Another review. Since I eat through tires. Heh.
Well, A long time ago, I bought 2 primo walls from a bike shop in long island. Not my lbs. I bought it in grey because those were the days when I was looks > performance. I only ran like 20 PSI in them because I had a hand pump and I always thought the pressure gauge was broken. I thought the tire would explode with any more air.
Now a days... That bike is gone. I donated it to a good kid who needed a bike.
A while ago, I posted up a wanted ad for a tire. I got a used Primo Wall, just because that was the only thing available. It was 10 bucks. Not bad considering I went out and spent 40 bucks for 2 of them at a bike shop.
Being my 3rd primo wall... Time for a review.
I paired the tire up with an ASM 1.95.
"Primo 'The Wall' Tire, 1.85, 85PSI"
Pro's: The tire is nice and grippy. Since it is being run as a front tire, I can't really say much about it. The one I just bought had a tear, And i'm pretty sure that is just because of abuse. The last 2 I had, I ran them very lightly and had no problems. Even with that tear, and the white fibers showing through, I can pump the tire up to the max 85 PSI with no bulges or anything. Thick as hell! I put a really thin Kenda Kontact tire inside as a liner, and I can run this tire flat! (Thanks to the runflat mod)
Con's: None really. A little squeaky due to the soft compound of the rubber, when i'm pushing the bike through the house. That's about it. And the weight. But it doesn't really bother me.
Overall, great tire, i've seen better, such as the animal glh, definitely not one of primo's best tires, but it's still a great one.
8 out of 10!
Well, A long time ago, I bought 2 primo walls from a bike shop in long island. Not my lbs. I bought it in grey because those were the days when I was looks > performance. I only ran like 20 PSI in them because I had a hand pump and I always thought the pressure gauge was broken. I thought the tire would explode with any more air.
Now a days... That bike is gone. I donated it to a good kid who needed a bike.
A while ago, I posted up a wanted ad for a tire. I got a used Primo Wall, just because that was the only thing available. It was 10 bucks. Not bad considering I went out and spent 40 bucks for 2 of them at a bike shop.
Being my 3rd primo wall... Time for a review.
I paired the tire up with an ASM 1.95.
"Primo 'The Wall' Tire, 1.85, 85PSI"
Pro's: The tire is nice and grippy. Since it is being run as a front tire, I can't really say much about it. The one I just bought had a tear, And i'm pretty sure that is just because of abuse. The last 2 I had, I ran them very lightly and had no problems. Even with that tear, and the white fibers showing through, I can pump the tire up to the max 85 PSI with no bulges or anything. Thick as hell! I put a really thin Kenda Kontact tire inside as a liner, and I can run this tire flat! (Thanks to the runflat mod)
Con's: None really. A little squeaky due to the soft compound of the rubber, when i'm pushing the bike through the house. That's about it. And the weight. But it doesn't really bother me.
Overall, great tire, i've seen better, such as the animal glh, definitely not one of primo's best tires, but it's still a great one.
8 out of 10!
