Kenda Kharisma Folding Tyre L3R

Advantages: Reasonable good grip
Disadvantages: Weight

...I used this on the rear of my mountain bike a few years ago. Not the greatest, grip is ok however as is puncture resistance. Very heavy tyre however, and the rolling resistance is high, giving a tyre that feels slow and heavy to get going - and slugish to climb. On singletrack it is limited by this too, though the performance does pick up when it is going downhill. Problem is that unless you have an uplift, you are so worn out by dragging the extra weight around the ride that you can't apprciate it on the downhill bits! To be honest, there are far better tyres out there, which are lighter AND grippier. Kendas & Contis would fit into this catagory.... Read review

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Advantages: Great Value, great suspension, good alround bike
Disadvantages: Slightly weighty, not much else!

...is spot-on - It has got me out of a number of situations where on my old MTB I would have stacked it. Drivetrain has been a little bit hit and miss - in particular the rear mech, but a new rear mech cable has sorted the problem out (one of the teflon coated inners), and the rest of it I can't fault. The one draw back it has is that it is slightly on the heavy side, particularly noticible on long fire-road climbs, but to be honest, for £1000 you expect something that can be improved. I've set about this and have just purchased a new XT rear mech and Cassette - hopefully XT hollowtech II chainset/BB will follow, which will help greatly in this regard, as have the Kenda kevlar tyres - I recomend them too!... Read review

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Advantages: Great price & fair all rounder
Disadvantages: Tyres are poor in mud!

...are great on hard pack surfaces but if you ride in mud, your going to come off, buy decent tyres if going off road in mud!! FULL SPECS; Frame: Heat treated alloy formed ATB design with replaceable derailleur hanger Forks: SR/Suntour XCM DA 100mm travel with 30mm steel stanchions alloy legs and preload and hydraulic damping adjustment Gears: Shimano FD-C050 front and Shimano RD-M340 Acera 8 speed rear derailleurs Shifters: Shimano EF-50 triggers Chainset: SR/Suntour XCC-150 42/32/22 tooth gearing Brakes: Radius mechanical discs with 160mm rotors Wheels: Alex PC19 32 hole double wall alloy rims built on Joy Tech disc compatible alloy cassette hubs Tyres: Kenda Komodo 26x1.95 Handlebar: Mongoose 31.8mm clamp diameter alloy 30mm rise Stem: Mongoose alloy threadless Saddle: WTB Speed V Sport with Mongoose logo Seatpost: Alloy with micro... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful