a bike | | Weaknesses: | i don't have a bike | | Similar Products Used: | car tires | | Bike Setup: | crapy cruiser so pedals flat back tire | | Bottom Line: | |
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