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Submitted by
Antonio
a Weekend Warrior
from Pittsburgh
Date Reviewed: 4/11/2008 4:43:02 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Purchased At: | Stock on Trek bike |
| Strengths: | I could say something funny here. But these tires depress me so much that I can't figure out anything to say. Wait, they wear fast, that's their only strength |
| Weaknesses: | Terrible grip in the dry, in the wet they are down right dangerous and in the pavement they make every part of my bike vibrate. |
| Similar Products Tried: | As bad as this, nothing. Fortunately. Now I ride WTB Motoraptors, but it would be a disservice to WTB to call it similar to these tires. |
| Bike Setup: | Trek 8000 |
| Bottom Line: | The fact that they wear fast is actually a good thing, because even if you're lazy, you'll have to swap these thing for some real tires before you get hurt. As a front tire these can't hold a line. I have zero trust on these. Curiously I wiped out only once. That's how slow I was riding. As a rear tire unless I ride it at 25-30 PSI there is next to no grip on the climbs. There is a technical climb I usually do. With these tires I could clear it 1 out of 4 times. With the Motoraptors it's more like 4 out of 5. In the wet, be afraid. I was never so scared on a bike like on my first wet ride with these. Any root or rock and the foot had to go down. Take this out and put some decent tires, and you'll see that (i) you skills are much better than you thought (if you're doubting) and (ii) you're bike is way better than you thought. I don't know why Trek insists in fitting this crap on their bikes. Their just spoiling them. Maybe this tire is good on some terrain. I just don't know what that may be. Bottom of the bottom line: don't buy these tires. It's enough to have to swallow them it new Trek bikes. |
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Submitted by
Oli
a Cross Country Rider
from London
Date Reviewed: 12/19/2007 10:39:29 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Sky Line Afan Forest South Wales |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Purchased At: | With bike |
| Strengths: | Not bad in the mud, but it does like to slip away at any given moment (provides fun all the same) great in the dry havent got a problem there. Small rolling resistance great for speed. |
| Weaknesses: | Thick mud is the biggest weakness, but it still does well to overcome it. Losing grip for no apparent reason is another but nothing that cant be dealt with. |
| Bottom Line: | Not a bad tyre for everyday use, great for speed as it has a nice low rolling resistance. Takes abuse up to a certain level. Overall a very good tyre |
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Submitted by
Yuri
a Weekend Warrior
from Pretoria, South Africa
Date Reviewed: 11/6/2007 5:33:49 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years |
| Strengths: | Light weight, Sheds mud well, works in dry and wet. |
| Weaknesses: | Gets punctures like all tires |
| Similar Products Tried: | Panaracer XC Pro, Maxxis Minion DH & Crossmarks |
| Bike Setup: | 2001 Trek 4900 standard 2003 Trek Fuel 90 standard |
| Bottom Line: | These Bonty tires came fitted on my Fuel 90 and I have used them for a year in the rain forests in Singapore. It's wet and muddy and they handled the conditions pretty well. At aroud 35Psi I found the grip to be the best. Sure the Minions have loads more grip and deliver a more comfy ride but the added traction makes the rolling resistance noticable in the mud. Before I bought the Fuel 90 I rode the Trek 4900 fitted with Panaracers. Also great tires for grip, but within six moths I ripped them to pieces on the rocky sections of the track so much so that the tube was showing thru the holes. Now I live back in sunny SA. The tracks here are rocky and littred with thorns and I'm still on the Bontys. So my experience is that these tires perform well across a broad spectrum of conditions and they have lasted for three years so far and that is not bad since I clock in at 230lb. Bottom line is that if these tires were as bad as some make it out to be then I would have ripped them to pieces so leave them on the bike until they are slicks. |
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Submitted by
Deme Moore
a Cross Country Rider
from NY, NY
Date Reviewed: 8/6/2007 12:24:01 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Purchased At: | came on bike |
| Strengths: | Easily foldable. Nothing else. |
| Weaknesses: | Everything. The tiniest of thorns go right through them like candy. But most important.. they have terrible traction. Like land you in the hospital. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Various Kenda and Panaracers. |
