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Submitted by
tim y
a Racer
from hamilton ontario Canada
Date Reviewed: 2/25/2007 12:05:39 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | ont has lots |
| Duration Product Used: | 2 Years |
| Price Paid: | $65 |
| Purchased At: | lbs |
| Strengths: | Look Good ona silver bike 2.3's hooked up well on sno/mud/wet roots & nights rides @ first. |
| Weaknesses: | On crunchy snow/ice 1.5 years later they feel like wet moccasins. Why cause I have to ride on pavement sometimes to get to & from Pavement Kills'em. |
| Similar Products Tried: | I could have a tire fire environmental disaster in my basement. Lately I 've been buyin for color.. hence the gray stripes ( But that should be up in the Strengths section.) |
| Bike Setup: | Soft tail SC X-lite with Crossmax In winter we either go to big 2.3's or studs -wimps get studs. |
| Bottom Line: | These scorpions by Hutch are nice 'n lite for a big 2.3. When I race em my times are faster then on 2.1 kendas. & when you run em @ 30 lbs as suggested they start the first 6 months hold in over anything. My ultimate test is roots @ 2:30 pm under lites in the rain or dewey fog. Last winter they held well on crunchy snow/ice/frozen dirt that our trails become around new years.Yesterday It's -6 cel sunny as h__l the trails are shiney slick My buddies with the nobs are stickin in & I came home with a shiner to the right eye & my crash on film. Today its snowin so I'm shoppin for new tires & leaving my thoughts behind. They should last longer... With the Stans S they held air/nitrogen for months. |
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Submitted by
Jonza Kriss
a Weekend Warrior
from Tel Aviv, Israel
Date Reviewed: 8/21/2006 10:24:35 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | fast singletrack |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $25 |
| Purchased At: | second hand at a semi-shabby bike shop |
| Strengths: | Wide print, good cornering traction, fast rolling, surprisingly good for landing smaill jumps and drops, nice looks, light weight, usable for tubes and tubeless systems. |
| Weaknesses: | questionable traction on gravel, sand/dirt and loose terrain. doesn't look like it will last too long. |
| Similar Products Tried: | All sorts of Panaracer, Maxxis and Richey tires. |
| Bike Setup: | 04` Kona Coiler w/ clip-in pedals. |
| Bottom Line: | This review is for a 2.1" (though I suspect it's wider than that) UST scorpion tire on a regular tube, not tubeless. I wanted a tire that had more bite and stability than the 2.1" Richey Z-max I had on my rear wheel. The scorpion fills the ticket, but gives the feeling of a thin tire that tackles small bumps and stones, instead of engulfing and rolling over them. The tire performs well in terms of tranction, cornering and acceleration, but once you get off the more comfortable riding terrain (large rocks, hard-packed soil), the tire transmits to your bottom a little more of the trail than you might like. |
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Submitted by
Brandon
a Cross Country Rider
from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Date Reviewed: 3/25/2006 9:10:19 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Strengths: | They look cool? |
| Weaknesses: | Expensive, poor grip in the wet, and they wear out VERY fast. |
| Bike Setup: | 2003 Cove Handjob, 2004 Marzocchi Marathon S, Chris King headset, SRAM XO twist shifters & rear derailleur, XTR front derailleur, Truvativ Stylo team cranks, Eggbeater SL, Mavic Crossmax Enduro Disc, Hope Mono Minis, Thompson post & stem, Selle Italia Flight titanium, Easton Monkeylight carbon bars, WTB Weirwolf 2.1 |
| Bottom Line: | This review is for the Scorpion 2.3 UST (with the grey stripes). I rode these for less than 800 Km and they were pretty much bald in the center. They performed well on dry, hard-packed singletrack. But whenever I took them anywhere else they were average at best. These aren't terrible tires, they just are not great tires (not even good, imho). When you factor in the cost, they really aren't worth it. Given the army of better product out there, I'd recommend avoiding these. |
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Submitted by
Carl Johnson
a Cross Country Rider
from Guemes Island, WA, USA
Date Reviewed: 2/8/2006 4:31:12 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $40 |
| Purchased At: | skagit cycle center |
| Strengths: | good uphill traction as rear tire. this tire holds better than most rear tires i've used. great climber. |
