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Hutchinson
Scorpion Airlight
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2.66/5
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$ 39.99
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Description:The scorpion's aggressive profile is ideal for soft, wet and muddy conditions. 127 tpi casing with black sidewalls and folding Kevlar bead. 26 x 2.0, 585g.
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Submitted by
Daniel
a Cross Country Rider
from Rainy Pacific NW
Date Reviewed: January 11, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Inca Trails - SA | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Strengths: | Light and Grippy, sheds the mud well, grips well on wet rocks, roots, rails corners well. | | Weaknesses: | Not for huckin, jumping etc. Use this tire for what it was designed for, wet, mucky trail riding where it excels. | | Similar Products Used: | Panaracer Fire, Cinder, Trailblaster. Hutchinson Scorpion | | Bike Setup: | Custom built Frankenbike | | Bottom Line: | I use the Scorpion 2.0 on the front when racing, switch to the 2.3 for general trail riding. This is a light low rolling resistance tire that grips well in the wet muck we have in the Pacific NW (yes it rains here). Sheds mud well, rails on the corners very well, has no problems with roots/rocks. Riders looking for a light tire that grips well in wet conditions would like this tire. I had my doubts about using a light tire such as the Scorpion but those concerns faded fast and now it is my preferred front tire on forest trails, muck, mud. For hardpack I might use something else, but here in the muddy NW this tire excels. Use it for what it was designed for and enjoy!
Gave 5 chilis for value since they are sale
Gave 4 chilis overall - No tire does it all | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andrew Curtis-Cody
a Cross Country Rider
from New Zealand
Date Reviewed: December 27, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | QCT | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | I fitted a pair of Scorpion Airlights to my Kona Kula Delux for the Karapoti Classic. For those who haven't heard of this race it's 47kms of rocks, roots, sand, gravel, ups, downs plus a few hard bits! These tyres were awesome. Fast on the fast bits and grippy on the grippy bits. I noticed they did slide n' drift before gripping when cranked over they never let go. | | Weaknesses: | High rate of wear. | | Similar Products Used: | Pythons, Spiders, High Roller Exception | | Bike Setup: | 2004 Kona Kula Delux, Z2 Atom race, XT/Sun DS1, XT/XTR, RaceFace | | Bottom Line: | I found this a great tyre for loose n' wet conditions. High rate of wear. The Airlight is a lightweight XC tyre. It's not going to last long on the road or riding on hard rocky trails. Buy the right tyre for the job! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Thomas Rickabaugh
a Weekend Warrior
from Winston-Salem, NC, USA
Date Reviewed: December 16, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Hobby Park | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Paceline Bicycles | | Strengths: | Good on the road. | | Weaknesses: | Not much grip on anything. Mud, harpack, rocks, etc. It cant grip very well. First tire that I ever used when I started getting into Mountain Biking. Lasted for a while, however as said above, not very grip. Im only 16 but I ride alot eventually had to replace my rear tire. | | Similar Products Used: | Maxxis Ignitor (on other bike), Bontrager Jones XR | | Bike Setup: | 2004 Cannondale All Mountain Jekyll 600 | | Bottom Line: | Good for riding on the road. However doesnt grip very well on mud, hardpack. Everythin explained above. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nabil
a
from State College, Pa
Date Reviewed: June 18, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Rothrock State Forest | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Online Store Cheap | | Strengths: | Decent grip, light weight, price | | Weaknesses: | THIS TIRE STINKS! Its not durable at all. I only rode it about 4 times and two holes in the side walls and the tires are done. If you plan on doing any hard riding at all (rocks, roots, etc.) this tire is a waste of money. Get something more durable | | Bottom Line: | If you do easy riding this tire may be good but if you do hard riding forget it. It won't last get something more durable. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ben Walker
a Cross Country Rider
from La Grange NC USA
Date Reviewed: May 18, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Wayne Nat'l Forest OH | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | JensonUSA.com | | Strengths: | Traction in soft, wet, sandy conditions. Cornering in soft, wet, sandy conditions. | | Weaknesses: | Wears fast on hard pack/pavement. | | Similar Products Used: | Panaracer Fire, IRC Mythos | | Bike Setup: | 2001 Jamis Dakar Pro XTR/Avid disc XT hubs Rhyno lite wheel set | | Bottom Line: | These tires are awesome if you use them for what they are made for. They aren't made for MOAB, unless you can afford to swap them out regularly. I have had mine on the bike for four years now, granted I don't get to ride as much as i like, but in the leg burning soft sandy swamp trails of southeastern NC, these tires shine, they shed mud, they corner in soft wet sand, and since I got rid of my narrow Mavic 317 rims and put them on some Sun Rhyno lites, they haven't pinch flatted. I'm a Clydesdale, 215 lbs.