| Bike Setup: | Trek OCLV and AM rig. |
| Bottom Line: | Use this tire if you enjoy medical bills. Seriously and without warning this tire just lets go in the front especially. It's easy to see why... the treadblocks are small and perfectly arranged in grid. From the side you can see rows of blocks which make it easy for the tire to slide sideways on any kind of turn. They're great as OEM rim protectors. Or if you just got into MTB and are cautiously using your bike on roads and gentle dirt trails. For anything else forget it. On hardpack especially you might as well substitute them with teflon tape wrapped around your tubes. Why Bontrager sells them is beyond me. Keeping their lawyers busy? |
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Submitted by
Big Matt
a Weekend Warrior
from Pacific, MO
Date Reviewed: 7/6/2007 4:21:16 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Chubb |
| Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years |
| Price Paid: | $15 |
| Strengths: | I think the tire has good traction on all surfaces. It is lighter than a lot of similar tires. Plus on it is more than aggressive on the tail and still fairs well on the street. I have been using this same tire for a few years now and just having to replace it. Thus I was looking for them on the web and found the reviews here. Sorry that others haven't had the same good luck and I with this tire. However, it's been all good for me. |
| Weaknesses: | I can't get it at a local bike shop. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Maxxis tires |
| Bike Setup: | Trek Fuel 90 w/ Rock Shox Psylo SL Fork. |
| Bottom Line: | I have it and will getting more of them. |
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Submitted by
ANTHONY
a Cross Country Rider
from UK
Date Reviewed: 7/2/2007 1:12:15 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | black route pinchinthorpe |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Purchased At: | stock on trek 8000 |
| Strengths: | look good flat and in box |
| Weaknesses: | ripped apart on the center of the tread after first outing on bike what was mostly flat or gravel track |
| Similar Products Tried: | kenda |
| Bike Setup: | trek 8000 monkey bars and kenda Dred Tred tinker jurez tyres |
| Bottom Line: | I would not give these tyres the light of day! I certainly would not like to turn a corner fast as the back end kept kicking out and I nearly had several nasty accidents in damp conditions and had to reduce speed BIG TIME.I have ony been out on bike a few times due to local flooding and they look a year old or more on the tread.You can pick the blocks off the tyre with your fingers.KEEP WELL AWAY FROM THIS TYRE.I have just purchaced the new KENDA DRED TREAD TINKER JURES Tyre and 100% IMPROVEMENT brilliant on conering and excellent on fast flat rolling and used twice on very hard technical route and they still look brand new and have also kept me on my bike.Ps came off 3 times with other tyres.THese tyres would however be good for anyone training at home with the bike on a front and back roller and I would not recomend buying them for any cross country riding in damp conditions or for a long lasting tyre.Wear a helmet if these tyres came on your bike as standard. |
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Submitted by
bennie
a Cross Country Rider
from oregon
Date Reviewed: 5/20/2007 12:51:32 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 2 Years |
| Strengths: | handles and performs well on dry road. will work as a front tire only. |
| Weaknesses: | does not grip on hills, cornering is dangerous with this. while trying to go up hills and cornering, this tire slips frequently. |
| Bike Setup: | trek fuel 90, hayes disc brakes |
| Bottom Line: | use this as a front tire only. as a back tire i would concider staying home and not getting hurt. On road okay, think again if your going off road. |
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Submitted by
tony
a Cross Country Rider
from SJ PR
Date Reviewed: 5/13/2007 2:05:35 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Strengths: | This Review is for the 2007 Jones ACX 26 x 2.1 120tpi aramid clincher. Light weight, 495gr., Hooks up great in Sand, Rocks, Roots etc. Brakes extremely well and cornes nicely. Inspires confidence, surefooted. Very easy to put on, take off, a plus out in the field. |
| Weaknesses: | isnt very low resistance but not bad. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Maxxis High roller XC, Michelin Comp S light, older Jones tires. |
| Bike Setup: | Stock Top Fuel 8 |