| Weaknesses: | very, and i mean very, poor downhill traction as rear tire, though i am improving my downhill skid-cornering technique. it seems that the degree of the grabbiness depends on the low psi, and not on knobbies (which are good for braking). for example, on downhill sections (nothing super technical), you basically have just to get a good skid on, and ride it, pray that your front tire holds and thank yourself for not using a hutch scorpion for your front tire. what's that? a long downhill? plan on gradually picking up speed as you skid 'cause you can't maintain your drop-in speed. hairraising to say the least! |
| Similar Products Tried: | panaracer firepro xc, velociraptor, python ust |
| Bike Setup: | sah-weet |
| Bottom Line: | the terrain (uber-rooty & rocky) and conditions (perpetually rain-soaked) in northwest washington do not respect this tire. and we are not amused. |
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Submitted by
scott
a Cross Country Rider
from simi valley, ca
Date Reviewed: 12/13/2005 10:09:25 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | space mountain |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Purchased At: | simi cycling center |
| Strengths: | fast rolling, great on hardpack, great on rocky sections, tubeliss so good traction |
| Weaknesses: | sketchy on loose terrian and sand but hey its a cross country tire what did you expect |
| Similar Products Tried: | several different tubed and non tubeliss tites |
| Bike Setup: | cannondale jekyll full XT, hayes mag plus, mavic 819 tubeliss rims |
| Bottom Line: | good tire nothing spectacular, more so for the experianced cross country rider, a newer rider might not appreciate the more so minimal tread, and i haven't had a flat with them thanks to stans |
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Submitted by
Dustin Mitchell
a Cross Country Rider
from Houston, TX
Date Reviewed: 8/17/2005 8:43:27 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Tyler, Waco, Smithville, Hochi |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $50 |
| Purchased At: | West U Cycles |
| Strengths: | Tire width, Traction, UST |
| Weaknesses: | none |
| Similar Products Tried: | Hutchinson Python UST |
| Bike Setup: | Specialized Epic Marithon, XTR Groupo, Fox front and rear, Mavic CrossMax SL Disc |
| Bottom Line: | I liked my pythons but wanted to get something with more bite for those slick roots and steep climbs. These tires are amazing and I was very surprised at how well they stick to the ground in all conditions. Also much faster than I thought they would be. |
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Submitted by
david gray
from Plano, Texas USA
Date Reviewed: 4/14/2005 11:41:18 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Any that I'm on. |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Purchased At: | Internet |
| Strengths: | Tread design |
| Weaknesses: | Nothing major. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Numerous competitors tire. |
| Bike Setup: | SFR Stumpjumper & SFR XC |
| Bottom Line: | This is the best all around tire I've ever used. Extensive trail riding and frequent racing. The soft rubber hooks up superb, it really shines on rocks and roots. They wear fast, as does any high performance sticky tire. I run them at about 32 lbs. The outside row of knobs are perfect for fearless cornering. I've been through several sets and have had minimal leakage problems, I run slime for tubeless in mine. I change tires every so often but keep coming back to these. |
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Submitted by
Brewha
a Weekend Warrior
from South Jersey
Date Reviewed: 1/16/2005 7:33:51 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | South Boundry,Snake Trail |
| Duration Product Used: | 2 Years |
| Price Paid: | $15 |
| Purchased At: | Greenfish |
| Strengths: | Wide footprint,Can run low air pressure.Exellent winter tire.Traction on all types of terrain.Made me a much better climber |
| Weaknesses: | Wears more if riding on pavement |
| Similar Products Tried: | Kenda,Vertical pro,Velociraptor,Tiogas |
| Bike Setup: | Truth,819King,XO,Avid Mech`s,Stans`s |
| Bottom Line: | I primarily used this for winter and wet weather riding.Traction is unbelievable.I see everyone else slip or not make sections of trail in which I just blast thru.Maybe it`s the bike? No, now I run them all year.I use the non UST version with plenty of Stan`s.I`ve had them in all types of trails and they are my favorite.Wet rocks and roots are no longer my nemisis.They are slow in some terrain but I will sacrifice that for staying on the trail.They are my choice for the trails on the east coast.I run them at 30lbs.And Greenfish has them dirt cheap! |
