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Submitted by
Nick
a
from Santa Ynez, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: April 20, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Romero Canyon | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$48.00 | | Purchased At: | Art's | | Strengths: | Hooks up well, rolls relatively fast for such an aggressive tire, lightweight (I ride the race version) for a tire in this category. Great all around tire for long fire road climbs and full-on singletrack bombers. | | Weaknesses: | A bit squirmy over wet rocks. Not good in mud. Expensive. | | Similar Products Used: | Minions. Weirwolf LTs. Mutanoraptors. | | Bike Setup: | 2004 Giant AC1. Marzocchi Rocco coil. Marzocchi AM SL1. XT. | | Bottom Line: | For Santa Barbara conditions, this is the best tire I've ridden. I ride a 2.35 in back and the 2.5 up front. And set up in this fashion, my buddies suck wind trying to keep up with me downhill. The tire climbs well, but is better suited to long, gut-busting fire road climbs than to technical ascents. The tire squirms around a bit over wet rocks and roots and muds up like chocolate fudge, but we rarely see those conditions in our area. They're great for hardpack, loose over hardpack and loose, loamy soil. When I wear out these bad boys, I'll definitely buy the same again. All around a great tire!!! A bit expensive, but I think they're worth their weight in greenbacks. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bill Cubellis
a Weekend Warrior
from Ridgewood
Date Reviewed: January 10, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Ringwood | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | Cosmic Wheel | | Strengths: | Great grip in all conditons and side angles | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | Conti, Hutch | | Bike Setup: | Ellsworth - Truth,
Manitou Minute 2, Cane Creek-AD12, XTR '03 everything (F&R drive, crank, brakes, shifers, wheels), WTB UST WeirWolf 2.1, Eggbeater SS, | | Bottom Line: | I started by trying the 2.1 version and loved it. My buddy and I tried using the 2.5 in the front for extra steering grip and we've both bee very pleased. the extra volume allows for lower air pressure and a softer ride. (the 2.5 doesn't fit on the back of the TRUTH). | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Roger Palmer
a Cross Country Rider
from Tampa, Florida, USA
Date Reviewed: December 2, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | Jenson | | Strengths: | Grippy, roots, rock, hard surface. Light for a big tire. Pretty cheap. | | Weaknesses: | Slow roll in dry soil, squirms on hard under surface in thin sand, rolls slower than motoraptor, but lighter. Not a as high air volume in it as some 2.4's, 2.5 measured to the largest outside knob EDGE. Not heavy, but its not a good tire to run on a single speed rear, it dies hard in deep sand, Conti vertical tracks and floats better and its a small 2.3, a 2.4 Kenda Cortez is bigger, and much faster out of the sand box when you hammer on leaving a sandy hole. Cortez loses mo when in deep sand but still works better. A lot fasterr in 1 to 4 inch deep stuff. Very loose bead, Stan's will work, but its a POOR choice. | | Similar Products Used: | Motoraptor, Kenda Cortez, Weirwolf LT 2.5 29er, conti vertical, panaracer razor, crow, etc. | | Bike Setup: | One speed 69er franken bike conversion, from free ride frame, as dedicated sand bike, 36-17 cog, WTB dual duty 29er disc rim front, DD 26 rim rear, on one midge bar, with WTB Weir Wolf LT on the front. Now a Kenda Cortez on the rear. Tried 6 different tires on the rear from a crow to the Kenda. Use Stans No Tubes. | | Bottom Line: | I ride in a lot of sand part of the year, daily. Bike has HTA and STA as 69er to be ideal sand bike geometry, weight on rear, 68.5 HTA big light front tire, one speed, no bull when you test for roll and carry and tracking, hunting for a soft