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Description:The High Roller is also available as a UST model. The original tread pattern remains on the UST version to allow the High Roller UST to perform on a wide expanse of terrains. Ramped knobs to roll easily, deep cut center and side channels for loose soil and sandy conditions. Maxxis UST tires are for use exclusively with Mavic UST wheelsets.
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Submitted by
Slowpat
a Weekend Warrior
from Denver, CO
Date Reviewed: June 17, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | too many | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | Jensonusa.com | | Strengths: | Decent rolling resistance for a reasonably grippy tire.
Did better than I expected in mud, and surprisingly well on wet tree roots. Good overall performance.
| | Weaknesses: | Dishonest specs.
No clear advantages compared to other tires in this category.
Heavy.
| | Similar Products Used: | Nevegal, Fire XC Pro, Weirwolf, Python, Larsen TT, Crossmark, Diesel, Kinetics, Small Block 8, Serac XC, Michelin XC AT, Fast Freddy, Smoke, Dart, Bontrager ACX. I like to try out tires. | | Bike Setup: | Titus Switchblade, RP3, Talas fork.
In 2007 I had a 2.35 UST High Roller front and 2.1 UST High Roller rear.
| | Bottom Line: | Maxxis I hope you read this. You need to have your engineers publish your tire specs, not your marketing people!
You say "LUST" stands for "Light Ultimate Sidewall Technology..."
I say "LUST" stands for "Laughably Understated Specifications on Tires."
The LESSER of the two problems is that the tires are heavier than you claim. If you were off by +/- 5% you could claim normal variances for rubber manufacturing. But the claim doesn't hold up for being 50-100g over ... and never under ... claimed weight [to be fair, you are not the only bike tire company that does this].
The bigger issue is the tire width. Using a digital caliper I measured your 2.35 tire and it was only 2.1" at the widest tread (tire pressure set to 40 psi). Likewise your 2.1 is actually a hair over 1.9". This is NOT normal manufacturing variance; by comparison my Kenda Nevegals were within 0.03" of stated width.
So your lightweight "technology" really amounts to making a tire narrower than labeled so you can say gee, that's one light tire!
The most disappointing part is you don't need to lie about your specs. Maxxis engineers design many fine tires with excellent characteristics for a variety of trail conditions. You just need to get your marketing people to tell the truth... you may miss a few first time buyers, but you will get many more repeat buyers.
I might have rated this tire 3 or 4 for how it rides, but must knock down the score to a 2 due to the specification gamesmanship.
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Submitted by
slowpat
a Weekend Warrior
from Denver,co
Date Reviewed: June 17, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | so many | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | Jensonusa.com | | Strengths: | Decent rolling resistance for a reasonably grippy tire.
Did better than I expected in mud and on wet tree roots. Good overall performance. | | Weaknesses: | Dishonest specs.
No clear advantages compared to other tires in same category.
Heavy. | | Similar Products Used: | Nevegal, Fire XC Pro, Weirwolf, Python, Larsen TT, Crossmark, Diesel, Kinetics, Small Block 8, Serac XC, Michelin XC AT, Fast Freddy, Smoke, Dart, Bontrager ACX. I like to try out tires. | | Bike Setup: | Titus Switchblade, RP3, Talas fork.
In 2007 I had a 2.35 UST High Roller front and 2.1 UST High Roller rear. | | Bottom Line: | Maxxis I hope you read this. You need to have your engineers publish your tire specs, not your marketing people!
You say "LUST" stands for "Light Ultimate Sidewall Technology..."
I say "LUST" stands for "Laughably Understated Specifications on Tires."
The LESSER of the two problems is that the tires are heavier than you claim. If you were off by +/- 5% you could claim normal variances for rubber manufacturing. But the claim doesn't hold up for being 50-100g over ... and never under ... claimed weight [to be fair, you are not the only bike tire company that does this].
The bigger issue is the tire width. Using a digital caliper I measured your 2.35 tire and it was only 2.1" at the widest tread (tire pressure set to 40 psi). Likewise your 2.1 is actually a hair over 1.9". This is NOT normal manufacturing variance; by comparison my Kenda Nevegals were within 0.03" of stated width.
So your lightweight "technology" really amounts to making a tire narrower than labeled so you can say gee, that's one light tire!
