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Submitted by
scott bays
a Cross Country Rider
from charleston, sc
Date Reviewed: 4/8/2008 12:07:43 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | oak mt., alabama |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $30 |
| Purchased At: | on line |
| Strengths: | reasonably light, good traction, good price (2 for $60), durable. |
| Weaknesses: | a little harder than other tires to install on my crossmax wheels, but not that bad. |
| Similar Products Tried: | many tubed and tubless |
| Bike Setup: | merlin works 4.0 |
| Bottom Line: | nothing add from above. |
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Submitted by
Shawn
a Cross Country Rider
from Salt Lake City
Date Reviewed: 3/11/2008 12:27:44 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 2 Years |
| Price Paid: | $50 |
| Purchased At: | Price Point |
| Strengths: | Great tread design, fast rolling with strong bite while cornering due to sturdy side knobs. Lightwieght for tubeless. |
| Weaknesses: | Nothing really. Maybe that I can't get them for free. |
| Similar Products Tried: | IRC Mibro UST |
| Bike Setup: | Ventana Pantera, Marzocchi MX Pro ETA, XT shifters/levers, Avid Juicy 7's, Easton Cockpit, Mavic Crossmax Enduro Disc, Terry Fly Saddle |
| Bottom Line: | A great tire. Usually good for a season of riding in Northern Utah where its mostly dry hardpack for the better parts of the season. Rolls fast, great grip for climbing which is essential for an XC rider in Utah. Braking traction and cornering are spot on. I have seen the complaints about mounting, but that has not been my experience. (Want a hard tire to mount - try the Mibros!) I don't run Stans or other juice in the tire and didn't encounter many flats. Used superglue and a hand pump to quick fix the occasional small puncture. |
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Submitted by
Mark
a Weekend Warrior
from Orlando, FL
Date Reviewed: 2/29/2008 5:44:44 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Santos |
| Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only |
| Price Paid: | $35 |
| Purchased At: | Pricpoint |
| Bike Setup: | '05 Jamis Dakar XC Expert w/Crossmax's |
| Bottom Line: | I just installed these, haven't had a chance to ride them yet. But to those who say these are hard to mount, I'm sorry, but it is your technique, you are doing something wrong!!! I am a newbie to working on my bike, and have mounted up exactly 4 tires, of which 2 were these IRCs. I mounted these with some soap and 2 cheap tire levers on my new Crossmax's (which one self-professed expert says below is IMPOSSIBLE) in about 1 hour start to finish. I will say this, though... Once on the rim, the beads didn't want to seat until I aired them up with an air compressor. A manual pump just wasn't doing the trick... It just sputtered and leaked Stan's! I just set my compressor to 40psi, aired them up, and - POP, POP, POP - the beads set in... Looking forward to riding these this weekend!!! So far, 5 chilis... |
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Submitted by
Andrew Young
a Cross Country Rider
from Roswell, Ga. USA
Date Reviewed: 12/7/2007 11:27:39 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Price Paid: | $25 |
| Purchased At: | pricepoint.com |
| Strengths: | Handling, tracking, braking and rolling resistance in medium to loose conditions. |
| Weaknesses: | Wear resistance. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Michelin Comp S Light, Hutchinson Python Light, IRC Mythos XC |
| Bottom Line: | These are, by far, the best tires I've ever ridden. These are well suited to North Georgia. They handle medium to loose terrain with ease and always seem to keep me in control, even when I'm overcooking it through a fast corner. They perform just fine on hardpack as well, but will wear out quickly in these conditions. These are soft compound tires however, so I don't expect them to hold up to hardpack, and I've gotten plenty of good miles on them, especially for the price I paid. 5/5 for where I ride them. |
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Submitted by
John
from Littleton, CO
Date Reviewed: 8/28/2007 12:04:43 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $25 |
| Purchased At: | PricePoint.com |
| Strengths: | Light weight, fast roller. |
| Weaknesses: | Doesn't hook up well, hard as heck to install |
| Similar Products Tried: | Panaracer Fire XC Pro, Maxxis High Roller UST, Hutchinson Barracuda |
| Bike Setup: | Yeti ASR, X.0, X.9, Avid Juicy's, Mavic 819's |
| Bottom Line: | This is the worst tubeless tire I've run on my rear since I got tubeless tires on my new bike in March of '06. They do not inspire any confidence on the trail and were very hard to install. At least with other rear tires that I did not like, it was only because of quicker wear, not performance. |
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Submitted by
Fabian
a Cross Country Rider
from El Paso, TX
Date Reviewed: 7/10/2007 9:07:33 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $25 |
| Purchased At: | pricepoint.com |
| Strengths: | Bought a pair to replace some Hutchinson Python. They seem to be lasting longer, as light as them and about the same effort to mount them. |
