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Submitted by
Robo
a Weekend Warrior
from Bratislava
Date Reviewed: June 20, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | every trail | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$75.00 | | Purchased At: | Libike | | Strengths: | These are 3C tires with three different compounds.
They have good grip and they look good. | | Weaknesses: | Massive rolling resistance that I haven't ever experienced. Wears quickly | | Similar Products Used: | Maxxis Minion 42a, Mobster, Kenda kollosal, some Schwalbe | | Bottom Line: | These triple compound tires have so massive rolling resistance that old ladies on old bicycles will be faster that you on the road as you are trying to get to hills. On downhill track they offer good grip, but no better than my old minion with 42a compound (which have much less rolling resistance).
These tires are for downhill riders who don't need to pedal all the way to get to DH track. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Cooch
a Downhiller
from Brisbane, Australia
Date Reviewed: June 12, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Mt Tamborine | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | eBay | | Strengths: | Super adhesive grip in all conditions! You can trust your life on these tyres. | | Weaknesses: | They wear out when you ride them on the road - but who rides on the road anyway...? | | Similar Products Used: | Kenda Nevegal, Maxxis High Roller, Intense | | Bike Setup: | 2007 Banshee Chaparral, Fox DH40's, SRAM and custom wheels, running 2.5" Minions. | | Bottom Line: | These are the best for flat-out downhill grip in all conditions - nuff said! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
BJ
a Weekend Warrior
from Snoqualmie
Date Reviewed: March 31, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Griffin Creek | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | Local Wrench | | Strengths: | Confidence inspiring, grippy. Durable. Great value! | | Weaknesses: | Only minor weakness is the weight but the strengths far outweigh the weakness on this beauty. | | Similar Products Used: | Various WTB, Nevegals, Hutchinson. | | Bike Setup: | Scott Ransom 10. | | Bottom Line: | This is the best tire I have ridden. Very confidence inspiring. It corners amazingly well, it is as if the tire actively seeks out traction. This tire has never caused me to fall and I have never ridden faster. You simply must try this tire. It even climbs well. I run the 2.35 front tire (42 durometer) and the 2.35 60 durometer folding rear. This has got to be one of the best tire combos on the planet! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Russell
a Downhiller
from Boise, Idho
Date Reviewed: August 10, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Rockstar | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$32.00 | | Purchased At: | Maxxis Sponsorship | | Strengths: | Strong, Won't pinch flat, fairly light, soft (grips well), rolls fast, awesome cornering, brakes well | | Weaknesses: | soft (wears fast), spendy | | Similar Products Used: | Panaracer DH pro, Intense 909 fro, tioga dh | | Bike Setup: | Trek Session 77, transition parts, travis intrinsic fork | | Bottom Line: | BUY THESE NOW!!! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Shaggyrider
a Weekend Warrior
from North Vancouver, BC, Canada
Date Reviewed: June 5, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | 7th Secret | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Sticky. It grips where other tires can't. Great for shoulder/off-season riding in steep, wet, rooty terrain. | | Weaknesses: | None for what it's intended for. | | Similar Products Used: | Kenda, Nokian, Maxxis Larson TT (for hardpack x-country only). | | Bike Setup: | Cove Hustler packed with RaceFace. | | Bottom Line: | I use these in the off-season when the weather's rough and the trails are slick. I haven't seen anything that'll hold on to wet roots & rocks & mud this well. Confidence inspiring to say the least. The soft compound wears, but that's why it works. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joe
a Weekend Warrior
from Albuquerque
Date Reviewed: May 14, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Anywhere along the "Mighty" Rio Grand | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Came on my Yeti | | Strengths: | Fairly grippy and confidence inspiring for downhill. | | Weaknesses: | Not much good elsewhere. Heavy and they suck in sand, suprizing for a 2.3. Didn't wear too well but I guess that would be a strength because I got to spoon on some excellent WTB Mutano Raptors! | | Similar Products Used: | WTB Mutano Raptor UST (a favorite of mine), Hutchinson Scorpions, Some Specialized and Michelins. | | Bike Setup: | Yeti 575 mostly stock except for UST wheels. Oh, and I had to narrow the bars an inch on each side 'cuz I just haven't caught on to the wide bar craze, I like to ride in the narrow, technical stuff. | | Bottom Line: | Well, they came on my new 575 or else they wouldn't have been my first choice. I probably would have speced it with some Conti downhill tires instead. But they were there so I tried them out. Fortunately they wear pretty fast so I could try the Mutano Raptors. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andrew
a Downhiller
from Adelaide Australia
Date Reviewed: May 5, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Anything thats got rocks and you can go fast on | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | bike shop | | Strengths: | I went downhilling just after it rained for 3 days and they gripped really well. No sliding in loose dirt, they handle pretty much anything you try. | | Weaknesses: | Wear out fairly fast, but they wouldnt grip if you made them solid. Expensive for the soft ones. | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | Stock | | Bottom Line: | I have a high roller on the back for stopping power and minion for steering, im gonna test out the soft ones after i wear these out. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Fredde