They do wear quick on pavement, i have to ride onroad to get to my fav off road trails.
I LOVE these tires. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt Bordignon
a Cross Country Rider
from Ivanhoe, VIC, Australia
Date Reviewed: May 12, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | came new on the bike | | Strengths: | Great tyre for wet, loose, rocky terrain. Puncture resistant. | | Weaknesses: | Slow in a straight line on hard packed terrain. Tends to slide a little through hard conering until you tip it over a little further onto the side knobbys, then they grip very well. | | Bike Setup: | Giant Alias 2007, SPDM540's. | | Bottom Line: | I have used these tyres for the past three months and came with the bike brand new. I ride them to work every day on the road, one night a week on trails and every weekend on varying terrain.
So far they have been a fantastic tyre. I am not particularly heavy (75 Kg) but I do ride pretty hard and the tracks I ride are usually hard packed with loose soil on top with lots of rocks. I am yet to have a flat.
They also seem to be wearing quite well. I run the front at 38psi and the rear at 36psi and would easily have 70% of tyre left after 1200km.
I think the biggest let down is the straight line speed, but they are a soft terrain tyre. Reccomended pressure is 29 psi, I personally think that this is too soft for the terrain I ride. Maybe more suited to very wet, softer trails at this pressure. I would buy these tyres again for winter, think i will try something a little harder for summer. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jarred
a Cross Country Rider
from Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Date Reviewed: April 17, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Fast on solid ground/road, really fast whilst new. | | Weaknesses: | Bald within 2 months, although i probably rode them hard. | | Bike Setup: | Giant Yukon | | Bottom Line: | Don't waste your money. They just wear out too quickly | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark B.
a Weekend Warrior
from Fort Wayne, IN, USA
Date Reviewed: January 26, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | the next one | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | freebie from buddy | | Strengths: | wider than rated, easy to mount, UST and still fairly light | | Weaknesses: | buzz at slow speeds | | Similar Products Used: | Pythons, Gators, IRC Mythos, Kendas | | Bike Setup: | Weyless SP, Black Sport, Hayes HMX, x.7 | | Bottom Line: | since these were free from a buddy who races & hates them, i figured i'd roll them through the winter; they'd last until i could get a set of new tires for the spring. now i'm looking at getting more of them, i like them so much. a new years' day ride took me up a short/steep grass slope in a local park (polar bears dunked, we watched), and these tires hooked UP! as long as i maintain a decent speed, they roll well, no buzz or vibe. swore off Hutch after the Alligator disaster (lasted 2 months), but they may have me back w/ these! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mike purnell
a Cross Country Rider
from camarillo, ca, usa
Date Reviewed: November 22, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Porcupine Rim, Moab, UT. | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Light Weight, Work well in sand when new | | Weaknesses: | WEAR!!! This tire (rear) wore out in the 1st 150-200 miles. Center tread is junk, spins like mad on techno ups. | | Similar Products Used: | Panaracer Fire Pro XC, Kenda Nevegal | | Bike Setup: | Ellsworth Epiphany, Sram XO | | Bottom Line: | Would not recommend or purchace again. I only bought them because they came w/ the bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Desmond
a Racer
from Texas
Date Reviewed: September 5, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Womble | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Hooks up well on the side knobs in sharp corners, good in sand and loose rocks. Lasts forever off road. | | Weaknesses: | Have not really found any, but I would imagine it would be a bit dicey on the road in the wet. | | Similar Products Used: | All kinds | | Bike Setup: | Macalu titanium hard tail, Rock Shock Sid Team, Sram Grip Shift, Race Face cranks, LP bars, Thud Buster post. Velocity rims, Time pedals. | | Bottom Line: | I was not going to post on this subject, but there is a lot of negative stuff being said about this tire. For my money it's one of the best front tires I've ever used. I just realized It's been on my front wheel for almost three years.
I don't ride it on the road very often, but it has survived three years of racing and riding on all kinds of terain, in all kinds of weather, and has saved me from loosing it at the last minute many times. The tire will start to slide, and then grab on the big side knobs when you get over at a steep angle. It has only gone flat on me once, and that was my own fault. I run my tires on regular Velocity rims, with Stans rim strips and Stans sealant. I have a Python Airlight on the back, and looking around the race meetings it seems to be a common combination. I put the Scorpion on for a mud race originally, and never took it off. I guess it really is time to replace it now though. If you want to ride on the pavement with your mountain bike, get a tire that's suitable.
