Fat bike tyres
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mrgold35
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- USA
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- ABQ, New Mexico
My old 16 Radrover came with 30 TPI juggernauts. Very stiff tire that needed tools to take on/off, very flat prone, noisy, not very stable on turns at top speed because of the spaced out knobs, and the rears wore out in about 1000 miles.
I switched to Vee8 120 TPI 26X4 and like the softer tires a lot better. Very easy to put on/off, more flat resistant, less road noise, long tread life of 3X-4X of the juggernauts, and very stable at high speeds. The only issues I've had with these tires was "self steer" if PSI was below 15 PSI and needing 5 velcro straps to secure the almost flimsy tire on the rim to seat before airing up. It was almost impossible for me to seat a 120 tpi tire with a hand pump and no velcro straps (found out the hard way on a single track trail +5 miles from home). Unfortunately, these tires aren't being made any more and I found the last 4 on ebay a few years ago to save for a rainy day.
I would check out 120 TPI road tires compared to 30-60 TPI. I kept the inner tubes instead of going tubeless with the Vee8 tires because I've had quite a few flats too large for tire sealant to fix.
I switched to Vee8 120 TPI 26X4 and like the softer tires a lot better. Very easy to put on/off, more flat resistant, less road noise, long tread life of 3X-4X of the juggernauts, and very stable at high speeds. The only issues I've had with these tires was "self steer" if PSI was below 15 PSI and needing 5 velcro straps to secure the almost flimsy tire on the rim to seat before airing up. It was almost impossible for me to seat a 120 tpi tire with a hand pump and no velcro straps (found out the hard way on a single track trail +5 miles from home). Unfortunately, these tires aren't being made any more and I found the last 4 on ebay a few years ago to save for a rainy day.
I would check out 120 TPI road tires compared to 30-60 TPI. I kept the inner tubes instead of going tubeless with the Vee8 tires because I've had quite a few flats too large for tire sealant to fix.
SuPRCooPR
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I too was looking for a road tire and went with the 26x2.5 hookworms from Maxxis. They’re much smoother, quieter and even add a bit of range. here’s a link: Maxxis Hookworm Tire Size: 26 x 2.50 Single Compound Wire Bead TB74255100 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PH2CZG8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_vCkNEbTM5BEYR
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