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Description:A perennial favorite with Ritchey customers seeking to convert a 26" wheel bike to street worthy speed. Perfect commuting or winter training tire. Designed as a multi purpose slick with side, traction-sipes for cornering, the Tom Slick is a great resource for expanding the use of mountain bikes to the pavement.
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Submitted by
JT
a
from Oakland, CA
Date Reviewed: May 1, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$17.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance | | Strengths: | Quiet, great rolling tire, high pressure (for a MTB) | | Weaknesses: | None for me. | | Similar Products Used: | Continental T&C | | Bike Setup: | Hardtail and an MTB Singlespeed | | Bottom Line: | This tire has been great for me. I've gone through them over the years but mainly because I would swap out the tires every year (after approx. 2000 miles a year). I haven't really flatted out and it's been a solid tire for me.
I love the narrow tire, high pressure and easy roll. I don't know why people have had so many problems with these but, since I'm putting new tires on the MTB and SS tonight, I'll keep an eye out for them. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
MTB114
a Weekend Warrior
from PA
Date Reviewed: March 4, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Strengths: | Fast and Quiet | | Weaknesses: | Too light duty...poor construction as well | | Bottom Line: | I tried this tire (26x1)because I wanted something that's fast and quiet for commuting to school. The tire was just that but I also went through tubes like crazy. The littlest things caused flats. Not after a little more than a year (700 miles?) the tire is falling apart. The rubber is actually flaking off of the kevlar material. It's not just up against the sidewall but on the center of the tire as well. After the next flat I'm going back to MTB tires. I've had to ride home on too many flats to justify using these tires any more... | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Gunnar
a Racer
from Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Date Reviewed: November 24, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$22.00 | | Purchased At: | Canyon Bicycle | | Strengths: | None. Dangerous | | Weaknesses: | Blow out. 3" Sidewall seperation from the bead. | | Similar Products Used: | Continental | | Bike Setup: | Fat Chance Mountain Bike | | Bottom Line: | The 2nd day I road this new tire it malfunctioned. A 3" sidewall seperation from the bead. The tire blew going downhill at 20+ MPH, and I thought a gun had gone off. I was on my front wheel rim immediately. My bike started floating and I went down. The worst Bike Crash of my life. Ambulance to the Emergency Room with broken collar bone and multiple body injuries. I have done 6 Ironman races but this tops everything.It will take years to recover. It appears that Ritchey has defective TOM SLICKS floating around. Please email me so we can save other athleetes. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Peter
a
from Concord
Date Reviewed: July 16, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Mt. Diablo | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance | | Strengths: | 1 inch slicks | | Weaknesses: | weak sidewalls, easy blowouts | | Similar Products Used: | CONTINENTALS!!!!!!! | | Bike Setup: | Previous: Ritchey TimberComp
Current: Lightspeed Pisgah | | Bottom Line: | I love my Ritchey bike and components, but Tom Slicks suck next to a Continental. I went with Tom Slicks when I started commuting to work(road riding.) Blowouts and sidewall failures seemed to be too common. I had my last sidewall blowout on a descent on Mt Diablo w/my front tire (my last) and have not ridden on them since. The fact that it happened just after a sharp corner w/reduced speed saved my ... and maybe my life. There is no more important component for a bike than the tires upon which we ride. Go for the best, Go Continental!!! (they're rated for 125psi, and $50 a piece) | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brett
a Racer
from Atlanta
Date Reviewed: June 1, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance | | Strengths: | Fast and low rolling resistance. Corners well. | | Weaknesses: | Weak sidewall. Tough to get on rim. Not puncture resistant. | | Bike Setup: | 07 Giant Anthem 2. Stock. | | Bottom Line: | Bought these tires thinking they would be great for commuting. Man was I wrong. I have had 2 sidewalls seperate from the bead, thus I have owned 3 tires. I am going o take all 3 back to performance after I write this. Not to mention they are tough to get on the rim in the first place. Pieces of rubber under the bead started coming off around the tires when I started to put them on to the rim. All-in-all a very poor tire, I would not recommend. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Daniel Johnson
a Weekend Warrior
from Richardson, TX, USA
Date Reviewed: March 1, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Lake Grapevine | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Strengths: | -FAST!
