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Old 01-20-20, 08:18 AM
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Hi all--After giving away my Birdy years ago, I found myself in Japan and in need of a travel bike. (I switched to recumbents in 2010 after my employer allowed bikes in the building. I shaved 10 minutes off my ride on a racing recumbent.) I bought a beautiful turquoise Peugeot MI from a collector in perfect condition. I had forgotten how wonderful the Birdy is. My original plan was to sell it when I got back to the US, but I do find that it is convenient to have and it looks good in the apartment.

But I'm looking for tire options. I searched through this thread and didn't see much by way of options. Kojaks are one of the worst tires Schwalbe was made; they are slow and not super puncture resistant. But it doesn't look like there are any other options out there other than changing out the wheels? Since I rarely ride it, I don't want to do that. What are the 355 options on the market now?

The Birdy-branded tires that came with it are just as bad as the Kojaks.
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