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Panaracer Cinder 2.25 | $39.30
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Panaracer Cinder 2.25in

BikeRadar verdict

4 out of 5 stars

"Slow and steady, but great year round UK grip and survivability"

By Guy Kesteven

Panaracer’s Cinder has been around for a while, but it surprised and impressed us throughout our testing.

Grip and durability is outstanding in typical technical UK conditions. While they're slow and rolling and pretty heavy under acceleration they're a great choice if you value dependable traction in any conditions over outright speed.

They’re definitely not fast tyres, though, with a growly feel and little run-on compared with more modern tyres. They’re heavy and slow to accelerate, too, but the added control they give often makes them faster in technical conditions anyway.

In fact, it’s their remarkable surefootedness that really stood out every time we rode them. They’ll plough and point and shoot through the filthiest conditions as well as most mud tyres.

Once you’ve cranked their square profile over, they’ve got a super-aggressive working edge for cornering and off-camber work. The tread-top micro-grip pattern and dual-compound ZSG rubber even sticks them better on roots, rock and wet wood step edges.

Sidewall reinforcement and large tread blocks give them noticeably boosted pinch flat survival, and the non-directional tread pattern can be switched to extend their life.

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  • User review of Panaracer Cinder 2.25

    Bought these after reading this report. I find that they are not very good on corners lost the rear end with out warning and cracked a rib. Have found that they slip in muddy conditions and have had numerous pinch punctures. Will be changing these in the near future. Bike is a Commencal Combidisc

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  • User review of Panaracer Cinder 2.25

    Vat Free Here-

    http://www.ukbikesdepot.com/products.php?plid=m2b17s120p474

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  • User review of Panaracer Cinder 2.25

    As far as all the tyres I have tried this is the best all rounder ever. Great even on wet tarmac, rolls fine (obviously its not a slick) and copes with most stuff. OK its not a deep gloop tyre (but not bad) about the only thing its not brilliant is greasy thin mud, where it will run wide, but do it very slowly and predictably

    Durability is good, and although it does wear you should easily get a season out of it

    Both my wife and I run these currenly on our FS Marins

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Specification

Name:
Cinder 2.25
Built by:
Panaracer
Price:
$39.30
Weight (g):
760.00 g
Additional Features:
Also available in steel bead
Bead:
Aramid
Tyre Width Sizes Available:
1.95 In, 2.1 In, 2.25

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