| Bottom Line: | Nice tire that is lightweight but has a lot of grip in all conditions i have tried them in. They inspire confidence. Not very fast rolling but not bad. I am going to keep them, OEM on my bike. The Bontrager stuff has improved greatly over the years. The Michelin Comp S lights are faster rolling and might be a tad lighter but are downright hairy in some conditions. |
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Submitted by
Andrew
a Weekend Warrior
from Tustin, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: 4/20/2007 5:12:10 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 2 Years |
| Weaknesses: | Off Road grip |
| Similar Products Tried: | Panaracer Smoke/Dart |
| Bike Setup: | Trek 4900 |
| Bottom Line: | These came stock on my Trek 4900. They were probably OK for pavement and very light off road riding. As I got more into trail riding, I noticed my rear tire was slipping often when climbing. When the rear tire wore out, I replaced it with a Panaracer Smoke and suddenly I was able to climb hills that were previously unrideable. My front tire lasted much longer, but I eventually replaced it with a Panaracer Dart, and again I was suddenly going downhill much faster. Overall I got a lot of mileage out of the tires, but they just weren't suited to the type of offroad riding I was doing. The local trails are hardpacked, sometimes sandy, rocky. Mud is rarely an issue. |
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Submitted by
John
a Weekend Warrior
from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: 2/10/2007 12:56:48 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Purchased At: | Stock on 2001 Trek Fuel 90 Dsik - (Earl's Cycle closed 2003) |
| Strengths: | Similar tread design/pattern to that of Panaracer Fire XC Pro, All black sidewalls to blend into all black bicycle. |
| Weaknesses: | Tread pattern wears much faster then Panaracer Fire XC Pros, Whistles when cycling on asphalt or cement. |
| Similar Products Tried: | WTB Velociraptor 2.1", Specialized (Ground Control ?) 2.1", Ritchey Z-Max Classic 2.1", Panaracer Fire XC Pro 2.1" |
| Bike Setup: | 2001 Trek Fuel 90 SLR Disk |
| Bottom Line: | These came stock on my brand new 2001 Trek Fuel 90 Disk that I got on July 02,01. I only used them for 1-3 months (500-550kms) until I replaced them with slicks (Michelin Wild Gripper City 26"x1.5"/2001-2006) and now IRC Metro Duro's 26"x1.5" for 2007. Bottom Line: Similar to Panaracers but wear much faster. |
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Submitted by
Alan Rodriguez
a Racer
from Monterrey, N.L. Mexico
Date Reviewed: 12/23/2006 6:59:59 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Carrizalejo |
| Duration Product Used: | 2 Years |
| Price Paid: | $26 |
| Purchased At: | Ebay |
| Strengths: | The look, very nice finished. |
| Weaknesses: | Almost all. Very unstable cornering, very vulnerable against flats, seems to be very thin in its "skin", yet not very ligth tire. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Dart and smoke from panaracer, IRC mythos |
| Bike Setup: | Mavic 117 old model rims, selle italia seat |
| Bottom Line: | These tires are very unpredictable when riding fast. They came with mi new Trek 8000 and i always thought it was me whi was wrong and spooky whe going downhill fast, the problem is when hiting the brakes, it seems you wont stop. Even though they are 2.2 my past 2.1 irc mythos were more predictable and stable. Also they are very delicate, when riding in a national race after a few meters a bubble of tube came out from the tire having a stupid flat without even hiting any rock or thorn. The thorns also became good friends of them. Is frustrating that every time i take a ride there is a huge probability i will have a flat. a rider should be more concentrated in riding his bike, no thinking on getting a flat or hurting his knees from a fall. Every curve i take i get kind of nervous. I am going to change them for a pair of IRC Mibros. |
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Submitted by
Ben
a Cross Country Rider
from Columbia, MD
Date Reviewed: 10/17/2006 5:33:15 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 2 Years |
| Strengths: | One of the best traction and handling knobby tires i'm ever used on a road. I'm not sure when all the traction was gone, but i put a little under 3000 miles on them. Just replaces the rear because i wore it so thin tubes were popping almost as soon as i pumped them up. but at around 3000 miles i'm still on the original front tire |
| Weaknesses: | found it very lacking on fast dry trails |
| Bottom Line: | I wouldn't run it on the trail long term, but for the money, i think it is a great tire for someone who spends a lot of time on the street and only occasionally on the trail |
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Submitted by
Ryan Besteck
from Kamloops,B.C.,Canada