| Weaknesses: | Could be easier to mount. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Hutchinson Python UST, Michelin |
| Bike Setup: | Specialized FSR XC |
| Bottom Line: | Easier to mount that the Michelin, a little hard than the Hutchinson but more durable. Good grip, better than Hutchinson, faster than Michelin. There may be better tires but not much at this price. |
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Submitted by
MESS
a Racer
from Colorado
Date Reviewed: 5/23/2007 7:57:03 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years |
| Strengths: | Unbelievable grip Great in all trail conditions Great on speedy descents Grip well on techy climbs SUPER confidence level at speed and in corners |
| Weaknesses: | Heavy, (the non-UST is pretty light but don't fet UST rims well) Not the fastest rolling tire |
| Similar Products Tried: | Recently, Kenda's, Pythons, Panaracer Fire XC, Mythos, WTB's, many more over many years |
| Bottom Line: | First let me dispell the myths about this tire not fitting well. I JUST installed 2 of them on brand new 2007 CrossMax SL's in about 20 minutes, with Stans sealant inside. I've read about people's woes here that they don't fit well and they are giving bad ratings because of this. DON'T LISTEN. Use soapy water on the beads, use a couple tire levers and use your noggin. They are tight, but jeez- it's not THAT hard. I've raced these tires EXCLUSIVELY for 4 seasons in Colorado. These tires have helped me win races- I say that with confidence. The confidence I have going in to corners hot allows me to carry speed all the way through and even make up time. When conditions change quickly, (from soft powdery singletrack to gravel, to rocky descents, for example) the deep knobs are there to get you through it. They do not pack with mud because of the wide spacing. I feel they shine at speed on race course descents. They also decelerate very well during hard braking. Many other tires don't grab well to slow you down but with these you can stop on a dime. They don't roll or accelerate quite as fast as Pythons, but are not designed to be fast-rolling World Cup tires. I feel this is about their only performance weakness, in addition to weight (The gram scale reads 720 grams, compared to 555 for the Pythons I was running in the offseason.) I did try the non-UST type with my CrossMax tubeless wheels and they did not hold air- even with the Stan's rimstrip installed. The tire circumferance is a little too wide on the non-UST. Unbelievable performance, acceptable rolling resistence, and the weight penalty is worth the extra traction. BUY EM. |
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Submitted by
Scott
from Teetertown, NJ USA
Date Reviewed: 8/7/2006 5:02:49 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Allamuchy |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $25 |
| Purchased At: | PricePoint |
| Strengths: | Grips and rolls fast. Feel lighter than the Panaracer Fire XC. Rides great in all conditions. |
| Weaknesses: | Like the other posts, alittle tight to get on. Used Stans and it seals fast for first install. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Panaracer Fire XC, Hutch Python, ... tried them all. |
| Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz Blur, Sram... |
| Bottom Line: | Great all around tire. Will use for 24 hour racing. Drop some Stans in and forget about them. Worry about pedaling, not the tires. They do what you ask. |
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Submitted by
doug morgan
a Racer
from 1100 coal bank rd
Date Reviewed: 8/6/2006 4:21:58 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | all of them |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Price Paid: | $40 |
| Purchased At: | Little Ade's |
| Strengths: | Everything...this tire is fast and hooks up better in corners than any other tubeless tire I have ridden. Sheds mud better, grips technical stuff better, does everything better. If you know how to properly mount a tire, you will have no problem. I just mounted two new tires last nite. No issues, just do it the correct way and be patient. You guys that are having problems, i'd suggest you go to your LBS and have them show you how to mount one. |
| Weaknesses: | None |
| Similar Products Tried: | Specialized Roll X Pros, Hutchinson. |
| Bike Setup: | 04 Jamis Dakar XC Comp....everything upgraded. |
| Bottom Line: | Get these tires. You won't be sorry. |
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Submitted by
Bret
a Cross Country Rider
from Boise, Idaho
Date Reviewed: 3/27/2006 9:42:12 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Strengths: | Nice tread design |
| Weaknesses: | Almost impossible to get on the rim. Does not sit straight(very wobbly) |
| Similar Products Tried: | Specialized fast track 2bliss, Continental UST, 2 different Michelin UST tires |
| Bottom Line: | I have not had so much trouble trying to put a tire on, and I have dealt with many other tubeless tires with no problems at all. It also did not seat straight at all. I did use soapy water. I have rated 2 other items on this site with 4 and 5 chiles so I am not one to gripe, but this tire is highly unrecommended!!! |
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Submitted by
John B.