-Hold 100psi
-Cut throrugh water like butter! | | Weaknesses: | You have to be careful... because they aren't hard to puncture. Get a patch kit. | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized slicks | | Bike Setup: | Raleigh M40, XT Crankset, LX Hydraulic Disc, Mavic 217 with XT Hubs | | Bottom Line: | A lot of people cry about these tires because they are easy to puncture... but I have put over 300 miles on these tires with only 1 legitimate flat. I ran over a piece of barbed wire on the road... All the other flats I have had have been from stupid stuff. Like my cat sharpening his claws on my bike tires. (he put 4 holes in the tire at once!)
If you aren't an idiot, you wont have any problems with these tires. They are very fast and they cut through water like butter! | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Anders Olsen
a Cross Country Rider
from Copenhagen
Date Reviewed: September 2, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Anything faaaaast!!! | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | My local dealer. | | Strengths: | Fast and light. | | Weaknesses: | Just about anything. You will get a flat from running over a groove in the road!!! These tires are useless unless your riding on new and sweeped tarmac. I allso ride roadbikes and do have some experience about how a road tire should perform. Hell I have ridden tubulars for copetition with better puncture resistace than these tires. | | Similar Products Used: | Do not buy these tires. They suck. | | Bike Setup: | Klein frame and stuff, but who cares!!! | | Bottom Line: | Ride fast and hard. It will only hurt for a second! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jordan Allen
a Cross Country Rider
from Adelaide, SA, Australia
Date Reviewed: July 14, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | it's a road tyre | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Mike Turtur Cycles | | Strengths: | -Hard wearing
-Fast
-Well Priced
~durability
-Hold 120PSI all day everyday
-Folding | | Weaknesses: | -Ride quality suffers a little from the hard rubber vs, the hutchinson Top Slick, (but that tyres wears way too fast.)
-Punctures easily, (but with all the knicks in the tyre it's still rolling true, no eggs) | | Similar Products Used: | Top Slick (hutchinson, plus various other 1-1.2" slicks | | Bike Setup: | Jamis Dakota XC 2005, with a complete Shimano XT group set, including wheels and dics brakes. Time pedals | | Bottom Line: | This tyre keeps up with the roadies no drams, while not being quite as fast or soft to ride as the Hutchinson Top Slick. However this yre wears much better. have had the set for 6 months now and no serious dramas. It punctures when you ride over glass, so get use to it.
That asside best 26x1" tyre on the market | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Pokeling
a Cross Country Rider
from Silver Spring, Maryland
Date Reviewed: May 6, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance Bikes | | Strengths: | These tires are fast. Cornering on these babies are amazing. | | Weaknesses: | No weaknesses as of yet. | | Similar Products Used: | These tires are my first slick tires. | | Bike Setup: | Specialized Stumpjumper Comp FSR XC | | Bottom Line: | I use the tires for joy riding mostly at the local bike trail. Lot's of hot ladies on the Capital Cresent Trail. Anyways, knobby tires were a pain in the &%*$ on pave trails! After reading the reviews here at MTBR.com, I decided to give it a try. No kidding on the speed. I noticed it immediately. I was able to keep up with some of the roadies. The tires gave me extra confidence when meneuvering through sharp turns. I was hesitant, but did it anyway. Two miles through loose gravel. Made it through without any problems. I did get my first flat at about 250 miles or so later. I'm suprised it took this long. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Daniel
a Weekend Warrior
from Houston, TX, USA
Date Reviewed: April 5, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Houston | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Purchased At: | Nashbar | | Strengths: | Unlike most slicks, Ritchy didn't lie. These are fast, old-fashioned, dry-feeling ("dusty") rubber compound that is able to go extremely fast on road and gravel. Gravel? No kidding. Minimum safe size for gravel is 1.375 inches, and these are 1.4. They also tested well on gravel downhills, handling exactly like a 3-speed flying easily over the rocks; however, the ride was far more comfortable than expected--very cushy. It is also a true road-speed tire.
What impresses me most is that Ritchy did NOT lie about the speed. An unadvertised feature is that there's been no flats at all. | | Weaknesses: | Due to the super-fast rubber compound, they can skid slightly on wet pavement. This isn't enough to fall over, but there is a bit of skid.