Max Chillies for this one. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Broken Pencil
a Cross Country Rider
from Berkshire, England
Date Reviewed: August 7, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Anywhere in Swinley Forest | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Came with NRS4 bike | | Strengths: | Fast, very fast. Front and rear slides, all the time (whoo-hoo). | | Weaknesses: | Pinch flats every other ride! Poor wear. Vague steering. Front and rear slides, all the time (gonna-die,gonna-die,gonna-die). | | Similar Products Used: | Fire XC Pro | | Bike Setup: | Stock Giant NRS 4 | | Bottom Line: | Came with the bike, reasonable grip when new but wore out fast with over 20 pinchflats in 6 months and 300 miles. Zero tread left on the rear apart from the side knobs now. Vague steering (understeer) from front on downhills.
If one ignores both front and rear sliding, which can be scary especially on rooty decents, and pedals harder instead of backing off, they can be lots of fun. I would not recommend this approach for anything loose though as this will virtually guarantee an off.
Who should buy? - people who like going really fast over any terrain, have body armour and don't care about longevity.
Who shouldn't buy? - people who fix their own punctures (unless this is a source of enjoyment for you). | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a
from Ohio
Date Reviewed: July 15, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Marty's | | Strengths: | none | | Weaknesses: | this tire wears so fast. don't waste your money on these tires. | | Bike Setup: | Giant Yukon | | Bottom Line: | THIS TIRE WEARS SOOOO FAST. These tires came stock on my bike and at first i liked them until they started to wear. They are almost bald. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jody
a Weekend Warrior
from Sydney
Date Reviewed: June 8, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Anderson, Blue Mountains | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Standard Equipment | | Strengths: | Light | | Weaknesses: | Rubbish | | Similar Products Used: | Tioga Mud Dawg, WTB Velociraptors, Kona Maximum, IRC Mythos, Onza Porcupines. | | Bike Setup: | Giant Alias 2006, Shimano SPDM520s, Onza Porcupine on the back! | | Bottom Line: | Came with my bike. Rear lasted 100km! The thing simply melted! Replaced with a Porcupine. Front provides little security at speed. Not to worry, it appears to be wearing rapidly also! Will be replaced shortly with something with more lateral grip. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rick
a
from Tennessee
Date Reviewed: June 6, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | stock | | Strengths: | Grips very well. Light. Much bigger than claimed.When used appropriately, a great tire.
| | Weaknesses: | At high tire pressures performance really goes down. otherwise, great tire. Wear, but they are soft and grippy. Low cost makes up for it...
| | Similar Products Used: | WTB Weirwolf, Conti Survivor, WTB Velociraptor, Kenda Kharisma, panaracer fire | | Bike Setup: | Spot with XT stuff | | Bottom Line: | I was not very pleased with these tires until I paid attention to the directions - use 29 lbs pressure, and these become great tires. At 35-40 lbs, they bounce around and basically suck. These are also a lot bigger than claimed - my 2.0 are actually 2.17 - which I like. For an all-around xc-trail tire, they get 5 chili's. I suspect those who did not like them used a much higher pressure. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a Cross Country Rider
from Northeast Ohio
Date Reviewed: April 2, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Marty's Bike Shop | | Strengths: | Great in wet conditions and muddy. The tire is light and performs well on diverse conditions and also pavement.Great tire overall. You shouldn't buy this tire if you do downhill or free ride. It is more of a cross country. | | Weaknesses: | Wears fast but thats what you get with a soft rubber. The tire is not the best with gravel and what not. | | Bike Setup: | 2004 Giant Yukon. Hayes 6 inch rotors with MX-1 calipers. Shimano deore in rear and Shimano Acera in the front. | | Bottom Line: | This is a great all around tire. It performs its job well. No major complaints. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chad
a Cross Country Rider
from Northern VA
Date Reviewed: April 1, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Purchased At: | jenson usa | | Strengths: | light weight, sticks like glue | | Weaknesses: | not the best in really loose sandy conditions... but who cares im not in a desert | | Bottom Line: | i picked these up dirt cheap on closeout from jensons cause i wanted a wider tire, ive been running 1.9s in the past and needed more tread on the ground. i dont understand the negative comments that some of the other reviewers have. you slipped on pavement?? you slid out of a turn??? christ... i put these on, and i instantly noticed how well these things handled. learn how to ride first, then save yourself money and buy another set of these. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