a Racer
from Koksilah, BC, Canada
Date Reviewed: 1/30/2006 11:38:45 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Mt. Tzuhalem |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Purchased At: | Pro Deal pricing |
| Strengths: | These tires are now my favorite all round tire. I use them for my daily rides as well as training and racing. They are not the fastest or the lightest of all the tires in my collection, but they are very good as a day to day tire and as a race tire in mixed BC Coastal terrain with wet conifer roots, muddy forest soil and also dry rocky terrain. The tread is moderately aggressive, though not overly so. The tires roll well. On an alternating day to day comparo with my 24lb XC hardtail (Hutchy pythons with XT hubs/717 rims) vs my 30lb FS all mountain bike (IRC Serac 2.1UST XT hubs/819 rims), over a 30 km ride from home to the trails and back with some 600+ metres of climbing on average... the riding times were almost identical day after day after day. |
| Weaknesses: | These were a little difficult to mount, but not that bad. The first one was tight and the second one not so bad. Use a little soap and water and proper technique to do it and it's not that bad... do make good use of the drop center in the rim. I can't believe how many people have a tough time mounting or changing tires, then blame the tire maker when it's really just poor technique. Had to repair one of these tires by installing a lightweight tube just before a race since I didn't want to flat it during the race. It had a gashed sidewall from rubbing up against a sharp rock. Judging by the gouge in the rim, I am suprised the tire didn't give up on life right away. Tire was still holding air well, even with the outer rubber torn off the casing on a patch about the size of a loonie and with the threads of the casing showing. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Hutchinson Pythons 2.1 Folding, Nokian somethingerother wire bead and also a Kevlar bead version, Panaracer Fire XC pro folding etc.. etc... |
| Bike Setup: | '05 Kona Dawg Primo with XT hubs and 819 rims. The stock Sun rims folded up in the first 30 kms... Mavics have been great and have over 1000kms on them in the past 7 months. Tires are directionally mounted for braking in the front and climbing in the rear. |
| Bottom Line: | These are a very good tire all round. They are raceable and good for daily riding. The hook-up for climbing on mixed BC West Coast terrain (Vancouver Island) is good to very good. I have found them to be more predictable than the Panaracers and have better grip for climbing and are more stable on roots. They descend well, but the side lug spacing could be quite a bit tighter to offer better cornering control. It would be nice to see slightly tigher center and mid lug spacing for the terrain I typically ride. I would consider my riding style to be aggressive cross country and all mountain while I am riding this particular bike. This particular tire set probably has close to 750 or 800kms on them. The front is in good shape, though the rear is getting low-ish on tread but is still very rideable. These tires have work surprisingly well and I will replace just the rear tire in the near future. |
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Submitted by
GUY SPIHER
a Racer
from Winston Salem
Date Reviewed: 12/21/2005 11:38:00 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Wild Oak or Chestnut Gap |
| Duration Product Used: | 2 Years |
| Price Paid: | $49 |
| Purchased At: | Price Point |
| Strengths: | Addendum to my earlier review of 3/27/04. There is simply no better all condition tire than this. Reasonably light for UST excellent grip in corners and climbing and spins up quickly for the last minute sprint to the line. Go Get Em Tiger!! Cheap Cheap Cheap. I get about 500 --700 miles from a set depending on usage, rocks etc. I flatted in a rock garden during a race and the sealant was no match for the hole but nothing is perfect. UST version of this tire does not have the retarded red sidewall like the tube version. |
| Weaknesses: | A trifle hard to mount without some soap and water in a spray bottle. Bonus... When the cat comes by to see what you are doing, squirt him with a little soapy water. Don't be a doofus and squirt him in the face though. No weaknesses so I had to ramble about something I guess. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Weirwolfs, Exploders, Cinders, Pythons, They all have their uses except the Exploders which just send you to the ER |
| Bike Setup: | East Coast Ti Hardtail Manitou Black SPV and a Trek Fuel 100 Fox Cane Creek both bikes and Race Face FSA Cane Creek goodies.Built to be ridden not coddled. Seen on the trail not on top the SUV. |
