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Submitted by
Ivan Pecigos
a Weekend Warrior
from Zagreb Croatia
Date Reviewed: 3/1/2008 5:59:23 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Sljeme |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $15 |
| Purchased At: | Rog joma |
| Strengths: | Very good on tarmac no matter wet or dry,grip is really good |
| Weaknesses: | no good on dusty roads |
| Similar Products Tried: | ufff....many |
| Bike Setup: | ktm-manitou-magura-shimano |
| Bottom Line: | For 15$...can not ask for more. |
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Submitted by
Lee
a Cross Country Rider
from Canada
Date Reviewed: 4/26/2007 6:02:12 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Strengths: | Fast, light, just wide enough. (1.9) |
| Weaknesses: | Not a lot of flat protection. Really hard to find in kevlar nowadays. |
| Similar Products Tried: | No one cares |
| Bike Setup: | No one cares |
| Bottom Line: | For hard pack like what I ride, these things rock. I would never ride the mountians with them, or if the trail had a lot of gravel, but for hard pack they are super. Just enough side wall grip for flowy corners. They are really hard to find in kevlar which sucks cause these are one of the best tires I have ever used. |
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Submitted by
Eds
a Weekend Warrior
from Karlsruhe, Germany
Date Reviewed: 10/11/2006 1:10:17 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $25 |
| Strengths: | Very fast tire, really good grip in the wet, feels very smooth with little rolling resistance. |
| Weaknesses: | None seen yet |
| Similar Products Tried: | Schwable Albert, Continental Leader, |
| Bike Setup: | Raleight something with a full suspension |
| Bottom Line: | First try at the semi-slicks and I am surprised that this tire gives really good grip for such low rolling resistance. When pumped up to close to the max recommened pressure, the tire is very quiet (just silent) and feels light, as if its not there when you are accelerating. The tread pattern is good enough for 50/50 asphalt/dirt in my daily commute. Dropped ride times and less sweaty when I get to work. |
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Submitted by
james russell
a Cross Country Rider
from banstead, surrey, England
Date Reviewed: 10/3/2006 3:14:04 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | winterpark, Kent |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $32 |
| Purchased At: | www.wiggle.co.uk |
| Strengths: | (I own the conti double fighter II) Very low rolling resistance, smooth confident cornering, surprizingly grippy in the wet (England!!), handle pressure well and seem to cope in the rough stuff (If you like a bit of wheelspin like me) |
| Weaknesses: | No issues with the tyre, I did have three punctures in the space of a week, but that was before I realised that I was using tubes rated for 2.2" upwards at high pressure. |
| Similar Products Tried: | standard tyres fitted to the bike (Scott manx 2.0"), Panaracer fire XC, impac getaway, schwarble fast freds |
| Bike Setup: | XC hardtail, set up for road/light trails, Hydraulic disks. |
| Bottom Line: | These tyres are, without a doubt, the best I've ever used for versatility. I bought them for roads and hard packed trails, but was pleasantly surprized by their performance in the wet and in gloopy british winter mud. They do spin, but the bike never stops - the tyres find grip and give it to you. great fun when you corner deliberately too fast or accelerate/brake too sharp - they slide slightly (allowing the rider to enjoy some adrenaline moments) but have never let go. Buy them for all conditions except for when you need the cushioning provided by bigger volume tyres. I will never buy any other tyre. |
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Submitted by
jerry
a Cross Country Rider
from akron,oh
Date Reviewed: 9/11/2005 1:36:33 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | cliff trail (reminiscing since its gone now) |
| Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years |
| Price Paid: | $45 |
| Purchased At: | LOCAL BIKE SHOP |
| Strengths: | FAST FAST FAST and light. They will take 90 psi on the road if you want real speed. awesome traction. I have ridden them on every kind of terrain and been pleasantly surprised more than disapointed |
| Weaknesses: | corner a little squirrely. require solid mechanics on your bike. |
| Similar Products Tried: | tons |
| Bike Setup: | Klein attitude frame chris king hubs ti spokes 517 rim XT brake shift XTR der's drivetrain |
| Bottom Line: | if you DOWNHILLING.. get a DOWHNILL bike with a DOWNHILL tire. don't expect 1 tire (or bike for that matter) to do everything no matter how much you paid for it. These have treated me better than any tire I have ever used. they are squirrelly going downhill and get bogged down in sand traps. You can't Buy bike skillz. |
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Submitted by
J
a Weekend Warrior
from syarcuse, ny
