KendaK925 Kaliente Road Tire(Return to Product Page)

I have about 1500 miles on a set of these tires. Wear is good, traction is good and the price is right. I have only had 2 flats and they were caused by rim contact with the inner tube at the nozzle.

Love these tires enough to have bought another pair for spares.

The wear on these tires is great. One of the best tires I have used so far.

My 2009 Giant Defy came with 700 x 25 Kenda Kriterium tires that wore fine. Late that summer I wanted to go to a 23 tire, so I gave the Kaliente a try. That was 3 years ago. Since then, no other tire has been on my bike. In over 8400 miles, I have flatted only 2 times on the Kalientes Once a fine wire and once a glass sliver. Being a heavier rider (190lbs), I ride 125psi in the rear tire and 95psi in the front. The rear tires will tend to square off at about 1500 miles. I then move the front tire, which generally shows very little wear, to the rear and put a new Kaliente on the front. That means that I am easily getting 3000 miles out of my tires. The old rear tire then becomes my winter tire for use on my trainer. As an endurance rider, I need a tire that is trustworthy when Im 40 miles from home. The Kaliente has never let me down. I use it for everything training, metrics, centuries and even for my 24 hour races. Dollar for dollar, at under $30, to my way of thinking, the Kenda Kaliente is the best and most reliable buy on the bicycle tire market.

I have been riding these tires for about a year now as a replacement. I had heard decent things about the tire. Now that I have been riding them for a year I have really enjoyed the way these tires wear and the feel of the tires. I really like these tires.

I have been using Kenda Kalientes for the past 3 years. I ride about 10,000 miles a year and these are the best all around tires I have ever ridden. Yes, there are other tires with a little more grip in the tight turns, or a little better in the rain, or a little more supple ride quality. The operative word is a little because these tire still compete very respectably in these departments but totally blow away the competition in durablitly, puncture resistance and value. Pair after pair of these tire deliver 5000 miles (with one tire rotation at about 3k) with nary a flat. Sometimes I'll run the rear until it gets a wide flat spot in the middle and finally punctures, then just replace it and leave the front alone. Either way, they last twice as long as Michelin Pro 3s and most of the other tires in this class. To be sure, I am a light rider, 135lbs, but these tires are sure to deliver great performance no matter what you weigh. At barely 200 grams and 120TPI and 125 max pressure these tire fit the bill in every category. I've tried most tires in this class and the Kalientes are my hands down favorite. I never even think about flatting when I'm on these tires.

Im a poor College student and these fit the bill. All around great tire used them from crits to road races. Great rubber life and just work.

I picked these up to try after riding on Vittoria Rubino Pro Slicks (came with my Felt F75), and a pair of Maxxis Courchevel tires. I have over 1k and not a single flat. I'm a larger rider 6'3 220 lbs, having dropped about 15 lbs within the last few months. I'm riding over 100 miles a week now, up from 60 miles. There is a flat spot wearing on the rear tire, which I have experienced with all the tires I have used. I ride these at 120 psi, and will buy another pair. Great tire for the money, and I think I can get a few thousand miles without a problem.

Having had a great experience (4,500 miles) with Kenda tires on my older city bike, when my Specialized tires (not unsurprisingly!) wore out on my new road bike, I bought these Kenda Kaliente-s, expecting a long useful life. Got 1,000 miles on them and they're worn out. Perhaps Calvin Klein would buy them...they have a lot in common with the women featured in his ads some 10 yrs ago.

This is a great lightweight tire for the price. I do a lot of climbing in the mountains and wanted something lighter that wasn't going to break the bank. I put a set on mid-summer last year and they are wearing well. They handle really well on winding roads. The ride is OK. The rolling resistance is good but I think there are better tires out there.

They have reasonable puncture resistance considering their weight. The only flats I have gotten are from some goathead burs I ran over. The rubber seems somewhat hard and resists cuts and tears.

Note that this is a skinny tire and is difficult to get on the rim. Not a lot of extra rubber here, but that should be apparent given their weight.

I ride them at 115 psi and I weight 165.

These tire are a great value for the price.Light weight at 200 grams and good tread life.I have been racing on these tires for the last 2 years and have no complaints at all.They wear long and don't cut easy.I have turned my friends on to these tires and they all love them!!

I have trained and raced on much more expensive tires that don't perform or last as good as the Kalientes.Kudos to Kenda on offering a superior tire at a great price!!

I ride between 80-100 miles a week on a Pinarello FP3. I bought the bike in July of 2010 and have put on 1000 miles in 8 weeks. I was riding on the Continental Ultras, which came with the bike and they had a worn down. After reading about the Kenda Kaliente's in Road Bike Action magazine (July 2010), I thought I would try them. I have ridden on Continental Gatorskins but have never ventured outside that. I put these on yesterday and rode 16 miles. I went out for an easy ride (I usually average around 16.5 mph) and still averaged 15.5 mph. The hills I used to have to push hard to maintain 12 mph, were easy to average 14 mph. There is a huge difference in the rolling resistance. At under $40, I was not expecting much, but I was very surprised at the performance of these tires. You can't go wrong here.

The Kaliente was an experiment for me. As an ex-racer I can appreciate good tires but am not interested in forking out $60 for a training tire. I've almost always rolled on Conti's or Michelin but these sharp looking tires seemed like they'd be worth a try.

My first ride on them was in the rain. I picked up a small piece of glass which resulted in my first flat of the year. giving them the benefit of the doubt, this was a wet day and the tires were still a bit sticky. Nonetheless, not a great start.

I typically ride 700x23 tires at around 100-110psi. Softer I risk pinch flats and harder I just feel too much road vibration. At 110 these tires lack the suppler feel of good quality Continentals or Michelins. At this price point perhaps that is too much too expect. I found them to roll fairly smooth but its as if they need to be pumped up hard to feel right, more like a car tire then a supple road tire.

After about 1000 miles the rear tire shows significant wear and I'll be lucky to get to 1500. I've had no issues with grip or traction but these tires seem to be in a weird middle ground, a low end race tire and a low durability training tire.

I don't plan to order these again but they are certainly not terrible. Their most redeeming quality is they look sharp and would pair well with a Johnny Cash look.

Hey what can I say I bought these because they were cheap. Now I don't want to ride on anything else. Super tire sticks to the road and goes fast. Other than a pinch flat from hitting a pothole a high speed no flats. Ride them around town, for training and just did the Marin Century on them. They are very comfortable and easy to mount.