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Submitted by
David
a Cross Country Rider
from expat in Belgium
Date Reviewed: 12/7/2004 9:26:58 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Glentress, Scotland |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Strengths: | Reasonable rolling resistance Good cornering and off-camber grip |
| Weaknesses: | Porosity of sidewalls Not enough grip on medium to loose climbs |
| Similar Products Tried: | Hutch Mosquito and Spider, Geax Sedona (UST versions) |
| Bike Setup: | Custom wheelseet with DT hubs and Mavic UST rims, running Eclipse latex sealant and removeable-core valves. |
| Bottom Line: | This review is for the 1.75 version. I started using latex solution for the first time because of these tires. Not to prevent flats, but because they were losing air due to the porosity of the sidewalls. I dunked them in the bathtub and was shocked to see a constant stream of microbubbles emanating from the sidewalls! With the latex, they held air for weeks on end, and I never flatted with them, so I got over it. These tires roll ok on hard ground, but corner strangely due to the low center knob/high lateral knob design. Nevertheless, I bought them specifically for soft muddy conditions during winter, so I am rating them only for this use, for which they don't clog up and grip well coming into muddy corners and off-cambers. They show their limitations when attempting to climb slippery slopes, as the central tread is just not meaty enough. Every tire is a compromise, but this one doesn't quite hit the mark for me. It's neither a hard conditions nor soft conditions tire, yet I don't consider it an all-around tire either. |
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Submitted by
Frank Brigandi
a Cross Country Rider
from Havertown, PA
Date Reviewed: 11/11/2004 5:52:59 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | anywhere |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Purchased At: | biketopia 610-789-4500 |
| Strengths: | Gargantuan, wide and stable |
| Weaknesses: | rolling resistence, is high because these are LARGE tires. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Fire XC pro, IRC Claw COMP ( best tire ever IMO) many many others |
| Bike Setup: | '04 Jamis Dakar XLT 3.0 Stock except for a shorter stem ad DH bars for Stability in tight singletrack. |
| Bottom Line: | I like these tires because they give you a wide footprint which does many good things for you on the trail. When it's rocky they help keep the bike stable at any speed even if your creeping along behind those not as gifted on dowhilling, It's a good technical climbing tire, I liked it on gravel too, it seemed to float nicely. It cleans well if you get any horse sh!t on it which is a good thing, and I really liked it for riding at a brisk pace through tight single track, it seemed to hug everything especially burms, it also didn't do curly shuffle on any loose moderately fast downhill sections that had loose bigger rocks waiting to pluck you from your bike. Climbing on smooth trails with this tire was difficult because it's wide and slows you down, but I wasn't bothered by that, I caught everyone on the downhills and single track because I was the only one not slipping and sliding. Nice tire, I'd reccomend it definately even though I had hear that these tires were horrible. I disagree they were excellent and very comfortable to ride on for long durations. |
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Submitted by
Biz
a Cross Country Rider
from Seattle, WA
Date Reviewed: 11/1/2004 3:21:24 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $30 |
| Purchased At: | Jenson USA |
| Strengths: | Easy to mount, holds air well, high volume casing. |
| Weaknesses: | Not the lightest out there. |
| Similar Products Tried: | WTB Weirwolf UST; non-tubeless tires include Panaracer Fire XC Pro, Hutchinson Python and Spider, Mythos XC |
| Bike Setup: | 2003 Ellsworth Truth with Romic rear, Fox TALAS RLC fork, Chris King headset and ISO disc hubs, Mavic 819 UST rims, XTR crankset, Magura Marta SL brakes, Easton Monkeylite SL handlebar and EC70 seatpost |
| Bottom Line: | Decent tubeless tires, seems to work well in all conditions. I have ridden Tiger Mountain in the sopping wet with these, and, yes, they do slip and slide a bit over roots, but I've yet to try a tire that'll grip under those conditions. I felt that they did an admirable job. They work quite well in hardpack terrain; haven't tried it in sandy conditions. They hold air well, but I do have to inflate/check them after every week, and no I don't use Stan's tubeless sealant. To the reviewer about 3 reviews down who gave them 1 chili each, I would say that his experience might be unique. I haven't had a problem with these, and would certainly purchase these again if I can get 'em at a reasonable price. |