| Bottom Line: | Got a shed full of tires??? Sell em on E Bay and get these babies. No tool does everything (sorry Bob Villa)and no tire does it all but these tires come as close as anything I have ever used.The Vise Grip of tires. Roll.They roll better than the Nevegals but the Nevegals are an awesome EXTREME conditions tire. Grip.The Seracs grip better than most any tire out there. If you are a smooth rider these tires will hook up as you lean into any corner. They transtion well from edge to edge, simply weight the outside pedal and they are there for you.If you are not yet smooth but physically fit, think your ROADIE buddy on a MTB then these tires will put up with his spastic yanking and banking. When these tires are put on edge they grip without complaint.When these tires break loose its very predictable and usually not for long before they reassert themselves.Always weight your outside pedal. The one thing I noticed was when these tires are straightened back up coming outof a turn there is no tire anywhere that had that kind of grip and that kind of acceleration together. Use Soap and water to mount and a Pedros tire lever. |
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Submitted by
Michael Schoenly
a Cross Country Rider
from Fort Collins, CO
Date Reviewed: 11/7/2005 11:58:49 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | anything technical |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $25 |
| Purchased At: | Pricepoint |
| Strengths: | Great control,low low low rolling resistance, climbs anything, slow to break loose, great in the corners, Cheap-Cheap, low weight penalty for being tubeless |
| Weaknesses: | My last IRC Mythos rear tire only lasted 200 miles, so we'll see, I have to fill them every day I ride but it seems thats the way tubeless is. |
| Similar Products Tried: | IRC Mythos Tubless, Specialized Roll X, Fire XC pro |
| Bike Setup: | Specialized Stumpjumper FSR 04 with Mavic 819/XT rims and Avid BBDB 7 brakes |
| Bottom Line: | WOW, what a difference over the Mythos and the Fire XC Pro tires. I am coasting down trails I used to have to pedal down. I am accelerating while coasting at a much faster pace than I used to, I am actually using my brakes MORE with these tires because I gain speed so easily. They also break loose very slow in the turns and they are predictable, I feel like I am on a 20" BMX bike again with these on my bike. If I can get more than 400 miles out of a set of these I will never buy anything else. These are my 4th tire in 15 months. I wanted to wait to ride these longer before I reviewed them but I am so impressed with them I had to write a review. Disclaimer: I ride trails typical to the west, Rocky, hardpack, some sand. Your mileage may vary. |
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Submitted by
DAVID
a Cross Country Rider
from BASTIAN, VA
Date Reviewed: 8/6/2005 11:43:39 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | HAPPY JACK REC. AREA. LAMARIE, WY |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $26 |
| Purchased At: | PRICE POINT |
| Strengths: | Just a great all conditions tire. I ride trails coast to coast and was looking for a tire that would work good in most conditions. went through quite a few. and the Serac is by far the best. gets a great bite when putting the power down in dry loose cond. Have 300 mi of dirt and 70 miles of pavement under these tires and they have worn down about 1/8 in. Run a python on the front and these tires work very well together. i'm 145 lbs and usally run 28-32 psi. 2 scoops of stans and no flats. |
| Weaknesses: | very tight fit, use soap to mount |
| Similar Products Tried: | python, scorpion, larson TT, speclialized roll x |
| Bike Setup: | 2004 anv. add, stumpjumper |
| Bottom Line: | great all around tire |
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Submitted by
Ben
a Racer
from Arizona
Date Reviewed: 7/21/2005 9:02:24 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | LBSRP |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $40 |
| Purchased At: | wood n wave |
| Strengths: | Hooks up in all types of terrain, durable, holds air well. |
| Weaknesses: | Only produced in 26 inch. I'm going 29er and have to say goodbye. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Python UST |
| Bike Setup: | 02 Stumpjumper M4 Pro stock hardtail |
| Bottom Line: | This tire hooks up in all conditions and wears well. I'm running tubeless with Stan's on Mavic X517 rims. The Serac 2.1 is on the rear and I have a Python Tubeless Light 2.0 on the front. Mounting the serac was not that dramatic. I started using this tire out east and immediately noticed that wheel-spin disappeared while climbing wet roots and rocks. I live in Southwest Arizona now and the serac tears uphill over gravelly rock ledge and loose over hardpack like a CAT D9. NO flats, ever. 2 scoops of Stans. I weigh 185 lbs and inflate 28 to 32 psi depending on terrain. |