Date Reviewed: 7/4/2004 12:52:15 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | any |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Price Paid: | $25 |
| Purchased At: | lbs |
| Strengths: | note: this review is an older model (not the 2-tone) |
| Weaknesses: | none for a semi-slick |
| Similar Products Tried: | michelin, specialized |
| Bike Setup: | giant nrs3 |
| Bottom Line: | i liked the michelin wildgrippers that came with the bike, but wore out the back tire. i went to the lbs to get a quick replacement and the only decent tire they had was the doublefighter. i was skeptical at first, but the difference was noticed immediately. on the road, just swapping the rear tire made the bike feel much faster and smoother(no knobs in the center tread). that was good for short commutes to work, but i thought i would have to find a better tire on the trails. i was actaully surprised by how well they did for a semi-slick. they don't pack mud like knobbies and i've been able to slice thru mud with no problems. i don't even feel them spin. i think that they dig thru the mud and grab traction on the hard pack under the muck. knobbies seem to pack mud and then you have mud on mud and spin. maybe in really deep mud, some sort of self cleaning knobbie is better, but when its that muddy here the riding really sucks and everybody waits for the trails to dry. the michelin up front and the double fighter in back have been great. yeah, the double fighter seems loose in the loam, but i haven't ridden a mtb tire that wasn't. i don't think there really is a true all-around tire. ideally, you should have several different tires for different conditions. for now, i really like this combo since i do an occasional street ride. i found this tire by accident, and i'm glad i did. i hope the new version is just as good. |
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Submitted by
Craig
a Cross Country Rider
from San Diego, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: 7/18/2003 9:31:54 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Satan's Sphincter |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Strengths: | Lightweight, No pinch flats at 30PSI. |
| Weaknesses: | Limited traction on rocky or sandy trails found in So Cal. |
| Similar Products Tried: | WTB Weirwolf |
| Bottom Line: | Fast, excellent tire for the right terrain. Poor performance in sandy rocky trails. |
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Submitted by
chubby bob
from bend, OR, untied states
Date Reviewed: 5/25/2003 3:06:38 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | phils |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $40 |
| Purchased At: | sunny side sports |
| Strengths: | barely any rolling resistance good on in the saddle climbs surprisingly good traction fastest tire ive ever used |
| Weaknesses: | cornering, stand up climbing snake bites |
| Similar Products Tried: | none |
| Bike Setup: | cannondale caad 4 |
| Bottom Line: | a great hard pack tire very fastbest tire ive used weak sidewalls good on in the saddle climbs radical looking double colors great tires overall bad on packed corners and loose corners |
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Submitted by
Wayne
a Downhiller
from Nottingham
Date Reviewed: 4/25/2003 9:59:18 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | sssh, it's my little special trail |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Purchased At: | Came with my XC bike |
| Strengths: | These thing roll real fast! |
| Weaknesses: | Thin side walls |
| Bike Setup: | Revell 450R, Z1 CR's, Hope disc etc etc etc |
| Bottom Line: | I have used this tyre for about a year on the rear of my slalom bike on the BMX tracks around my area and these things have knocked about 2-3 seconds of my lap times. I have mated these with an IRC Kujo up front and even though it is a sei slick I have found that there is plenty of grip and a very low rolling resistance. The only bad point about the tyres are the thin side walls but what was i expecting from an XC tyre |
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Submitted by
Pierre L'Archevêque
from Laval, Québec, Canada
Date Reviewed: 12/29/2002 8:26:08 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 2 Years |
| Purchased At: | Pierre Primeau velo |
| Strengths: | Light weight, multi color, smooth, Very high road performance, stable handling, predictable cornering. |
| Weaknesses: | It is definately a slick not a semi-slick, uses up quick, after 1800 miles of only road use, I can see black spots under the grey. Threads start poping out from the side. PEOPLE ALWAYS TELL YOU THAT YOUr TIRES ARE FINISHED EVEN WHEN YOU JUST BUY THEM. Consider getting anti flat armor for these tires. They are very hard to put on certain rims. (SUN Ringle rhyno lite) Do not go offroading with these tires. Mudd is horrible and snow is deadly. |
| Similar Products Tried: | WTB PRIMAL RAPTOR (CRAP)!!!! made in china |
