Need tire recommendation for used non-ebike

[Barry S]

Our church had a drawing for a used Mongoose Pro Zero-G bike that I had ZERO interest in but my daughter decided to try her luck. I should have her play the lottery for me because she won the bike. I told her to please consider giving it to one of the other kids at the church because I knew she wasn't going to ride it. She didn't enjoy riding her Jamis bike when we were surrounded by great trails in NC and VA. My daughter insisted that she was going to ride it, and for those of you with daughters you know who won that argument.

I checked online and the bike's value is $50 on a good day. I know the former owner of the bike and it probably has been sitting in his garage for the past 15 years when this bike first came out. Overall the bike looks and rides okay, but the sidewalls do show signs of cracking. I'd like to replace the aggressive tires with something more street friendly as wells as the tubes in case I need the bike as a backup or my daughter decides to touch the grips one day.

The current tires are Innova 26 x 1.95 (54-559). The rims are Y2000 by Alex (559x20). Staying with the 26 x 1.95 (could accommodate a wider tire), the Kenda K838 tire looks promising with good reviews on Amazon. The blue color is actually cheaper than the standard black at $14.86 vs $19.95 (per tire) delivered. There's also the Kenda Kross Plus for $34.95 (1-pair) delivered or the Schwinn Comfort Tire for $39.98 (1-pair) delivered. A set of tubes adds another $10.98 delivered to any of these choices.

Any suggestions short of dropping the bike off at Goodwill?

 

[indianajo]

I'm using both kenda 2.2 knobbies and kenda 1.95 street tread on different bikes. I ride both on the road. I think they are a premium quality tire compared to the stuff at the discount store which I've had trouble with letting the tube pop out the sidewall and blow.
I've found knobbies are much better at not going flat on road trash (glass, metal) but I doubt if your daughter will have any hesitation about calling dad for a ride home after a flat. The growly noise doesn't bother me.
The white WTB freedom 26X1.95" that came with the yubabikes bodaboda have about 700 miles on them and haven't gone flat yet. The color gets me a lot of salutes, even from motorcyclers. I've had up to 75 lb cargo on the back so they are tough. Not rubber really, some kind of plastic.

 

[john peck]

Our church had a drawing for a used Mongoose Pro Zero-G bike that I had ZERO interest in but my daughter decided to try her luck. I should have her play the lottery for me because she won the bike. I told her to please consider giving it to one of the other kids at the church because I knew she wasn't going to ride it. She didn't enjoy riding her Jamis bike when we were surrounded by great trails in NC and VA. My daughter insisted that she was going to ride it, and for those of you with daughters you know who won that argument.

I checked online and the bike's value is $50 on a good day. I know the former owner of the bike and it probably has been sitting in his garage for the past 15 years when this bike first came out. Overall the bike looks and rides okay, but the sidewalls do show signs of cracking. I'd like to replace the aggressive tires with something more street friendly as wells as the tubes in case I need the bike as a backup or my daughter decides to touch the grips one day.

The current tires are Innova 26 x 1.95 (54-559). The rims are Y2000 by Alex (559x20). Staying with the 26 x 1.95 (could accommodate a wider tire), the Kenda K838 tire looks promising with good reviews on Amazon. The blue color is actually cheaper than the standard black at $14.86 vs $19.95 (per tire) delivered. There's also the Kenda Kross Plus for $34.95 (1-pair) delivered or the Schwinn Comfort Tire for $39.98 (1-pair) delivered. A set of tubes adds another $10.98 delivered to any of these choices.

Any suggestions short of dropping the bike off at Goodwill?

See what you can find in the dumpster of a local bike shop

 

[Barry S]

As expected, my daughter hasn't touched the bike so it's getting donated. No room for another bike in our small space, and right now my new RadRover takes precedent.