stuff REAR tire. Panaracer razor was fast, but gave it up, not as soon as the crow, moto was ok, but heavy, Conti was stable beyond its size in sand, but slow rolling, but still faster than the Weirwolf 2.5 race. Weir Wolf felt less stable and smaller than it looked, felt dead and slow. The Kenda on the other hand, felt fast, rolled fast up to speed and carried that roll, felt supple, and did not SQUIRM against a hard under surface when the knobs bite through sugar sand. I liked the WTB Weir Wolf tire over roots and solid surface for grip, but it is too slow for a single speed in soft stuff, ride rocks, it might be good, but soft soil...it will exhaust you. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Robert
a Weekend Warrior
from Evanston, Wyoming USA
Date Reviewed: March 19, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | 22nd street utah | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Canyon Sports | | Strengths: | tread pattern | | Weaknesses: | thin Side walls | | Similar Products Used: | can't remember | | Bike Setup: | azonic Evolution, dirtjumper 3, intense mag 30 rims | | Bottom Line: | great tires even in 8 inches of snow here in wyoming. Used to ride 3 miles to school during the winter for the heck of it they did great. 22nd street in ogden, utah is loose rocky but fun they did great but I wasn't surprised its a great tire. Don't mind all the over reviews they don't know what they are talking about corning is great too never had a problem | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Blob-O
a Weekend Warrior
from Colorado Springs
Date Reviewed: September 13, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Strengths: | Good sized volume, pretty good traction. | | Weaknesses: | Too much knob squirm | | Similar Products Used: | Maxxis, Tioga, Michelin, Kenda, Specialized | | Bike Setup: | Intense 5.5 w/ Maverick | | Bottom Line: | This is a pretty good trailbike tire when you're running straight but I found the knobs too small and flexible. When you leaned the tire over it would squirm and smear as the knobs flex. No fun. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike Lewis
a Weekend Warrior
from Pleasanton, Calif, USA
Date Reviewed: January 29, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Pleasanton Ridge, Pleasanon, CA | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$26.00 | | Purchased At: | Bicycles Pleasanton | | Strengths: | Pretty mutch puncture proof. Hard compound (also a weaknesss) low street treadwear. | | Weaknesses: | Hard compound, V pattern is not good on mud. Heavy. | | Similar Products Used: | kenda neveagl | | Bike Setup: | 1993 Cannondale Super V-2000. Shimano XTR Deraileurs, XT V-brakes. | | Bottom Line: | the tires are alright. there good on the road. NOT good traction in deep / thick mud or sand. if you are going to ride street, high PSI is good on road / off road.
My friend and i "drift" after school, they've held up suprisingly well. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Charles
a Cross Country Rider
from Tampa, FL
Date Reviewed: October 19, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Razorback | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | online somwhere | | Strengths: | Tough, traction, mean looking. | | Weaknesses: | weight | | Similar Products Used: | Kendas, IRC Mythos XCs | | Bike Setup: | GT XCR5000 upgraded all around | | Bottom Line: | GREAT tires. Not racing tires, not with how much they weigh, but when it's traction you need, you get PLENTY of it. I basically had to TRY to get these tires to slip. In the sand, theyre not that great, but what tire is? Switch the rear around to run in reverse direction (good advice for any non rear specific tire)
There were climbs on some trails that I couldnt make due to lack of traction with other tires. These things stuck to the trail like a glue. They roll a lot better then their weight or size would hint at.