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Submitted by
Dave
a Racer
from Chelmsford, Ma
Date Reviewed: 10/19/2004 6:04:03 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Lynn Woods |
| Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years |
| Price Paid: | $55 |
| Purchased At: | Cycleloft |
| Strengths: | strong sidewalls, works well on hard pack and rocks, no flats, able to run much lower pressures when needed, look great, hook up on just about anything, holds pressure (also use Stan's Sealant) |
| Weaknesses: | none found so far |
| Similar Products Tried: | IRC Mythos 2.1, Specialized Enduro 2.2, Panaracer TrailBlaster 2.0 |
| Bike Setup: | 04 Specialized Enduro w/CrossMax XL rims |
| Bottom Line: | I ride New England trails which are rocky, rooty and mostly hard-pack. I find these tires perfect for this environment. They have fantastic grip over almost everything except deep sand and mud but I don't think these tires are designed for that (small knobs on top). Surprisingly, they're good when wet too (of course, no tire will be great when wet). Corners well and allows me to float over rock gardens and technical stuff with ease. These are big volume tires which add cush to the suspension (I'm 205#). They handle big drops with no trouble. I see that some people are upset by how quickly they wear. Although I do see some wear (only on the rear) it isn't excessive and this is the trade-off for a grippy soft compound tire. My suggestion for those below is to talk to other riders in your area and find out what tire works well for them. They are a bit pricey but I don't mind paying for a good product. Besides, when I add up how much I've saved in tubes and lost riding time on the trail, these things are more than paying for themselves. Haven't had any issues at all and will definitely buy more in the future. |
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Submitted by
Matthew Vangelisti
a Cross Country Rider
from Markham, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: 7/21/2004 6:44:34 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Durham "drops" |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $45 |
| Purchased At: | Cyclepath Markham |
| Strengths: | Really hooks up well in the mud. I'm riding only the 1.75 but it is good enough for a 138lb rider. Keep in mind nothing is going to work on wet rock and roots, I don't care what anyones says. Climbed some steep stuff on this little skinny tire.... |
| Weaknesses: | You can't expect them to roll like a Python, so don't - okay? A little vibration to let you know the knobbies are there. Mine's narrow so cornering is a little careful until you get used to it. Tread is not super duper durable, can only see some wear after dragging rear a bit down a really steep pitch. Also like most UST's I guess, they are a little hard to get on. The last bit is really a killer. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Panacer Trailblaster 1.85 |
| Bike Setup: | Specialized S-Works Epic, Full XTR, Mavic Crossmax, Shimano 959. |
| Bottom Line: | Good tire for mud. Get a wider model if you are larger or want to have more carefree cornering. If things are really muddy you can go with more aggressive tread but then you give up some rolling resistance too. This seems to be a good compromise. Trying a Specialized Rockster now for dry days and it rolls very fast, but again no hook up on slicker muddier trails. Best to have another set of rims if you are going to play the condition specific tire game. |
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Submitted by
Frank Poblocki
a Weekend Warrior
from Seattle Area
Date Reviewed: 7/10/2004 8:55:14 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Tiger Mtn |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Purchased At: | Supergo |
| Strengths: | I have not found any real strenghts in the design, appearance, or performance of this tire. |
| Weaknesses: | No grip whatsoever. Horrible handling ability. |
| Bike Setup: | 2003 Giant VT1, pretty much stock. |
| Bottom Line: | I have only had my VT1 for 1 week and these tires were on the bike when I bought it. I have taken it on 3 (serious) rides, and was surprised how horribly these tires performed. I slipped and slided away, especially on wet roots and rocks. I would hope that Giant will spec better tires for a bike as expensive as the VT1. Several people told me that one of the benefits of tubeless tires was that that rarely, if ever, go flat. I got a fat old flat on my 2nd. ride. the hike back was better than the ride. |