Even though made of old-fashioned fast rubber, the tire is slightly small for that. It could use a bit of tread and a bit more size. But, still, the product is so well done that it is hard to find any reason to complain.
The pressure range listed is for hook-rim wheels. If you're not sure about your rims, keep the pressure under 72 psi. This should not be a problem as the tires do not require that much pressure. Just a mention. | | Similar Products Used: | Panaracer T-Serv (26x1.75, no flats, sticky marketing-hype siliconized rubber and horribly slow--700Cx28mm and narrower works great, but the sticky rubber is a big mistake at 26x1.75),
Schwinn Typhoon Cord (26x2.15, NO flats at 40psi front and 60psi rear, dry rubber, frighteningly fast at 23 to 29 MPH, will slow slightly if too much air in front tire),
Chen Sching (26x1.75, flats dry rubber, fast). | | Bike Setup: | hard tail | | Bottom Line: | The Tom Ritchey slicks are soft, cushy, and the fastest tire in their size. The old-fashioned rubber compound that gives the speed also gives a slight skid. I'm not complaining about it, but just mentioning it. I have NOT fallen because of it, not even in the rain, because the skid is only an inch or so.
The size of 1.4 is important because it is the minimum safe size for gravel roads. In fact, they work unexpectedly well on gravel.
They're absolutely superb on pavement, and I have never had a flat with them. I have been using 1 to 1.5 size performance inner-tubes. I used them on a bike project that I wanted to have all of the comfort features of a 3-speed, and it wanted it to go very fast. It does. I purchased this because of the traditional tire width. And, I got a very nice surprise.
The only problem I experienced is that I do not now have the gears to push these tires to maximum speed. Previously, I was using 26x2 size. Smaller tires reduce gearing--of course, but they give you better hill-climbing. I had already planned to install roadie-size gearing anyway. Current gears are 50x14, and I'm going to get 52x11 so I can see just how fast these tires are. ;)
If you're considering a slick, buy these! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ben Stack
a Cross Country Rider
from Minneapolis, MN USA
Date Reviewed: October 13, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Gateway | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | REI | | Strengths: | Very fast!!, easy to install on rim; very light | | Weaknesses: | flats, flats, flats!! I couldn't use these tires in the city without slime liners. I tried once and flatted out within 15 minutes. Flats are a given with any tire, especially in the city, but it just got to be too time consuming changing flat tires. The rubber wore out very quickly. | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized Nimbus, Kenda Kwest | | Bike Setup: | Klein Attitude comp with rigid fork and now knobbies. | | Bottom Line: | These are fast tires, but expect, as with all city tires without puncture protection, lots of flats. I would highly recommend using slime liners with these tires. They will still be faster than knobbies, but the liners will create some drag and weight. I am using Performance Versa Track 26 x 2.0 now. They are a bit slower, but less prone to flats and my arms and wrists are happier. I'll probably go back to a slightly narrower tire, a 1.75 or 1.80, but in reality, for city riding the knobbies are GREAT!! I've used narrow tires for years on my ATB bike; maybe its age and wisdom, but not only am I sick of flats, but I'm sick of not being comfortable. A rigid fork with wider tires is the cats meow. If you want to go fast and don't care about the bumps, these are your tires. If you don't mind changing flat tires, these are your tires. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Pete Wilson
a Weekend Warrior
from Monterey, CA
Date Reviewed: October 9, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Not picky | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Fast, durable, and light. | | Weaknesses: | None so far. | | Similar Products Used: | Hybrid street/trail tires (the ones with tread around the tire and one or two ridges in the center for street riding). | | Bike Setup: | Fetish Discipline frame, XT crankset and derailleurs, Mavic 717 wheels (and XT hubs), Avid BBDB 7 brakes (front and rear). | | Bottom Line: | This review is for the 1.4 tire. Have ridden this tire for 300 miles in 3 months, using for daily commuting (then changing out tires for weekend rides) - my speed increased by 5mph just by putting on this tire. Have had absolutely zero problems with flats or punctures resulting from the unavoidable broken glass fragments, rocks, on/off curbs, or potholes. Although not too stable on loose dirt or grass (should you need to go off a bike path for a short stretch), they handle very well on the road and grip well in wet conditions. Highly recommended tire for value, and durability - if looking for a commuting tire, this is it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bernard
