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Old 05-31-22, 10:47 PM
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subgrade
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Mounted Schwalbe G-One Terrabite TLE 28x2.00 tires. Had them lying around since February when I got them for a discount price, since I wanted to try wider tires for off-road riding than my regular Conti Speed Rides.

With a local MTB XC race coming up this weekend, this seemed a good opportunity to try these tires out. Strangely, there is virtually no info on the web about this particular model, but from what I can see, they are identical to G-One Ultrabites. Came in a packaging that looked original and from a reputable online store, so I don't worry about their origins.

Mounting them was harder than I thought though. It was my first time that I had to use tire levers already to get the first bead over the edge of the rim, and by that point they already sat so tight that I wasn't able to slide them forward/backward on the rim to align the label with the valve hole as is customary. Had also to use the soapwater trick to get them to seat properly.
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