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Submitted by
Micah Radnich
a Downhiller
from Norco, CA
Date Reviewed: April 7, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | fullerton loop | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike Nashbar | | Strengths: | durability for more than a couple seasons, confidence inspiring cornering. Much lighter than my current tires, almost half! | | Weaknesses: | side wall thickness. | | Similar Products Used: | WTB Moto Raptor, Kenda Kolossal DH stick-e. | | Bike Setup: | Giant DS3 full suspension | | Bottom Line: | been riding with heavy downhill tires weighing almost 1300 grams each. The WTB's had sidewall issues, tearing and such but were a 2.4 and much heavier. they were oem on the bike and sucked. Went to the Kenda's 2.6 and although heavy have been good except for the side wall cracking really bad. Nothing cornered as well as the aggro/honch set up on my previous bike. Very tough tire. When I sold my last bike I sold it less tires. I actually installed them back on my wifes new giant hard tail so she wouldn't wash out in the sand.- Air up, dig in, turn and hang on. These things carve!! Wish i could find them new again. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff
a Weekend Warrior
from Canton, Michigan, USA
Date Reviewed: March 29, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Strengths: | Great grip, doesn't wash out on corners | | Weaknesses: | none in my opinion | | Similar Products Used: | WTB Velocoraptor, Intense Edge FRO | | Bike Setup: | Trek Y-3, Junior T Downhill fork, Vanilla Rock Shock on the rear, Intense Edge FRO front and back | | Bottom Line: | This tire lasted me forever, as a matter of fact, it's still in good shape. I only switched to go bigger! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Erik
a Cross Country Rider
from San Diego
Date Reviewed: July 24, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | Mezcal's Maze | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | local bike shop | | Strengths: | Great traction, lightweight | | Weaknesses: | some batches had "detachable knobs" | | Bottom Line: | Man, oh, man! I sure wish somebody would reissue this tread pattern because both these tires were great! The Aggro is just the best front tire I've ever ridden and the Honch was a great rear tire. When OnZa ran into trouble, I glommed onto as many of these as I could...and now I've run out.
The thing about the knobs was true sometimes: one or more of the batches were made a little thin (for weight) and the damn knobs would come off of them under hard cornering or rocky trails. Ahh, but to have the good ones was mtb heaven.
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Submitted by
Brian
a Cross-Country Rider
from Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Date Reviewed: June 23, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
none yet | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
fairly good grip | | Weaknesses: |
Knobs fall off | | Similar Products Used: |
Panaracer Dart
IRC Mythos
WTB Velociraptor | | Bike Setup: |
Jamis Diablo LE
Manitou SX
9 speed Sram ESP 9.0sl | | Bottom Line: | These tires worked fairly good until the knobs fell off after only two months of hard trail riding. First one started to go and then dozens of knobs on both sides. I would recommend WTB or IRC to anyone over these. My IRCs lasted for a long time. I'd give it 0 stars if I could. | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
T.S.
a cross-country rider
from lake forest
Date Reviewed: October 5, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I think some of the vast differences in opinion here might be attributed to steel VS. kevlar beaded tires. I have run an AGGRO on the front and RIP on the back of my bike with excellent durability. Both are Steel bead! I have had other tires (kevlar bead) that have not held up well at all (knobs ripping off). Yeah I know about the weight penalty for steel beads but I prefer the durability. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Pablo
a weekend warrior
from Germany
Date Reviewed: October 5, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I bought the Onza Aggro because my front end was coming out from under me on turns where there was sand. I had a Pana Dart on the front and could never get it to hold a line. The Aggro rocks! At 2.1 it keeps a great line and bites into everything in its way. I still have the Pana Smoke on the rear. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tom
a cross-country rider
from SLO town CA
Date Reviewed: July 27, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I got this tire from Cambria for 9 bucks and I figured it could not be that bad. It is pretty heavy although it rails like amtrack in the hardpack with loose gravel I ride in. I can not believe people are ripping it apart. Maybe they had a bad bunch of rubber? | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Thomas
a cross-country rider
from Germany
Date Reviewed: July 8, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I gotta say that I'm very pleased with that tire and I never had any real problems concerning pinchflats etc. I only noticed that when the tire was brandnew it starts throwing gravel at you. You get used to that. :)
O.k. this is for the fifty word thing. 48 49 50 | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ryan
a cross-country rider
from Southern Idaho
Date Reviewed: January 26, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I've had my kevlar Aggro for at least a year, and I've had zero problemas. I think all these unfortunate riders got dished some bad rubber, maybe a short-lived manufacturer defect? Onza rocks, don't blame them. These tires are fast in hardpack and really hold the corners, even dry loose dirt is a breeze. I've cleaned some insane downhills and I still have all my tread, it looks almost like new. Cinco chilies for Onza! Cinco chilies for the Onza Aggro! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris Scott
a racer
from Ukiah, CA
Date Reviewed: April 2, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
The tire worked... for about a day until all the knobbies ripped off. Other
than that, it worked well. | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
kevin
a cross-country rider
from colo springs co
Date Reviewed: April 1, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
like many others I got the pair on closeout and for the $15 each sale price
they were pretty grippy tires but the rear didn't hold out for very long (about
3 mos) before 6 inches of tread came flyin' off. | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
damon farrar
a weekend warrior
from tucson, AZ
Date Reviewed: February 22, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
i bought the aggro on a closeout for about $15. the thing grabs corners in the dirt like a horny nympho on your ass. i have not experienced the knobs ripping off and have ridden the tire now for about two months. if you can find it in a catalog for cheap on closeout or something, buy it. it is a good hard pack tire. and hey, you can save your good stuff for the week before the race you're getting ready for.and to the person that corrected other people's spelling of too, check yourself, if you look it up you'll find that there as you used it to describe onza's financial status is actually spelled their. anyone who finished 8th grade english with a c or above should know that.show 'em yer nuts and ride hard. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John Ray
