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[GMA52]

Sorry, 26” x 4”
Pavement, Hardpack and some light trails. No Mud and hopefully no rain when riding but if it did rain I would need good traction on pavement

 

[Gionnirocket]

That's what size I guesstimated from your photo.
I doubt very much that Schwalbe or Specialized make a pavement tread in that size. Kenda is one of the few major brands that does and I believe the Cursor is their only option. You might be left to the Chinese brands, not that that is necessarily all bad.

Again no personal experience with fat tires but this seems to have decent reviews...

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Or maybe these.....

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D326ZK12?tag=consecho65740-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&ascsubtag=NoCID%7Cbf99f6c2-7c23-4272-829a-9a2e87956de7

Look at Maxxis tires as they make a lot of fat tires as well.

Understand that fat tires were originally designed for snow and sand and generally off road use so pavement options are somewhat limited.
Hopefully someone with more fat tire experience will chime in. Might be worth starting a new thread with 26"fat and pavement in the subject line or reigniteing this one.

Fat STREET Tires are WAY BETTER for Riding on Pavement than KNOBBY Off-Road Tires

Friends, On my 85-pound mid-drive ebike, the original CST BFT Fat Tires wore out in 1,000 miles of pavement/street riding, plus they were extremely loud (sounded like a swarm of bees when riding on roads). Replaced with STREET tires, and they were way quieter, much more agile (easier to lean...

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[GMA52]

After a ton of research I decided and ordered these Tires with tubes. My hopes are these do well for me. Time will tell. If anyone has any comments on either the tire or installing is certainly welcome. The email replied stated these tires come with Black Cat tubes. I have not changed tires on a bike but are going to attempt installing on my new Ebike.

https://fattirehousela.com/shopnow/store/p/e-bike-fat-tires-26x4-brown-wall-wanda-street

 

[Gionnirocket]

After a ton of research I decided and ordered these Tires with tubes. My hopes are these do well for me. Time will tell. If anyone has any comments on either the tire or installing is certainly welcome. The email replied stated these tires come with Black Cat tubes. I have not changed tires on a bike but are going to attempt installing on my new Ebike.

https://fattirehousela.com/shopnow/store/p/e-bike-fat-tires-26x4-brown-wall-wanda-street

Appearance wise they look nice and the tread appears as it would be very quiet and efficient. But it does look strictly street oriented so I'm not sure how they will perform with the bit of off road you may do. That said a 4" tire is very wide to begin with and will probably be ok as long as you don't ride too aggressively. I'd be careful with them in wet conditions as well... at least until I understand how they perform.
As far as brand... they're not known much and info seems limited.

Any trouble mounting them... just just check in here and you'll get some help.
Sorry... but more homework assignments for you. Watch some of the suggested YouTube and there will be a surprise quiz by weeks end.

 

[GMA52]

Appearance wise they look nice and the tread appears as it would be very quiet and efficient. But it does look strictly street oriented so I'm not sure how they will perform with the bit of off road you may do. That said a 4" tire is very wide to begin with and will probably be ok as long as you don't ride too aggressively. I'd be careful with them in wet conditions as well... at least until I understand how they perform.
As far as brand... they're not known much and info seems limited.

Any trouble mounting them... just just check in here and you'll get some help.
Sorry... but more homework assignments for you. Watch some of the suggested YouTube and there will be a surprise quiz by weeks end.

The thing I see that (in my mind) would do well on wet pavement is the slits that start in the center and span outward at an angle that would send water out the sides of the tire. I am not a tire expert though but yes need to see how they do with caution.

 

[GMA52]

I've always changed my own tires and tubes... eBike or not. If you're handy with tools, it's not that complicated and a good skill to have.
You have a hub motor so the only added task is disconnecting the motor... but that should be just a cable connection. My latest bike has an IGH so I had to learn how to disconnect the shift mech... again an additional step but nothing requiring training, just follow instructions.
There's tons of videos on tire change so watch a few to get some different perspectives.

Get some quality tire leavers and use some soap ( I usually have some diluted Simple Green around) to lube the bead and all it should take is some patience and practice. You can start with the front to get acquainted.

I ordered a set of these Park Tools tire levers. Thank you for posting these

 

[PCeBiker]

You might want to consider flat tire protection when you install your tires.

I used Flat-Out Sportsman Formula, Mr. Tuffy tire liners, and Tannus inserts on my first ebike that also had the extremely rare 26" X 4" street treaded tires.

A flat tire can really ruin your day and fat bikes Love to get flat tires.
And it always seems to be the rear wheel which is a PITA to deal with on a rear hub motor.

 

[PCeBiker]

The thing I see that (in my mind) would do well on wet pavement is the slits that start in the center and span outward at an angle that would send water out the sides of the tire.

Make sure that you get the tire rotation correct or you'll send water into the middle of the tire.

 

[Gionnirocket]

The thing I see that (in my mind) would do well on wet pavement is the slits that start in the center and span outward at an angle that would send water out the sides of the tire. I am not a tire expert though but yes need to see how they do with caution.

It looks like a speed oriented tread to me so I would feel them out in wet conditions. I agree about the channeling and it's probably sufficient... could just be an abundance of precaution on my part.

 

[PCeBiker]

It looks like a speed oriented tread to me so I would feel them out in wet conditions.

Somebody reviewed my ebike and said that the tires were dangerous on any surface, but I had no problem with them.

They don't like mud though.

My new ebike doesn't work very well in the mud either.

 

[PedalUma]

might be left to the Chinese brands

Chaoyang. All the crappy bikes do the Chao-Yang tonight.
Everytime I see it I think of this mid-80's tune. Do not click it if you are on anticonvulsants or you will have a spaz on the floor and swallow your tongue and die. For the longest time I thought that Chaoyang was Connie Chung's brother, makes sense, right, Chaoyang Chung? It just sort of naturally rolls of the spaz swallowed tongue just before you die. The 'wang' part is the postmortem erection that is so typical in such events. Medical fact.

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[GMA52]

You might want to consider flat tire protection when you install your tires.

I used Flat-Out Sportsman Formula, Mr. Tuffy tire liners, and Tannus inserts on my first ebike that also had the extremely rare 26" X 4" street treaded tires.

A flat tire can really ruin your day and fat bikes Love to get flat tires.
And it always seems to be the rear wheel which is a PITA to deal with on a rear hub motor.

The rear tire looks reversed tread wise. Am I correct?

 

[GMA52]

Absolutely no experience with 26x4... but the Kenda Kwick Drumlin tires that I had were pretty decent.
Maybe Google around for some info/reviews on these... The Kenda site reviews seem decent.
https://shop.kendatire.com/products/cursor?variant=49862825214243

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Google can usually help you find a similar coupon in the future if you're not ready.

If the tires I bought do not do well these are what I will order.

 

[Gionnirocket]

If the tires I bought do not do well these are what I will order.

I'm sure they'll be great on the road so there's no need to rush out in search of perfection.
It's really gonna come down to how/where you ride.

 

[PCeBiker]

The rear tire looks reversed tread wise. Am I correct?

No, the arrows formed by the sipes in the tread point in the direction of rotation.

These pictures show it better,..

Directional tires have arrows printed on the sidewalls as well (your tires will have them.)



And I found this,..

Interestingly, I remember a tire that had the rotation direction reversed if it was used as a rear tire.

I thought that the sipes were all about channeling water, but there might be more to it?

A rear tire needs better grip while accelerating and a front tire needs better grip when decelerating.

 

[Gionnirocket]

I prefer my tire to have better grip always

 

[PCeBiker]

I would much rather ride a street tire off-road than ride an off-road tire on the street.

My 1982 Honda dirt bike could be made street legal by adding a horn and swapping out the nobby tires for trail or street tires.

The nobby tires were so dangerous on the pavement that they were illegal.

I often rode my Honda street bike with street tires on gravel roads, (but I didn't like the gravel much)

 

[GMA52]

No, the arrows formed by the sipes in the tread point in the direction of rotation.

These pictures show it better,..

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Directional tires have arrows printed on the sidewalls as well (your tires will have them.)



And I found this,..

View attachment 201589



Interestingly, I remember a tire that had the rotation direction reversed if it was used as a rear tire.

I thought that the sipes were all about channeling water, but there might be more to it?

A rear tire needs better grip while accelerating and a front tire needs better grip when decelerating.

Sorry, I assumed that tire was the back tire. With a closer look I see I was wrong. They are correct as you say. BTW: Nice Bike! Where did you get the windshield?
Also, I wished now that I had gone with a step through model because I had to push my seat back as far as it would go and get Sketchers Tennis shoes with 2” heel to get my let over due to fused lumbar and arthritis in hips but They were lower wattage in the brand I was buying.

 

[GMA52]

I would much rather ride a street tire off-road than ride an off-road tire on the street.

My 1982 Honda dirt bike could be made street legal by adding a horn and swapping out the nobby tires for trail or street tires.

The nobby tires were so dangerous on the pavement that they were illegal.

I often rode my Honda street bike with street tires on gravel roads, (but I didn't like the gravel much)

Same here with the 74 Honda 450 I had. I just did not go crazy
One thing I am glad for is that My E-Bike doesn’t (or shouldn’t) need balancing due to the lower speed.

 

[GMA52]

Unfortunately, an unanswerably broad question.

Q1. What size tires do you have now?

Q2. What surfaces do you see yourself riding on in the future? Pavement only, pavement + hardpack, add in light trails?

Q3. Will you be riding these surfaces when wet, sandy, or muddy? If so, you'll want more tread — perhaps a hybrid tread design.

Q4. How much puncture protection do you need? There can be trade-offs with weight and rolling resistance.

For quality above Kenda, look at Schwalbe and Specialized offerings. (Others can point you to additional quality brands.) Pick out some promising candidates and use the forum search function to see what's already been said about them.

Then come back with narrower tire questions.

I did not see a viable Schalbe or Specialized 4” tire for mostly roads. Seems a lot more options for 2 1/2” or less tires.