Friction Drive Tyre Problem

[darwin]

Go to niagracycles and buy the chen-seng for 10$ and it will last 1500 miles. Best friction tire for the money.

 

[Chalo]

That's Cheng Shin, and they make a lot of different tires under the names Cheng Shin Tire, CST, and Maxxis.

I'm guessing you refer to the Cheng Shin C241 cruiser tire, which is a good pick for friction drive. And cheap.

Chalo

 

[darwin]

Burrrrrrrrrrrrrp yea thats the tire I was too lazy to look it up.

 

[occchopperfl]

That's Cheng Shin, and they make a lot of different tires under the names Cheng Shin Tire, CST, and Maxxis.

I'm guessing you refer to the Cheng Shin C241 cruiser tire, which is a good pick for friction drive. And cheap.

Chalo

Hi Chalo,

Long time!

What do you think about this tire for FD?

http://www.niagaracycle.com/product_info.php?products_id=1388

 

[Chalo]

What do you think about this tire for FD?

http://www.niagaracycle.com/product_info.php?products_id=1388

That's a good one; it's nice and thick, pretty fast, and tough. I had a pair of tires like that in the 700x40 size for many years. The gum sidewalls got all cracky before there was significant tread wear.

A very small diameter or high powered roller would probably take a little bite of each tread groove that crosses the center.

Chalo

 

[happycheapskate]

I love Niagara Cycle! I am waiting to purchase a FD kit and motor, and plan to run something like these: (police bike tires, knobby on sides, slick band in the middle)

http://www.niagaracycle.com/images/jbimages/59978md.jpg
$10-20

So far my experience with 26" slicks on my china-kit bike has not been good! They were great in the rain and fast on pavement, but any dirt or gravel and I was riding like a rodeo cowboy.

 

[loquin]

If you occasionally ride off-road, take a look at the Continental Town & Country, or the equivalent Serfas Drifters. They have an inverted tread design (recesses instead of knobs,) with a continuous slick center portion on the crown of the tire around the circumference, which provides a nice, smooth portion for the friction roller contact. They ride very nicely on the pavement, and only under hard cornering do you ever feel feel the tread.

 

[rawly old]

For the price, a kenda 838 work just as well as the pricier schwalbes.

p.s. i do like the look of the attachments for an off-road alternative.

 

[happycheapskate]

I am on Kenda Kourier 700x38 that came on my bike. So far, so good, with the 1" roller. The tires have a center band and small "knobs".

http://bike-geeks.com/img/kenda-kourier-k-shield-bicycle-tire-700-x-40c_6994_300.jpg

 

[rawly old]

glad there's a viable 700 tire out there; i'm about to motorize my
road bike as well.