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Tioga Factory DH Tyre - 2.1

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Tioga Factory DH Tyre - 2.1
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Average Rating: 4 out of 5
No. of Reviews: 27
RRP: £12.99
Year: 2001 - 2006

Description: 26" x 2.10" (51mm casing; 54mm tread). 830g. Steel bead.

REVIEWS

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RODNEY HILL

Posted: 31/10/07

'CHEEP LOOK GREAT'

Strengths:
hard wearing good in mud
good on damp to wet stones and rocks

Weaknesses:
heavy

Overall:
i got mine for £10 each very cheap look great
used them in dalby forrest on the black root the ground was dry but wet in placess muddy in others just found they gript on everything

Performance		80%
Reliability		60%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

80%

bret jones

Posted: 02/05/06

'PRETTY GOOD FOR THE PRICE'

Strengths:
cheap, last a while, good grip in the mud while it lasts, fairly puncture proof until the tread is worn down...

Weaknesses:
heavyish, not that you really notice it, lots of rolling resistance, not that good on the road

Overall:
well ive had mine for about a year now and the owner before me had them for about a year, so ive had mys moneys worth i guess, its only recently that ive started to get punctures, thats probably because of the lack of tread. the tread gives you confidence on the mud and dirt but not on the road but thats not what these tyres are for. the tread makes a bit of rolling resistance but who cares? at this price no one can really complain

Performance		100%
Reliability		100%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

100%

dean hersey

Posted: 30/05/01

'unbelievable for the price'

Strengths:
looks good, good mix of light weight and good DH grip and traction, good protection from punctures. good wearing and last ages before they need to be replaced. cheap.

Weaknesses:
tyre clearence can be a big problem as on the rear of my specialized FSR and they tend to flick up alot of stones and extremly popular abd nearly ever one has had a pair at some time

Overall:
cheap, good looking tyres with extremely good traction in hairy sandy corners.

Performance		80%
Reliability		80%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

87%

Tom Macdonald

Posted: 01/07/01

'value grippy tyre'

Strengths:
cheap, quite pinch flat resistant and brilliant in the UK mud

Weaknesses:
I have had nails and thorns right throung the carcuss. Abissmal on the road, very slow and you roll around everywhere.

Overall:
great value tyre for UK downhill and dual

Performance		80%
Reliability		60%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

80%

Andrew Dye

Posted: 31/07/01

'Cheap and chearful(ish)'

Strengths:
Cheap
Grippy in most conditions

Weaknesses:
Rubbish puncture protection compared to more pricey tyres

Overall:
Good for the money but outclassed by more upmarket tyres (IRC, Conti)

Performance		60%
Reliability		40%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

67%

Peter Pan

Posted: 07/08/01

'Dang good'

Strengths:
Cheap, good side walls, look good and great grip, last for ages

Weaknesses:
Heavy (Idon,t care)

Overall:
Great tyres for DH and DS go buy some now

Performance		100%
Reliability		100%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

100%

Will Mead

Posted: 19/08/01

'GOOD '

Strengths:
look good, work well, good in UK mud.

Weaknesses:
bit slow, a bit of a hard work going upwards. Slip on wet concreate, collects mud.

Overall:
it is a great tyre, GO GET SOME

Performance		80%
Reliability		100%
Value		80%

Overall Rating

87%

Mike Gittins

Posted: 31/10/01

'LONG LASTING'

Strengths:
Long lasting, very grippy, good tyre for the UK weather conditions, cheap

Weaknesses:
None

Overall:
Good value tyre at a good price

Performance		80%
Reliability		80%
Value		80%

Overall Rating

80%

Nick Heywood

Posted: 25/01/02

'UMMM... CRAP...'

Strengths:
Look good, with a nice big air chamber and the white lettering on the side.
Tioga have a good reputation.
Good at clearing mud due to the wide knob-spaces.

Weaknesses:
They just don't grip, wet or dry, mud or sand!
They're bloody heavy.

Overall:
These were on sale quite cheap, and I thought "Why not? I'll try them at this price..."
I found that they simply don't work very well at all unless you run about 25-30psi in them. At that pressure, I get pinch flats, so I daren't run them below 40psi. And at that pressure, they are truly awful.
Most of the people I know get on famously with them, but I don't - I'm giving them away to my mate Gaz who loves 'em... strange bloke...