a Weekend Warrior
from sweden
Date Reviewed: February 11, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | came stock on 2006 coiler | | Strengths: | seem durable | | Weaknesses: | sucks on cornering in snowy/icy conditions, ok, seems like a weird thing to pick on, but i have other tires that do a hell of alot more when i comes to cornering, and they're also without studs | | Similar Products Used: | various Kenda,hutchinson bulldog | | Bike Setup: | stock 2006 Kona coiler
stock 2006 giant terrago V-brakes
Downgraded(is it even possible) 2003 cyclepro dragon | | Bottom Line: | Well, i got the bike in february,tested the bike in february, so, it'll be another 2-3 months be4 i can test 'em for real, however it seems weird that both my 4 year old 60% worn out kenda's and not very good at all bulldogs are far better for winterbiking. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Lightdr
a
from San Diego
Date Reviewed: February 6, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Noble Canyon, Upper Anderson Truck Trail | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | College Cyclery | | Strengths: | Awesome climber, corners well, good on downhill | | Weaknesses: | Wears out quickly, especially given the price | | Similar Products Used: | Panaracer Fire Trail, Maxxis Adrenaline, Specialized, WTB, Geax | | Bike Setup: | Yeti 575 Enduro Pro, stock with a few additional cool toys | | Bottom Line: | You have to get over the fact this tire wears out quickly and is slightly expensive and just enjoy it. I ride the "sticky" version, and it corners well, great traction on rock climbs and great on downhill runs. Not the cheapest tire out there, but if you ride southern California rock and sand trails I recommend you give it a try. I'll be buying another set when these wear out, which will be pretty soon.
I'm only giving it 4 flaming chilis because I keep hoping someone will make a tire that sticks like glue, hooks up great and doesn't cost a fortune. Hey, a guys gotta have a dream.... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Eunice Wallenstien
a Downhiller
from tedfordsville, North Carolina
Date Reviewed: December 5, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Underground dh pit in them tar heels | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | They look like junk and costed a buck? | | Weaknesses: | Nothing, would not recommend at all. These "DH" tires are nothing but trash. My old XC WTB veloeraptor's performed better in the mountains. While i was an a DH tour they wore out completely in two hours!! I mean completly bare, no tread at all. I have never seen any tired die so fast! Also when i got a third pair they shredded while going through some light gravel! (How does that happen) There were huge slashes throught the middle like some one had taken a knife to em but no one did! | | Similar Products Used: | WTB, +Nevegals+ | | Bike Setup: | Norco, diabolus, saint, hayes | | Bottom Line: | Maxxis is the worst brand i have ever used, they dont even compair to Continenetal's!!!! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ben hobbs
a Downhiller
from new zealand
Date Reviewed: November 25, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | double down | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Purchased At: | wangunui | | Strengths: | Very grippy. Good for cornering because of the large nobbly pieces. Still manages to grip well in the wet to. even on roots it doesnt slide off. | | Weaknesses: | No good on tarseal does not roll and will wear out very quickly. | | Similar Products Used: | Maxxis high rollers | | Bottom Line: | bit pricy but realy good for any conditions. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chase
a Downhiller
from Pagosa Springs, CO, USA
Date Reviewed: November 5, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Above Log Schutes | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Holds great on the high speed corners. Absolutely Shreds on the technical, tight sections, I am not afraid to lean into these babies. Super great tire!! | | Weaknesses: | A bit pricy but worth it. Rolls like crap on pavement becauser they are so dang sticky but who rides pavement? A bit sketchy in the loose stuff but tell me something that isn't! Great tire | | Similar Products Used: | Kenda, Nokian | | Bike Setup: | 03' Bullit, Sherman Slider Plus, 5th element, Blackspire chain guard, King headset, Goodrich brakelines, MAXXIS RUBBER | | Bottom Line: | Great tire. Go buy em up. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dirt digler
a Downhiller
from sydney oz
Date Reviewed: September 27, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | red hill -otway mnts Vico - female belly button south | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$27.00 | | Purchased At: | e bay | | Strengths: | super sticky quiet nice through mud | | Weaknesses: | none yet | | Similar Products Used: | michelin red hot s(hit) when they got older they got slipey in da wet
WTB raptor | | Bike Setup: | m-goose teocali comp mazz 66 RC2X forks dice hrdro 8" aligator rotors fox rear spring carbon bars cannondale bearing platform peddles lexan bash gaurd ABR short stem | | Bottom Line: | went from hot s which were great in dry and shed mud well but after 50% wear got sooo bad on anything damp to Maxxis super grippy lots of fun , i would recomend them for around here | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Saber Haghvirdy
a Downhiller
from Iran / Tehran
Date Reviewed: September 10, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Shafaq 3 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | came on bike | | Strengths: | I use the 2.5 size and they are great . on stops and corners when you lean sideways in the corner.
