What are your "Go-To" tires?

[oilerlord]

I'm considering a bike (the Neo Jumper) that comes standard with knobby tires - which are probably great for off-roading but since 70% of my riding will be on the street, I'm exploring options that are reasonably good for both kinds of rides. Also, at all possible I'd like to minimize the risk of flat tires too.

I've read on other forums that Armadillo tires are among the best choice to guard against flats. Which ones are good crossover-types to choose from? I'm not stuck on any brand in particular, but I would like to avoid liners or slime.

Feel free to chime in with what works for you!

Thanks.
Dave

 

[Ravi Kempaiah]

Schwalbe Marathon plus. This was suggested to me by Mark from Ebikereviews.com.au and that's what he has on his Jumper as well. I will change to Marathon Plus once the winter is over. Knobby tires are great for snowy, wet conditions. I found my bike to be lot more grippy than my other normal MTB.

 

[James]

Any of the higher end Schwalbe tires are good. My st1 uses the Big Ben by Schwalbe and I have no complaints. I've put plenty of miles on them and they feel great

 

[Ravi Kempaiah]

Agree with James.

Since 2014 Jumper uses 650B tires, here is a reference chart before you purchase anything.

and the same website has charts for other tire sizes/brands as well.

 

[EddieJ]

What does the Jumper come fitted with as standard?

The Xtrem came fitted with Continental Explorers, which actually perform very well as a dual purpose tyre. It was only when conditions started to change for the worse over here that I felt the need to change them. I was ending up on my backside just too many times when things got wet and slippery.

If you do have the Contentintals, I wouldn't worry too much about spending the money to change.

 

[oilerlord]

The Jumper comes standard with Schwalbe "Rapid Rob" tires. These look great for off roading but probably not ideal for the street. Since I'll be using the bike to commute, my bigger concern is range (or lack of it) with knobby tires.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/ca/en/schwalbe-rapid-rob-mtb-tyre/rp-prod83180

 

[James]

Speaking of tires Schwalbe has prototyped a new dual chamber tubeless tire that might one day be perfect for offroad Ebike use.
http://www.gizmag.com/schwalbe-syntace-dual-chamber-tires/30790/

 

[Ravi Kempaiah]

That's a brilliant invention. It looks like the bike driven eco-system in Europe is helping lot more ebikes to appear and many cool technologies to develop. Wish US adopts such cycling infrastructure soon.

 

[Chris Nolte]

oilerlord, the suggestions above are great. I noticed you said 70%, if the other 30% is mild trails you'll be fine with the Marathon Plus. If the trails are loose ground and/or a little more aggressive it might make sense to run a tire with a smooth tread in the center, but nubbys on the side to be able to handle the off road scenarios. Below is an image of one example, the Continental Speed 2.2.