| Bottom Line: | Even though this tire has alot of weaknesses, it still remains in my opinion, a very good road performance mtb tire. The weaknesses are forgivin when you ride on the road. THESE TIRES DO NOT MAKE YOU WAST ENERY. They are perfect for the tipical weight freak. |
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Submitted by
Deebs
from Denton
Date Reviewed: 10/14/2002 4:00:35 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 2 Years |
| Purchased At: | blue bonnet |
| Strengths: | 1. They're conti's. 2. Germany |
| Weaknesses: | 1. Front tire in the soft stuff. 2. They dont come in pink. 3. Orange |
| Similar Products Tried: | Those other black ones. |
| Bike Setup: | Rigid Cannondale Attack Bike |
| Bottom Line: | They roll,....fast. Traction on pavement when commuting is outstanding. On the trail,..the front has a bit of trouble in the soft stuff when cornering. I'm thinkin about puttin a 2.+ tire in the front and keepin the fighter in the back for my spin. (The moto in front will be my suspension. I'll let ya know how it all worked out.) But none-the-less, the fighters have superb rubber durometers. Harder in the center,..a little softer on the edges. Excellent idea. Buy it if you use your bike for dual purpose, commuting/gettin hurt. |
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Submitted by
Mike
a Weekend Warrior
from Olathe, Kansas, USA
Date Reviewed: 7/12/2002 9:43:28 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $55 |
| Purchased At: | Bike Source - LBS |
| Strengths: | Fast, suprisingly good traction for a semi-slick, tough |
| Weaknesses: | Pretty expensive, $55 was per tire! |
| Similar Products Tried: | Kendras that came on the bike |
| Bike Setup: | K2 Arcadia - Slowly upgrading components |
| Bottom Line: | I got these tires because I could not find any Bontrager Revolt SS's local and needed some tread for some hard pack riding I was doing over July 4th. I put these one and tried them out. I really liked them! Rode over hardpack, loose dirt, dry creek beds and dry roots. Not a single slip. They are also excellent on pavement and grip like crazy with that center strip. Could be faster if you could pump them above 65 lbs. |
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Submitted by
Oliver Rush
a Cross Country Rider
from Shelter Island New York
Date Reviewed: 7/9/2002 6:23:42 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Anything single track, especially technical |
| Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years |
| Strengths: | Amazing Traction, Hold like nothing else, look badass on my 2000 Fisher Paragon |
| Weaknesses: | Only problem I have ever had was once in New Hampshire when it was really, really muddy, I had trouble climbing with them, but they still proformed great. Also in lose gravle and sand they lose traction when cornering, but so will any tire |
| Bike Setup: | 2000 Gary Fisher Paragon Judy Hydrocoil Race Shocks Conti Double Fighter Tires |
| Bottom Line: | Badass tires. Mine are the original orange and black version (Orange in the center) and they still are in great shape. I have noticed in this fourth year with them that the traction is getting a little less, but they are four years old and I have beaten the sh!t out of them, and they still look and ride good. The orange in the center is still orange, I thought when I bought them that they would wear off quickly, but these tires keep kicking and I would recomend them to any EXPIERENCED rider (Unless you live in a swamp or something), as I have used them in all the extream conditions, and they have passed the test. |
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Submitted by
Louie Midnight
a Weekend Warrior
from Canada
Date Reviewed: 6/2/2002 9:22:38 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Strengths: | Fast, surprisingly tough |
| Weaknesses: | I have used these tires for purposes other than what they were designed for. Trust me, use them for what they are designed for! |
| Bottom Line: | These tires are a semi slick obviously, use them as such. They are terrible in sand, technical stuff, and deep mud. I purchased them for Moab (slickrock) and they performed great. I also used them for Poison Spider, Portal and Amasa, which they didnt work well on. In gravel, sand and anything other than hard pack they let go like crazy. Steering and stopping was a nightrmare but remember, they were totally out of thier element. Even after thrashing these tires through sharp rocks, gravel etc they are still in great shape. They are fast of course, and not prone to flats. I didnt get any in Moab with these, which is surprising cause Im the "flat king". |
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Submitted by
Wilson
a Cross Country Rider
from San Diego, CA
Date Reviewed: 5/21/2002 8:18:03 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 2 Years |
| Strengths: | Fast, improves my spin, work for what they're intended for, clear mud like nothing else (no knobs to pack up... ) |
| Weaknesses: | Sketchy cornering |
| Similar Products Tried: | Performance semi slicks that look like a Wildgripper ripoff |
| Bike Setup: | Cannondale F1000, stock |
