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Description:Large volume versatile cross country
racing and freeride tire
Excellent grip control
Features DNA Compound
Comp, 640g
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Submitted by
martini
a Cross Country Rider
from Viroqua WI
Date Reviewed: December 30, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Strengths: | FAST tire. Reletively light. | | Weaknesses: | Weak sidewalls. | | Similar Products Used: | Motoraptor, Notos, Mythos, Conti Vapor | | Bike Setup: | SS disc, rigid/cx1 depending on mood | | Bottom Line: | I love this tire. Its a great fast rolling tire in nearly all conditions. Except when it starts to get wet/slippery. Great volume, a a decent wieght. The sidewalls are pretty thin though, so watch it if you ride amongst sharp rocks. DON'T run them with Stans. In fact don't run stans with WTB tires at all. Just not a good idea. They're not made for Stans.
Bottom line, I've used this tire for three years for good reason. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
GlowBoy
a Weekend Warrior
from Portland OR
Date Reviewed: December 30, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | Waldo Lake | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike Gallery (Portland) | | Strengths: | Um, tough casing? Excellent grip in loose dry conditions. Rolls fast - once you get it up to speed. | | Weaknesses: | Poor grip and lots of mud packing in wet conditions. Extremely sketchy on loose-over-hardpack. Wire bead version is HEAVY! Loose bead, so be careful mounting and inflating it. | | Similar Products Used: | Kenda Klaw 29", Bontrager Jones ACX 29" | | Bike Setup: | Rigid singlespeed Surly Karate Monkey w/Thudbuster | | Bottom Line: | Sorry, wasn't impressed with this tire. I know lots of guys who love it, but it didn't work for the wet or dry conditions I ride in. I know it's not a mud tire, but just be warned it's exceptionally bad in the wet: I took it on a muddy Forest Park trail (where the mud is prevalent but NOT sticky) as an experiment, and it fully packed up in a single wheel revolution, something I've never seen happen before.
Also took it out for a couple of rides on varied terrain in Central Oregon. I will say this much for it: in loose, sandy conditions (common in that area) its grip and control are fantastic, and I can see why a lot of SW riders like it. But in dry loose-over-hardpack conditions, such as found in many sections of the Gray Butte loop, it was sketchy at best: very poor climbing traction, and downright scary on the front. At least it was reasonably controllable, but it started to break loose ridiculously easily, enough that others were noticing it and a buddy who borrowed my bike for part of that loop may have been soured on 29"ers forever.
I'd be wiling to write this tire off as "well, just another WTB tire that doesn't work well in the Northwest" but after seeing its poor performance in gravel over hardpack in the Central OR desert, I can't see why people would like it that much in dry conditions either. I think the tread is just too tight to work well in a lot of real world conditions. I know lots of people rave about this tire, and I really want to support WTB for its dedication to 29"ism, but I just can't in good conscience give this one a good review.
Another negative is that it's a very heavy tire for not really having full knobs - my wire-bead ones topped out just over 800g each. The flip side of that is that it has very thick sidewalls and appears that it would hold up very well among both thorns and sharp rocks - maybe that's why SW riders like it so much.
Also, be aware that this particular tire has been notorious for its loose-fitting beads, and for accidentally blowing off the rim. The Kevlar version is reportedly worse, but I had one blow off while I was inflating it, something I've never had happen before or since. Once it's on it should be OK, but pay more careful attention to bead seating than usual when you're mounting it. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Padre
a Racer
from Costa Mesa, CA
Date Reviewed: December 30, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | $30 @ The Path Bike Shop | | Strengths: | Fast rolling, adequate traction, strong sidewall, high-ish volume. Great front or rear. | | Weaknesses: | Yes, yes, the kevlar bead was a downer, but the wire beads are bomber. I usually get about 500 miles out of a rear.
The only real weakness of the tire itself is wet conditions. But hey, it's not a mud tire. | | Similar Products Used: | WTB Motoraptor | | Bike Setup: | Rigid 29er SS | | Bottom Line: | The tire is a great all-around performer. If it's muddy, I choose the Moto. But 90% of the time, the Nano is a great tire. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris
a Cross Country Rider
from Salt Lake City
Date Reviewed: June 4, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | any and all | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | lbs | | Strengths: | None- all the kevlar beads snapped before I had a chance to get much riding in. | | Weaknesses: | The kevlar beads broke on all my Nano's and Moto's from WTB. This, obviously, is a major safety problem. See my review on the Moto 29'er. | | Similar Products Used: | WTB Moto 29'er, Kenda Klaw 29'er | | Bike Setup: | full rigid steel single speed | | Bottom Line: | See my review on the Moto 29'er. Stay away from the kevlar bead because all 4 of my tires exploded both on and off the bike. The wire bead seems to be holding up fine. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Wayne
a Weekend Warrior
from Honolulu, Hawaii
Date Reviewed: July 11, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Free rolling tire with adequate traction in dry condiions, does not seem to be much worse than more agressive tires other riders are using when its wet. Good all around tire. | | Bike Setup: | 29er hardtail.Modified Nashbar steel frame w/extended Judy fork. | | Bottom Line: | 1st tire tried on a 29er.I'm satisfied with it and I plan to continue using it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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