A little pricey, unless ya find em on sale, but I will be specing my bikes with the various width Weirwolves untill they stop making em, then I'll prolly stock up on em. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
andrew sutherland
a Racer
from schwenksville pa
Date Reviewed: October 6, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | any agressave xc trails | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | bikeshop jeffersonville best bike shop ull eva run into | | Strengths: | grips everything | | Weaknesses: | to heavy wayyy to heavy like 2 lbs a tire to heavy for xc raceing | | Similar Products Used: | crap and more non gripy crap | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | god for trail rideing but bad for xc raceing simply to much of a tire | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt
a
from Milford NH
Date Reviewed: September 25, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Strengths: | good traction in loamy, soft conditions, havent gotten a flat yet | | Weaknesses: | not a true downhill tire | | Similar Products Used: | Kenda, Maxxis, Specialized | | Bike Setup: | Tomac 204, enough said. | | Bottom Line: | I had this tire on my dh bike to start but quickly found out that this tire is not a true downhill tire. I switched it over to my K2 and flipped the rear tire in reverse and now i can climb anything! Ideal tire for agressive trail riding/freeriding in soft, loamy conditions. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt
a Weekend Warrior
from Montclair, NJ
Date Reviewed: August 23, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | stock | | Strengths: | Good for moist soil, but not mud, light | | Weaknesses: | BAD for loose rocky conditions | | Similar Products Used: | Kenda Nevegal, Panaracer XC UST, Specialized | | Bike Setup: | 03 900 Gemini, Romic, 24t-36t-bg rings | | Bottom Line: | Tire seemed to do OK for 03 04 seasons, I had problems with traction but it never felt dangerous till this year. Any useful character of the tire is gone making it useless and downright dangerous I crashed several times before thinking hmmm maybe its my tires? and yes it was my tires. I bombed the same sections and looked back, wow that wasn't that bad. Would not purchase again | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Greg
a Downhiller
from Switzerland
Date Reviewed: August 22, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | They're good for cross country | | Weaknesses: | They pack up with mud and they dont clear away | | Bottom Line: | i realy didnt like these tires they slip too much and you cant brake hard coz they will just slip, you cant go fast in corners... i wouldnt recomend these for dh there no good.... but for xc there great | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kyle L
a Downhiller
from San Rafael, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: August 19, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Karpiel | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Stock on Bike | | Strengths: | Good value, quality tire, compound and build | | Weaknesses: | Tread Pattern, Wire Bead, Sizing, did I mention Tread Pattern? | | Similar Products Used: | Mutano Raptors, Kenda Kinetics, Kenda Nevegals, Other Stuff | | Bike Setup: | 67 with a Z150, Juicy 7's, Swinger 4 way, WTB Wheels etc. | | Bottom Line: | Initial Concept: I never really understood the whole entire concept behind these tires. To me the tires have a XC like tread on a DH sized tire. I never really understood that. To me, any Downhiller would proabobly skip this tire and get Maxxis or Kenda. I do not think the tire should be oriented towards the Freeride and Downhill world with its 2.5 tire size. Its a fat tire for Trail and XC bikes to me...
Setup: Mounting the Wierwolf on some wheels may be difficult to remove and put on. The wire bead is the main cause, and possibly the folding bead would suit the rim better. The wire reacts differently with different wheelsets.
Value: WTB makes good priced tires. The Wierwolf's are a good bargain at a reasonable price. It can get you in the door to the good tire market, but I still think for the price it falls short. Anyone looking to get a nice tire in the first place might pass-over WTB and head towards Kenda, Maxxis and Michellin. The price is acceptable if the Wierwolf is the tire you are set on, but people looking to get a high end tire, will pas up the Wierwolf. Overall, good value.
Performance: I absolutley hated my Wierwolfs. The tread pattern was horrible to me. Sure, the Wierwolf will hold up and grip exeptionally on hard pack, anything else like mud, dust, or loose stuff and you will immediatley hate your Wierwolf. It cakes up with mud in a second, and can't hold a straight line on any off-camber sections. The tire will slow down dramatically in dusty or loose areas. My beef with the tread pattern is mainly the side tread, or lack-there-of. Sure it has a nobbie on the side, every inch or more, but thats not enough. During a race, in a off-camber section, I could feel my tires losing traction and grip, with my new Kenda Nevegal's, I feel way more confident and in control. The Wierwolf rolls pretty fast with the right tire pressure, but if you run the tires with low pressure, they immediatley get slow and become more prone to losing grip.
Overall: I never liked my Wierwolfs, which is why I dumped them for my Kenda Nevegals. I don't plan on buying Wierwolf's ever again. They're a nice tire for hardpack riding, but my bike sees a variety of terrain, and I should run a tire ready for it. The Wierwolfs simply can't cut it in many terrain types.
Value: 3 Chili's cause its a good price, yet fork over some more cash and you could get a far, far better tire.