a weekend warrior
from Lithgow Australia
Date Reviewed: January 22, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Fairly ordinary performance for both the Aggro and the Honch, but the construction is poor particularly on the Aggro. I managed to rip a side lug off the case on the very first ride and within 100km I had 42 lugs flapping or missing.They gave me new one but I would have been happier with a Farmer John (now there was a tire you couldn't trash.... you coudn't climb, corner or accelerate but hey!) The Honch lasted a little better but a mate killed one within 200km with lugs torn off and carcase frayed. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
john limbaugh
a racer
from wa
Date Reviewed: January 22, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
the aggro is an execellent front tire, though a bit heavy. it has a harder rubber compound than most. lay the front of the bike into a corner and it
grips like none i've seen | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a cross-country rider
from CO
Date Reviewed: January 16, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Such poor wear; less than 200 miles and the knobs ripped off to the bead. Too bad they are such poor quality as I liked the feel and grab of these tires on loose Pikes Peak gravel. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ian Longstreet
a racer
from Santa Barbara, CA
Date Reviewed: January 13, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I can't believe that everyone is ragging on these tires. These are great handlers in dry weather. They tend to suit a fast technically sound rider. The only tires I think are better than these are IRC Missles. The Honch wears kind of quicky, but it took my four months of hardcore downhilling to break off a knob, The Aggro is a capable front tire with low rolling resistance and excellent wear. My only problem with these is that the Aggro isn't aggresive enough for my liking. Hey, rear tires are supposed to wear out. Live with it!
The honch on the rear works well with an IRC Missle on the front for downhilling. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jj
a weekend warrior
from brecksville, ohio
Date Reviewed: December 25, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
A decent, somewhat narrow hard-pack tire. The front has a typical front tire
type tread design that provides an aggressive cornering capability. The rear
tire was only so-so. I wsould buy the front again. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Erick
a cross-country rider
from Michigan
Date Reviewed: December 24, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
The Honch is one of the worst tires I have ever ridden. There is absolutely no wear life to these tires.
Do not buy these. Onza is a joke of a company as there chapter 11 status indicates.
Buy Wildgripper rears for both front and rear. They work great.
IRC's are the best for wear life. Oh yeah. When something is too dumb or too great too is spelled with two O's not one.
Keep on riding. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve
a downhiller
from
Date Reviewed: December 16, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
These tires really suck. Don't buy them-period. If they come with a bike, tell the salesman to switch'em. They spit up mad gravel in your face. I mean rocks bigger than marbles. I cut all the nobs of and ride 'em around the street. Thats the only thing they're good for. I would give them a zero but the lowest I can put is 1. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jon Van Slyke
a cross-country rider
from Chattanooga, TN
Date Reviewed: December 4, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
I have been using the Aggro and Honch for about four months now. I have used
them on everything from loose dirt uphills to slow muddy trail and they
have worked great for me. I have had no problems with these tires. The
cornering is great. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave Lewis
a cross-country rider
from Torrance Ca
Date Reviewed: December 3, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
I've only tried the Honch (rear) and it worked fairly well. I found that the open tread design wears too quickly. Does't seem like there is enough rubber in the middle of the tread. I did experience some knobs coming off, but that was only after the tire was pretty much spent. I would buy this tire again if I found the kevlar beaded version on sale for $15 or so (heck at that price you cant go wrong). | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jesse philo
a cross-country rider
from walla walla, WA
Date Reviewed: November 27, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
I've used the Aggro and Honch for almost two years now and I am fairly impressed. First, what they're good at: Excellent hard pack tires. Also good on trails with large rocks because of their large volume. The faster you go with these, the better they get. Durability--these tires last and last. I haven't experienced any of the problems with tread blocks ripping off that others have described. Now, what they're not so good at: Mud. But hey, they weren't designed for mud, so no surprise here. If I'm going to ride in mud then I don't use these (I use the Rip and Rail), but otherwise I use them everywhere else and I'm happy with them. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sean Cadaret
a weekend warrior
from ohio
Date Reviewed: October 9, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
I,ve had these tires for about a year and rode them on everything from mud to concrete. I've never had a problem with either of them losing knobs or holding mud. They seem to wear well too, I ride to & from work a lot (all on pavement) and they don't seem to have worn much. I have noticed that the rear (Honch) tire slips on some steeper climbs (on loose dirt mostly), however, shifting your weight into the bike (lower center of gravity) seems to help a bit. Overall I think they're a pretty good set of tires. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Robert
a racer
from Playa Del Rey, CA
Date Reviewed: October 1, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
I thought I just got some bad rubber but reading the reviews I feel that these tires are poorly constructed. The knobs began to separate from the casing of the tire after about a week of heavy riding. I cannot tell you how disappointing it is to find such a bad product. One star i surely one too many. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jay Adams
a racer
from Las Vegas, NV
Date Reviewed: August 20, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
Hard to belive what these reviews say. I've used these tires for an
entire racing season, and next to the Smoke/Dart combo they are the best
money can buy. A bit heavy, but the performance more than makes up for
it, and that's the bottom line. Better than anything else I've used, and
I've used them all. I'll buy them again. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
s. stevens
a weekend warrior
from Cameron, AZ.
