WTB Velociraptor Mountain Bike Tire (26" x 2.1") Wire Bead - Aggressive Tread for Technical Trails & Rocky Surfaces (2 Options - Front/Rear Tire)

Updated my 26" MTB. Great traction for climbing. Tread pattern worked great.

After a couple long rides I'm extremely happy with the back tire I bought. It's thicker than the stock tire that came with my mountain bike and the tread patter really digs. I took it through softly packed sandy material and while my front tire sunk into the ground and didn't want to go forward, my back tire just kept digging forward. The bike was sunk about 2 inches down into this sandy material (up to the rims) but I was still able to push forward. That's no feat of mine. I damn near had a heart attack after a couple minutes of that...but the tire got me through it. I'm so pleased with it that as soon as I have the extra cash I'm going to purchase the front tire of the set. Now the downsides, if you can call it that, are the noise/vibration and installation. When riding on pavement there is a noticable and slight noise from the tire along with a slight vibration. You'll get that with any deeply treaded mountain bike tire but be aware of it if that's a deal breaker for some reason. Installing the tire was difficult at first. It had so much slack around the rim that I couldn't see how it would fit. After thinking it over I was able to get the tire snuggly fit to the rim. I had to inflate my tube most of the way full and tuck either side of the tire (on the rim side of the tire) inwards towards the rims. After tucking in the sides of the tire and inflation the tubes the tire fit perfectly. It's a great tire at a great price and I'm looking forward to buying the front tire.

I brought my old Stumpy M2 back to life and bought both the front and rear Velociraptors. Most of my friends have converted their old Stump Jumpers to street cruisers. Not me, I like dirt. And this grabs the dirt like the OG ones did.

I had a set of these about 15 years ago and for loose terrain have not had a better tire. Glad I finally got a new pair of these. Especially at this price range, they are great. I installed it fairly quick, no tools needed other than a tire pump. They feel a bit strange of pavement and the rear especially seems likely to wear fast if you ride too much on pavement (my old ones of these got a little ripped up on pavement at least). One of them looked like the sidewall might have been deformed slightly when it arrived but once it was on the rim and inflated, I can't tell where that spot was. Been on the trails a few times now and they've done great. Roots, rocks, loose dirt, gravel... all good. Haven't tried mud yet but I know from past they they will be good there too.

Fits perfectly on my 1999 Gary Fisher mountain bike and has great traction. A little bit wider than my old tire which makes my bike handle better.

These are the best grippy rear tire and the best steering tire I've ever had The pleasure to deal with. These tires should not be 2.1 size they should be 2.35 minimum and up to 2.4 they would sell a lot more tires and then have a lot more uses My rim is a double wall combat rims. Don't get me wrong they group extremely well I've had no washouts but the tires just too skinny

Well made and had no problem installing or pressurizing on my mountain bike. Note the direction of rotation before installing and consider new inner tubes while you're at it.

I have finally installed both front and rear comp of this tire, and I must say the front is needed much more than expected. The rear REALLY digs when you pedal giving superb traction and take off speed. But the front glides right through on a strait line, wgen you turn however, there are side paddles on the front that dig in and keep you stable. I can evem do controlled power slides with ease now. phenominal for loose terrain, sand, gravel, mud. They have a good flat rolling speed for what they are on hardpack/road, but they cannot corner quite so well on that terrain, so keep that in mind and choose a tire according to your "main terrian."