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Turn your mountain bike into a city cruiser with the Drifter tire.

Integrated armor casing delivers first-rate puncture resistance
Super hard 69-durometer rubber compound for enhanced tire wear
Inverted tread design reduces rolling resistance for more speed

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Serfas Drifter City Tire - 26 x 2.0 Customer Reviews

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Serfas Drifter City Tire - 26 x 2.0

4.3

(based on 21 reviews)

90%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Excellent grip (16)
Durable (15)
Good cornering (14)
Puncture resistant (14)
Low rolling resistance (10)

Cons

High rolling resistance (4)

Best Uses

Commuting (18)
Rain (4)
Climbing (3)

- Reviewer Profile:
- Avid cyclist (13), Casual/ recreational (5)
- Was this a gift?:
- No (11)

Reviewed by 21 customers

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Mar

2008

(22 of 24 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Goat Head Tested

By Mad Skier

from Denver, CO; Boise, ID;

About Me Avid Cyclist

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Pros

Durable
Puncture Resistant

Cons

High Rolling Resistance
Weight

Best Uses

City Areas
Commuting
Night Riding
Trail Riding

Comments about Serfas Drifter City Tire - 26 x 2.0:

I have put about 1,800 miles on the tires and they are showing little wear. I have only experienced two flats since I put the tires on my bike. Each time a Goat Head punctured the tire on the side close to the rim.

They have been used on the bike trails in Northwest Indiana, Denver, CO., Boulder/Longmont, CO.area roads, Estes Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, and along the Greenbelt in Boise, ID. Boise has to be the Goat Head capital of the US.

They are the first tire to be almost Goat Head proof. I pull 4 to 5 Goat Heads out of the tires after each ride along the Boise Greenbelt with no flats! The tire runs over glass and sticks without any problems.

I have had two flats in Denver when Goat Heads stuck the tire near the rim.

It is a good thing the tires are so durable, because they are not the easiest to take off and put back on. They also weigh a bit more than some of my past tires, but they have withstood a pounding on the roads and trails across the mid-west and west.

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Jul

2008

(14 of 14 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Good All-Around Shoes

By shady1030

from Las Vegas, NV

About Me Avid Cyclist

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Pros

Durable
Excellent Grip
Good Cornering
Puncture Resistant

Cons

Heavy but super-sturdy

Best Uses

Commuting

Comments about Serfas Drifter City Tire - 26 x 2.0:

I bought a set over a year ago and they are still going strong after 20+ miles a day, 5 days a week!

I'm a pretty big dude (6'2", 250 lbs) and they are still holding up great. Never had a flat and I cut across desert and funky lots all of the time. I've never spilled on them once (not even on the rain-slick, greasy Las Vegas streets. They tend to make a weird "octopus tentacle" suction noise when you corner tight, but I got use to that pretty quickly. I'll definitely buy them again.

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Jun

2008

(11 of 11 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

I thought a slick would limit offroad

By redleafleo

from Phoenix, AZ

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Pros

Excellent Grip
Good Cornering
Low Rolling Resistance

Cons

Wears Easily

Best Uses

Climbing
Commuting

Comments about Serfas Drifter City Tire - 26 x 2.0:

I bought these tired because I cycle 25 to 80 miles on the street, 5 days a week. I was wearing through my off road tired in under 3 months, plus had lots of resistance. Being about 100 degrees, I bought these hoping they could last in the Southern Arizona heat, and make comuting easier. As usual I found myself at the entrance to a park, with miles and miles of trails calling to me. Skepticly I went, and to my suprise, I only had 2 minor slips. Once on some rock that was half sand, on top of red, and another on a bunch of pea gravel over rock. So over all, accept on the light sand over rock, I had just as good traction, if not better. The reverse tread does real, real well, even off road. Downfall, makes funny noise when cornering hard on street(but corners twice as good as a treaded tire.

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May

2009

(10 of 10 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

commuter in Japan

By caseysan39

from Numazu, Japan

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Pros

Excellent Grip
Good Cornering
Low Rolling Resistance
Puncture Resistant

Cons

Best Uses

Commuting
Rain

Comments about Serfas Drifter City Tire - 26 x 2.0:

I'm way pleased with these. First of all they look great on my Cannondale F4 and so far all I have is praise for how they handle. Really it's too soon to say how they wear I've only had them on about a month but handling is excellent I ride anywhere between 6 and 20 miles a day, mostly on pavement or hard packed dirt, which is often wet (the rainy season is just getting going in Japan as I type this in late May) and so far no slipping or sliding just traction galore, for anyone who's seen what roads and *sidewalks* (if you want to call them that) look like in smaller Japanese towns and the countryside in between, well it's more like trails really I hit lots of curbs, potholes, rocks and loose volcanic gravel along the riverbank, ride up or down the steep angled slope to get on/off the sea wall, etc etc there's even tile on a section of the sea wall with a sharp 90 degree corner i've taken it in the rain pretty fast and not so much as a slip, I'm really impressed with them if they keep wearing well I'll definitely buy the same again.