a Cross Country Rider
from NH
Date Reviewed: April 4, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$18.00 | | Purchased At: | Tonys Cyclery | | Strengths: | Price, long lasting, fast rolling, light, | | Weaknesses: | none | | Bottom Line: | I wanted to go on the road as well sometimes but was not interested in a roadie. I got these and i am satisfied. For 18 bucks a tire they are not too expensive, they are light but not so light that they will be punctured by a pebble and wear fast. A no nonsense tire, rolls extremely well. I dont know about the VFA tread pattern, i doubt it makes any difference, it just picks up water but it doesnt hurt either. Ive gotten well over 600 miles off these with minimal amounts of wear. They are available in 1.0 or 1.4" sizes, Im running 1.4 because im used to my 1.9" tires and i dont like the feeling of going from 1.9 to 1.0, too little cushion | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
RK Kimmel
a Cross Country Rider
from Wilmington NC USA
Date Reviewed: October 14, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Quality construction, good wear, light weight. | | Weaknesses: | None so far. | | Similar Products Used: | Michellin Hard Rock | | Bike Setup: | Ritchey 1.4 Tom Slicks, XT hubs, and Sunn Sub iv rims, hardtail | | Bottom Line: | I put these tires on my trail bike for commuting. They have proven tough enough for typical urban hazards such as curbs, pot holes, steps, glass, etc. The weight makes them ideal for a stop and start commuter route, and the versatility that they add to a commuter bike keeps you much safer than a road bike. I now reserve my road bike strictly for the open road. These tires also handle and corner well, but they are not for trail riding unless you are on rock or packed clay surface. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andrew
a Cross Country Rider
from Calgary, Canada
Date Reviewed: October 6, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Purchased At: | Mountain Equipment Co-op | | Strengths: | Price and tread and speed | | Weaknesses: | Seems prone to cuts | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | 2004 Cannondale F600 stock except for the tires. | | Bottom Line: | I rode for 4 months with no problems, then I got 3 flats in 3 weeks! One was my fault. The second one was a mystery. The third one was because the tire was punctured. I hope this was a freak accident because I was getting a little upset replacing it after 6 months. I try to avoid rocks, but you can't avoid them all...
They sure are fast and quiet. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeremy
a Weekend Warrior
from Medford, nj, usa
Date Reviewed: October 2, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$21.00 | | Purchased At: | Bar Harbor bike in Maine | | Strengths: | Inexpensive, tread works as well on the street as it does on carrige paths on MDI. Hard pack dirtroads are also doable on these tires | | Weaknesses: | Hard to get on the rim | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | KHS 304 full susp. frame, truvative stylo team cranks, xt- frt and rear derailers, manitou carbon SX fork, xtr rim brakes, XT cassette, mavic wheelset w/xt hubs, scott AT3 bars, LX shifters, 9. brake levers, truvative Gigapipe team BB. | | Bottom Line: | These are the tire i would recommend to someone who wants to take their MTB on the road. It Still allows you to run on the dirt and grass without needing to swap out tires. I recently completed the MS City to shore 150mile bike ride in NJ with this bike and these tires. Not a single flat the whole way there or back. Very fast tires, almost zero rolling resistance. Also these tires corner like they are glued to the road. The real downside is needing new tubes due to the narrow width of the tire, which cost them one flamin chili for value. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Pete Rogers
a Weekend Warrior
from Hobart Tasmania Australia
Date Reviewed: August 20, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Treadlies MTB Store | | Strengths: | Low rolling resistance, no unexpected lateral drift | | Weaknesses: | blew one tube on first set up......blew my ear drums too.....dog ran for the hills & wouldn't bike with me. Blew another tube big time and could feel the seat in the back of my throat. | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | hardtail xt/xtr/sid rsox etc....two wheels....who cares | | Bottom Line: | perhaps I mounted them incorrectly, but after my first few blowouts I persisted and dropped the tube pressure a bit and all seems OK.....for now!
I'm 90kgs, so perhaps I needed to stay approx < 10% less than the recommened max PSI.....and inflate them more slowly for my dogs sake
Now that I havent "blown" for awhile I have started to trust these tyres more.....perhaps I update this from the neurosurgical intensive care soon.
