Official Reveiw,,,Pit Bulls "Rock Beast" 2.2 Prototype

[HARDTRAILZ]

Nice write-up. I am running a set as well and will say they definitely do the job. I tried a couple different foams..proline and some homemade ones and was never really happy. I just got a set of Nova's in them and plan to run them tonight and see how they work.

My only difference in opinion is the mounting. My 1 inch wide delrin wheels are great to mount to, but the extreme width of the tire made mounting the second side a bit of a chore. The beads are great and once you set them clamped down they have no issues.

I have about 20 packs on them and have little to complain about. They are extremely sticky when new, but I really think that as they are breaking in, they are getting better and better. I plan to run these for awhile and with the new changes, in weight and foam, I am hoping they work even better.

I understand the thoughts of price and no foams, but everyone seems to change foams or modify foams, so I can see why they may feel it unnecessary to include them. The price is not super-cheap, but I think it is a great value. They seem to work and have all the right features. As with their full-size tires....You pay for what you get. They have proven themselves in the 1:1 arena and seem to be on track to do the same in the 1:10 area.

[War Pig]

Originally Posted by Just Zach

Nice review Dez. Not to steal the thread but I figured I'd post up my thoughts. I've been running these for about a month now. I've got 15-20 packs though them and feel I have a very good feel for them.

I was very excited to see a tire that looked scale yet could perform and Pitbull nailed it. I've been running them on my 2.2 Trail rig that I plan to run at the Montana Scale Nationals. My rig weighs a little over 8 lbs, has tube work, an interior, chassis mounted steering, and is based off a SCX-10. I made my own foams for them but they are almost identical to Nova's stuff. My tires sit at 5 3/8" tall and for me that is perfect. I don't care for the 5.5"+ tall tires, they just don't seem as stable. Grip seems to get better every pack. The wear has been impressive too. My pictures are from this morning and show wear after 15-20 hard packs.

This is a very predictable tire to say the least. They always seem to do what I think they should and hold their line great. At first I was nervous about how wide they were but I was quickly sold. They just fill up the holes that other tires sink in to. Forward bite is very good. I'd say on par with the best comp tires I've ran. They are a great medium speed tire. Kind of think Sedona ex but with lugs that don't fold over. The lugs bite very hard though and it opened up lines to my scaler I've never been able to make before.

Thanks for the "scaler" point of view on these Zach. I'd love to see how they look on my Bronco....I've been looking for a wider tire for my rig. You don't plan to run these in Montana do you? Unless they release them to the general public before then, of course.

[montana.matt]

Originally Posted by War Pig

Thanks for the "scaler" point of view on these Zach. I'd love to see how they look on my Bronco....I've been looking for a wider tire for my rig. You don't plan to run these in Montana do you? Unless they release them to the general public before then, of course.

They're not supposed to be released until around the first week of June...

[Nova's Ark]

I am told that June 9th is to be the public release date.

[Just Zach]

Originally Posted by War Pig

Thanks for the "scaler" point of view on these Zach. I'd love to see how they look on my Bronco....I've been looking for a wider tire for my rig. You don't plan to run these in Montana do you? Unless they release them to the general public before then, of course.

I was planning on running them. Ben told me last week it would be fine.

[War Pig]

So is it fair for someone to run a pre-production tire when no one else can even get them? Seems a little fishy to me.....

[Just Zach]

Originally Posted by War Pig

So is it fair for someone to run a pre-production tire when no one else can even get them? Seems a little fishy to me.....

Happens in 2.2 comps all the time. How do you know someone at any comp isn't running a special compound on a tire? All I know is they look killer on my rig and I would like to run them.

[dezmoon]

Originally Posted by War Pig

So is it fair for someone to run a pre-production tire when no one else can even get them? Seems a little fishy to me.....

happens all the time,,thats one of the perks of being able to get involved in the testing,,i ran mine down at ecc,,and have been running them at my local comps,,,,

Originally Posted by Just Zach

Happens in 2.2 comps all the time. How do you know someone at any comp isn't running a special compound on a tire? All I know is they look killer on my rig and I would like to run them.

im sayin you should run em,,,

[dezmoon]

this is a quick little video i did the first time i had em on my home course,,mind you my wheels were not what im running now with them,,they were the only wheels and off sets i had at the time,,,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lKrZkr1mcU

[dezmoon]

this was after my new off sets came in,,still heavy rig,,almost 9lbs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSUnd...layer_embedded

[dezmoon]

pt 2 of test 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xhFJE9-GzI

[Just Zach]

Nice video, I'll try to get some up this weekend. I've got too much work to do to get ready for Montana though so don't hold your breath.

[Grizzly4x4]

Originally Posted by War Pig

So is it fair for someone to run a pre-production tire when no one else can even get them? Seems a little fishy to me.....

If you don't allow companies to test new products at competitions it's going make it hard for them to determine what changes need to be made. You can only tell so much by having some guys driving around in the back yard.

Am I bummed that I won't be able to run a set? Yes. But I don't think that means Zack shouldn't be able to run them. If he does well it'll be good press for Pitbull and maybe they will develop other tires for the hobby.

[dezmoon]

Originally Posted by Grizzly4x4

. If he does well it'll be good press for Pitbull and maybe they will develop other tires for the hobby.

theres already been talks about other ones in the near future,,,

[Just Zach]

Originally Posted by dezmoon

theres already been talks about other ones in the near future,,,

Hopefully a 1.9

[TURBOFEST]

Originally Posted by Just Zach

Hopefully a 1.9

Guess again

[Just Zach]

Originally Posted by TURBOFEST

Guess again

Well did someone finally make a super tire?

[Grizzly4x4]

Originally Posted by dezmoon

theres already been talks about other ones in the near future,,,

Originally Posted by Just Zach

Hopefully a 1.9

Originally Posted by TURBOFEST

Guess again

Originally Posted by Just Zach

Well did someone finally make a super tire?

Hmmmmm.... excellent. I love intrigue.

[Jeepial]

I cant wait to get my hands on these tires!! I haven't jonesed for a tire this bad for awhile..

[dezmoon]

Originally Posted by Just Zach

Hopefully a 1.9

uhhhh

Originally Posted by TURBOFEST

Guess again

nice one,,,

Originally Posted by Just Zach

Well did someone finally make a super tire?

im not at liberty to discuss the future plans as of yet

Originally Posted by Grizzly4x4

Hmmmmm.... excellent. I love intrigue.

me too,,,

Originally Posted by Jeepial

I cant wait to get my hands on these tires!! I haven't jonesed for a tire this bad for awhile..

i want more myself,,,