litespeed said:Well being one of the 19/17 guys out there I can tell you that it rides perfect. I have a light weight motorcycle with peddles.....not a heavy bicycle!
Of course I think it looks best as well. I just want/need some fenders for the perfect look.
Tom
brumbrum said:litespeed said:Well being one of the 19/17 guys out there I can tell you that it rides perfect. I have a light weight motorcycle with peddles.....not a heavy bicycle!
Of course I think it looks best as well. I just want/need some fenders for the perfect look.
Tom
I highly recommend a 'mudhugger' rear fender/guard. They are made by a UK company but i believe you can get them stateside....
You may have to cut away a little plastic where the chain passes the mudhugger, but it is very easy either with dremel type tool of by hand. The mudhugger will cover a 3.00" moto tyre easily and with a bit of heat from a heat gun and stretching will also cover my 3.5" tyre
Baron said:What is the true width of the shinko 241 in 17x3, 17x2.75, and 17x2.5 size? I have an edge 1500w laced in a 17" coming in the mail and I'm going to try fitting it in my genesis v2100 frame. think I might have to grind off the v-brake mounts for more space?
Also, I think I read here that that 3.00 width tire is made of a different compound than the 2.75 and 2.50. Is that true, and which one do you guys prefer?
Offroader said:I took this picture a while back but this is the width of a 3" shinko 241 on a 1.6" 17"
rim. The width is 3.260 inches.
I have both the 3" and 2.75 in the shinko 241 in 17. The 3" has more tread, much deeper, on the tire and is much softer compound. The 2.75" compound feels very hard. If you can fit the 3" , use that over the 2.75".
I never rode on the 2.75", but I had a 19" 2.75", and the 17" 3.00" just blew it away so I never even bothered using the 2.75" 17". Both 2.75" are designed for the front and seem to have a very hard compound, while the 3.00" is for the rear and is very soft. You can easily feel it with your fingers.
We are lucky that that they make the 3.00" version with such soft compound, because I think it is just right for an Ebike. I was reading the reviews on it and lots of those heavy motorcycles which use it complained that it wore out fast. But since our ebikes are so light and lacks the torque in the rear to spin the tire, they don't wear out in like 500 miles like a heavier motorcycle would, but last a good 2000+ miles.
I can measure my 2.75 17" if you need a width measurement on that.
I believe a user on the forum makes a modified genesis swingarm, you should see if that allows for a wider tire.
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pkirkll said:Finally got some tires I think will cut the mustard in the desert---
The Bombolini's didnt work because they werent set up tubeless (they may have been OK once tubeless but,,)---
but these Terrene Wazias are good looking-- i will post more when i come back from my initial desert run...
I also put a bigger seat on it---
Thanks Lurkin, that does look like the same work.Lurkin said:Thats Forum Member evolutiongts's site I think, based on: https://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=85812
chucho said:Ive been looking what other alternatives we have to shinko are out there for 19" wheels.
I have found : (not counting the veeruber)
*Maxxis M-7305
*Maxxis Maxxcross Desert ITM-7305D
*Mitas C-18
Any of you have used any of them?
I have never used a Mitas tyre and Maxxis is only known in europe for bicycle tyres so i dont really know if you guys use them in USA.
chucho said:Ive been looking what other alternatives we have to shinko are out there for 19" wheels.
I have found : (not counting the veeruber)
*Maxxis M-7305
*Maxxis Maxxcross Desert ITM-7305D
*Mitas C-18
Any of you have used any of them?
I have never used a Mitas tyre and Maxxis is only known in europe for bicycle tyres so i dont really know if you guys use them in USA.
The wheel is built pretty stiff, 17" moped rim with 10awg spokes, so I don't think it will flex too much?
Rix said:Just stumbled across this vendor. Looks like he stocks 19x1.6 and 17x1.6 rims laced to 20mmx110mm DH hubs. https://electricrt.myshopify.com/collections/front-wheels. Don't know anything about this company though. Has anyone had any experience?