Anyway have been "flying" on these tyres now, hitting 70kph and passing cars with ease...........
bottom line, these tyres are fine if they dont blow, but the time i have spent stuffing around with them, i could have been riding. the trust issue still runs through your mind.....are they going to blow at 70kph in traffic!
also, any suggestions on how to stop my dog growing at my bike.
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Submitted by
Kinny
a Cross Country Rider
from Sydney, Australia
Date Reviewed: August 9, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | - Super fast
- Reasonably priced | | Weaknesses: | - Puncture-prone - in my front tyre I have had 10 flats in 1000km. None in the rear tyre. May be I just got a dud tyre.
- Funnily enough the more you mount the tyre the more stubborn it gets . . . and no amount of coaxing and swearing would allow me to mount it on my Bontrager Select rims (with slightly higher sidewalls than my X517/717s) | | Similar Products Used: | Hutchinson Top Slick Gold | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale hardtail, X717 and Weinmann Zac 19 rims | | Bottom Line: | Very very fast. Compared with even the fast Hutchinson Top Slicks it is even faster. Maybe it's because the Top Slick I have is narrower.
But the punctures are slowing me down!!! The front tyre gets 10 flats in 1000km. Not good enough. There are no cuts on the tyre, and the flats happen in all different places on the tyre. I suspect this is a dud tyre . . . have now thrown this tyre out and swapped it for an old Hutchinson Top Slick - which is almost puncture-proof but have short lives.
The rear tyre has had no flats at all, but lots and lots of cuts thanks to the debris (ie glass and wire) of Sydney's roads.
I would've said this is a great tyre if not for the @#$@#(%*(#@%*!!!! flats I get on almost every road ride. But it did cause lots of punctures, and I'm not happy. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brother Jethro
a Weekend Warrior
from Vancouver, WA, USA
Date Reviewed: August 9, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$14.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance | | Strengths: | Super fast and light. Mounts easily. | | Weaknesses: | None so far. | | Similar Products Used: | Hutchinson Top Slick 1.0, Specialized Armadillo 1.5 | | Bike Setup: | Fisher Hardtail set up for street | | Bottom Line: | When I wanted a road bike, I didn't want to spend any money, so I threw some Hutchinson Top Slicks on my old hardtail. Man, those tires were so fast! But I got sick of flats (read the reviews -- you'll see), so I moved on to the Specialized Armadillo 1.5" slicks. Now we're talking bomb-proof -- I had only one flat (from a construction staple) and I swear I actually tried to punish these tires. In fact, after a while I was hoping I could destroy them because they were so freakin' slow!
Eventually I bought these Ritchey Tom Slick 26x1.0 tires and man am I glad I did. As far as I can tell, they're as fast as the Hutchinsons, but I haven't had any trouble with them yet. And surprisingly they mounted really easily on my rims. I expected to fight with them, since I've usually found the smaller tires to be more of a pain. I like the fact that they handle 100psi -- the more the better for the road.