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Aug

2008

(9 of 9 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Very Impressed

By boredAtLife

from Oregon

About Me Weekend Warrior

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Pros

Excellent Grip

Cons

Best Uses

Casual trails
Commuting

Comments about Serfas Drifter City Tire - 26 x 2.0:

I ride my MTB on paved surfaces 75% of the time (~10mi a day) but was hesitant to go to a road oriented tire. I didn’t want to lose the ability to ride the trails near where I live. I talked to an REI employee and he recommended this tire. He mentioned that he uses them and doesn’t bother to change tires for casual trail riding. He also mentioned that I would be surprised at the amount of grip they have and I was. So far no I have had no problems on packed dirt/gravel trails and I’m having a much better experience on pavement. Great tire especially for [$]on sale.

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Apr

2009

(5 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

2.0

Disappointed

By Tapping Bat

from Los Alamos, NM

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Pros

Durable
Excellent Grip
Good Cornering

Cons

High Rolling Resistance
SLOW

Best Uses

Comments about Serfas Drifter City Tire - 26 x 2.0:

I was disappointed by these awesome looking tires. They are like rotating suction cups and really slowed me down. Great grip but I felt like I was riding into a stiff wind with these. I want to go as fast as possible on my commute. I returned these for the Michelin City Trekking (1.85 x 26 inch) tires, which are fast and I love.

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Aug

2009

(4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Yep, I'd buy'em again

By GregS

from Washington D.C. Area

About Me Avid Cyclist

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Pros

Durable
Excellent Grip
Good Cornering
Low Rolling Resistance
Puncture Resistant

Cons

Best Uses

Commuting
Rain

Comments about Serfas Drifter City Tire - 26 x 2.0:

I ride almost every day between 12 and 18 miles, mostly on bike paths. After 2 nasty falls with regular knobby tires, I bought these for better wet traction. They have been great so far...mine have about 900 miles on them and they appear almost new.

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Nov

2008

(4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Great tires

By crankyt

from Honolulu

About Me Avid Cyclist

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Pros

Durable
Good Cornering
Low Rolling Resistance
Puncture Resistant

Cons

Best Uses

Commuting

Comments about Serfas Drifter City Tire - 26 x 2.0:

I put these on my mountain bike about 1,000 miles ago. No flats, and the bike feels much more efficient. I ride almost exclusively on the street, so I cannot comment on their off-road capabilities.

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Jul

2011

(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

A Good Value for the Money

By doggeroo

from Summit County, CO

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Can ride off-road
Durable
Easy mount
Excellent Grip
Good Cornering
Low Rolling Resistance
Puncture Resistant
Smooth ride

Cons

None

Best Uses

Commuting
Pavement and light trail

Comments about Serfas Drifter City Tire - 26 x 2.0:

I got these to replace some Hutchison Python tubeless tires, with an aggressive knobby tread, since I moved to an area where paved bike paths abound. I'd tried to enjoy the trails on the knobbies but there was too much rolling resistance. I bought these and mounted them myself; it took longer to remove the tires from the bike than to mount the new tires. They literally snapped into place with only very light tool pressure.

In riding, I have been able to add 1.5 mph to my average speed, as reported by my bike computer. The tires grip well, and I have more confidence in heading into corners at higher speeds. They do seem to be a little skittery with wet pavements, but I don't ride that much when it's wet, and if I have to, I ride more slowly, so it's not that big of a deal to me.

I had to add tubes, because the old tires were tubeless, but I chose anti-flat tubes to supplement the puncture-resistance qualities of the Serfas, and have not had a single flat, despite pulling scads of burrs out of the tires and riding through vacant lots filled with broken glass and construction debris.

I have high praise for these tires. They may not be perfect for more demanding riders, but if you need higher performance than these tires can deliver, you probably need to swap your ride for a road bike or get a motor or something.

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Jul

2011

(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Commuting

By MTB commuter

from Atlanta ga

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Pros

Durable
Excellent Grip
Low Rolling Resistance
Puncture Resistant

Cons

Best Uses

Commuting
Touring

Comments about Serfas Drifter City Tire - 26 x 2.0:

Well, been commuting for over a year.. Re-purpose a my old Novara Ponderosa XL MTB. First used Connie city wides a good tire but not designed for long rides of 50 miles plus.. Flipped to set of Richie slicks (Way fast 18-22) but which lasted a month. Decided to go for the Drifters 26 x 2.0' Big fat tires, smooth ride, not much of a speed loss between these and the narrow slicks. Handles loads well with panniers. doesn't slip on gravel. [...]. The inverted treads are very close and so are the prices.. No regrets thus far with the drifters..