joe peter
a Cross Country Rider
from Brisbane, Australia
Date Reviewed: March 26, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Gap Creek Reserve | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Good light weight xc tyre. Good traction on climbs on hardpack or loose gravel. | | Weaknesses: | Very ordinary front tyre, zero confidence under hard braking. Compound too soft | | Similar Products Used: | IRC serac, maxxis larsen tt | | Bike Setup: | stock '06 yukon | | Bottom Line: | Not a bad tyre for light trail and xc riding but I find the front end to be a bit too unpredictable with scorpions fitted, especially under heavy braking. they are good as a rear tyre though, if only a little too soft. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Nathan
a Cross Country Rider
from Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Date Reviewed: February 23, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Luge - Mt wellington or Glenorchy Bike Park | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | came with bike | | Strengths: | Good allround tyre. Only 1 flat in 6 months. Performs very well on compact or damp/wet conditions. | | Weaknesses: | Wears quickly due to soft compound (but what do you expect) not well suit to loose conditions (soft soil/sand) | | Similar Products Used: | Vittoria Geax and Outback | | Bike Setup: | Stock Giant Yukon 06 | | Bottom Line: | As this was a stock item on my new bike I was fairly impressed as I thought this was something I'd need to replace straight away.
After reading some of the negative reviews I returned to my Vittoria's and found that in comparison the rear tyre wouldn't hook up and suffered pinch flats that I hadn't gotten with the Hutchy's!
When returning to these tyres I could really notice the extra grip and climbing ability, however with this particular machine they do suffer in loose/dry terrain as demonstrated recently after riding a new trail in loose soil I did have front end wash out issues.
They do wear quickly as noted due to the soft compound and as I do slide the rear end a lot have chopped up the rear but this is an acceptable price to pay due to the grip it offers.
Overall a good quality tyre that it suited to all but dry/loose conditions | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jeff smith
a Cross Country Rider
from kentucky
Date Reviewed: February 19, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | caesars creek | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | light and fast | | Weaknesses: | idiots ride them and complain about it | | Similar Products Used: | hutchinson, wtb, panaracer, michelin, | | Bike Setup: | yeti arc decked out | | Bottom Line: | i have to stick up for hutchinson here. this is a LIGHT WEIGHT cross country tire! not a free-ride huckin stair jumpin urban assault tire. i see a lot of cannondale and GT riders slammin these tires. if your riding a cannondale or a GT then your judgement is questionable to begin with. use the products in the manner in which they are inteded and you will achieve the intended results. hutchinson makes awesome tires if you suit your riding style to the appropriate tire. you cannot ride these at 20psi on the freakin pavement. i'm 6'1" and weigh around 190lbs and i run several hutchinson airlight tires on a hardtail on some pretty varied terrain. with 38psi and specialized turbo tubes i get incredible traction and very very few if any punctures and no pinch flats. don't diss a tire because you can't pick a line and you require a 900 gram downhill tire to ride down the street. damn! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mario
a Cross Country Rider
from NorthEast USA
Date Reviewed: November 7, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Strengths: | great grip/traction. Light and fast. wire-bid system really works and give you lots of confidence on wet and muddy surfaces. decent tire all around except from on pavement. its a mountain bike tire anyway, so it should not be that good on pavement. thats the whole point. and dont complain about rolling resistance, its a given with a type of duty this tire is suppose to perform | | Weaknesses: | NONE wahtsoever. does its intended job really well. | | Similar Products Used: | Panaracer Cinder, WTB Velaciraptor and Motoraptor, some Specializeds, Hutchison Spyder | | Bike Setup: | GT Avalanche 0.5 hardtail with XT drivetrain and shifter. Marzocchi Bomber Fork (120 travel), clipless, Easton bar, seatpost and stem. mavic rims, Avid BB7 mech disk brake. | | Bottom Line: | Scorpions do its job perfectly. on wet and muddy conditions it is one of the best tires I have used in a long time. for best result I use Scorpions in the front and WTB Velaciraptors in the rear. works great. All Scropions is also great.
