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Challenge Cross Grifo TLR

The tyres are tubeless with milk in but the tyres are flat after 2 days.they discharge at the side of the casing.water test done.

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I use these tubeless ready covers for XC. I do well on all terrain and just a great choice if you only have one pair of tubeless wheels.

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Only tested them in varied conditions so far. Very grippy. Easy to fit too. Seem very good quality. Delivery was very fast to UK and good price too

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Great tyre . I use it pretty much all year round . Great for trails wet or dry . I’m not knee deep in mud so they work well through winter . Not bad on the road , close nobbles so they roll ok . Tubeless. Not stupidly hard to fit on the rims . I even cross race on these in winter. Spot on.

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Wanted to buy 4 tyres, had to split order due to maximum cost. Led to 2 shipping fees. Conservative twats in UK to blame. .

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rides like a tube

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Super price performance

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Works great for me on grass, paths and simple mud. Rolls surprisingly easily on tarmac.

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Good grip on dry and some wet mud and ice (inflated to 2.5bar). Were not sealing from the first few minutes, but after a few hours sealed well enough. Provides a nice cushioned ride for gravel and cyclox type tracks.

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Very good handling of the tyre. Mounting is a bit cumbersome.

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Went well on the rim(DT460) but difficult to get tubeless. Took several days anyway with constant re-inflating and refilling and shaking of sealant. After 1 week sealed enough to ride it. Tyre reasonable volume and 34mm wide. Can ride it at 2.5bar with 80kg weight without punching through roots and rocks. Lots of grip and steering stability, would buy it again. Points deduction for poor sealing, with Schwalbe X-One all-round I didn't have that problem, but then again it has less grip.

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Tubeless mounting: the tyre is difficult to mount on the rim. It pinches rather hard. Once the anti-puncture fluid is added, however, it remains well pressurised. What is noticeable is that the cheeks of the tyre are rather thin. As a result, liquid passes through the tyre in the form of small blisters. The tyre loses a little pressure after a few hours of standing still. Test ride: Once on the track, the tyre offers very good grip and feels light. However, after 10km of cycling, both tyres went completely flat. The front tyre almost rolled off the rim on a corner. After pumping some extra air, I was able to continue for a few km, but then unfortunately the same story. Conclusion: this tyre is not a TLR tyre! It stays roughly at pressure when not cycling, but once you start riding, it deflates. The ideal pressure is mentioned on the tyre: 1.8-2.5 bar, but at this low pressure it is definitely not possible to cycle with it.

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There was no way I could get the tyres on my Miche rims. Not even after I heated them. Bicycle mechanic got it done in the end.

I decided to give the Challenge TLR tires a try as I was happy with the open tubular clincher tires productions from Challenge. But I've been really disappointed by : - sidewall leakage (latex bubbles going through the sidewalls) - poor sidewall resistance as after a 30min cx training ride a super small hole appears in the tire's sidewall and the latex doesn't have been able to seal it... Not really happy with those tires and I would expect a little bit more "tubeless ready performances" from a tire tagged "TLR"...

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Good tyre, tested for use on dirt roads and in forests, decent performance on roads

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Great tyre , rolls well . Not as grippy as a limus but for me not far off . Wears less than a limus on harder ground as the raised tread is closer together. All in all I like this as an all rounder except maybe a really muddy cross race or trail . At the moment I’m running a griffo on the back and a limus on the front and on the trails I’ve had no issues. Will definitely buy again.

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Amazing tyre , took a chance as it was hard to find many reviews , but have proved faultless. Tubeless wise they sealed straight away and I’ve had a few punctures out on the trails and only noticed when washing the bike off to find sealant on my frame . The side walls seem to leak a little sealant it it’s not an issue .

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Not going on my bike just yet but they were a bargain price so thought I’d get them before the price got bumped back up. The tyres themselves look well made and the sidewalls certainly look a lot thicker than the Vittoria terreno mix which I had on my bike last summer/autumn and was plagued with sidewall punctures.