Ever heard of Geax Tires?

richardjiles

Came with my bike and usually the ones that come with the bike aren't to impressive but man I must say I like these, never heard of the brand before too...

Chunkers1980

Grip and compound can be ok sometimes on OE, just steel beaded.

paul.skibum

I run some geax tires on my bike - folding bead, grippy enough, decent tread, ok rolling - mine were free and are surviving well so I am happy with them - will replace them with a Purg and a Captain in due course (or a new bike)

YeehaaMcgee

Quite well respected tyres, just not so well known or advertised in the UK for some reason.

cooldad

Because they aren't Schwaxxisminrobhighronmudxyzs

trailpuppet

Yes.
I have been using Loco Lobos
Excellent tyres

mcnultycop

I have a folding Geax Loco Lobo that I take as a spare in the car, just in case I completely destroy a tyre but am close enough to the car to get back and change it and then carry on riding. It hasn't been used.

ddraver

Italian firm, never made it so big over here - Their Ultralight is good for normo's too. Good balance of low weight and puncture prevention for general riding. I.e. it's lighter than a normal tube, but isnt condom thin like what XC whippits would use.

They re biggest business is Shoes, they re sort of the "Clarks" of Italy, They sponsored a Pro Tour team a few years back and pulled out in a somewhat contraversial manner leaving a lot of people in the lurch.

.blitz

Mateys bike came with Geax Saguaro (?) tyres. On the sidewalls it says 'grip' in one direction and 'speed' on the other.

VWsurfbum

.blitz wrote:

Mateys bike came with Geax Saguaro (?) tyres. On the sidewalls it says 'grip' in one direction and 'speed' on the other.

I had one of those and it was excellent until the sidewalls cracked

kieron_67

got geax aka tyres on mine pretty good tryes tbh they seem to wear quite quickly but have served me well. not the most gripyest of tryes i have had though. These are more of an intermediate

YeehaaMcgee

If they wear out quickly, and don't grip well, but you still call them "good" tyres, I'd hate to imagine what you'd call "terrible" ones.

paul.skibum

YeehaaMcgee wrote:

If they wear out quickly, and don't grip well, but you still call them "good" tyres, I'd hate to imagine what you'd call "terrible" ones.

Perhaps his others dont inflate or something.

kieron_67

Lol coming from the maxxis i had before them these are a million times better

YeehaaMcgee

kieron_67 wrote:

Lol coming from the maxxis i had before them these are a million times better

HOW?

kieron_67

The maxxis tyres (think they were rancheros ill have double xhexk) i had seemed to always be getting punctures. Weather that was the way i ride or it was down to the tryes i dont know. But been on the geax for a fair few month now and havent suffered from the same problem yet.

bennett_346

Rancheros. They're not up to par with normal maxxis offerings. RRP only £17.

kieron_67

yea there the ones, they were on the cheaper side when i brought them.