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Submitted by
RolF Rimrot
a Racer
from Wayne, PA USA
Date Reviewed: 6/10/2005 4:46:45 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Michaux National Forrest |
| Duration Product Used: | 2 Years |
| Price Paid: | $25 |
| Purchased At: | Bike Line / Pricepoint |
| Strengths: | Hooks up in all conditions, best all around tire period |
| Weaknesses: | A bit more drag rolling resistance that other tires but the cornering and overall traction is well worth eating the extra drag |
| Similar Products Tried: | Bontraeger Revolt - terrible under braking and cornering compared to the Serac. |
| Bike Setup: | 2003 and reciently 2005 Cannondale Scalpel 4000 team and 2004 Trek 9.8 Hardtail, Mavic Crossmax |
| Bottom Line: | For a reasonable priced tire that works in all conditions you can't fond a better tire, train a little harder to get used to the drag and you will fly with these tires, In 3 years of hard core rocky technical east coast racing I only ever flatted 1 Serac due to running the air pressure to low. These tires work best at 32 lbs. And I never had a problem mounting them, they are a bit tighter than others but a little soapy water and an estra tire iron do the trick. I can mount a set in 10 minutes. |
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Submitted by
Paul Broughton
a Racer
from Winfield, WV USA baby
Date Reviewed: 4/12/2005 7:39:44 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Plantation at Blackwater |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $50 |
| Purchased At: | Charleston Bicycle Center |
| Strengths: | Light, good traction in various conditions |
| Weaknesses: | Tolerances too tight. Hard to install on a Mavic X3.1 UST Disc. |
| Similar Products Tried: | First Tubeless specific tire. Converted a regular tire. Worked well until I pinch flatted it. |
| Bike Setup: | Cannondale Scalpel, Magura Marta, XTR Crank, King Disc hubs, Thomson SP, Sram trigger shifters and derailleur. |
| Bottom Line: | I like to post a general opinion on tubeless tires. I only tried them because my LBS didn’t have the rim I wanted. I'm running Stan's sealant because there are so many thorns around here. My first foray into tubeless technology involved converting a Michelin XL S with Stan’s no tubes. Playing around in the parking lot before a ride I pinch flatted it. The hole was too big for the sealant to work. I then bought the Serac (tubeless specific). I hit a rock while flying down a hill and pinch flatted that tire as well. I quickly spun the tire around so that the leak was at the bottom and watched as the Stan’s permeated the ground and the air sputtered out of the tire. Now I have to remove the valve and install a tube. Slimy crap all over the place. The tire is now marginally easier to remove and install. I can do it with my hands. The initial installation required the use of levers. I’ve been installing tires for many years and don’t even use levers on road tires. Now I’ve added the weight of a tube to a tire that started out heavier than a tire/tube combo. To add insult to injury the X3.1 UST weighs more than the X517 (the rim I wanted). After pinch flatting the tire while running 35 psi I’m very skeptical of claims of better traction due to lower air pressure. This is one of the lightest tires in the Quality catalog. Maybe a heavier tire would have better pinch flat protection. I’ve already reinstalled my Ritchey Elevader with tube and won’t be going tubeless again any time soon. If tubeless technology made sense for off road, they’d make tubeless tires for dirt bikes (MX class motorcycles). |
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Submitted by
John Lee
a Weekend Warrior
from San Francisco, Ca
Date Reviewed: 4/11/2005 1:10:09 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Burma |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $50 |
| Purchased At: | Pricepoint |
| Strengths: | Semi light, cheap 2 for 50 bucks. easy to install |
| Weaknesses: | None so far |
| Similar Products Tried: | Panaracer fire xc, maxxis highroller,hutchinson python |
| Bike Setup: | Santa cruz superlight, Crossmax SSC disc, juicy five, xt cranks, XTR derailers, shifters, Sram 69 chain, easton carbon riser bars, Thompson post and stem, WTB lazer V saddle, Fox RLC 100, Fox RP3 rear, |
| Bottom Line: | These tires are a great all around wet and sloppy to dry and dusty condition. I have tried it all and these tires fly with low rolling resistance and grip with the best. It grips singletrack like dog stuff on your kids shoe. If you have run Annadel State Park these tires scratch and claw there way through slick wet rocks, dry rocks, babyhead rocks, river rocks, boulders, roots, water crossings, log jumps, hard packed dirt, loose dirt and of course my driveway. Also for all those wimps that can not mount your tires you might want to hit the gym hard. These tires rock. Buy them, get them, next day air them. Later |