| Bottom Line: | I really do like these tires. I have found that running them in the back is a blast. I run a Specialized Team Control Team in the front for steering duties. As it is quite sandy and loose here in San Diego, I thought I'd have problems. There have been some, but I really do think that they make me a smoother spinner, which is something I am working on anyway. They do slip out in really loose stuff, but that's alright, I figure its mostly my weight distribution. Maybe not a terrific all conditions tire, but definitely keeps riding fun! |
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Submitted by
Terrence Smith
a Cross Country Rider
from Lakewood, CO
Date Reviewed: 4/18/2002 4:25:40 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Bergen Peak |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $40 |
| Strengths: | Light, sweet on the road, fast on hardpack |
| Weaknesses: | crappy in rocks and loose, wears quickly, expensive |
| Similar Products Tried: | You name it... I've tried it |
| Bike Setup: | Trek 9900 OCLV w full SRAM 9.0 SL and Mavic Crossrode wheels |
| Bottom Line: | If you race and want a light tire go for it! But beware that this tire has NO grip for technical stuff... so swap it out when you are out trying to have fun not grinding on the hardpack. |
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Submitted by
Andrew
a Cross Country Rider
from North Brunswick NJ USA
Date Reviewed: 2/19/2002 5:59:18 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Scheinberg, Bad Kissingen Germany |
| Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years |
| Price Paid: | $40 |
| Purchased At: | Various Bike Shops in NJ |
| Strengths: | I love this tire. It's a great all purpose tire for commuting and then hitting the trails at the end of the day. I use it to go touring and went through a pair crossing the Alps this summer on my IF Delux (Unsupported). Roling resistance is very minimal on the road but gives good grip for all but the worst trail conditions. Like some others have pointed out, this tire is not really for beginers when used on the trail but the experience rider will fly with these. For me however, I think this is the ULTIMATE DUAL PURPOSE TIRE (on and offroad) and thats how I use it. |
| Weaknesses: | Sounds like Conti is making more than tubes in Tiawan. My tires are all German made. If the new ones are now made in the Far East, I would be much more suspect of their quality. Oh Yeah. Not for beginers! |
| Bike Setup: | IF Deluxe with ridgid Ritchie steel fork (no soft hands here!) FIR Rims, Thumbies! and Campy Racing Triple Derailures |
| Bottom Line: | Perfect On/Off Road tire. Good for commuting and hittin' the trails as well as on/off road touring. Quality might be suspect if Tires are now made in Tiawan. 5/5 Chilis is only for German made tire. |
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Submitted by
paul
from nj
Date Reviewed: 12/2/2001 6:04:10 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years |
| Strengths: | USED TO BE THE BEST |
| Weaknesses: | NOW CRAP LIKE ALL THE REST |
| Similar Products Tried: | JUST ABOUT EVERY THING |
| Bike Setup: | 1 trek road bike, handmade,cromo, braised lug, GT LTS, GT RTS, ROCK HOPPER |
| Bottom Line: | I had a long time love affair with conti tires but its all over now. I gladly pay more for tires that last my abusive ways. I used contis on my road bike for at least 15 years and have switched to contis on my 3 mountain bikes in the past 5 years. I had nothing but praise for the quality and perfomance of these fine tires. Most of the local hardcores switched over at my advice as well. However I have gone through more tires in the last month than in my past year. What come in that familiar yellow box that claims to have contis inside is Thailand made crap, not contis. I got away from that CRAP by spending more on contis years ago. But why should I pay a premium price for crap. If this is the case I'll just buy asian made CRAP at asian made CRAP prices. |
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Submitted by
steve
a Weekend Warrior
from pottstown
Date Reviewed: 10/24/2001 12:29:59 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | anything with dirt |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Purchased At: | came with bike |
| Strengths: | nice colors-kinda match my bike superior grip for my trails dont wear very fast work great at high speeds |
| Weaknesses: | i dont know if its a weekness, but the side of the tires are getting little lines on them, and little threads are falling off the tire, im gettin new ones soon though |
| Similar Products Tried: | velociraptors, huffy extremes |
| Bike Setup: | sweet arse cannondale fully customized to my liking |
| Bottom Line: | great tires, i would reccomend them to anyone willing to spend a little loot on a great tire. great grip, in all conditions, mud, rain, roads, dirt, and lava. sweet tires, stop readin, start ridin. |
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Submitted by
jkc