The most disappointing part is you don't need to lie about your specs. Maxxis engineers design many fine tires with excellent characteristics for a variety of trail conditions. You just need to get your marketing people to tell the truth... you may miss a few first time buyers, but you will get many more repeat buyers.
I might have rated this tire 3 or 4 for how it rides, but must knock down the score to a 2 due to the specification gamesmanship.
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Submitted by
Ramon
a Weekend Warrior
from Laguna Beach
Date Reviewed: February 12, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Strengths: | Best tire I've ridden. Great traction in loose conditions, relatively good rolling resistance for an aggressive tire, great cornering traction, relatively long tread life. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Too many | | Bottom Line: | Best tire for Southern California trail, IMHO. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Michael
a Racer
from Flagstaff, AZ
Date Reviewed: December 30, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance | | Strengths: | Super sticky. Had no problem handling at corners. Grips well over many types of surfaces. | | Weaknesses: | Wears quickly, not to mention pretty expensive for a UST tire. For that price they should hold up better than they do. Bought brand new ones to replace old ones and within a year the tires developed huge bubbles on them. Completely worthless now. | | Similar Products Used: | Huthinson Pythons, Panaracers | | Bike Setup: | Yeti ASR-SL | | Bottom Line: | Liked the Highroller's in terms of performance but will never buy again. Good for a hardcore racer who can afford to replace them more often than some cheaper and probably more reliable UST tires. Not for your daily mountain bike enthusiast. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Julian
a
from Israel
Date Reviewed: November 27, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Horeshim | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | Moto.ofan | | Strengths: | Grip, grip, grip.
Great traction on technical ascents, especially on rocky terrain. The super tacky stuff is worth its reputation.
Holds air w/o any problem on my 819 even at low pressures of 15PSI (about 100cc of slime in each tire).
| | Weaknesses: | Wears rapidly, after 4 months covering ~600Km I have my rear tire starting to lose grip and most of its side teeth.
Heavy, will shift to LUST next time. | | Similar Products Used: | Panaracer FIRE XC, WTB Weirwolf, Spesh stuff | | Bike Setup: | Titus Motolite, Mavics 819, XT & Avid. | | Bottom Line: | I'll buy them again, will go for the LUST version.
Considering Ignitor at the drive wheel & HighRoller at the steering wheel. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Gigs
a Downhiller
from San Francisco
Date Reviewed: October 11, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | H20 Dog | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | ride-this.com | | Strengths: | Seem to hook up well on wet, loose terrain specifically Northstar in the snow and rock gardens.
Ran without hassle for a week at Whistler, then...
| | Weaknesses: | ...pinch flat at Mammoth (uh, yeah, tubeless pinch flat while running 35 PSI) for rear, then pinch flat a month later on the front at Downieville!
Took me 40 min to muscle that tire off and back on (front) and no hassle really for the front for some reason. Very tight back tire!
Did I get bad tires since they both pinch flatted? Hmm. | | Bike Setup: | 06 VP Free | | Bottom Line: | I won't buy these again due to the hassle of pinch flatting and the removal alone. Graphics are good though. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Stephen
a Racer
from Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Date Reviewed: August 19, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Dirt | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Given NEW | | Strengths: | The Maxxis High Roller LUST Super Tacky 2.35 Grips like a vice. It's fantastic. I went through this track yesterday with the Highroller on and last week with a Larsen TT on and the difference is unbelievable. The Larsen is awesome for low resistance and straight line speed, but where the Larsen washed out on this track last week the High Roller just hung on and fired me through the turns. I'm using the High Roller as a steer tire and a Larsen TT as a Drive tire, this appears to be a very good set up for XC. | | Weaknesses: | Heavy. But that's the sacrifice you make for Grip. | | Similar Products Used: | Nothing really, I've only used CrossMax and Larsen TT's | | Bike Setup: | Stumpjumper with XTR Cranks and X.0 everything else
