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Specialized
The Captain Control
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4.6/5
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Description:The result is The Captain, with fast-rolling center knobs for exceptional transition and edge knobs to attack any trail. Now with 420D1 Control Casing that improves cut resistance.
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Submitted by
Jack
a Cross Country Rider
from Portland, OR, USA
Date Reviewed: August 31, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Browns Camp Loop | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | Mt. View Cycles (on | | Strengths: | Climbing, descending, rocks, roots, corners in NW summer conditions. | | Weaknesses: | They gum up in sloppy wet trail conditions and sticky mud, and a bit slick on steep climbs or descents in the clay. | | Similar Products Used: | None. | | Bike Setup: | Specialized Stumpjumper 29er Expert - stock. | | Bottom Line: | Love the tires for summer riding, and they roll fine on the pavement. With fall and winter approaching, I'm looking for something that sheds the mud better. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
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team tortuga
a Cross Country Rider
from buchanan mi
Date Reviewed: August 20, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Strengths: | sticks to the trail like a booger to the finger. | | Weaknesses: | thin sidewalls | | Similar Products Used: | you name it. | | Bike Setup: | costum stumpy 29r | | Bottom Line: | depends on the trail. rocks, no. wooded single track, absolutly! they will shred on anything even half-way jagged.
but i'm a sucker for a sticky tire, and these are the grippiest ive found.we run them on my wifes safire too. she loves em.
i'll be back when they toughen up the sidewall.
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Plats
a Weekend Warrior
from Austin, Tx
Date Reviewed: June 19, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | RHR | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Fast, Smooth, Good Steering | | Weaknesses: | Thin Sidewalls | | Similar Products Used: | Fast Tracks, Armadillos, Continental Race Tires | | Bike Setup: | Rockhopper 29er | | Bottom Line: | The tires are supple, fast, lightweight, and sticky. Used the FastTracks that came with the bike for a couple of months, downgraded them to back-ups cause I wanted nobbier tires with a little better traction. Considered Nevegals for awhile, but reviews said they were sluggish. Glad I got the S-works, the traction is definitely improved over the FastTracks without any weight penalty or width increase (in fact they actually look more narrow). They kinda remind me of a new set of top of the line Z-rated sports car tires: they are sticky, fast, and well composed. Not sure how long they will run this nice (like the Z-rated tires), but they sure ride sweet for right now. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Matt
a Weekend Warrior
from Washington DC
Date Reviewed: March 2, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Richmond Xterra Trails | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | City Bikes | | Strengths: | Great Rolling Resistance, sheds mud like a champ and plenty of corner traction | | Weaknesses: | I am running them as tubeless 29ers and I think the sidewalls could be a bit stiffer | | Similar Products Used: | 26" Panaracer Fire XC and Cinder | | Bike Setup: | Niner RIP 9 | | Bottom Line: | I do not like to change out my tires for diffrent conditions, and these seem to be a great tire for all condiditions | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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MintSauce
a Cross Country Rider
from South Africa
Date Reviewed: January 29, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Comfortably Numb, Whistler | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | Bowman Cycles, Cape Town | | Strengths: | Good rolling resistance, reasonable weight, all round performance | | Weaknesses: | Haven't noticed any | | Similar Products Used: | Kenda Nevegal 2.1, Kenda Blue Groove 2.1, Bontrager Jones XR 2.25, Hutchinson Python 2.1 | | Bike Setup: | Titus Motolite/DT 5.1d rims | | Bottom Line: | This is probably the best all round tyre I've used. I ride mostly XC although I enjoy fast technical descents.
I have lost some ultimate cornering ability compared to the Kendas I was running before but it's really not much difference. They are very stable and predictable. I always feel like I know how much they have left before they let go.
One thing that really surprised me is the improvement in loose, off-camber sections. I always felt sketchy on the Kendas but these feel much more secure. A completely unscientific example, but on one long off-camber section I pulled a huge gap on a buddy running 2.35 Nevegals....we're usually pretty evenly matched.
Rolling resistance is definitely improved and I find traction on steep climbs to be at least as good as the Nevegals
Overall a great set of tyres and I'm verry happy with them. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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