Overall: 2 Chili's: Rolls fast, and holds up in hardpack, but sucks everywhere else. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
David Taylor
a Weekend Warrior
from Richwood, WV
Date Reviewed: August 10, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Red Run | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Pricepoint.com | | Strengths: | Grips on rocks and roots. Doesn't clog up with mud. Low rolling resistance. | | Weaknesses: | None that I can think of. Maybe a little heavy, but they're 2.5 tires. What do you expect? | | Similar Products Used: | WTB Mutanoraptors, Kenda Kenetics, Panaracer Fire XC Pro | | Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz Heckler, Fox V125RLC, Progressive 5th Element Coil. | | Bottom Line: | I was really impressed with these tires. Our trails consist of mainly rocks and roots with lots of mud. After riding these tires for a month now I've yet to feel them slip or slide enough on rocks and roots to bother me. I've never had a set of tires grip so well. They also did very well at shedding mud. I paid close attention to this when my friend that has the 2.1 versions complained about his balling up with mud. I guess the wider version sheds the mud better. I was also impressed on how well they grip. I have never once spun out on the trail. Even when powering through nasty deep mudholes. These tires are definely the best I run for rocks and roots and mud. As far as the sidewalls being week. I routinely ride through nasty rock gardens and have never had a problem. I wouldn't recommend these tires for dry tame conditions. That would just be overkill, but for mud, rocks, and roots. These tires can't be beat. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Luis
a Weekend Warrior
from Glendale, AZ
Date Reviewed: June 3, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | National/Morman | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Light (for the size), grips and corners very well, handles well with lower air pressures, looks cool. | | Weaknesses: | Sidewalls are rather thin (although not paper thin, they are thinner then what you would expect for this tire's size and intended use). They claim 2.5, but more like 2.35 or maybe 2.4 (this is size I wanted anyway). | | Similar Products Used: | Velociraptor 2.1's, Maxxis Mobster 2.5's, Michelin 2.5's. | | Bike Setup: | '04 Turner 5-Spot, Nixon Platinum fork (in repairs - read my review), Mavic 321 rims, Avid Juicy 7 brakes. | | Bottom Line: | This is a great all around tire, for the Arizona terrain (Dirt & Rocks) and trails. Although the sidewalls are the only downfall of this tire, they don't appear to be a huge issue for me - I've skidded off some sharp rocks and rubbed the sidewalls, but no damage as of yet. Compared to other tires of this size, they are much lighter and because of their knobs, the corner extremely well - be prepared, these tires will bite on banks/turns/swithbacks... so ride through, where you used to want to brake. All in all, I like these tires, and should the sidewalls get punctured, I will more than likely replace them with another set. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Neb Namrahs
a Weekend Warrior
from Newcastle, Australia
Date Reviewed: March 22, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | All of Glenrock | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Bike Shed (on bike) | | Strengths: | Tyre is quite grippy, and light for the size. Made by a reputable Company. | | Weaknesses: | Sidewalls are totally weak and thin - mine tore within 2 months. | | Similar Products Used: | Tioga Factory 2.1, Ritchey Motovader, Michellin Hot S | | Bike Setup: | 2005 Craftworks FRM | | Bottom Line: | At first I was pretty keen on this tyre. It came spec'd on the bike.
I had it on the rear, and it has torn only after 2 x months. I repaired it using a vulcanised piece of rubber internally and hoped it would be OK, but then the tube still bulged out, and then there were 2 x more tears in the same location within 2 x rides. The sidewall is totally weak. This was all done under general freeriding in mostly dry, hardpack conditions, with no huge jumps or drops.
I'm glad I swapped the same tyre on the front when purchased the bike. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steven Flathers
a Weekend Warrior
from SOCAL
Date Reviewed: February 5, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | supergo the store, not the website | | Strengths: | Grippy, no slide out | | Weaknesses: | a little rolling resistance in asphalt, wear average. | | Similar Products Used: | panaracer fire, maxxis high rollers | | Bike Setup: | 04 weyless 67, w/ marzocchi z150 bomber dropoff | | Bottom Line: | best all around tire ive ever run on | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Fredrik Kavli
a
from Bergen, Norway
Date Reviewed: January 31, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Weight, Thread life, Looks | | Weaknesses: | Sidewalls weak, Packs with dirt, flimsy in cornering | | Similar Products Used: | Mobster 2.7, NBX 2.5, White Tiger | | Bike Setup: | Gemini 900 with NEW tires and chainguide | | Bottom Line: | These tires have not served me well in the rain here at the norwegian west coast. They pack with dirt and mud almost immediately after hitting the trails. Light enough, yes, but with a razor-thin sidewall what do you expect? No good in corners because the wash out even at low psi. Then there's the puncturing... The sidewalls does not keep up, and I finally killed it on a small twig. Also no grip on wet rock (as with all tires)
I cannot believe the reviews this tire has gotten in here - they must be riding in Utah or something.
The relatively high score is because it is a nice, light, big tire to use on my hardtail for singletracking in the dry. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Pete J
a
from Melbourne, Australia
Date Reviewed: December 31, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | oem on my bike | | Strengths: | Its weight for the size is good, it clears mud well, grips well in the loose stuff and rolls fairly quickly given the height of the center knobs. The flexibility of the casing makes for a more comfortable ride on hardtails. Had an Intense DH FRO casing tyre that was a right pain in the arse and nowhere near as grippy. It has been in use for over 3 months and still is showing little sign of wear, maybe i dont ride hard enough?? Have used it for pretty much everything and love it. Cant beat it for value. | | Weaknesses: | None for my ordinariness! | | Bike Setup: | 05 Craftworks Rail | | Bottom Line: | The bottom line for me is that i will definitely get another set of these when the time comes. Performance for dollar value is great. For an all round trail tyre i wouldnt go past it. My ridng is mainly single track based but im not content to be categorised, I just ride and this tyre is hard to fault. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dirty
a
from Yucaipa
Date Reviewed: November 12, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | Anything taht can hurt you more than you want | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | Yucaipa Bike center | | Strengths: | Looks cool. knobs are a littel wider than the actual tire. Soft tread fro stickiness | | Weaknesses: | Well i know some may not like this But i rode mine out on some normal trails and liked it. One time to the slopes and i hated it. i Just didnt have enough traction when hitting the supertechnical stuff. too washy for my comfort | | Similar Products Used: | Panaracer fc wtb moto raptor Maxxis High roller Maxxis Mobster Intense DH Velocoraptors. Hey i work at a Bike shop i get to try alot of different stuff for cheap | | Bike Setup: | Same as always FR1500 z150 front DW rims Mobster in fromt high roller in rear 26 from 24 rear 8in brakes of coarse race face crankset..... xt drive train and then some | | Bottom Line: | Bottom line i was not overly impressed with this tire. i was running 20 Psi with a tube and still didnt have trouble with flats, but even at that Psi it was still too washy for me. One day at the slopes of not enought traction while braking was enough, i had to go back to my Mobster. i think for the weight its a great tire but if your like me you forgot about weight a long time ago. price is good not bad selling at 35 Bucks compared to 60ish for my Beloved Maxxis tires but then again what kinds of riding are you doing and how hard are you riding are all factors when Buying and selecting a tire. i recomend this tire for XC use But if your into freeride or ehavier stay away when you hit the SUpertechnical stuff youll be dissapointed, specially if you are already using something from the maxxis line or intense line. and always remember Recycle... ride your Bike again and again and again...... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kyle
a Racer
from Novato Ca
Date Reviewed: September 28, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | Anything in Marin, none of that east bay crap | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Awsome tire. Great tread life. Awsome Duribility, and most importantly, great traction in every condition. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Bottom Line: | Great product. Buy these tires and you will stick to the trail. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Greg O
a
from Redlands, CA
Date Reviewed: September 27, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | Big Bear | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Works fantastic in ANYTHING, it rolls like a mad and grips like an ice pick. | | Weaknesses: | I like the DH version better? | | Bottom Line: | I tend to ride a little bit of everything - from hardpack, rock solid rooty trails up in the Bay Area to Big Bear's duff, and I don't have the time or money to run lots of different tires. Honestly, with the Weirwolfs I don't have to. I used to run the lighter versions, which along with being screaming fast gave amazing grip when rolling onto the side knobs. I now use the super hero DH versions, a 2.5 front and rear, and the Weirwolfs hook up amazing even in the thick loose dust of late season ski resorts. I have run <20 psi and taken tabletops without flatting, which with my style of casing jumps is a miracle. The low center knobs devour dirt at a scary rate, but are surprisingly predictable and confidence-inspiring even in a drift, and the tall side knobs latch on and into anything. To me the Weiwolfs are an all-around tire with no compromises. Of any tire front / rear setup that I have tried, I still use a Weirwolf front and rear; they look awesome and grip even better. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Anthony