good traction
decent rolling resistance (not too much, not too less)
nice cornering
nicely designed wire bid system
the only minor down side is that it grabs mud more so than other more expensive tires (like Cinders) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Seth
a Cross Country Rider
from Eastern MA, USA
Date Reviewed: October 8, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Great overall performance. Medium lug height. Good wet performance. Great for changing and diverse conditions. Low rolling resistance. | | Weaknesses: | None for me. | | Similar Products Used: | Kenda Karma Stick E, IRC Mythos, Maxxis Ranchero, Panaracer Dart, Panaracer Smoke, Panaracer Trailblaster, Specialized Team Somethings, Tioga Psycho K, and others. | | Bike Setup: | 2004 Santa Cruz Blur, XT integrated disc. | | Bottom Line: | Tires are very condition/terrain dependent. Keep in mind that a tire someone else may rate as poor you might find very good (and vice versa). As a technical cross country rider in New England (6 states) I ride on a wide variety of conditions and terrain. I was looking for a fast tire, similar to my Kenda Karma's, but with better side lug performance for cornering, wet roots, and rock fields. I find this tire a great all around tire. It has lower profile central lugs (like the Karma) so it doesn't have the loose topsoil and screaming downhill grip of some tires. Out of all the tires I've listed above these are my favorite tires yet. I am 6' tall, 165 lbs. and I tend to work WITH my equipment when riding, rather than against it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ed
a Cross Country Rider
from Netherlands
Date Reviewed: September 30, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Hilly | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | E-bay | | Strengths: | Light? | | Weaknesses: | Wear off fast at the back
They grab mud
They dont have much grip on the side | | Similar Products Used: | IRC Mythos XC | | Bike Setup: | Stock cannondale jekyll 800 from 2004 | | Bottom Line: | These tyres aint much good , I lost grip twice with them and fell within half a year. With the cheaper IRC mythos I didnt fell at all during 1,5 years.
As a back tyre they seem ok though they wear off fast, as front tyre they suck. I wouldnt buy them but they came on the bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nicholas
a Cross Country Rider
from Sydney
Date Reviewed: September 30, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | local | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Came on Giant Rincon | | Strengths: | VERY LIGHT | | Weaknesses: | tread wears out when riding street a fair bit, Slips on climbing. | | Similar Products Used: | Maxxis Holy Rollers | | Bike Setup: | Stock except for Maxxis Holy Rollers | | Bottom Line: | There tires are ideal for a weekend cross country rider who wants the lightest tires at a reasonable price. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Pyro
a Weekend Warrior
from Brisbane, Australia
Date Reviewed: August 17, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Gap Creek | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | with 2004 Giant Iguana | | Strengths: | Capable off-road performance with good edge grip | | Weaknesses: | Wears relatively quickly, bit shoddy on gravel which is not to unexpected. | | Bike Setup: | 2004 Giant Iguana | | Bottom Line: | A decent tyre to come OEM with the bike. Seemed to work fine - although rear tyre was wearing rapidly even with little rear wheel skidding. Kevlar bead is good especially since no tire levers needed. All was well until a huge blowout on a down hill... 5mm hole through the middle of the tread - was flat before i'd hauled it to a stop. Replacement tube lasted about 40 minutes (reenforced around hole with old tube and electrical tape) until another huge blowout - flat in 2 seconds. Don't think I can fault the tire for this but I'd sure love to know what I hit... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ben
a Cross Country Rider
from Australia
Date Reviewed: July 24, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Lysterfield | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | This tire has very soft rubber, so its only good with dirt and mud etc. It can be good with pavement, but it wears. | | Weaknesses: | Pavement, Asphalt, road. | | Bike Setup: | 05' Giant Yukon | | Bottom Line: | Great tire for going off road and out to your local trails, its not a tire that is sutible for road riding. I've had the tire for more then 8 months now and i ride on road everyday, and they are still working well. By the end of this year they will need to be replaced.
These tires will last longer if they are only use on dirt, mud etc. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Arni kjaernested
a Downhiller
from Iceland
Date Reviewed: July 12, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Icelands montains | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | came on my bikes | | Strengths: | I have worn out one pair of those tires and I have tried them on all condictions and I like them.
