Review Date
June 11, 2008

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 4 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 0 of 5

Reviewed by: Cracked Headtube ,  Cross Country Rider , from Tampa, FL, USA

Favorite Trail:
3 months

Summary:
My initial thought when I saw this tire was that it was going to be a weak performer as I am used to something a bit more knobby. My first ride on this tire was in ultra muddy wet conditions. They rode great, I slipped once, but was not disappointed. I attempted the same conditions with a bike with Neo-Motos on front and rear. The mud built up and the Neo-Motos were much heavier in their rotation.
The lack of aggressive knobs seemed to shed mud well, and still grabbed the muck.
On hard terrain the Quasi rolls quick with confidence.
Overall weight of this tire is great. At approx 570g for the prototypes, expect the production run to be a bit different.
Another great product from Pacenti Cycle Design

Strengths:
Fast rolling tire. It grabs when it needs to. It sheds mud easily. Great Rear Tire. Will make a nice XC race set-up for front and rear. Fits 26" tires easier than the Neo-Moto ( though manufacturers don't recommend this). Comparable weight to 26" tires. Converts to Tubeless with sealant. Very nice, round profile when mounted on Stan's ZTR 355.

Weaknesses:
Sand. This tire did not like sandy conditions. Here in FL there are often beaches in the middle of thick forest. When the earth becomes dry and loose look for the firmest line possible. Just remember this is designed as a XC race type tire, and so far I have tested this as such.
No quite the perfect ALL-ROUND Tire, but the 650B realm is getting closer.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Panaracer Smoke & Dart, Kenda Karma, Pacenti Neo-Moto