Gravel tires
12-19-21, 12:35 PM
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Gravel tires
Where can I get decent tires for 27 inch wheels to ride on a gravel trail in New Jersey.
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12-24-21, 10:19 AM
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If they'll fit your frame, lots of folks seem to like the SwiftTire made by Panaracer: https://www.swifttire.com/product/sa...8-folding-tan/
12-24-21, 06:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Bigtonynj
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12-24-21, 10:49 PM
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Not the best tires, but seem popular enough on the forum....
https://www.ebay.com/itm/36326384446...cAAOSwM8pg9rEi
They don't measure out quite to the stated width, though. A little narrower.
https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-v...ce-thread.html
https://www.ebay.com/itm/36326384446...cAAOSwM8pg9rEi
They don't measure out quite to the stated width, though. A little narrower.
https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-v...ce-thread.html
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Ooops....one more:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/29269151691...oAAOSwx5dhMo4N
https://www.ebay.com/itm/29269151691...oAAOSwx5dhMo4N
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Originally Posted by nlerner
If they'll fit your frame, lots of folks seem to like the SwiftTire made by Panaracer: https://www.swifttire.com/product/sa...8-folding-tan/
12-25-21, 01:02 AM
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Originally Posted by thook
Ooops....one more:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/29269151691...oAAOSwx5dhMo4N
https://www.ebay.com/itm/29269151691...oAAOSwx5dhMo4N
On the front wheel they will ruin the steering feel. The tread pattern does not handle the loads correctly, so the transition between straight-line riding and cornering is abrupt.
Hard to believe that they went into production without road-testing, though there have been other tires with similar sorts of issues such as Panaracer's "TT Radial" tires.
12-25-21, 05:14 AM
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There is a Panaracer Pasela in 630-32 (27 x 1 1/4). That would be my choice. Maybe hard to find, though. My usual suppliers all seem to be out of stock.
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Originally Posted by non-fixie
There is a Panaracer Pasela in 630-32 (27 x 1 1/4). That would be my choice. Maybe hard to find, though. My usual suppliers all seem to be out of stock.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Panaracer-P...-127632-2357-0
Not sure that’s helpful to BFers outside of the US, however.
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Originally Posted by nlerner
I just bought a pair from Bell’s Bike Shop on eBay:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Panaracer-P...-127632-2357-0
Not sure that’s helpful to BFers outside of the US, however.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Panaracer-P...-127632-2357-0
Not sure that’s helpful to BFers outside of the US, however.
https://bicycleanhelsinki.com/en/sho...-beige-32-630/
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Originally Posted by dddd
Awful tires those K36 1-1/8".
On the front wheel they will ruin the steering feel. The tread pattern does not handle the loads correctly, so the transition between straight-line riding and cornering is abrupt.
Hard to believe that they went into production without road-testing, though there have been other tires with similar sorts of issues such as Panaracer's "TT Radial" tires.
On the front wheel they will ruin the steering feel. The tread pattern does not handle the loads correctly, so the transition between straight-line riding and cornering is abrupt.
Hard to believe that they went into production without road-testing, though there have been other tires with similar sorts of issues such as Panaracer's "TT Radial" tires.
12-26-21, 12:20 AM
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Originally Posted by thook
Oh, that's too bad. I would have thought they at least had to be as good as the Kross tire. I had some WTB 40c's with that chevron pattern. Those were good tires. Bad Kenda
Any tire with similar height-to-thickness tread elements would also suffer the same inability to support responsive steering.
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I'm also a fan of the Paselas. The larger ones fit my Raleigh International if I install the rear tire deflated.
The tread is good for most uses except mud, which this bike wouldn't be optimal for anyway
The tread is good for most uses except mud, which this bike wouldn't be optimal for anyway
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