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	<title>Comments on: Top Ten Favorite 29&#8243;er Products of &#8216;07: Bontrager Dry X 29&#8243;er Tire</title>
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		<title>By: GreenLightGo</title>
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		<dc:creator>GreenLightGo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2007 11:31:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Binky - they are being produced, however, you'll have to get your LBS to order them as they are still trickling out.  My shop ordered 4 in November, took about 4-6 weeks before the backorder was filled but well worth the wait.  

I got the AR TLR 29" version - very nice tire, mounted easier than I thought and is a bit wider than the Crossmark it replaced.  Rolls real well (mine is in the rear running the 'rear' direction following the embossed arrows).

I ran it yesterday at Swayback here in AL, trail was wet from rains the day before, covered in leaves, muddy at times.  This tire bites into tacky wet soil like a German Shepherd attacking the mailman.  It, as evidence by it's name, is not a mud tire and it was a little slick in some spots but many times, on out of the seat climbs, I was able to claw through leaf clutter and power up the hill.  I ran 32 psi tubeless (sealed very easy with Stans and inflated with a floor pump) on a Flow rim, could have easily gone down to 28 psi.  I still have to play with pressure, I would have liked a little more give out back to claw over some of the more knarly roots.  Speaking of roots - it handled those fairly well, only spun out on one, and I think lower pressure would have helped in that regard.  They were mostly dry, wet roots would have been a different story IMO.

All in all, I'm real happy with it, I am a big Crossmark fan, used it as a rear tire for many months until it finally wore down.  I hope the Dry X runs 700+ miles as the Crossmark did - it's got the hallmark features to make it a great low-knob, high traction tire.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Binky - they are being produced, however, you&#8217;ll have to get your LBS to order them as they are still trickling out.  My shop ordered 4 in November, took about 4-6 weeks before the backorder was filled but well worth the wait.  </p>
<p>I got the AR TLR 29&#8243; version - very nice tire, mounted easier than I thought and is a bit wider than the Crossmark it replaced.  Rolls real well (mine is in the rear running the &#8216;rear&#8217; direction following the embossed arrows).</p>
<p>I ran it yesterday at Swayback here in AL, trail was wet from rains the day before, covered in leaves, muddy at times.  This tire bites into tacky wet soil like a German Shepherd attacking the mailman.  It, as evidence by it&#8217;s name, is not a mud tire and it was a little slick in some spots but many times, on out of the seat climbs, I was able to claw through leaf clutter and power up the hill.  I ran 32 psi tubeless (sealed very easy with Stans and inflated with a floor pump) on a Flow rim, could have easily gone down to 28 psi.  I still have to play with pressure, I would have liked a little more give out back to claw over some of the more knarly roots.  Speaking of roots - it handled those fairly well, only spun out on one, and I think lower pressure would have helped in that regard.  They were mostly dry, wet roots would have been a different story IMO.</p>
<p>All in all, I&#8217;m real happy with it, I am a big Crossmark fan, used it as a rear tire for many months until it finally wore down.  I hope the Dry X runs 700+ miles as the Crossmark did - it&#8217;s got the hallmark features to make it a great low-knob, high traction tire.</p>
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		<title>By: Binky</title>
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		<dc:creator>Binky</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2007 16:46:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Would be great if they got around to actually producing them.  I've been waiting for the 26 and 29 versions.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Would be great if they got around to actually producing them.  I&#8217;ve been waiting for the 26 and 29 versions.</p>
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