I am looking for two things.
Tires
My friend has these amazing 27.5"x2.8" as a substitute for the mountain bike tires since he rides it in the city. I love these tires, but can't find anything like them: they are both road friendly, and fit well on a bike that came with 27.5"x2.8" tires. https://www.schwalbe.com/en/tour-reader/super-moto-x.html We both have a larger bike now because the roads in New York City are home to some of the largest and most messed up potholes in the world. I want to have tires that are made for the road, but that will also take some of the shock out. I can find road tires that are 27.5"x2.0", but few if any that are 2.8", much less ebike rated.
I searched the forum high and low, and the best I found was this tire, which isn't available anywhere anymore.
Axle
I got myself a 10mm x 187mm axle so I could fit on one of these seats from thebikeseat.com - https://www.thebikeseat.com/store/p3/Companion_Bike_Seat.html However, the 187mm is a liiiiiiiittle bit too small to fit the nuts on, which is strange, since their website has a 187mm solid axle for sale! It still needs a little more room to fit the locking nuts on when the pegs on. Is there anyplace I can overnight a longer axle? I've tried all my local bike shops and most don't even have 187mm, much less anything larger.
Thank you for taking the time to give me any direction on my noobish questions,.
Tires
My friend has these amazing 27.5"x2.8" as a substitute for the mountain bike tires since he rides it in the city. I love these tires, but can't find anything like them: they are both road friendly, and fit well on a bike that came with 27.5"x2.8" tires. https://www.schwalbe.com/en/tour-reader/super-moto-x.html We both have a larger bike now because the roads in New York City are home to some of the largest and most messed up potholes in the world. I want to have tires that are made for the road, but that will also take some of the shock out. I can find road tires that are 27.5"x2.0", but few if any that are 2.8", much less ebike rated.
I searched the forum high and low, and the best I found was this tire, which isn't available anywhere anymore.
Axle
I got myself a 10mm x 187mm axle so I could fit on one of these seats from thebikeseat.com - https://www.thebikeseat.com/store/p3/Companion_Bike_Seat.html However, the 187mm is a liiiiiiiittle bit too small to fit the nuts on, which is strange, since their website has a 187mm solid axle for sale! It still needs a little more room to fit the locking nuts on when the pegs on. Is there anyplace I can overnight a longer axle? I've tried all my local bike shops and most don't even have 187mm, much less anything larger.
Thank you for taking the time to give me any direction on my noobish questions,.