Seems the dust might be from the brake pads wearing themselves.
On Thursday, September 26, 2019 at 4:20:09 AM UTC-7, Conway Bennett wrote:
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> The black specs are probably and rubber from the tire rubbing, check your
> brake pads to see if they aren't hitting the sidewall near the bead.
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Franklyn, my advice to the young lady weighed heavily towards the 'no flats'
side, which basically started and ended with "get Big Bens, they'll work." She
rides with the kids back and forth to school every day and REALLY can't afford
many road side repairs, so I think this was the way to go.
I am amazed not one person mentioned Schwalbe G-One 27.5x2.0 or Panaracer
Gravel King 48mm (27.5), not mention the Compass/Rene Herse Tires! They are
lighter and "suppler" than any Schwalbe tires mentioned here!
On Friday, September 27, 2019 at 8:59:47 AM UTC-7, Bicycle Belle Ding Ding!
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The tires aren’t doing the dusting - we suspect the brake pads are. Did you see
the photos? Our commute is concrete - a sidewalk made extra wide, and I don’t
spend a lot of time on the blacktop. Cars reign supreme up here, and with those
big, wide paths and few if any pedestrians, we stay on
Leah, I’ve never noticed tires “dusting” my frame .Could it be something on the
roads you are riding? Where on the frame does it appear? Where doesn’t it? John
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I have to agree with the above sentiment about tires. While some Compass tires
would certainly ride much better; I kinda felt like putting super nice tires on
went against the whole vibe of the bike. I have a Schwalbe on the back of mine,
but it looks exactly like the Kendas.
For the same
I sometimes still wake up at night in a cold sweat, after a nightmare about
being forced to ride Kenda Kwik Nines! :)
On Friday, September 27, 2019, Mark Roland wrote:
> This ended up being my approach on my OC (Original Clem). I was
> planning to buy a set of Compass Switchbacks before my new
This ended up being my approach on my OC (Original Clem). I was
planning to buy a set of Compass Switchbacks before my new bicycle even
arrived, but like Jim, I soon got into the whole vibe, with the Bosco Bulls
and the step-through and the fenders and back o bike bags, and the tires
were just
Party on Garth
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Yeah ! It's funny how all so-called dis-ease with not just tires, but
anything and everything, is a *comparison*. The thing is though, the
present is incomparable. No matter how or what or where or who or how
you're riding, for example,, you can't make it any faster or slower or
better or
Yep, I usually run between the two numbers, or if there's only a maximum I'll
go 10-15 under it. My bones are older than Leah's and less tolerant of rattling
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I'm in the market for a set of 650b / 27.5 tires also .
I'm considering these Maxxis Refuse , size 27.5 x 2.0In a folding tire at 610
grams, not a terrible weight
for a 2" wide tire and not too high on price at 42 bucks each.
I've had good luck with other Maxxis tires.Shows double puncture
I didn't like the Kendas on my Clem Smith Jr at first either, but after
some consideration, I decided to just keep them until they wear out, or
until I have money burning a hole in my pocket, which is currently NOT the
case.
They are slower and heavier than other tires, but I find that if I just
+ 1 for the Big Apples.
I don't know if they still make the "Liteskin" version; I expect not, since
that was meant, I think, to be a "performance" model* that has long since
been replaced by lighter and presumeably faster tires, but the "base" model
Big Apple that I used in the early 2000s was
Your tires have probably dry rotted, living in a dry desert, it’s not
surprising. Look for cracking on the sidewalls or let some air out and squeeze
the sidewalls. Guessing you will see cracks.
If you don’t want flats, get a touring tire. Schwalbe Marathon Plus. Not the
best riding, but you
If the stock tires are the Kenda Kwik Nines, they are awful, slow,
uncomfortable junk. I was surprised how much faster and smoother my Clem
rode when I replaced them with 44mm Resist Nomads. Even though the Nomads
were narrower, they were so much smoother since the sidewalls weren’t made
of
The black specs are probably and rubber from the tire rubbing, check your brake
pads to see if they aren't hitting the sidewall near the bead.
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I've been surprised at how well Schwalbe Big Apple tires roll, especially
considering their resilience. I'd recommend those based on how good they seem
to ride on my commuter bike. Mine are 26"x 2" and feel faster than the Marathon
Plus that were on before.
In terms of the black speckles, it
I think you might like these tires:
https://www.rivbike.com/collections/tires/products/schwalbe-big-ben-wire-raceguard-performance-line-hs439-700c-x-50-50-622-28x2-00-10129?variant=12239849095279
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I have a 2015 Clementine with the original Kenda tires. I have heard those
aren’t nice tires and I’m starting to suspect the rumors are true. “Boggy”
someone once said, and that makes sense to me.
At any rate, something worse is happening. Every day I come home from the
school commute and
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