Are the Kenda Kwick Roller EZs true to size at 40mm? They look like a good tire for my fendered Quickbeam (now with S3X hub!).
Philip Philip Williamson www.biketinker.com On Mar 23, 12:31 pm, Earl Grey <[email protected]> wrote: > I am loving my 40mm Kenda Kwick Roller EZ rides for mixed riding. > Folding bead, light weight (~400g?) black sidewall, low rolling > resistance. Unfortunately discontinued last fall, but worth searching > for. Cheap, too. Oops, prob. won't fit on a Road Standard? > > How about the Soma New Xpress? A Pasela with tougher sidewalls > (hypertex casing) I believe, comes in a 32 and 35 (Same thing as the > Panaracer Urban Max?):http://store.somafab.com/newxp70tifob.html > > Gernot > > On Mar 23, 3:35 am, Michael_S <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > There a lot of tuff "City" tires out there that do well off road. I've > > had good success with the Jack Brown Greens, even though Grant > > suggests the Blue version for more rough rides. The Panaracer Urban > > Max is a 32mm tire similar to the Pasela with sturdier sidewalls that > > works well too. You have to watch the weight on some of the City > > tires, the World Tour is heavier than both I've mentioned yet is > > probably not any tougher. > > > ~Mike > > > On Mar 22, 12:43 pm, Jim Cloud <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I'm wondering if anyone in the group has had recent experience with > > > the Michelin World Tour tire that they'd like to share? I began > > > riding off-road in Tucson many years ago, before the advent of > > > mountain bikes, when that style of riding was referred to as "Rough > > > Stuff" by the Brits. I was using a 27" wheel size (on my Paramount) > > > with a Michelin tire that may have been the World Tour, although I > > > don't remember the name of the tire. > > > > These tires performed very well riding on both paved and off-road > > > surfaces and handled the gnarly stuff quite well > > > > The unpaved roads around the Tucson area, that are graded, will eat > > > Gran Bois tires for lunch. The thin sidewalls simply don't stand up > > > to the sharp rocks that occur on these roads (Jan Heine states this on > > > his website, referring to one Tucson area rider who has found the Gran > > > Bois too fragile for these roads: > > > http://www.compasscycle.com/TireTerrain.html > > > . ) > > > > I'm thinking about getting a set of 700x35c tires to try out on my > > > Rivendell Road Standard and I'm considering the Michelin World Tour. > > > Any comments, based on riding experiences, would be appreciated. > > > > Jim Cloud > > > Tucson, AZ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