Mavic Wheelset. | | Bottom Line: | Awesome Skin. Let's all stay with reality regarding this tire, it's a dirt tire, it's not intended for ROAD use, as others have mentioned in reviews. If you're going to take it on the road, expect it to fail, or handle the job, well less capable than a ROAD Specific tire will. No matter what width you purchase, it's a fat tread. It's Super Tacky, it probably won't last long, being the Durameter is so low, but that's the comprise you make for Super Sticky. I've gone through more than a few Larsen TT's and a couple of Crossmarks and they are $70 Australian, they wear fine, are fairly resistant to punctures and are awesome regarding speed. The High Rollers are $60 Australian and I'll continue to buy them for as long as I can. But only for a Steer tire. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Lynn
a Cross Country Rider
from Boulder, Colorado
Date Reviewed: July 26, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Marshall/High Plains | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Strengths: | Can't think of any | | Weaknesses: | This is my first experience with Tubeless Tires. Without Stans tubeless tire sealant, these tires don't hold air. The rear tire wears after 2 months, bounces over rocks even after releasing most of the air (20psi) and spins on the climbs. | | Similar Products Used: | Panaracer Fire Pro | | Bike Setup: | Yeti ASR | | Bottom Line: | I went back to my Panaracers Fire Pro Tubeless and noticed a total difference of control on the trails. I don't think I can even give away the High Rollers in good conscience to anyone! | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rob
a Weekend Warrior
from New Zealand
Date Reviewed: April 13, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Hanmer Springs | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Rolls fast, feels great, looks great. | | Weaknesses: | High speed road blistering | | Bike Setup: | Trek Fuel 9.8 with skarebs and crossrocs. | | Bottom Line: | I was happy with these tyres but the rear wears rapidly. A run today only on road led the rear tyre to blister in 6 places on the main tread area following a 72km/hour downhill section; blisters the size of the tip of your thumb! I rode the 21km home, the blisters burst leaving dark hole areas. Sorry, I have to bin these tyres now as I can't trust them to be safe. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Amit Shofar
a Weekend Warrior
from Tel Aviv, Israel
Date Reviewed: December 16, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | amitshofar@yahoo.com | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Strengths: | Great grip, braking traction | | Weaknesses: | Poor grip for clibing; Slow on hard pack; Heavy!!! | | Bike Setup: | 5-spot, Cane Creek Zonos Disk | | Bottom Line: | Good tire for front only. Poor climbing grip on rear, mainly on loose gravel. Weight 150g MORE than the indicated weight!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Craig
a Weekend Warrior
from Lansing, MI
Date Reviewed: October 17, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | sheds mud quite well, great for climbs and decends. | | Weaknesses: | high rolling resistance, slips on wet logs and wet leaves. | | Bike Setup: | prophet 1000 | | Bottom Line: | Its a great tire. Great as a DH tire. I do technical trails and its not really what I need. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff Faller
a Cross Country Rider
from Denver
Date Reviewed: October 3, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Dakota Ridge/Mathews Winters | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Strengths: | Holds like glue in the corners, great in the rock gardens | | Weaknesses: | Rolling resistance | | Similar Products Used: | Too many to list | | Bike Setup: | Superlight, Marzochi Marathon s, XT, Fox Float RL | | Bottom Line: | I'm on the 2.35, 60 durometer, ust versions. They hold nearly anything going downhill and roll over everything w/ out a complaint. And while the rolling resistance is higher than what I've experienced on anything else, I can truly say that the security you feel going downhill on those things increases your speed by leaps and bounds. Now, going uphill is a different matter entirely...while the traction is superior, the rolling resistance is crazy. I honestly felt like I'd taken two weeks off the bike when I went on my first ride on these things. I couldn't believe it, I'd honestly have to say that they add a good 20% to your uphill effort. So I'd say that if you're a xc nut then stay away from these skins... maybe go for the smaller versions. But, if you're into a little more "security" going downhill and don't mind the extra effort needed for the ups then these are your tires. I have only ridden them 5 or 6 times so I can't speak to the life-span. I hear though that the 60 durometer versions last quite a lot longer. We'll see... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ross
a Cross Country Rider
from Mt. Laurel, NJ
Date Reviewed: August 19, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Wissahickon | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$44.00 | | Purchased At: | universalcycles.com | | Strengths: | Nice tread pattern | | Weaknesses: | Durability! | | Similar Products Used: | Ritchey ZED, Kenda Cortez, WTB | | Bike Setup: | Scott Ransom LTD | | Bottom Line: | Puncture flat on first ride out by a thorn between the tread. Never got a chance to evaluate the ride characteristics. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
