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Reviewed by:
Emp(Unregistered User)
Review Date
October 14, 2008 Overall Rating
 5 of 5
Value Rating
 5 of 5
Used product for
1 Year
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Price Paid:
$0.00
at LBS Favorite Ride:
RALEIGH TEAM! Bike Setup:
RALEIGH TEAM,shimano 105 groupsets,XR-carbon wheels Summary:
I had used this pair of tires and were abusing it(hitting potholes all the time).The grip was well but not the best.In rainy situasions when racing I need not worry about it at all.After a pair of them used for about 3000miles the thread life were marvelous and the flat were around 4 times in a year use!!!Finally yesterday my front tire's side wall broke out.I would rate 5 star for this and willing to buy again. Strengths:
Cheap,unlimited thread life,high tolerance for abusing,minimum flat,9 bar pressure can be pumped up!THUMBS UP! Weaknesses:
WTB is not that famous for road racing but it worth my respect after compared to other tires which cost x2 =) Similar Products Used:
Continental Ultra Race(newly bought and sidewall cracked a lil after pumped to high pressure) 
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Reviewed by:
Kurka(Unregistered User)
Review Date
May 23, 2008 Overall Rating
 4 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
Used product for
1 Year
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Price Paid:
$35.00
at ebay Favorite Ride:
Lemon Dam Bike Setup:
Trek 2300 with some Easton Aluminum stuff. Helium wheels. Ultegra. 14k miles, 8 sets of rubber and the dang thing will not die! Summary:
WTB on a road bike is a faux pas in some circles, but it shouldn't be. These roll decently and are tough tires. I have ridden on them for a year now with 0 flats. They are not as supple of a ride as some other tires that I have tried, but are also quite a bit less expensive. If you want a great ride, get a Vredestien Fortezza. If you want a fast tire the Race Lites are great. If you want a do everything tire that will hold up to mileage, not leave you stranded and leave enough money in your wallet for a power bar or two, the WTB might do the trick.
Value gets a 5 because they are worth every penny.
Overall gets a 4 because they could be a touch more supple. Strengths:
Tough casing. Long wear life. Roll decently enough to hold the wheel of your local pros if you can muster the HP. Can run up to 130psi. Weaknesses:
Not the smoothest ride of the bunch. The name might deter some people. Similar Products Used:
Hutchinson Top Speeds - Wear out way to quickly.
Vredestein Fortezza tri-comp - smoothest ride I ever had.
Bontrager Race Lite Silica - Fast sticky wears quick (race only).
Michelin Carbons - unimpressive until you realize that you have 2500 miles on them and they are still going strong.
Vittoria Rubino Pro - Did nothing especially well or badly. Might be a good thing?
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