Date Reviewed: August 20, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
I ordered a pair of honch tires expecting a lasting pair, but after
a month of use the knobs started tearing away from the tire. I am a moderate
and didn't expect this from Onza. For $50, it wasn't worth it | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Big Shooter
a cross-country rider
from Illinois
Date Reviewed: July 4, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
Well as you can tell nobody likes these tires, you can include me now. The rear
absoulutly sucks. It breaks loose on climbs, it isn't bad on the flats, and doesn't
hook up particularly well on decents. To be honest I tried it for three rides
and went back to my almost completely worn out Smoke, a fine tire. The front tire
isn't great either it slides out on anything remotely close to a switch back.
Both tires are very suseptable to clogging up with anything and small rocks are
a favorite. Bottom line - I feel like I blew 50 bucks. The old smoke and dart
are better, though I was never a huge fan of the dart. Bottom line, the rear
tire sucks. The front is liveable, I will combine it with a velociraptor soo.
But I wouldn't waste my money on these tires. The only thing that I have rideen
which is worse are the Tioga psyco K's. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tom
a cross-country rider
from New England U.S.A.
Date Reviewed: June 24, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
In a nutshell I did not like these tires. The rear (Honch, I believe)
has to one of the worst climbing tires I've ever ridden. I had it on for
about 10 minutes when I noticed that it would easily spin out on
technical climbs or over dry rocks and root. Mud performance is
pretty bad as well as I would find the tire would turn into one big
brown slick when I went through the slightest bit of mud.
I used it for a few weeks then I got a tear in the sidewall so I threw it out!
On the other handthe front isn't all that bad. It does corner well, though
it isn't any better than shedding mud than it's rear companion and the knobs biting
knobs on the side of the tire broke off! Oh well! :) | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steven Hughes
a cross-country rider
from Waltham,MA USA
Date Reviewed: June 18, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
These tires seem to say HELLO Mud and never say Goodbye. I mean they pack
mud so frequently that people at Pedro's New England MTB Festival (Three
days of downpour rain-VERY Muddy) last year who were unfortunate to ride
them were picking their tires every 100 feet and cursing their tires.
Soooo.... they don't seem to shed mud to well and the knobs
placement is due to this as well as the angle of placement. The placement of
these knobs will probably also cause premature wear and early replacement
preferrably with a better tire... | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Speed Racer
a downhiller
from Palo Alto, CA
Date Reviewed: April 15, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
For dry conditions, these tires work very well. Unfortunately, the
construction is quite poor, as I had several tread blocks separate
from the casing after only a month. This happened to both front and
rear tires, so I cannot recommend these.
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Submitted by
J. Daniel
a cross-country rider
from Vermont
Date Reviewed: April 3, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
Heavy, terrible in loooose conditions. They pack up with mud and nothing short of a screwdriver can clean them out. And worst of all the knobs seperate from the casing. Don't waste money on tires that don't hold up. I only regret having wasted mine. I'll probably never use another Onza product again.
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Submitted by
Ashwin Amanna
a Norba Racer
from Blacksburg, VA
Date Reviewed: March 28, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
I had an Aggro, and my fiance had a Honch. On both tires the knobs started
to rip off after only a month or two. Hers has practically disintegrated and I
threw out mine long ago. The rip and rail are constructed MUCH better.
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Submitted by
Howard
a
from Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: February 29, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
I am currently using the Honch rear tire with a Specialized Team Control on the front. This combo works great. The Honch hooks up fantastic on climbs and corners well - breaking loose just before the front.
The Honch seems to last longer than the Specialized Team Master I used previously.
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