sean newell
a Cross Country Rider
from australia
Date Reviewed: July 11, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Strengths: | tough,no flats ,good all round grip, easy to mount with "Stan's" type set up | | Weaknesses: | sizing | | Similar Products Used: | maxxis larsen specialised enduro WTB motoraptor | | Bike Setup: | specialised enduro Fox36 talas | | Bottom Line: | This review is for the new 2006 light-UST [ "LUST" yes haha Maxxis] 60 durometer version. I am running the 2.1's and 2.35's on different wheel sets . First the gripes - Maxxis seem to measure tyre size differently to other manufacturers - the 2.1 looks a 1.9-2 & the 2.35 looks a 2.1-2.2 . But then on my DH bike the 2.3 Specialised Chunder on the rear is just a hair less than the 2.7 minion on the front... The 2.1 lugs aren't very high so it rolls quite well. In contrast , the 2.35 has a much meatier tread & is noticably heavier to pedal - not dreadful but a bit harder than I expected . .The 2.1 is for my longer smootherXC rides & does well at this - the big surprise is how well it hangs on in mud/clay -the tread doesn't pack up & the bike stays ridable where a chunkier wider tyre would have turned into a huge mud cart wheel. The 2.1 obviously aren't intended for DH or rock gardens , but otherwise still feel tough. The 2.3 is for gnarlier tracks & recreational DH & it excels over a wide variety of terrains .Does well front & rear , maybe a bit more suited to rear [ ie climbing/braking grip on rear very good] Both sizes feel tough & wear is not visable yet. We ride a wide variety of terrains & conditions , I can't pick a terrain where these tyres have given me a nasty surprise - when they let go it is predictable .I have been running a Stan's type set up with standard tyres for a year - these are the easiest to mount tyres I have put on so far & inflated easily with floor pump 1st time - as I guess you would expect with tubeless tyres. Loose a value point for high price but I expect they will be tough & long wearing & loose 1 overall point for sizing issue & 2.35 being a bit harder to pedal than hoped for. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Justin
a Downhiller
from Keene, NH, USA
Date Reviewed: June 8, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$46.00 | | Purchased At: | www.universalcycles.com | | Strengths: | Ultra grip , no pinch flats. Great in all weather, rocks and roots. Stable at high speeds , very predictable. | | Weaknesses: | I ride the 2.5 ' 42 durometer tire . It is wearing a bit wuick but I don't crash due to slid outs. | | Similar Products Used: | Kenda Nevegal . also a kenda karisma 2.1 which only measured 1.65' | | Bike Setup: | 2002 Kona stinky w, Mavic Deemaxx wheelset. 5th element 5way adjustable coil shock, Marzocchi Z1 Drop off 1 . Chris King headset hfx 9 easton monkeylite Carbon bar. | | Bottom Line: | $46.00 per tires is far cheaper than crashing in a rock garden . Yes they will wear quicker that other tires , but you won't crash. I will buy only these tires. One extra set per season is worth staying out of the ER. Yes that scar on my knee is from a blown out ACL . | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a Cross Country Rider
from Littleton, CO
Date Reviewed: June 7, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Three Sisters | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | Sports Garage | | Strengths: | Hooks up decent. Rolls well. | | Weaknesses: | Durability! | | Similar Products Used: | First tubless tires. | | Bike Setup: | Yeti ASR-SL Race Disc | | Bottom Line: | I was happy with the tire the first month I had it but it has worn out way too fast in the rear. I have less than 300 miles on it and just had to replace it tonight because it was almost bald. The front tire is still in good shape and is hooking up well but I will never buy this tire again as it is not worth the money. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jon
a Weekend Warrior
from PDX, OR
Date Reviewed: April 5, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | D-ville DH | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | Price Point | | Strengths: | good/great traction, cornering, tubeless, strong looking sidewalls, tacky trail sticking tread | | Weaknesses: | Much smaller than claimed size (2.35 is more like a 2.2 tread width with only 2.0 casing width), much heavier than claimed weight (more like 940g instead of claimed 740g, tacky tread wears too fast for rear use. | | Similar Products Used: | Kenda 2.35 Nevegal, BG, Kinetic, IRC Trailbear, Nokian NBX, Panaracer Fire Pro's | | Bike Setup: | 6" Azonic Saber (all mt./light FR built) with Maxxis UST 2.35 ST Highrollers (42duro) | | Bottom Line: | A great all-arounder so far. Would not recommend this tire for rear use, opt for the new 60 duro LUST version instead. This tire would have earned 5 stars, if and only if the claimed size and weight were true to size. Come on Maxxis get with the times. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Carl
