A pair of 29er tires for $20 shipped is pretty cheap. Can't find many reviews, but 700 gr and low profile looks pretty fast. Anyone ride these? If so, drop some feedback.
For that price, how can you go wrong? Don't expect super traction, but probably compares to crossmax or sb8, etc. Should be a fast rear tire on smooth terrain. I'll keep my Ardent 2.4 on the front (never sketchy no matter what, I hate front end washouts). Think I might just grab one.
No, it DOES NOT compare to either of those tyres. If you ride gravel paths or commute, then this is a fine tyre, if you ride real trails, I'd look elsewhere unless you have the handling skills of a World Cup XC racer.
Try Jenson USA for the Duro Switch or Gremlin tires...$15 each for 29x2.35". I just got a set of the Switch tires today, haven't mounted them up yet, but they came in right around 700gm (708gm I think...I'll reweigh them). Pretty aggressive tread appearance...will review them when I mount them and get a few rides in.
Better traction and ~80gm lighter than the stock SB8's for $36 shipped? I'll take it!
The casing is very nice. High quality. It is also a very fast tire. However it is less than capable for cornering. It might make a good rear race day tire.
I ran it as a front briefly and had some close calls. I think it will see rear duty when I burn thru my conti race king. Tread profile is very low so it will prolly have a short life.
They do measure narrow.
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