Date Reviewed: 7/17/2006 1:16:33 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | klahanee |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Purchased At: | Fun Stuff.Came with my bike. |
| Strengths: | Handle well for turning. |
| Weaknesses: | Weak Threads, Really bad grip i can like do a burnout on the road by trying to climb up a hill they blew after like 2 1/5 months and the threads were coming out after like only the first month of riding. The pattern wore out real fast |
| Similar Products Tried: | nothing this bad, u could go and buy a 99$ bike from Walmart and take the tire off of them and it would be better. |
| Bike Setup: | Norco 125 Alivio package and bontrager rim bontrager ac 26X49/54 tire. |
| Bottom Line: | These suck.They do not hold up very long I ride my bike lost like 27 days a month and the thread was falling apart aswell as the tire it blew and it wore out within 2 1/2 months. and i would like to know of a good tire for dirt jumpingand street riding. e-mail me at Janemba_Torans@Hotmail.com |
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Blake Cooper
a Cross Country Rider
from Dallas Texas USA
Date Reviewed: 6/27/2006 4:53:55 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Erwin Park |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Purchased At: | Richardson Bike Mart |
| Strengths: | They haven't shredded yet after about 3 and a half weeks |
| Weaknesses: | The tred pattern has completly left after about 250 miles |
| Similar Products Tried: | Specilived S Works |
| Bike Setup: | Trek 4900 |
| Bottom Line: | I personally think the are good for people who only ride there bikes once or twice a month |
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Blake Cooper
a Cross Country Rider
from Dallas Texas USA
Date Reviewed: 6/27/2006 4:53:25 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Erwin Park |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Purchased At: | Richardson Bike Mart |
| Strengths: | They haven't shredded yet after about 3 and a half weeks |
| Weaknesses: | The tred pattern has completly left after about 250 miles |
| Similar Products Tried: | Specilived S Works |
| Bike Setup: | Trek 4900 |
| Bottom Line: | I personally think the are good for people who only ride there bikes once or twice a month |
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Submitted by
Rascal
a Weekend Warrior
from Jerusalem, Israel
Date Reviewed: 5/10/2006 2:01:57 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Jerusalem mountains |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $1 |
| Purchased At: | Modiin shop |
| Strengths: | None |
| Weaknesses: | Paper thin |
| Similar Products Tried: | Panaracers XC, Hutchinson, Instense |
| Bike Setup: | Trek 6500 standard |
| Bottom Line: | I bought my bike a couple of days ago and these s"@*t tires are ruining my pleasure: I had over 5 punctures due to small thorns that I was able to pull away with 2 fingers. These tires are paper-thin. I don't know how they grip yet cause I spend my time on my ass fixing them ! |
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Submitted by
Scott
a Cross Country Rider
from TN
Date Reviewed: 3/21/2006 11:57:10 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | anywhere outdoors |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Purchased At: | came with my bike |
| Strengths: | umm, the sound they make on pavement scares dogs? |
| Weaknesses: | They pop like soapbubbles. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Other bontragers (they were ok, actually), WTB, michelin |
| Bike Setup: | Trek Fuel 80. I've only had it a week, so I've only upgraded the seat post and the brick, I mean saddle. |
| Bottom Line: | Let's not beat around the bush. These tires blow. I can't tell you how they handle on loose gravel, or sand, or how they corner, or grip because I never got that far. I bought my bike a week ago, and haven't actually taken it out on the trail yet. I rode it home from the bike shop, and then today, I got on it for the second time to ride it school. The front tire popped. Actually, it split. Right down the middle, an inch long split down the seam. Now, i wasn't doing anything crazy. I was just riding on the sidewalk. I live 700 yards away from campus. I didn't run over anything sharp, the PSI was correct. It just split. Thats horrible. As another rider said a couple posts down, they're just capitilizing on the otherwise good jones name. The bottom line: don't use these tires. They might strand you somewhere desolate. Or maybe just 500 yards down the road from your house. |
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Submitted by
Tig
from Clear Lake, TX
Date Reviewed: 11/7/2005 9:26:45 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | The one I'm on. |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Purchased At: | Came with bike. |