a Cross Country Rider
from Knoxville, TN USA
Date Reviewed: February 1, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Mt. Ya Mama | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Pricepoint.com | | Strengths: | 2.35" width. Bad ass side knobs. Wide spacing of lugs to fling mud. Super tacky is super delicious. Much more traction over wet roots and off-camber trails. No tubes, b*tches! | | Weaknesses: | Gee, is it me, or this thing heavy? Also, super tacky and 2.35" wide is a chore to pedal through sticky mud and wet sand. Need an air compressor to get the bead to seat properly. | | Similar Products Used: | Maxxis Ranchero 2.0; Maxxis High Roller (tubes); Conti Vertical Pro; Michelin Panaracer; Richey Zmax | | Bike Setup: | Dank as hell | | Bottom Line: | This tire rocks. Possibly sub optimal for certain specific riding conditions, but here in the dirty south they work great. Definitely not for the weight weeny gram counters, but the cornering stability is worth the extra weight. I'm confident about pushing my bike harder through the corners knowing this tire is up front. Solid. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
scott
a Racer
from simi valley, ca
Date Reviewed: December 13, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | space mountain | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | simi cycling center | | Strengths: | all around awesome tire, great for the all mountain application, | | Weaknesses: | none, a little extra weight | | Similar Products Used: | several UST and tubed tires | | Bike Setup: | cannondale jekyll full XT, hayes mag plus, mavic 819 UST rims | | Bottom Line: | definatley a good fun tire, rools quick for a 2.35, great tire for racing super D, and a good training tire for cross country, they stick to the ground well, and i haven't found a place where they haven't hooked up. they performed amazing at mammoth, they just eat the pumice up. definatley a high performance tire, they stcik well but wear fast, if you don't mind changing your tires more often for great performance in a all around riding application this is for you | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Pete
a Cross Country Rider
from Golden,CO
Date Reviewed: November 28, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Apex | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Strengths: | Low rolling resistance | | Weaknesses: | pinholes, short life | | Bike Setup: | Yeti 575 RaceDisc | | Bottom Line: | Came OEM on my 575 with Mavic UST 819 wheels and XT hubs. Supposedly the Yeti 575 and its spec'd components were developed for the local trails around here but this tire does not measure up. Low rolling resistance makes it fast and responsive on the flats and asphalt. Makes for a resonable climber but not much hookup. The tread is a bit narrow and always feels like its falling between the rocks instead of hooking up and rolling on top of them. The rear has worn unexpectadly fast. Both tires would lose pressure rather predictably but recently they'd be flat within a day. Investigation reveals that small cuts and pinholes have appeared all over the tread. I've never seen this before in previous tubeless after riding the same trail for the last 3 years. I typically try to give the benefit of the doubt but these tires don't meet my basic expectations. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
David
a Weekend Warrior
from Canastota NY USA
Date Reviewed: November 9, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | all of 'em! | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Advance Cyclery | | Strengths: | Traction | | Weaknesses: | They suck | | Similar Products Used: | Maxxis High Roller (tube version) | | Bike Setup: | '05 C'Dale Prophet 2000 | | Bottom Line: | I have the tube version of these on my 1FG and love them, but the tubeless version on the Prophet have been a headache since day one.
The rear tire loses air, over a period of several days. I could almost live with this, but the front one goes completely flat overnight...sometimes. Sometimes it will hold air for a couple of days and then spontaneously flat overnight. I even took the front one off and reseated it (since the mutants at Cannondale had it on BACKWARDS). No dice.
Call me crazy, but isn't it usually a design criteria of tires that they at least hold air????
I'm sick of screwing with them and don't want the mess/expense of Stan's, so I'm putting tubes in them. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve Marshall
a Cross Country Rider
from Steamboat Springs, CO
Date Reviewed: September 12, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$65.00 | | Purchased At: | eBay | | Strengths: | Traction! | | Weaknesses: | Cannot think of any yet, save weight. | | Similar Products Used: | Everything under the sun - I am a tire geek. | | Bike Setup: | Moots Cinco with Mavic 819 UST disc rims. | | Bottom Line: | I like these tires - great hook up when you lay the bike over and edge it - good traction on hardpack and rocky surfaces.
A little heavier than the Conti Vertical Pro but hooks up better.