I rode about 5 miles in the rain with them and didn't have any scary moments. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Blue Rider
a Weekend Warrior
from Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Date Reviewed: March 5, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Purchased At: | MEC | | Strengths: | Light and Fast | | Weaknesses: | None | | Bottom Line: | I first have doubt about this tire. It does not look "solid" enough. However, after one year of riding, over 1000KM, in the city, I am very satisfied. No Punch or Flat at all. The price is great. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ignatious
a
from WDC
Date Reviewed: January 6, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | light
cheap | | Weaknesses: | puncture prone
quick wearing | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized Armadillo | | Bottom Line: | These tires are light and 1.4 inch but the puncture resistance is poor and they wear quickly. The Specialized Armadillo is a superior tire since it is way more puncture resistant, takes 100 psi vs 80 psi for the Tom Slick and lasts much longer on the pavement. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Stuart Lowndes
a Cross Country Rider
from Sydney
Date Reviewed: August 6, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | Roseville Bridge | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Turramurra Cyclery | | Strengths: | Solid tyre, good handling on the road and through corners. | | Weaknesses: | As with all slicks damn near impossible to get on! What can you do hey | | Similar Products Used: | IRC commuter tyre | | Bike Setup: | KHS Alite 3000, LX throughout, WTB speed disc rims, XSIV hydraulic disc brakes | | Bottom Line: | If you want to run out of gears quick smart on the road then this tyre is for you. It turns your hardtail into a roadie for those fitness K's and does a fine job of it to. The high pressures and ultra low rolling resistance makes this tyre a great choice for on the road. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
George
a Cross Country Rider
from Midland, MI USA
Date Reviewed: May 11, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | rail trail | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$14.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance | | Strengths: | Quiet, smooth ride. Good in the rain. (I have the 1.4" version at 90 psi.) | | Weaknesses: | Too soon to tell. | | Similar Products Used: | Bontrager Select Invert 1.95". | | Bike Setup: | comfort bike | | Bottom Line: | I got these to replace 2" Bontrager Select Inverts that were OK, but I wanted more speed for same effort. I fully expected a rougher ride and was shocked when I got a little lower effort, but a MUCH smoother ride, especially over road irregularities. Wonderful! Also went through a downpour with these and they have very good grip in the rain. Very good road tire for a 26" rim. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dirk r
a Cross Country Rider
from bonn germany
Date Reviewed: November 29, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | siebengebirge | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | private (cmplt. wheels) | | Strengths: | runs like a racing bike, fast and quiet
didn´t notice any wear off | | Weaknesses: | humm, no grip off road - but what do
you expect from a slick ? ; )
optics - i´d like the thing to be fatter ! | | Similar Products Used: | conti ? | | Bike Setup: | specialized stumpjumper comp | | Bottom Line: | i really love it, never had any problems (o.k., one
nail, but no tire would accept that) despite of
trying to climb some wet grass and fail..
since last month i never drove anything but this
tire for 6 years or so.
if you don´t want to go into the muddy trails
but race the strets and dry paths, go for it
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Submitted by
John
a
from San Diego
Date Reviewed: September 13, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Good traction, smooth rolling | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized | | Bottom Line: | These came stock on an REI Novara Buzz commuter bike. They work so well, I'm going to move them over the mountain bike I'm "retiring" to become the new "fun" full-suspesion commuter bike.
As for tube sizing, the 1-1/4" tubes from Performance are right on the money. For the reviewer who had two tires blow up on him, I've been taking the tire off and on at least twice a week lately since I broke my mountain bike's front hub and I've been having to use the commuter bike's front wheel for both bikes. I've never had a problem with blowouts. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alexander G
a
from Wilmington, DE
Date Reviewed: July 16, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$17.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance | | Strengths: | Low rolling resistance. Makes your MTB feel close to a road bike. | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | Kenda Kross Plus 26x1.95 | | Bike Setup: | Raleigh M60, pretty much stock | | Bottom Line: | I have the 1.0" version that inflates to 100psi. On the road the tire feels awesome, rolls fast and inspires confidence. It actually measures 28mm wide and it sits on 24mm-wide Weinmann Zac-19 rims. No problems putting on or taking off.
However you DO need the smallest 26" tubes to use these tires. Mine were from Performance and were rated for 1.1-1.4" tires.
I just can't think of a better slick tire to put on a MTB for road riding. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kristo
a Cross Country Rider
from Belgium
Date Reviewed: May 21, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | 12 | | Strengths: | width: 1.0
Quality and the speed you can get with it. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | No other slicks used. | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale Super V | | Bottom Line: | No bottom line at all. BUT!! Keep in mind that for the 1.0 version you need small inner tubes too!
And off course, you must know how to put a tire on your rim correctly! Not only to protect your tires but ears too. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Eric
a Weekend Warrior
from Holland, MI
Date Reviewed: March 16, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$17.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance | | Strengths: | I never got a chance to use this product. | | Weaknesses: | It doesn't stay on the rim! | | Similar Products Used: | Continental Golaith, Primo racer, various road bike tires. | | Bike Setup: | 2000 Trek 4300
The tire was a 26x1.4 | | Bottom Line: | This tire is dangerous! I've had 2 tire blowoffs and ruined 2 tubes. The first time I used a smaller than average tube and thought that I got the tube pinched between the bead and the rim. The second time I used a larger tube and made darned sure that the tube was away from the bead. This happened on two different tires on two different rim |
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