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Submitted by
Dominic Efford
a Cross Country Rider
from bristol uk
Date Reviewed: 5/9/2008 11:51:13 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | nailseadom@msn.com |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $30 |
| Purchased At: | mud dock |
| Strengths: | exellent grip over wet roots and thick mud.light wieght |
| Weaknesses: | none |
| Similar Products Tried: | kenda nevgal,conti vertical |
| Bike Setup: | scott scale 20, xtr wheels,carbon bars |
| Bottom Line: | top tyres that give huge amounts of confidence in the wet |
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Submitted by
Paul Mackie
a Racer
from Bristol
Date Reviewed: 5/8/2008 8:01:15 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Mountain Ash |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $40 |
| Purchased At: | Tredz online |
| Strengths: | Grip. Grip. Grip. Grip. Roll suprisingly well for a mud tyre. Cheap as chips. Light. |
| Weaknesses: | Doesn't hold air that well as a tubeless tyre should (even with prescribed sealants). |
| Similar Products Tried: | Panaracer Fire Mud. Maxxis Wet Scream. Michelain XCR. |
| Bike Setup: | Intense 5.5. Pikes. Hope. Shimano. |
| Bottom Line: | This is possibly the best tyre I have ever used (and I have been riding for 17 years). Its cheap: £20 online, delivered (Tredz). The grip is phenominal in nearly all conditions that I've thrown at it. The tread pattern isn't anything special, so I can only conclude that it must be the rubber compound. Whatever it is - it works! Brilliant as a mud tyre and not bad in dry conditions either. Great over roots, although can struggle sometimes of rocks - but most tyres do that. It does suffer in terms of stability when pushed hard on harder ground - but then again, that's not what its designed for. The tall, soft mud knobbles wobble and the tyre's lightweight carcass folds over quite easily. Minor niggles. In my eyes, this is the only winter tyre to have. |
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Submitted by
Martin
a Cross Country Rider
from Uk
Date Reviewed: 4/20/2008 11:30:04 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $20 |
| Purchased At: | lbs |
| Strengths: | Quite light and grippy in the dry |
| Weaknesses: | Not very good as a mud tyre, more of an all rounder |
| Similar Products Tried: | Every brand you can think of and i still havent found the holy grail |
| Bike Setup: | Giant trance zero. |
| Bottom Line: | These tyres seem to be great on the rear but awful as a front, ive put a kenda blue grove on the front and find it cope a lot better with the mud, the bontragers seemed more of a general tyre than a mud tyre to me and i found them to be exellent in dryer conditions on hard well drained ground. |
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Submitted by
Mike
a Racer
from Wisconsin
Date Reviewed: 2/5/2008 4:41:06 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $65 |
| Purchased At: | Extreme Ski and Bike |
| Strengths: | 1.8's cut through the mud. Tread clears well. |
| Weaknesses: | Packs up in peanut butter clay (but then clears quickly when out of that soil type). |
| Similar Products Tried: | Ignitors, Jones XR |
| Bike Setup: | Hifi Pro with Race X-lite tires |
| Bottom Line: | I had the unfortunate experience of using these in 2 races last year (could have been 3 times, but I was too optimistic about the weather). They gripped when other riders tires were slipping on climbs, corners and downhills. I am definitely glad I added these to my tire supply in case the weather turns ugly before a race. |
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