Watching for the wear factor discussed in other reviews. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Keith
a Weekend Warrior
from Denver, CO
Date Reviewed: August 26, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Palmer Park | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Came of the bike | | Strengths: | The tire is light with little rolling resistance. | | Weaknesses: | Wears out very quickly | | Similar Products Used: | WTB WeirWolf | | Bike Setup: | Yeti 575 Race disc | | Bottom Line: | Simply not durable enough, especially given the MSRP of $60. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason
a Weekend Warrior
from Denver, CO, USA
Date Reviewed: August 6, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | White Ranch | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Wheat Ridge Cyclery | | Strengths: | Soft rubber, good traction | | Weaknesses: | Wears out quickly | | Similar Products Used: | Many, many others | | Bike Setup: | Yeti 575 '05 | | Bottom Line: | Tire performs well initially, but wears out quickly. I'm unhappy with the durability | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Big A
a Cross Country Rider
from Fort Collins Colorado USA
Date Reviewed: June 19, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Great traction | | Weaknesses: | Wears fast | | Similar Products Used: | Panracer Fire | | Bike Setup: | Yeti ASR, Chris King hubs on Mavic X3.1 UST rims. | | Bottom Line: | When I first started using this tire I thought it was the best in the world. Holds air didn't flat and the sidewalls are good and strong. The only bad thing is they wear so fast. Road them hard for a few months then finished one ride with a couple of miles on pavement and the tires were bald. I mainly ride compact to loose with lots of big rocks. Did well on all terrain. Good tire if you have the money to replace them. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Icklebey
a Racer
from Vermont
Date Reviewed: May 16, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | corners well, soft rubber works well when its wet, relatively fast rolling. | | Weaknesses: | UST is always heavy. get the non-UST version and throw some stans in, and you still wind up saving 100g (450g normal tire+50grim strip+50g sealant = 550g, UST is 650g) | | Similar Products Used: | everything maxxis, hutchinson python and mosquito, lots of others | | Bike Setup: | '05 Yeti AS-R sl carbon, sid wc, the works | | Bottom Line: | great tire for normal XC, nothing too crazy. Fast rolling, corners well, works well in the wet. I wouldn't recomend it for racing, there are lighter and faster rolling tires to be found. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Echo
a Racer
from Upstate NY
Date Reviewed: October 19, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Strengths: | Good traction, good wear, good price | | Weaknesses: | Pinholes! Tons of them! Like an average of one per ride. | | Similar Products Used: | Michelin Comp S UST | | Bike Setup: | Singlespeed | | Bottom Line: | I have been using these tires with Stan's in them for a couple years. The little wet spots around the tire always let me know the Stan's is doing its job.
But a couple months ago the shop was out of the Highrollers so I picked up a Michelin Comp S UST.
Suddenly there are no Stans wet spots! The Michelins don't get the pinholes. Same trails, same conditions, Maxxis on the front, Michelin on the rear. Front tire gets holes, rear tire doesn't.
Sorry Maxxis but I'm switching to the Michelins.
Oh and to the last reviewer, this is an XC tire. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Francois LeBlanc
a Cross Country Rider
from Montreal, Canada
Date Reviewed: May 12, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | Bromont Ultra Light | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$70.00 | | Purchased At: | Bicyclette Montreal North | | Strengths: | The 2.1 is super easy to mount on Mavic UST X3.1, corners very well, sheds mud quite well, killer looks, fast, fast, fast... | | Weaknesses: | Not that good in sand, not sure of the longevity... | | Similar Products Used: | IRC Mythos XC, Panaracer Smoke/Dart | | Bike Setup: | Stock 2003 Cannondale Jekyll 1000 | | Bottom Line: | These are my first 2Bliss tires and I'm pretty pleased with how they work. I didn't take any chance and put Stan's tire sealant from the first time I put them on. Didn't have any air leaking out or burping out while I was riding (Thanks Stan!!!!). I've done some seriously muddy trail riding and the tires do great, they shed mud very well and are very sticky even when wet. I'm 220lbs and run 40lbs of pressure in my tires and they hold up very good.
I'm not sure if they will last long, but I've put around 400km of asphalt and about 100km of trail on them and they still look good. By the way, looking good is another they do : all black with the white lettering rocks...
If your looking for an all-arounder, this is for you ! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kane
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from Boston, MA
Date Reviewed: April 27, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$55.00 | | Purchased At: | Wheelworks | | Strengths: | fast, versitile tread pattern, light
Despite what other riders have said, they've also held up well for me. | |
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