WTB Breakout 29er TCS Light Tire - 29 x 2.3
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Want to end every ride with a smile? The Breakout 29er's large casing rides faster than its girth suggests. Fast-rolling belts of center tread meet oversized side knobs incisors for speed and control.
Shop similar products- Good for all-mountain / enduro riding
- Good for dry to wet trail conditions; hardpack to loam surfaces
- 29 x 2.3 in.
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Imported.
View all WTB Mountain Bike Tires| Best Use | Mountain Biking |
|---|---|
| Wheel Size | 29 inches |
| Tire Width | 2.3 inches |
| Bead Type | Folding |
| Tubeless | Yes |
| Tread Type | Knobby Tread |
| Recommended Pressure (psi) | Unavailable |
| Weight | Unavailable |
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Large Volume Tire
It rolls faster than it looks. It's volume is very large for a 2.3. It dwarfs my 2.3 Butcher that I run in the front. I'd keep this as a rear tire – for sure. It barely clears on my 2012 stumpy. I was nervous of the light weight casing – but quite a few trips to pisgah and my local Paris Mountain haven't cut them up yet. The tread is tightly packed - so best not suited for loose over hardpack. The stickyness of the center rubber is a notch below what I like - however, I can run lower tire pressure and still make it up over roots and rocks. Side nobs are great. Good tire – I imagine it'd be awesome on a hard tail.
Nice set of treads
Overall a great tire. I turned my tubeless compatible Sun Inferno 29 er wheels over with a Stan's setup. These tires seated immediately and have held air pressure great over the last month. I primarily ride on the MORC trails in the Twin Cities, MN area. Last weekend on a trip to Duluth these gave me great confidence on the COGGS trails up north. I would say the tread is more aggressive than pictured, and could be more aggressive than what I need but overall am very happy.
2nd most terrible tire I've used in a decade
Tire measured up to size but weighed 65g over listed weight, that's not terrible. Took an hour to mount tubeless; took 15 minutes to get the tire on the rim using three tire levers, requires an air compressor regardless of rim, beads just would not seat even at 45psi, losses pressure every night and beads unseat on stan's rims and easton. So far that just sucks, but still not terrible. What's terrible is flats on each of the first three rides. I mean serious? That's terrible, but even worse was the 30 minute changes (breaking tire levers, scraping the tubeless rim tape, wasting Stan's sauce.
packs mud
I had original WTB Nine Line 2.0 on my Cannondale Trail 3. The WTB Breakout looked like a good replacement for front and back. After 4th ride I returned to REI and got my money back. First ride was dry day tires ok except that it warned don't put less than 30 psi. I normally ride mid/upper 20. I bounced all over the Trail. Lots of root and rock gardens where I ride. Also noticed excessive side movement on root and rock side strikes. Left psi at 30 for second ride on a slightly damp day and on a slow sharp downhill turn front tire slid out and I wrecked. Been down that hill over 30 times and I was shocked at wrecking. I noticed the lugs are very close together and are very square side to side. So while the tire looks like an aggressive grabber the outcome is for damp dirt to pack and create slick spots on the tire. The square design allows side hits to be more pronounced as the motion just moves easily right or left depending which side you strike. Next ride I dropped air in tires down to 26 and the ride was smoother and less bounce. But the side movement was becoming unnerving and I was going slower and slower downhill. Last ride was day after a rain and the back tire packed mud that turned tire into slick. Spun out several times on uphills and decided that was enough of this tire on my bike.