| Strengths: | Decent but not fast rolling resistance. I never got any flats. |
| Weaknesses: | This review is for the 29" x 2.2", not the 26" version. I never got very comfortable with the ACX's cornering. They washed out on loose over packed corners that even my old 26" bike carved through. I crashed hard several times due to them. They might be better on rocky surfaces, but not packed dirt/clay/sand. I never put them through any real mud. |
| Bike Setup: | '05 Fisher Rig 29'er single speed |
| Bottom Line: | I can't say much good about these tires. Usually, a 29'er hooks up better than a 26" wheeled bike, but with these tires, I had no such luck. I replaced them with some Kenda Klaws and all the problems disappeared. |
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Submitted by
Glenn
a Cross Country Rider
from Corvallis
Date Reviewed: 10/10/2005 10:05:49 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Mary's Peak |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $25 |
| Purchased At: | ebay |
| Strengths: | Light (? !) |
| Weaknesses: | traction, capitalizing on the good Jones name. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Jones, Fire XC, Z-Max, Enduro |
| Bike Setup: | Truth, Hope, Marz, XT |
| Bottom Line: | AC tires simply means it sucks in all conditions. Gravel roads, wet or dry single track, roots, rocks, everything. |
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Juice Smith
a Downhiller
from Silverthorne, CO
Date Reviewed: 8/2/2005 12:57:02 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | anything fast |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Purchased At: | came with bike |
| Strengths: | Free, came with bike. Can be used to beat people. Makes a funny christmas tree ornament. Help you develop cool scars. |
| Weaknesses: | Cant grip, concrete, gravel, sand, mud, dirt, rocks, roots, wet, dry. Crack easily. People will kick your ass if they see you riding with them. You will never get laid. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Nothing this terrible ever. |
| Bike Setup: | Trek, with a few basic upgrades |
| Bottom Line: | I have had a few bikes, many different tires ect. Long story short these tires at many different psi COULD NOT EVEN GRIP AT SLICKROCK. For the uneducated the slickrock trail at Moab, Utah is not slick. The surface is like sandpaper there. Why was my bike tire spinning when everone I know says "man at slickrock you can just ride straight up, its unbelievable"? These tires suck. When I upgraded my tires to weirwolves I almost had an attack of paranoia because the grip was so good. Then I became extremely excited because mtn biking became so much more fun when you get rid of these tires. Try any other tire on your bike, take the tires off your kid brothers tricycle! Throw these away. |
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Juice Smith
a Downhiller
from Silverthorne, CO
Date Reviewed: 8/2/2005 12:56:59 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | anything fast |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Purchased At: | came with bike |
| Strengths: | Free, came with bike. Can be used to beat people. Makes a funny christmas tree ornament. Help you develop cool scars. |
| Weaknesses: | Cant grip, concrete, gravel, sand, mud, dirt, rocks, roots, wet, dry. Crack easily. People will kick your ass if they see you riding with them. You will never get laid. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Nothing this terrible ever. |
| Bike Setup: | Trek, with a few basic upgrades |
| Bottom Line: | I have had a few bikes, many different tires ect. Long story short these tires at many different psi COULD NOT EVEN GRIP AT SLICKROCK. For the uneducated the slickrock trail at Moab, Utah is not slick. The surface is like sandpaper there. Why was my bike tire spinning when everone I know says "man at slickrock you can just ride straight up, its unbelievable"? These tires suck. When I upgraded my tires to weirwolves I almost had an attack of paranoia because the grip was so good. Then I became extremely excited because mtn biking became so much more fun when you get rid of these tires. Try any other tire on your bike, take the tires off your kid brothers tricycle! Throw these away. |
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Submitted by
Russ White
a Cross Country Rider
from York, Maine, USA
Date Reviewed: 7/19/2005 11:43:24 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Anywhere rideable |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Purchased At: | Came on the bike at time of purchase |
