Kenda Nevegal Reviews

Pros: Good grip, looks beefy.

Cons: none

Recommendation: Great tire for pretty much any terrain, didn't notice it being particularly heavy or slow rolling. highly recommend.

Pros: Good grip, looks beefy.

Cons: none

Recommendation: Great tire for pretty much any terrain, didn't notice it being particularly heay or slow rolling. highly recommend.

Pros: lots of grip on trails. specially coming from maxxis crossmark...

Cons: high rolling resistance on pavements. what else do you expect???

Recommendation: it really bites the trail...
slow on pavement...
a 1/3 cheaper than nobby nic...

Pros: Awsome tire for climbing anything, it sticks like velcro. Handle great in corners.

Cons: Rolls like velcro!

Recommendation: Great tire other than roll speed.

Pros: Great traction

Cons: Abit heavy

Recommendation: So far have only used these in mud and snow and ice and the nevagals have done the job have to wait a few months for a hardpack review

Pros: Great traction

Cons: heavy, slow roller, not good for tubeless setups

Recommendation: best tire ever for traction

Pros: great traction

Cons: heavy and big time rolling resistance

Recommendation: good up front tire

Pros: quick response, great traction, perfect up-front, durable.

Cons: rolls slow over rocks, but that the sacrifice for traction!

Recommendation: one of the best made tires on the market. both for trail and downhill. I use the Nevegal up front and the Small Block 8 in the rear. Perfect combo!

Pros: awesome traction while keeping it straight or while turning. really digs in when the dirt is loose or rocky. does decently well on hard smooth surfaces as well.

Cons: NONE!

Recommendation: awesome tire for the rider who is looking for truely good all around tire. works great for "aggresive XC", all mountain, and even downhill. might be a bit on the extreme side for regular XC (just my opinion)

Pros: I mostly agree with the other reviewers. This is a great all around go to tire. A tire to run if you do not know the terrain you will be running. Plus it looks great with all those big knobs. Feels safe and predictable in a lot of varied terrain

Cons: What else heavy!

Recommendation: This is the perfect tire to run when you really do not know what tire to use. It is pretty good in any condition. I like to run it on the back in the 2.3 size.

Model/Year: stic e/dtc

Pros: im running a stic e and a dtc,and i like them so much have had them nearly 2months and still have a decent amount of tread left even after riding cannonball on the weekends and the local trails on the week days.excellent grip

Cons: didnt grip to well on wet woodwork/rocks or when the mountain started to frost over in the afternoons

Recommendation: great tyres

Pros: Great grip for loose dirt.

Cons: Hard to go tubeless. Bead is ribbed not smooth.

Recommendation: Great tire, second pair didn't last as expected. Rear tire side knobs started to rip off. They couldn't stand up to what I was throwing at them.

Pros: Grip, does not clog with mud

Cons: If you don't have the correct PSI-Pinch flat city. Poor rolling resistance.

Recommendation: I put these on for spring season sloppy riding in Michingan. First thing I noticed was the rolling resistance. Slow tire. In fact I switched back to my cheap IRC's and could not believe the difference in rolling resistance. The grip was good, but after clearing the same log jam, then clearing a "babys head" rock garden and then hitting an off-camber turn/climb, I got pinch flats two rides in a row. I had read about this possibility on a couple of occasions. So I am going to a WTB in Rear and Maxxis up front combo. Maybe I will go back to these in the fall.

Pros: Never short of traction

Cons: Slow rolling, heavy

Recommendation: These tires have done me well for the past couple of seasons, they are wore down now and will be retired soon.

Pros: Good all around XC/AM tire.

Cons: Short life.

Recommendation: I love it in the 2.35 tubless as the rear on my 575. It handles a wide variety of conditions with confidence. Great traction for technical climbs. It just wears out too fast, especially if you have ot put it on the pavement.

Pros: Grips well and not a bad roller considering...

Cons: heavy

Recommendation: A good all around tire that will get you thru most situations. You wont set any speed records with them though

Pros: Great grip, in all conditions.
Very confident cornerer with tall sideknobs.

Cons: Slow rolling and heavy for an XC tire.

Recommendation: Great all purpose tire for all seasons. Just switch out when you're looking for speed or light weight.

Pros: Not bad for winter riding.

Cons: Rolling resistance is palpable while cranking down the trail. You can literally feel every knob hitting the dirt on most trails. In the winter they are not a horrible option... although at that point look to the Excavators... all the traction without the price or needless hype.

Recommendation: Buy Maxxis High Rollers or Specialized Eskars and you'll be happier. Maybe pick up a set for winter rides.

Pros: great grip on all types of terrain even for urban riding, wears well

Cons: nothing

Recommendation: good choice & recommendation
fair price 45$

Pros: great traction on HP or in the mud. corners great. UST set up fast and side walls are thick

Cons: a little heavy

Recommendation: great tires, especially on the back. had one on the back combined with a WTB on the front and has performed great. Recently changed the front to the Nevagal also for the winter months. have had nothing but good rides on them so far.Top in its class for sure

Pros: Big and sturdy. Provided great balance and grips everything.