from New Zealand
Date Reviewed: 8/24/2001 1:25:16 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $17 |
| Strengths: | Fast, light and were cheap (on sale) |
| Similar Products Tried: | never used semi slick before |
| Bike Setup: | Titus Locomoto, XT, Hayes hydraulic, Psylo XC, Fox Float R |
| Bottom Line: | I thought these wouldn't be that good off road but I have used them on wet grass going downhill and they gripped very well. I haven't noticed too much difference from full knobbly tires, although I think they would be less reliable on wet road markings. Overall very good and have reduced the weight of my wheels nicely. |
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Submitted by
Dave Bennett
a Cross Country Rider
from Lincoln UK
Date Reviewed: 8/3/2001 4:58:34 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Kinderscout Edale |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $30 |
| Strengths: | Low rolling resistance Fair grip off road Quite light Good wear No naff colours |
| Weaknesses: | Can only pump them up to 65psi |
| Similar Products Tried: | Cheap halfords slick |
| Bike Setup: | Specialised FSR |
| Bottom Line: | I wondered what I'd done at first paying 20 quid for what is effectively a worn out XC tyre but I like it now because it has no rolling resistance for commuting to work every day and yet can still cut it at the weekend off road. I dont know how it grips off road, it just does, loads more than a full slick or a worn out off roader. Get it pumped up and its still comfy off road with suspension, and it handles well on road round corners - doesnt roll on the knobbles much. Full marks because its like two tyres for the price of one, and you dont have to piss about changing it. |
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Submitted by
Jason
a Racer
from Minneapolis
Date Reviewed: 7/2/2001 7:06:46 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $40 |
| Purchased At: | Valley Bike & Ski |
| Strengths: | Speed Price (I got Mine $20 a pop) Durability Aint dual colored like Pythons |
| Weaknesses: | Its a Semi Not red to match my bike Like Hot S |
| Similar Products Tried: | Michelin WildGripper Hot S Cheap Schwinn Tires |
| Bike Setup: | 98 Schwinn Alu HT |
| Bottom Line: | These Tires are super fast over my Michelin Hot S's and they look like they will last a long time (for a semi) i do everything on one bike so i thought the Hot S was good. It was except for speed. DH/Freeride tires are fast by no one's standards. But i have had no problems so far. And that guy below talking about his broken clavicle, thats not the tires fault thats crappy riding. I'm 17 and i never biff even doin doubles and kickers at the BMX track. get these tires and you'll be happy. 4 Burning roadies for value cause they aren't gonna last like a trad tire. |
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Submitted by
Pete
a Cross Country Rider
from Berkshire, England
Date Reviewed: 5/30/2001 5:16:06 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Thames Path |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $30 |
| Purchased At: | Mountain High |
| Strengths: | Lightness, speed, grip. |
| Weaknesses: | Occasional weakness for punctures, especially in the wet. |
| Similar Products Tried: | WTB Enduro Raptors, Tioga Factory XC |
| Bike Setup: | 2001 Kona Caldera, full XT drivetrain, Flite Ti, Raceface XC post |
| Bottom Line: | These tires are perfect for all-round work. I bought them as semi-slicks mainly for commuting to work and then found they love being offroad too. They have awsome grip on wet roads (even belting round corners), good stopping power, and I've never had them wash out on me. They work great on single-track, no problem in changing from hard-packed mud to grass to gravel. Not too sure about thick mud, but these are semi's!! |
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Submitted by
McMartin
a Cross Country Rider
from Indy IN
Date Reviewed: 5/21/2001 8:26:19 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Bring It!! |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $40 |
| Purchased At: | Summit City Cylces |
| Strengths: | Great rolling speed, hooks up corners in the mud or hard pack. Durable |
| Weaknesses: | Not great for climbing when it's wet. |
| Similar Products Tried: | none |
| Bike Setup: | 2001 Attitude Comp. Rolf Dolomite wheels, XT/LX drive, Mani SX-R fork, Bontrager Race crank, Kore stem, Avid SIngle Digit 3 brakes. |
| Bottom Line: | The best semi, and therefore the best tire on the market. Traction is a matter of surface area. Why wouldn't a semi be best? Buy them if you want a great tire you can race on. |
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Robin Daurge
a Cross Country Rider
from Exeter
Date Reviewed: 5/20/2001 7:21:15 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | woodbury |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Strengths: | Very fast, suprizin traction for a slick, semi slick |
| Weaknesses: | ? None found yet |
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