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Submitted by
Jeremy Worringham
a Cross Country Rider
from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Date Reviewed: 6/9/2004 8:55:45 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | SO MANY TRAILS |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Purchased At: | Stock on Jekyll 1000 |
| Strengths: | Hmmmm... It certainly dosn't weigh much. They roll nice n fast on hard packed surfaces. Such as street. HAHAHAHA! Can be run at ULTRA low pressure. Probably good for 'pure' cross country weight-aware people. |
| Weaknesses: | Where's the grip? I don't feel confident with these tires. And that's not because I have a hideous face. I thought the point of tires was to keep you firmly on the trail/road even if you have to corner, brake or run over small animals (I do not condone running over animals). These tires don't really do that all the time. The (tiny) side knobs are spaced well apart so when you corner hard you get gradually less grip. Not cool. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Panaracer fire XC 2.1, Tioga Factory XC |
| Bike Setup: | 2004 Cannondale Jeykll 1000 (these tires were on the stock setup) |
| Bottom Line: | Not the best gripping tires at all. For the rough stuff around Mt Coot tha I would say try something with more grip. When I wear these to death I am going to try the new Tioga Red Phoenix tubeless xc tires with Stans no-tubes. As these came on my new bike I won't comment on value. |
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Submitted by
Brian
a Weekend Warrior
from Anchorage, AK, USA
Date Reviewed: 5/2/2004 3:32:07 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | CARP, AR |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $50 |
| Purchased At: | LBS |
| Strengths: | Looks cool...I guess |
| Weaknesses: | Everything |
| Bike Setup: | Cake 2 DLX |
| Bottom Line: | Wanted to go tubeless; went to a bike shop where I am and they suggested these, even though they didn't ride themselves. They said that these have a good type of tread for this area (I'm traveling right now). I had IRC SeracXC that came stock with the bike and they were way better than these P.O.S. They slide all over the place. Even in muddy conditions they didn't hold a line, sure they threw the mud quickly and didn't cake up but if they didn't hold my line in the first place who cares. It felt like I was running on a flat so I put more pressure in there. I want to see if this whole running lower PSI had anything to it. Well, it didn't help. The rear end wouldn't track true when I locked up the brakes. I put my old SeracXC back on the rear tire and left the scorpion on the front and marked improvement on rear traction. So I ordered some weirwolves via online. We'll see....I really like the whole tubeless idea but when the bike shop didn't know what Stans was I should of been suspicious (I had a bottle with me from when I bought the bike) BTW...I'm really impressed with Stans I wouldn't recommend them so I'm an either all the way or no way type of guy. BTW...I'm no expert on tires by any means but its just my 2 cents |
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Submitted by
Pam
a Cross Country Rider
from Baltimore, MD
Date Reviewed: 4/8/2004 2:07:49 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 2 Years |
| Purchased At: | $40 |
| Strengths: | good on corners; enough tread to get you through the tough stuff, but smooth enough for hard pack; sheds mud well |
| Weaknesses: | none that I've found so far |
| Similar Products Tried: | Hutchinson Python |
| Bike Setup: | 2001 Giant NRS 1, all stock except for SRAM 9.0 all around, RazorRock Stiffy Brake Levers |
| Bottom Line: | These are great tires! I'm not sure why the previous reviewer had so much trouble. (Maybe bad rims?) I've had great luck with these tires. When I added Stan's No Tubes it made an INCREDIBLE difference. I lose no air now! I have had one puncture. It was fixed with a patch. Works great. I have the Mavic UST rims. I used to use the Pythons but they had NO traction! Scorpions are good over mud, rocks, roots, and hardpack. Used in the driest and wettest conditions that Maryland and West Virginia has thrown at me. I recommend them. |
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Submitted by
Crossmax
a Cross Country Rider
from WA