a Racer
from San Luis Obispo
Date Reviewed: September 27, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Excellent cornering
Good for all conditions
Large Volume | | Weaknesses: | Race (kevlar) version best used with wide rims (30+ mm wide)
DH version is best (Weirwolf 2.3 FR for lighter duty applications) | | Similar Products Used: | Moto Raptor 2.4 Team DH
Weirwolf 2.3 FR
Mutano 2.24 FR
| | Bike Setup: | DH racing bike | | Bottom Line: | Great tire for a downhill bike:
Excellent cornering, good in duffy dry conditions, also pretty good in the mud. Controlled predictable drifting unlike the older MotoRaptor 2.4. Large volume helps it in the loose powdery ski resort type of soil. Sticky side knobs help it hook up in hardpacked conditions. Still works will in the mud because of the tall knobs. Good all around performer. Team DH version with Inner Peace/Super Duty Casing/Dual DNA rubber (sticky rubber side knobs)is the best. Unbeatable pinch flat resistance. The lighter weight Race version if used on an XC or FR bike is best used with wide rims. It's a bit more lively and tends to fold over on narrow rims at the low pressures that you can run because of its large volume tire. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Hor-hay
a Weekend Warrior
from SLO, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: September 27, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | hussefelt | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | CBO | | Strengths: | Grips the trail and devours it like a fuzzy bunny. | | Weaknesses: | Get rabbit fur all over disc brake rotors | | Similar Products Used: | Motoraptor, IRC Missle, Michelin | | Bike Setup: | Heckler, Pike, Dual Duty wheels, Hayes MX9, Truvativ Stylo w/shifterguide, Truvativ Team Bars and Stem | | Bottom Line: | Big side lugs, teeth down the middle. Handle 15+ foot drops with ease, even smaller ones if you can believe it. Loving life riding these sweet treads in and around SLO county. Great downhill tires for tunnel, face, what, woftt, scream... stable sidewalls, good puncture and pinchflat resistance. What else is there... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dave
a Racer
from oakland
Date Reviewed: September 27, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | great control for cornering on dusty trails. i do a lot of riding in rocky/ dusty lake tahoe area and it is by far the best front tire available. i prefer the 2.5 to the 2.1 for higher speeds and rougher terrain. | | Weaknesses: | it may not be the fastest rolling tire out there but the control makes up for it. you will lose a lot more time in a corner than in a staight away. | | Similar Products Used: | other wtb, maxxis and panaracer equivalents | | Bike Setup: | sc blur/ jericho ss/ ellsworth dare, fox front suspension | | Bottom Line: | for cornering and control the unique tread design of the weir wolf makes this tire the best for loose, high speed, rocky downhills. you actually can feel the front tire hook up like carving a turn on snow skis. for increased control i recommend using a the 2.5 weirwolf for front and rear. though this tire works best in looser dirt, it rolls well enough on tackier conditions making it a great all around tire. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
CHRIS
a Racer
from CA.
Date Reviewed: September 27, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | THE WEIRWOLF IS A EXCELLENT TIRE FOR ALL CONDITIONS. THE WEIRWOLF 2.5 TRACKS WELL IN WORST CONDITIONS(NORTHSTAR) AND ROLLS WELL, WHEN RACED ON SUPER PEDAL COURSE'S SUCH AS BIG BEAR. | | Weaknesses: | NONE. | | Similar Products Used: | MAXXIS | | Bottom Line: | PURCHASE THE TIRES FOR YOUR BIKE, YOU WILL BE VERY PLEASED WITH THE PERFORMANCE WET OR DRY. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Thomas
a Weekend Warrior
from Ottawa ON Canada
Date Reviewed: September 14, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | anywhere anytime | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Cambria special | | Strengths: | Excellent rubber; great control under almost all conditions - rocks, dirt, wet-dry. | | Weaknesses: | Wanders in loose, fist-sized gravel, but what wouldn't be shifty on death marbles? Under lo-P it floats over scree slopes nicely tho. | | Similar Products Used: | Mofo 2.35; Sp. Evil twin; Panaracer Pyro; Tioga Factory DH | | Bike Setup: | Azonic DS-1; DJ1; hayes 8" hydros; etc. | | Bottom Line: | I first used this tire when I rented a 7" Stinky at Whistler last summer. Then I went out and bought one for my own ride!
