ebike4healthandfitness
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Your question is worthless without a usage scenario. Touring? 25-mile commuting? Tootling around the RV park? Grocery-getter? Hillclimbing? Garage queen?![]()
Not on my radar, chief20 inches and at that size you really want a tire with thick rubber to help dampen the negative effects of the small diameter.
Well, yes. but there's a more efficient way, and without the added weight. Wide smooth tread, thin sidewalls and lower inflation pressure....a thick tire provides some suspension itself vs a bike tire via the mass of rubber.
Only reason to go small is if you need to fold the bike and put it in a small car trunk occasionally or something. My car has a rear external bike carrier, so not really needed to ever go with a small wheel.
Does this moto/moped tire you speak of, have a name?i'd pick the moto/moped tire any day over any bike tire i've tried.
I've had a big apple and various motorcycle tires in the 20" bike size, quite a sizeable ride quality difference, i'd pick the moto/moped tire any day over any bike tire i've tried.
Does this moto/moped tire you speak of, have a name?
The ones I've seen were 3 times the weight and double the cost.
I've ran pirellis, shinkos, hutchinsons, sava/mitas, you name it.
Pirellis and shinkos, being proper motorcycle tires, and quite thick, had some of the best 'added suspension'.
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went from a 26" rear wheel to a 20" rear wheel and the comfort improved massively.
I can find motorcycle/moped tires for about the same cost as high end bike tires. 2x-3x the weight is a plus.
One must remember... I run 3 wheels not 2.I can find motorcycle/moped tires for about the same cost as high end bike tires.
A 'plus' for you maybe... certainly not for me.2x-3x the weight is a plus.
That is not an apples to apples comparison.Shinko 110/70-16 8.4 lbs ea. (X3= 25 lbs.)
Schwalbe BA 1.17 lbs. ea. (X3=3.51 lbs)
By the time you add tubes weight, that's akin to carrying nearly 3 gallons of water... everywhere you go. And half of my riding is 1800ft elevation gain. There is NO 'plus' for me Chief.
Hi @moped-dan - IIRC, stock M6 hex cap bolts in cup-like fittings that came with the Surly 135mm-wide hub.@Mongo what skewers are you using on your surly there?
The comparison was based on what I sometimes run.... and what was suggested as an alternative. Apples-to-apples or apples-to-watermelons is irrelevant ....That is not an apples to apples comparison.
And I prefer thin supple sidewalls and increased inflation volume. Makes NO sense to me to mount over 22 pounds of rotating and unsuspended mass on my wheels... in an attempt to gain an improved ride (which I'm not convinced it would anyway). Nope... not gonna happen.I'm just saying more rubber = more comfort;
Yes. As an example, Shinko 714 16" x 2.25" or Mitas (formerly Sava) MC2 16" x 2.25" tires are the same price as his 20" x 2.15" Schwalbe Big Apple tires.I can find motorcycle/moped tires for about the same cost as high end bike tires.
If comparing two tires with same tire construction, same pressure and same width but differing only in diameter....then yes that is true for two reasons:The bigger the wheel, the easier it goes over bumps and pot holes.