Date Reviewed: 3/31/2004 3:48:39 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Tiger Mountain |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $30 |
| Purchased At: | online |
| Strengths: | None |
| Weaknesses: | Poor quality control. Defective bead. Defective bulging in the sidewall. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Specialized S-Works, WTB Weirwolf, Rithcey Z Max |
| Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz Blur, XTR, Crossmax XL Wheels |
| Bottom Line: | These are defective tires that would not hold air, even with Stan's Tubeless Sealant. They are not perfectly round, so there is some vibration at high speeds. I would not purchase these again. |
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Gavilán Luque Alberto
a Racer
from Barcelona, España
Date Reviewed: 1/22/2004 10:06:46 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Specialized SWorks M5 |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $30 |
| Purchased At: | Medina Competición |
| Strengths: | Comodidad y agarre en casi todo tipo de terrenos, durabilidad (tres meses sin ninguna perdida de aire, con 200 km cada semana). Muy seguro en bajadas técnicas. Precioso. |
| Weaknesses: | Si lo utilizas de neumático trasero se gasta muy rápido, y lastra bastante al rodar en pista. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Michelín Comp SL |
| Bike Setup: | Specialized S Works M5, shimano XT-XTR, Mavis Crossmax XL |
| Bottom Line: | Lo utilizo siempre delante. Después de probar muchos tubeless creo que es la better option delante para un uso variado en cross county pero también en bajadas trialeras y terreno suelto difícil, seco o mojado. Dura mucho y agarra bastante bajando, sin pegarse en subida. Muy superior a cualquier néumático por ejemplo de Maxxis, con muchos modelos variados, pero que duran tres salidas. Su mejor pareja para rueda trasera creo que es en la mayor parte de terrenos la PYTHON y tan sólo en mojado y fango deberiamos poner otro que agarre más: Scorpion 1.75, Maxxis Highroller o Michelín Comp SL. |
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bruno
a Cross Country Rider
from sunnyvale
Date Reviewed: 8/13/2003 10:31:52 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $30 |
| Strengths: | easy to install, hold pressure, excellent grip for cornering. Lighter than the previous one. I weighted the new scorpion UST light at 718g, 100g more than the new python ust light. Best front tire that I never had. |
| Weaknesses: | still a little too heavy |
| Similar Products Tried: | Michelin front S UST, Continental Fire pro ust. |
| Bike Setup: | Specialized FSR S-works with magura marta and xmax disk |
| Bottom Line: | I found the perfect front Tire which is qble to perform well on rock dust or mud. This review is for the new scorpion UST light that I combined with the new python UST light: the perfect set-up for summer. |
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Submitted by
Captain Phun
a Cross Country Rider
from Superfund, NJ
Date Reviewed: 7/11/2003 5:53:05 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Waywayanda |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Purchased At: | Came on Bike |
| Strengths: | Tubeless tire for lower psi. |
| Weaknesses: | HEAVY! Rear tire wears fast. Traction Ok at best. Rear tires looses air during the week more significantly than the front tire. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Tubed Tires |
| Bike Setup: | Cannondale Jekyll 1000, blah blah blah... just ride the damn thing. |
| Bottom Line: | An ok tire, but not on my list to be purchased again. Will use them till worn out then try some Conti Explorers. Tubeless is nice for lowering the psi and no more pinch flats, but at a weight penalty. Tubeless also takes some of the bump out of the ride. Not a bad tire, but not a good tire either. Rubber to soft and for $45 a piece, that $90 you'd have to replace quite often. |
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Sam
a Cross Country Rider
from Vancouver, WA USA
Date Reviewed: 7/7/2003 11:28:09 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $35 |
| Strengths: | Hook up great in mud. Good low psi climbing tire in technical stuff. Good winter/wet tire. |
| Weaknesses: | Wear out fast. Keep them off the pavement and rocks!! Easy puncture in the rocks. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Conti Vert Pro |
| Bike Setup: | Truth, XTR, Mavic 3.1 Tubeless |
| Bottom Line: | Like I said - Great wet / mud tire. Climbs roots, wet rocks, etc. Don't ride them on pavement or lots of rocks or they will wear out fast (on the rear) and you'll get punctures. I run stan's in them and they didn't seal |