Originally Posted by
plympton
Thank you all. I think I'll go with the 16mm velox. Now what about the tyres? I don't want top of the line, I'm not a cyclist, but I do want good tyres. Bell, Kenda or another?
I've started developing "tire snob" tendencies with some of my bikes -- paying attention to tpi, tread pattern (file tread please) and depth, overall tire weight, etc.
But I've come to realize that this thinking would be misplaced on our English 3-speeds. Many of them originally came with Dunlop Sprites or Sports, which had prominent tread patterns and rubber-coated sidewalls. (See this great blog post:
https://bikeshedva.blogspot.com/2016...tires-iso.html) These bikes were meant to be no-frills, dependable transportation, so fragile sidewalls and thin treads are OUT. My Armstrong 3-speed came to me with these Kenda/Nimbus tires:
https://www.niagaracycle.com/categor...-gum-wall-k830 and while not "supple" or "light" they ride well enough, and suit the character of the bike.
- Scott