Just echoing Garth's sentiments on some of the hefty Schwalbe tires:
I have the little Big Bens (700x38, true to size on ~18mm inner rims) on a
single speed bike. Despite the tires weighing over 650g each I enjoy riding
this bike both on and off pavement.
My townie/errand bike has Big Apple 26x
I can only add that Schwobble's Big Bens are also inherently very flat
resistant and quite fun despite their relative heft. I've ridden other
Kenda tires and it seems to me that they ride like hell even in lighter
weight folding varieties !
The Big Bens also rolls real easy, like a low resista
Kenda Qwick Bitumen here on my office bike. They came on an Appaloosa, and
now roll on a fixed gear Crust.
Your bike came with the Kendas, and you love your bike, and they
practically never puncture? APPROVE
I acknowledge there are people who can't imagine riding tires as bad as the
Kenda
It is the Kenda QwickNine. The beauty of these tires is that they don't
get flats in normal usage.
I have other bikes that I run ReneHerse tires on. But for what I use Clem
for, which is mixed terrain riding and commuting, they're great. And
they're very forgiving about air pressure. They ride
I absolutely hated the stock tires on the Clem (Kenda Kwik Nines at the
time). Maybe the worst feeling tire I’ve ever experienced. I can’t imagine
six years on those things!
Eric
On Wednesday, November 8, 2023, Jim Bronson wrote:
> Well after 6 years of owning my Clem and riding it at least 1x