Excellent traction on loose stuff rocks and wet situations. | | Weaknesses: | At sharp turns which you can go and lean in the corner side so you have to change direction in an upright position they slip a little. Also show drawbacks on paved surfaces but their not designed for paved .
In autumns when its thorn season you really need anti thorn tubes on them the space between the patterns are very thin and soft' a good meal for thorns.
| | Similar Products Used: | Maxxis Swamp Thing 2.35 | | Bike Setup: | kona stinky 06 | | Bottom Line: | The 2.5 stand like 2.3 tires and hit you and your bike on rock gardens and drops but with corrects inflation it can be solved a little.They are great for any off road terrain wet or dry ‘ hard or loose ‘brakes and corners without comprise | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Stephan Cote
a Weekend Warrior
from Jonquiere, Qc, Canada
Date Reviewed: August 17, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Comes with my RMB Flow 3.0 | | Strengths: | -Durability
-High\Low speed stability
-Cornering
-Brake | | Weaknesses: | -Mud packing!!!
-Slow tire, never went over
-Expensive | | Similar Products Used: | none, never drive a tire that stick to the ground like this. | | Bike Setup: | RockyMountain Flow 3.0 2005: All stock. | | Bottom Line: | I ride those Maxxis Minion DH Front and Rear Super Tracky (26x2.35 @60 tpi) since more then a year. I have to admit it, they saved my life many...many... many time on bad landing and crazy downhill ride.
My only complain is that my rear one is kind of used now and I'll have to buy an other one.... so I see the 60$ bill comming. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
JC
a Downhiller
from Ottawa, ON, Canada
Date Reviewed: June 19, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Grippy and indestructable | | Weaknesses: | None yet | | Similar Products Used: | kenda blue grove/nevagal | | Bike Setup: | 06 faith 2 | | Bottom Line: | I got these cause my bike came with the stupid single ply kendas which hooked up well but just didnt hold up to our rocky DH courses here(5 flats in 3 rides). Thes tires are amazing I've had almost no slipping out riding in very wet conditions and loose over hard. and of course no more flats! I highly recomend for heavy riders who like to kill tubes. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
beau
a Downhiller
from Park City, UT, USA
Date Reviewed: May 31, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Purchased At: | Go-Ride | | Strengths: | This review is for the DHF(front) only! The DHR(rear) tire sucks. The DHF is an amesome tire that I sometimes ride on the front and back, or else I will just run a High Roller in the rear. Awesome tire!! | | Weaknesses: | A bit slow rolling on asphalt, but who cares. | | Similar Products Used: | Kenda Nevegal, Minion DHR, Nokian Gazza, etc...... | | Bike Setup: | '06 Santa Cruz Vp-Free w/ Marzocchi 888 RC2X | | Bottom Line: | Awesome DH and freeride tire, I ride the Super Tacky(42) and I love them. Great tire. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brendan
a
from NY
Date Reviewed: April 24, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Strengths: | grip, looks, quality, *invicibility* | | Weaknesses: | they do carry a weight penality, but it's def. worth it | | Similar Products Used: | WTB moto Raptor, Kenda | | Bike Setup: | SC VP-Free and Kona Stuff | | Bottom Line: | The reason I got these tires is because they come with 2-Ply sidewalls, while most other tires only have one. This means that your tube is super protected. I have used and abused these tires, and done thing that would have flat any other tire. I strongly recommend! I'm getting a pair for the new bike i'm building. I use the 2.5 version and it's great! However, if you ride the roads a lot expect some roll resistance as the tires stick to the street a little too well, but this makes them great on dirt. worth the money | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Patrick Brady
a Downhiller
from Cullowhee, NC, USA
Date Reviewed: December 5, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | ATV trails | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | Carolina Fatz | | Strengths: | The Maxxis Minion DH is a great tire. The knobs are stiff enough to get speed and role over anything, and soft enough to grip the loose rocks and roots. And its about impossible to get a flat with these things. | | Weaknesses: | none yet | | Similar Products Used: | nokain gazza jr, Kenda x-tra tacky (paper thin) | | Bike Setup: | 05 sc bullit, 66rc, e13 ds, mavic dh. | | Bottom Line: | great tire for the price, and you can go through anything and over anything. if you get the chance buy 1. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
rj myers
a Downhiller
from pukalani
Date Reviewed: October 22, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | honolua | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$22.00 | | Purchased At: | beyond bikes believe it or not. | | Strengths: | tracts
cornering
grips
braking | | Weaknesses: | 40a compounds wear quicker than 60a compounds. Thats the tradeoff you have to expect when you buy soft rubber. I am going to try the 42a's this time around and see how they go. | | Similar Products Used: | nevegals-ok, but not great on the rear.