Cons: Heavy. Seems to slow me down due to the knobs and thickness.

Recommendation: Excellent tire but may not be for straight XC. I ride a Giant AC which is built more for Free ride in my opinion. So this is on the back ( 2.5 Stick E 5 ) but I am considering changing.

Pros: Great traction in all conditions. Variety of sizes and options

Cons: Not quite as good for downhilling as Maxxis Minion

Recommendation: buy it!

Pros: Even riding in the fall, with heavy leaf cover, I have not had any problems with the tire slipping. I use a little less air-pressure in the front.

Cons: They grip dog poop.

Recommendation: If you can handle the handle bars they can hang the dirt, and , leaves.

Pros: conners like a god i never slow down in the conners sence i bought these tires, good climbing.

Cons: a little heavy

Recommendation: i like them for there connering abilitys they just take me away to another place. a little heavy but worth there weight in gold.

Pros: Grippy, durable, sheds mud and works well in most conditions.

Cons: Slow, heavy (Stick-E compound)

Recommendation: I run the 2.5 Stick-E up front and 2.35 Stick-E in the rear of my Dawg. Great grip, but pretty slow. Easy to lose your momentum on flats and climbs. Would be a good choice for Super-D.

Pros: Excellent Traction, Durable!

Cons: Expensive

Recommendation: Great all-around tire. Sheds mud well, handles turns incredibly and holds up well to abuse. I would highly recommend these to anyone.

Pros: Super all-around tire
Competent if not the best in all conditions
Good combination of low rolling resistance and high traction


Cons: Wear out too fast--gets expensive
Not the best for mud

Recommendation: This is a superb all around tire if you ride in a wide variety of conditions and aren't concerned with going through a set too fast.

Pros: Great grip of the trail in most all conditins.

Cons: none

Recommendation: Great tire for anyone

Pros: Roll super fast and smooth.

Cons: Not very versatile.

Recommendation: If it's dry all the time, get them. Any wet surface kills their performance.

Pros: nice traction

Cons: wear out pretty easy

Recommendation: great highly recommended

Pros: I love the way the tires grip the trails around here. They have more confidence on slippery stuff than I do.

Cons: They wear pretty fast on pavement. Yeah, I know, what am I doing on pavement, right? I use my bike to ride to and from work and I don't feel like changing a tire out all the time, but I'll have soon anyway. It's great off road, but it sucks on road.

Recommendation: Buy it unless you want to ride on the pavement a lot.

Pros: Available in almost every size you could want. Different tread compounds offered (DTC and Stick E) make a difference in how for the tire wears. Feel wider than advertised. Folding casing version is relatively light for the amount of grip.

Cons: Expensive unless you can find them on sale. Rolling resistance.

Recommendation: Sweet tires with a great tread offered in MANY different versions to fit your needs and riding style. A little bit over hyped by recent mag articles but they do perform well enough to warrant the attention. Rolling resistance is harch on harpack but the extra grip is great on any surfaces with a little "squish" to them.

Pros: These tires are awesome! They grip well on varying terrain. They hold very good in the turns, especially at high speeds. AAA++ in my book. DH/FR/AM and aggressive XC rider.

Cons: I have the 2.50 Stick-E Wire DH casing, and they are heavy. A little sketchy in muddy terrain, even though I try real hard to stay out of the mud.

Recommendation: Exceptional DH/FR/AM tires, but also make great XC tires if you get the 2.1 or 2.2's.

Pros: Awesome on loose to hard pack. Massive volume to take up the hits that subdue your suspension.

Cons: Absolutely horrid in mud, mud sticks to them like icing on a cake. Zip for shedding capability.

Recommendation: I swap them out in Winter...they are useless when the soils become muddy and cakey, they gain weight like a Sumo Wrestler as it just sticks to the point that your wheels stop for lack of mud clearance. Riding Panaracer Rampages in the muck, much better.

Pros: Excellent grip in turns on those loose pack and sandy fireroads.

Cons: NONE

Recommendation: I will never buy another tire other than these babies!!

Pros: Look and feel wider than a 2.1 so you get good grip when taking turns; long wearing tire

Cons: None

Recommendation: I agree with dauw, you can ride confidently with these tires as they handle turns and corners well.

Pros: Great tire with super grip on every track that I have been on. Works well in the mud.

Cons: none

Recommendation: Awesome tire. I recommend these for anyone

Pros: Great grip in all conditions. Sheds mud well. Roll well too.

Cons: Price. The Stick-e version wears too fast, but so do all soft compound tires.

Recommendation: Go get some and instantly add confidence to your ride.

Pros: Fast tire with outstanding grip in just about every condition possible.

Cons: None.

Recommendation: Don't wait as long as I did to add these to your ride. Instant change noticed in level of grip and speed which resulted in instant confidence.

Pros: Fast tire. Good grip on almost all surfaces.

Cons: Price

Recommendation: I would recomend this tire for anyone riding different terrains.

Cons: Not extremely durable. Decent, but not awesome grip. Expensive.

Recommendation: Great tire, but go through these fairly quickly with aggressive riding. Very fast and very fun.