Servant Reviewed in Issue #5 of "Bicycle Times"

CST's highly-touted commuter tire, the Servant, was recently reviewed in Issue #5 of Bicycle Times magazine.  Read more to find out how you can benefit from this amazing tire!

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A part of CST's city/commuter tire lineup,the Servant is a burly tire that can take everything the mean streets can dish out and more. The “more” coming in the form of early season training rides over rough dirt roads, long days on crushed limestone rail trails, and the occasional “let's see where that dirt trail goes” shortcut.

The aggressive, knurled tread pattern gripped nicely on wet and dry pavement and on loose dirt roads. The side knobs came in handy on more adventurous offpavement routes, but they're not needed on pavement; while the side knobs never felt squirmy in the corners, I'm sure they add some weight. The other tires in CST's city/commuter line have no side knobs, making them wiser choices for riders who never venture off-pavement.

I'd give the sidewalls a “medium” rating on my subjective “stiff or soft” scale. The Servants are rated for 50-75psi, and I found a sweet-spot around 60psi where their ride was pleasingly supple, without feeling squirmy or sluggish. The “Kevlar Inside” logo means that there is a Kevlar cap under the tread for puncture resistance. My 50-ish test rides resulted in a clean record of zero punctures.

Reflective sidewalls are a major bonus for safety. These tires are very tall, which gave my bike a bit of a monster truck feeling— great for rolling down those rough roads, but the larger diameter and significant weight of the Servants does sacrifice some of the snappy feeling you'll get with more diminutive tires. The tread appears to be long-wearing, subjectively speaking. All in all, the $20 Servants represent a sweet deal for
anyone looking for rugged, dependable, go-anywhere commuting tires. Country of origin: China. http://www.csttires.com/ .
   –Karl Rosengarth