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Submitted by
coalriver-rider
a Cross Country Rider
from Charleston, WV
Date Reviewed: 3/5/2005 5:07:46 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Any trail at KSF |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $45 |
| Purchased At: | LBS |
| Strengths: | Grips in the loose stuff, low rolling resistance. |
| Weaknesses: | Hard to mount. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Michelin, Bontrager, |
| Bike Setup: | Trek Fuel 90 |
| Bottom Line: | For the price these are good tires. I ride in a lot of sand and wet weather and these tires perform great under those conditions. They were the hardest tubless tires I've ever mounted. But it wasn't that bad, I didn't have to use any soap or put the tires in the clothes dryer or all that other stuff people say they do. A little tip. Once you get the tire on to the point that it won't go any further with your hands. You need 3 tire levers. I like to pin the one on the left with my left knee. Then I use the other 2 levers on the right side and alternate the 2 levers taking little bits of the tire until I work my way around to the lever pinned under my left knee. I've also been really pleased with the way these tires hold air pressure, way better than the Michelin's on my Jekyll. |
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Mark
a Cross Country Rider
from Melbourne, Australia
Date Reviewed: 1/14/2005 2:47:41 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 2 Years |
| Strengths: | Good grip, rolls very well, does what mtb tyres used to do before they got so light they don't grip any more. |
| Weaknesses: | hard to mount, but certainly not imposible |
| Similar Products Tried: | phythons, fire pro, etc |
| Bike Setup: | NRS1 |
| Bottom Line: | I've tried many tyres, I can't be bothered swapping tyres for different conditions, so I use these all the time. I bought the Panaracer fire xc pro last time I ran them for only 300kms & went straight back to the seracs best tyre I ever riden. |
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Submitted by
Alberto Gavilán Luque
a Racer
from BArcelona, Spain
Date Reviewed: 11/19/2004 7:59:59 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Collserola |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $39 |
| Purchased At: | Medina Competicion |
| Strengths: | Neumático todo terreno. 2.1 Delante y 1.95 Detrás. En subidas agarra muy bien sin lastrar la marcha. Bajando es de lo mejorcito que he probado, y el terreno por el que me muevo combina pista con trialeras difíciles. Durabilidad alta: tres meses el trasero y cinco el delantero (suelo hacer unos 1.000 km/mes). Calidad de la goma. |
| Weaknesses: | Precio. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Hutchinson Scorpion delantero, pero en terreno seco y de pista agarra demasiado en subida. Python, pero en humedo olvidate de él. |
| Bike Setup: | Specialized M5 2003. Plateado. Shimano XT- XTR. Mavic Crossmax XL. V Brake XTR. |
| Bottom Line: | Compito durante todo el año en carreras de mtb en España y creo que este neumático intenta con éxito ser bueno en todos los terrenos. Ante un circuito desconocido y con variedad de terrenos es ideal porque se adapta a todo. Además es el primer neumático tubeless en el que gasto los tacos sin pinchar. |
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Submitted by
Martavious
a Cross Country Rider
from Henry County, Georgia
Date Reviewed: 10/31/2004 1:14:51 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Daucet Trails |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $55 |
| Strengths: | Unknown |
| Weaknesses: | Bead is too tight for Mavic 3.1 rims. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Maxxis Ignitor |
| Bike Setup: | NRS-1, Mavic 3.1 rims, Chris King Hubs, etc. |
| Bottom Line: | Unless you know these will fit your rims, don't bother. Not even close to fitting, or I would have (carefully) tried tools. I got the tires with black sidewalls. Red sidewalls may have better tolerances. I thought I would contact IRC to give them a chance to exchange for red sidewall tires, but no website. Who doesn't have a website? |
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Submitted by
David
a Cross Country Rider
from Corvallis, OR, USA
Date Reviewed: 10/10/2004 7:09:57 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | all |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Purchased At: | $55 Pricepoint.com |
| Strengths: | Good traction and handling in most soil conditions. Good traction in the mud and sheds well. |