Topic: FAO:Meta
Anonymous A started this discussion 6 years ago #95,727
How would you rate the Kenda Street Nimbus K830 bike tire?Meta !Sober//iZs joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 51 minutes later[^] [v] #1,080,362
Looks a hell of a lot better than off-road mountainbike tires. Treads still look a bit chunkier than I'd like but I think it's not bad and wouldn't create a lot of rolling resistance.
It's surprising how hard it is to find slick tires. Psychologically people still seem to think that tread is needed for traction when nothing could be further from the truth. It IS needed on car tires, because those have a wide, flat, contact patch. And on shoes for the same reason. But bike tires are very narrow and pointy compared to car tires.
This is a fascinating article by an engineer who actually designed bike racing tires: https://www.sheldonbrown.com/brandt/slicks.html
What size are you shopping for and what's your tire budget? ?
It's surprising how hard it is to find slick tires. Psychologically people still seem to think that tread is needed for traction when nothing could be further from the truth. It IS needed on car tires, because those have a wide, flat, contact patch. And on shoes for the same reason. But bike tires are very narrow and pointy compared to car tires.
This is a fascinating article by an engineer who actually designed bike racing tires: https://www.sheldonbrown.com/brandt/slicks.html
What size are you shopping for and what's your tire budget? ?
Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 21 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,080,367
Has meta been on a bike in the last 25 years? Doubtful.
Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 33 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,080,373
Urban legend says, “bicycles typically bend once he’s lifted onto one”. @previous (C)
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Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 6 years ago, 18 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,080,377
@1,080,362 (Meta !Sober//iZs)
700x38c, as cheap as possible, but not so cheap that I don't get a decent tire.
700x38c, as cheap as possible, but not so cheap that I don't get a decent tire.
dylan !DONgSbOYdw (OP) double-posted this 6 years ago, 1 week later, 1 week after the original post[^] [v] #1,082,466
@1,080,362 (Meta !Sober//iZs)
So, I ended up getting the tires/tyres in the OP, and they are pretty great for the price. The tread isn't as deep as the picture makes it look, maybe a 16th of an inch. Also, it is spaced closely enough together that you don't catch in between the tread on the road. They also have a steel mesh, for puncture prevention, which is good since I live in the land of endless goatheads and stickers. They even have less resistance than the tires/tyres that came on my bike originally. The only thing I don't like, is the side walls are made of some fabric shit.
So, I ended up getting the tires/tyres in the OP, and they are pretty great for the price. The tread isn't as deep as the picture makes it look, maybe a 16th of an inch. Also, it is spaced closely enough together that you don't catch in between the tread on the road. They also have a steel mesh, for puncture prevention, which is good since I live in the land of endless goatheads and stickers. They even have less resistance than the tires/tyres that came on my bike originally. The only thing I don't like, is the side walls are made of some fabric shit.