bluegrooves-like em up front
fire xc-good but old
schwalbe-fat alberts--xc/dry
Michelin 2.8/2.5's/ sweet!! | | Bike Setup: | Sunday DH
6" Fr bike | | Bottom Line: | Get em.
Just ordered a new rear and a new set for the 5" aggro bike.
These tires just hold hold hold. Tires really make a difference in the ride and should not be overlooked or compromised due to weight or
wear.
Traction is the key.
nothing is perfect but these are very solid imo. score a deal and your stoked
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Submitted by
Joel
a
from Sacramento, CA
Date Reviewed: September 30, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | - Traction
- Stiffness
- Quality
- Looks | | Weaknesses: | - Kind of expensive, but worth it
- Traction on loose terrain | | Bike Setup: | - Iron Horse SGS Team
- Marzocchi 66 VF 170mm
- MRP System 1
- Mag 30 rear 12mm / Bombshell Fatboy 20mm
- Maxxis Rubber
*** FOR SALE email me if interested *** | | Bottom Line: | Great tires. They provide great traction on hardpack - medium pack. Only complaint is their bad traction on the loose stuff. They don't wear as quickly as I thought they would, which is definitely a good thing. Overall a great tire that will basically prevent pinch flatting ever again.
Try them out, you'll like them | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brown_Teeth
a Cross Country Rider
from Morro BA CA USA
Date Reviewed: April 5, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Started riding the front specific too and its awesome on the hardpack, dry, loose and rocks of any sort, grips great rolls surprisingly fast for a soft tire, must be the ramped knobbies. Also take the small gravel and really smooths it out since the rubber is so soft and slow rebounding, makes climbing technical spots with loose rocks over it makeable and almost easy. | | Weaknesses: | Avoid mud at all cost this tire is horrible in anything wet beyond leafs and sand. If you hit clay this tire will pack up to the gills and make you slide around like you are on ice, back tire clears better than front but avoid the mud, must be the 40 dura on it that makes the mud cake up. | | Similar Products Used: | WTB, Tioga, Pana.... | | Bike Setup: | 36# FR KHS | | Bottom Line: | Great for the dry and climbs/rolls way better than expected for a softy. Avoid pavement if possible this tire has so much stick you can hear it sticking and releasing riding on pavement. Still well worth the 17$ per side if you like to go fast downhill and stay in control, rails corners like no other tire I've tried. Avoid clay at all cost even if it means carring your FR/DH rig over the slop, no kidding! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brown Teeth
a Cross Country Rider
from Morro Bay CA
Date Reviewed: April 1, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$18.00 | | Purchased At: | cambria bike | | Strengths: | smallish 2.3 but the stick is great | | Weaknesses: | don't last long its a joy ride tire, want to fly it punches the ticket. | | Similar Products Used: | Loads but I like soft rubber this at 40 is like your wife needing it | | Bike Setup: | 35# FR rig built for a 210# pig | | Bottom Line: | Wow its the soft rubber if you need hook up at any time U ride this NOW even great good on sloppy conditions but it you want 300m out of a tire look beyond the grip! Caution will not last long its a sticky, have fun | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Oliver Berger
a
from Santa Barbara California
Date Reviewed: February 9, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Ramero | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | Velopro | | Strengths: | very very gripy the best set up in the back ihave ever had and i have gine through 10 tires in the last ten years | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | wtb timberwolf or the maxxis mobters | | Bike Setup: | colier and a stab both with the same set up on tires and 888/ deemax rims/ chrisking hub etc. | | Bottom Line: | if you don't have these tires then get them they last a good amiunt of time and is the best tractions in all conditions for your rear great in aceleration and turns don't get the tire if you are a street guy or need light tires their not they are beefy for what they need to do | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
stun
a Downhiller
from New Zealand
Date Reviewed: January 18, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | chain reaction Cycles (NZ) | | Strengths: | Wicked tyre, Great on the long rocky downhills in christchurch i have the 40d 2.7" slow rezay 2 ply version, it gripps well on wet rock and hard to medium pack dirt. | | Weaknesses: | Wears quickly on pavement or concrete, not so good on mud but had alot worse. | | Similar Products Used: | WTB, Intense, Tioga, Michelin, High rollers | | Bike Setup: | DH Fully | | Bottom Line: | Awesome tyre for downhill but not so good 4 mud. Its also great to see Mazzis donating $50,000 to red cross 4 the tsunami disaster. Well done its a shame that more big companies dont do the same. I find it better than the High Rollers. I run two 2.7 DH Fronts on the front and rear because i prefer the front version than the rear. All in All a great tyre | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Travis Allen
a Downhiller
from Lewiston, Idaho
Date Reviewed: December 31, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | all | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$36.00 | | Purchased At: | jenson bikes | | Strengths: | (2.35 slow reezay) Awesome in all conditions. Grips incredible when landing of kilter, Makes rockgardens a happything.