| Strengths: | hmm, strengths, strengths, there has to be something they do well.... nope, sorry, can't think of anythi...wait, they prevent the rim from getting wrecked from riding on a bare rim.... |
| Weaknesses: | where to start? everyone else has covered the weak points here...rapid treadwear on pavement due to soft rubber compound, squirrely handling, bogs up easily, heck, i get better off road grip on my WTB Slickasaurus *SLICKS* |
| Similar Products Tried: | WTB Slickasaurus, Serfas Vermin |
| Bike Setup: | mostly stock Trek 4500 |
| Bottom Line: | As they say, ignorance is bliss.... these tires came stock on the 4500, and for a while, they seemed fine, of course, i had nothing to compare them with, as i started riding more often, i noticed the bike had a wierd "floaty" feel to it both on pavement and on dirt, just thought it was the way the bike rode, thought nothing of it after 6 months or so of riding both paved roads and off road, the tread was showing visible signs of wear, had them replaced with Serfas Vermin semi-slicks, as i ride primarily on road and dirt roads/fire roads/rail-trails, suddenly, the bike's handling became sharper and more precise, and as an adde benefit, my hands stopped geting numb after 10 minutes on road, the Bontys were transmitting a lot of road buzz to my hands, the Vermins far less (25-30 minutes before numbness started) *and* they had more grip than the squirrely Bontys switched from the Vermins to WTB Slickasaurus for road riding, and what a difference, the 4500 feels almost like a roadie now, now i just need to get another set of wheels built to mount the Vermins on so i don't have to keep mounting/unmounting tires for off roading versus road riding the Jones AC gets the lowest rating i can give it, 1, i wish i could rate them zero, or even negative numbers, they're not worth even keeping for backup tires in case something goes wrong with the Vermins or Slickasauruii ;) |
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jonathon hartman
a Weekend Warrior
from San Antonio, Tx, USA
Date Reviewed: 3/30/2005 2:37:13 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Anything With Dirt |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Purchased At: | Bike World |
| Strengths: | Seems to handle better when Soil conditions are not to dry and not too wet if that makes sense. Never had a flat with this tire and trust me I RIDE my MTB to it's limits. |
| Weaknesses: | Knobbies on this tire have either riped off or wore down to the point I absolutely had to change it out after six months. When trail conditions are too dry this tire will slip out from under you, not to mention don't even think of wet conditons. Tread pattern just seems too weak when it's needed most |
| Similar Products Tried: | Switched to Hutch Elite Py's |
| Bike Setup: | Gary Fisher Hardtail |
| Bottom Line: | The bottom line is this. If you buy a bike and this is the original equipment your going to be changing it out soon. This tire is not for people who go out every weekend and put 50-150 miles on there bike. |
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Pawn
a Cross Country Rider
from Bellevue, NE
Date Reviewed: 11/22/2004 6:03:53 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years |
| Price Paid: | $25 |
| Strengths: | These tires are great if you ride predominantly on dry, hard-packed soil conditions. Low resistance and great speed. These tires also have a good lifespan and the tread will really hold up well when used on dry hard-pack. Can't beat the price. |
| Weaknesses: | As many others have noted, these tires do not perform very well in wet conditions. The tread will become gummed up very fast and all traction will be lost. |
| Bike Setup: | 2001 Trek 6700 with various upgrades |
| Bottom Line: | These tires were on my bike when I first bought it three years ago. When they wore out I bought them again because I liked them so much. I don't ride my bike when the trails are wet, so these tires work very well for my needs. If you ride on trails that are routinely wet, or don't mind riding in mud (I don't ride my local trails when it is muddy) then these tires are going to suck big time. But where they will truly shine is on the hard-pack. The bottom line is that this is a great, economical tire for the casual mountain biker. My ratings are based on DRY PACK conditions |
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Chris
a Cross Country Rider
from Houston, TX
Date Reviewed: 8/20/2004 12:24:50 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Mardone |
| Duration Product Used: | 2 Years |
| Purchased At: | ACME |
| Strengths: | Not bad on pavement. They have a fairly long life. |
| Weaknesses: | They seem to have a bit of trouble actually sticking to anything except the pavement. They gum up horribly in anything that is slightly wet. |