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I went thru three set of wheel on my KMX Trike and I'm finally happy with the result.
They are tagged as "e-bike tire". They are heavier but also more resistant to puncture and more wear resistant compare to big apple tires. They also contain more air and it feel safer when you hit a pothole at high speed.
They fit on the regular KMX 16" rim, so all we have to do is to replace the tire and the tube.
eBay item number: 291795130242
Another source: FinMotor Store
Tire: 16x3.0 Tire Make sure to chose the right size and diameter (39 us$ ea Free shipping.)
Tube: 16x3.0 Tube Make sure to chose the right size and diameter (13 us$ ea Free shipping.)
Free shipping may take up to a month, you have been warned!!
To compare each wheels, here is the three size I used so far:
Top: 20x4.25, weight: 8.6 lbs ea, width: 4.23in, diameter: 22.5in
Middle: 16x3.0, weight: 5.06 lbs ea, width: 2.7in, diameter: 17.5in
Bottom: 16x2.125, weight: 3.05 lbs ea, width: 2.0in, diameter: 15.75in ( Tire shown is a Schwalbe Mad Mike )
Those are inflated dimension.
This is how they look on a Trike:
If like me you don't like the colored lettering on the side wall, I got good result with Flexidip:
Before:
After:
Make sure to clean the surface and start/stop outside of the zone you want to paint.
Conclusion:
Schwalbe tire are by far the lightest tire and they are comfortable to roll with. Their weakness? Easy to puncture and not much air volume to absorb potholes.
Green Fat tire wheels sure look cool, but they are way too heavy, they impact the suspension negatively.
China E-bike 16x3 tire look like a good compromise between light weight and puncture resistant wheels for a KMX trike. I went up to 40 mph and they are well balanced, no shaking, the bike is also less twitchy. Rolling into a pothole also feel less destructive for the bike. Their weakness so far? They are really stiff and hard to install on the rim.
They are tagged as "e-bike tire". They are heavier but also more resistant to puncture and more wear resistant compare to big apple tires. They also contain more air and it feel safer when you hit a pothole at high speed.
They fit on the regular KMX 16" rim, so all we have to do is to replace the tire and the tube.
eBay item number: 291795130242
Another source: FinMotor Store
Tire: 16x3.0 Tire Make sure to chose the right size and diameter (39 us$ ea Free shipping.)
Tube: 16x3.0 Tube Make sure to chose the right size and diameter (13 us$ ea Free shipping.)
Free shipping may take up to a month, you have been warned!!
To compare each wheels, here is the three size I used so far:
Top: 20x4.25, weight: 8.6 lbs ea, width: 4.23in, diameter: 22.5in
Middle: 16x3.0, weight: 5.06 lbs ea, width: 2.7in, diameter: 17.5in
Bottom: 16x2.125, weight: 3.05 lbs ea, width: 2.0in, diameter: 15.75in ( Tire shown is a Schwalbe Mad Mike )
Those are inflated dimension.
This is how they look on a Trike:
If like me you don't like the colored lettering on the side wall, I got good result with Flexidip:
Before:
After:
Make sure to clean the surface and start/stop outside of the zone you want to paint.
Conclusion:
Schwalbe tire are by far the lightest tire and they are comfortable to roll with. Their weakness? Easy to puncture and not much air volume to absorb potholes.
Green Fat tire wheels sure look cool, but they are way too heavy, they impact the suspension negatively.
China E-bike 16x3 tire look like a good compromise between light weight and puncture resistant wheels for a KMX trike. I went up to 40 mph and they are well balanced, no shaking, the bike is also less twitchy. Rolling into a pothole also feel less destructive for the bike. Their weakness so far? They are really stiff and hard to install on the rim.