I´ll give them 9 for overall | | Weaknesses: | they don´t grip well on an hard area like on an cliff rock
an they do last a litle shorter than I thougt they would | | Similar Products Used: | many other | | Bike Setup: | jamis komodo hartail dirtjumper
and an jamis dakar and an jamis dakar xlt 1,0 2004 | | Bottom Line: | overall realy good tires for xc riding and wet or soft condictions
looking forward to try them in the snow in november | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bob Johnson
a Racer
from Indiana
Date Reviewed: July 7, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | light weight | | Weaknesses: | There trash | | Similar Products Used: | Many other tires | | Bike Setup: | VT2 | | Bottom Line: | I dont know what you people are smoking to give this product 5 chilis! These tires s**k! They wash out very easily, dont grip for climbing, and definily dont stop well. I am writing this review in hopes that no one wastes their money on hutchinson tires. They came stock on my bike and after the first few accidents were thrown in the trash. Save some skin and invest in some conntinental vertical pros. These tires shold get zero chilis. Riders who like these tires must be very slow or unexprienced. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris
a Racer
from Concord, Ca, USA
Date Reviewed: June 30, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | anything technical and singletrack | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Refer to previous review | | Weaknesses: | so confidence inspiring, hard to find a rear tire to match the Scorpion's incredible cornering ability. | | Similar Products Used: | very, very many tires used! | | Bike Setup: | Jekyll 800, carbon seatpost | | Bottom Line: | this is an addition to my previous review -- which indicated the stellar ability of this tire.
The Scorpion is hands down the best front tire I've had. Point-and-Shoot directability; it is Extremely rare for this tire to slide out, and when/if it starts it's not over . . .the tire actually gives you time to clip out and make it through. The only difficulty I have had with this tire is that, w/o trying another Scorpion on the rear I hadn't found a rear tire that could keep up with it. Now, I have an incredible set-up with the 2.1 Scorp. in front and a 2.1 WTB EpicWolf in the back. From the S.F. E. Bay hills, to the Santa Cruz Mtns. to Downieville downhill, these tires instill complete confidence, and take hits w/o puncturing!!! Find the right psi, learn how to ride, and these are the best front; you just have to match it's ability in the back. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ray
a Racer
from Brevard, NC
Date Reviewed: June 18, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | PNF and DuPont | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Good grip in all conditions. Light weight. Fast rolling. Supple casing. | | Weaknesses: | None. | | Similar Products Used: | Python Air Light, Mythos XC, Panaracer Cinder, WTB MutanoRaptor 2.4 | | Bike Setup: | Stock Giant VT-2 | | Bottom Line: | I have the Scorpion Air Light in 26x2.0 size.
These tires are fast and have outstanding grip when used as an agressive XC tire. They easily shed mud, float through sand, and take impacts from nasty rocky and rooty terrain without flatting. This tire will make you faster in all conditions.
If you are a smooth XC racer, or just a fast XC rider, ignore the negative reviews of this tire. This tire was made for you, not them.
I made the mistake of believing the negative reviews about poor grip when I purchased this bike and took the tires off when I got the bike home. I've been a Python user for years and years, so I put some Pythons on. Eventually, they wore out. I put these back on just to see "how bad" they really were based on what I had read on this site. Well, they hooked up so good in all conditions (including mud, which Pythons don't do so well) and rolled nearly as fast as the Pythons, that I have had no reason to take them off again, and I have just about worn them out.
I ride some of the most unforgiving trails in the USA here in the Pisgah National Forest and DuPont State Forest. The trails have mud, sand, rock gardens, gravel roads, permanent wet areas, hardpack, loose over hardpack, slick rock granite, etc. You name it, we've probably got it.
Bottom Line: This tire performs great in all conditions for me and for my style of riding. If you are an experienced XC rider/racer and already know have to "carve up" a trail give this tire a try. It is very "grippy" for such a fast rolling, high volume tire.
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Submitted by
Shawn
a Cross Country Rider
from Calgary, Alberta
Date Reviewed: June 4, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Game Trails anywhere.... | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Came on Bike | | Strengths: | Struggling here.... let me think.... it some dry conditions they are "passable" for climbing. That's it. | | Weaknesses: | First and foremost - absolutely brutal conering. I mean BAD!! I have been petrified lately to lay it over on corners due to these things sliding out on me countless times. Quite dangerous actually. Unless you like doing 2 wheel powerslides in your corners while you're clipped in..... yikes... this also translated into terrible tracking on off-camber trails - the tires were always sliding out right since new. They really do wear quickly, although I would have forgiven that if they could have done anything else well. | | Similar Products Used: | Kenda Nevegal Lite Stick-E, Specialized Ground Control | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale Jekyll 600 | | Bottom Line: | These tires came on my bike from new. I had my suspicions they were bad right away, but since it was a new bike... wasn't totally sure what was the culprit. It got to the point where it was just so obvious that the tires were the problem, I had no choice but to rep |
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