Extremely soft on landings.
great on backwoods freerides. | | Weaknesses: | Do not ride on asphalt or blacktop they have quite a bit of rolling resistance. But then again they are not intended for street use. Pack a little in mud, Thats to be expected. | | Similar Products Used: | Tioga, irc, kenda | | Bike Setup: | S. cruz, deemax, hayes, azonic, e13, stratos etc... | | Bottom Line: | Well worth the money, I would have paid more for them knowing how well they ride.
No problems on 7' drops, they roll through the lasnding without a problem.
If you get the chance and your not riding on the street buy a set, It's well worth the coinage. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ben
a Weekend Warrior
from Everett, WA
Date Reviewed: December 15, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Gripped so well, I never had to think about it, unlike every other tire I've owned. | | Weaknesses: | Don't auto-magically keep me from doing stupid things. | | Similar Products Used: | Michelin (can't remember the model, but they sucked) | | Bike Setup: | Orange Mr. O, Shiver... | | Bottom Line: | Only ridden them once, at Whistler Mt, but they performed great. Like I said, never had them wash out in a turn or slide under braking, unlike the crappy Michelins I had before.
As far as the 'sidewall blowing out', bull****. I overshot a tabletop on A-line, landed it on the flat well past the jump, and then hit a rock that sent me over the bars and cracked my helmet. The rock bent my wheel, no damage whatsoever to the tire.
Now if only tires could make you smarter... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
alister
a Downhiller
from launceston, Tas, AUS
Date Reviewed: November 15, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | lake trevalyn | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | came stock on VPS 6 | | Strengths: | handles like your on rails, even in mud. absorbs everything. drops are nothing with these. they actually slap as they hit the gound (large surface area). Grips like nobodies business on tarmac and rough rocks/dirt. fat to the max, 2.7 is the way to go. | | Weaknesses: | on tarmac (to get to trails) it feels like you have a parachute attatched to you, it has that much rolling resistance. Soft like butter.. will nearly leave a black line behind you. (40a slow rezaay) | | Similar Products Used: | IRC trailbear, hutchinson mosquito (XC) | | Bike Setup: | VPS-6 2004 with monster truck tires | | Bottom Line: | meant for racing and pure downhill only. not for road at all. done about 30 k's onroad in the last 2 days and they are wearing VERY fast. SH!T hot when it comes to dirt, leaves,roots, rocks and Mud. stick like glue. Buy them if your a dedicated downhiller otherwise get a set of panaracer FR pro's.
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Submitted by
James Howery
a Downhiller
from Prescott
Date Reviewed: November 13, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | Private Reserve | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Came stock on bike | | Strengths: | Great traction | | Weaknesses: | Fairly quick wear for ST version, not as bad as soft michelin in my experience. | | Similar Products Used: | Michelin Comp 24 and 32, Intense 909, Tioga DHs, Maxxis Highrollers... | | Bike Setup: | IH SGS Pro w/shiver and DHX. Minion 2.7s | | Bottom Line: | Great tires, great traction. These are one of the best "newer generation" tires out there. My rear has passed away because it's been worn down, but these were great tires and they stick like glue. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Daniel
a Downhiller
from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Date Reviewed: November 13, 2004 | |
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$ 54.99