I love this tire up front! Wish there was a 2.6-2.8 version available. The box profile tends to keep my bike upright, conversely it digs into the turns giving me good control. Every tire should have angled ridges on the side, it makes for superior turning.
I have the Laser DH version, I find it's heavy enuff, but then I like rotational weight -> gyro effect. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
TrailPatrol
a Cross Country Rider
from Twin Cities, MN
Date Reviewed: August 14, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | Simpson Creek, Chippewa N.F., MN | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Purchased At: | From WTB direct | | Strengths: | Holds like glue, floats through sand | | Weaknesses: | wider than bike frame | | Similar Products Used: | Bontraeger Jones | | Bike Setup: | Trek 4600 w/all-SRAM (X7 thumb shifters) components and WTB seat, headset, tires and skewers. Cygolite dual headlights, Cateye speedometer and Garmin E-trex GPS on bar. | | Bottom Line: | This tire is amazing. I think I could climb up a tree with these treads, it is that agressive. Goes through everything including soft sand, holds like iron on turns. I don't race so speed is not an issue, but I am in NMBP and this is a go-anywhere tire for patrolling or search & rescue. Wish I had gotten 2.3s though. Had to put a spacer in on the left rear to prevent rubbing. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nate
a Downhiller
from Longview, WA
Date Reviewed: August 8, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | my backyard | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | came on my bike | | Strengths: | they look cool | | Weaknesses: | pack with mud and wont clean out.
wont hold a line in corners
wash out almost everywhere
get flats easily | | Similar Products Used: | too many to list | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale Gemini 900 | | Bottom Line: | I completely agree with everything Brother Jethro said. I live not too far from the same area and we get tons of rain. These tires came with my Cannondale new and I have been very disappointed. They dont hold well in corners and pack with mud too easily. I find it hard to believe that there is so many great reviews about them. I must have gotten tires with a messed up compound, because they are absolutely horrible. The last straw was a couple of weeks ago when I was riding with a friend. He had just gotten a new bike and we were trying it out on the downhill near my house. He hasnt ridden downhill much and he bought his first serious bike. Anyway, he smoked me down the hill. Then he was giving me crap about crashing 3 times on the way down. I asked him to trade bikes for the next run. On the next run he crashed 4 times and I smoked him. He said that my tires wouldnt let him hold in the corners and washed out everywhere. The same thing that I had been b*^&#&n about. Our bikes are set up very similar, but he was running some IRC 2.3" tires. His bike railed the corners and wouldnt pack up with mud. I have ridden tons of bikes and tire combos and have never had so many problems. These tires might work great somewhere else in the country but I have yet to find a type of terrain that I was comfortable riding on. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John Blaze
a Cross Country Rider
from Philly
Date Reviewed: June 22, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | Wissahickon | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$28.00 | | Purchased At: | JensonUSA | | Strengths: | light for a 2.5; incredible traction. | | Weaknesses: | shaky on the hardpack, like everyone mentioned - but no big deal. | | Bike Setup: | 2003 Giant VT - Weirwolf 2.5 on front, Kenda Kinetics 2.3 on back. | | Bottom Line: | I've had the chance to ride this setup about 4x now and I LOVE the WW 2.5s. If they get better after a break-in period, as some have suggested, then all the better.
The tire is light as hell for a 2.5. I'd say the area I've noticed the biggest difference is for steep, rocky technical descents where I'm behind the saddle doing one long, controlled skid. For the course I usually ride, there were a few downhill spots like these that I would always lose grip on the front and end up bailing, but now I'm nailing them with regularity. I just feel a lot more in control with this tire on the front.
I ride in PA so these are a big help in the mud and on any loose surface. The skipping I noticed on hardpack is overshadowed by how badass these handle on everything else. They dig like a shovel. | | Value Rating:Overall Ra |
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