A little beefier tire and EBike rated vs the Nobby Nics. Downside is they are heavier but I’d rather have a beefier more durable tire as this is a heavy bike. Tread is also more aggressive with front and rear specific tread designs. Can’t wait to get this beast on the local trails.
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A little beefier tire and EBike rated vs the Nobby Nics. Downside is they are heavier but I’d rather have a beefier more durable tire as this is a heavy bike. Tread is also more aggressive with front and rear specific tread designs. Can’t wait to get this beast on the local trails.
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That looks good. I have 3 inch tires on my current bike and was looking forward to those on the Hydra. Any specific reason they came as 2.8s?
Does this bike just follow you around the house, room to room?
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We got the 2.8s from Schwalbe. so more a product availability issue. :|
Pretty much
I tried to find the Eddy Currents in 27.5x3.0 but no luck. I think I got extremely lucky even finding the ones I did.
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Oh, I was thinking those were 3 inch. I'll have to go back and look at the post where you had the wheelsets waiting for your Hydra to arrive.
Edit: They look proportional, to the bike, aggressive. It looks good.
Edit: They look proportional, to the bike, aggressive. It looks good.
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Well....your earlier post about these tires said they where 27.5x3. What are they?
27.5X2.8, I thought they were 27.5X3.0 but I was wrong.
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Pretty much
Mine was a interior decoration throughout last winter. Not now!Very nice bike!
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Huh, I guess it's just perception/optical illusion. More aggressive tread, darker rubber, pictured close up and seperately at first.
They look better and to bikes purpose to me.
Does Schwalbe even make a 3.0? Its not listed on their site. Also great looking tires how noisy are they on pavement? I would probably do the Johnny Watts, less noise / rolling resistance and ok off-road but they also only seem to go up to 2.8 as well.
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These will definitely be noisier than the Nobby Nics that came on the bike. Also more rolling resistance. These are purpose built trail tires.
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That's what I want. Mostly interested in trail here. (Fire roads, gravel roads, hiking/biking trails.)
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Yeah for me most of my day to day riding is paved, but I like to mountain bike. Like the idea of a "SUV" bike that can do it all without having to change tires, Johnny Watts are getting good reviews for exactly that:
https://electricbikereview.com/forums/threads/schwalbe-johnny-watts-user-club.41674/
Love the way the pure off-road tires look though especially the Eddy Currents.
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