212 guys and tires

[Jayraye39]

they are actually advertised as race tires

 

[Jayraye39]

Thnx man shes pretty fun to be on

 

[BruceBanner1983]

Yeah, any constant speeds over 50 mph you'll need a better tire than an average bicycle tire
But for speeds up to 50 mph I recommend Cheng Shin Classic Knobbies

I ride all day at speeds of 40 - 45 mph and can go 50+ mph if I want
I put over 41K miles in 18 years on my Whizzer and never had a tire failure running 26x 2.125 Cheng Shin Classic Knobbies
Yes I go on 100 miles ride too, so those tires have been thru alot of abuse, Back tire lasts about 1500 miles
The Classic Knobbie also has the original Whizzer Retro look

How are the knobbies with road vibration and rolling resistance? Good contact patch? Grip when wet?

 

[Jayraye39]

Not sure never ran knobbies. thats just the tread they.offered on that particular ad. but theze race tires come in 3 different treads. im pulling the trigger on semi slicks

 

[Wrench]

How are the knobbies with road vibration and rolling resistance? Good contact patch? Grip when wet?

Classic Knobbies are the original duel sport tire

There's alot of copies of the classic knobbie out there and their not as good as the Cheng Shin
The only other Classic Knobbie that is just as good is made by Bell with kevlar

You'll notice the knobbies are flat so it's no road vibration but good grip in sand, gravel, wet roads

 

[BruceBanner1983]

Classic Knobbies are the original duel sport tire

You'll notice the knobbies are flat so it's no road vibration but good grip in sand, gravel, wet roads

Ok those might be the best tires for me then

 

[Wrench]

Ok those might be the best tires for me then

I use em because they're good and period correct for my Whizzer
But shop around, I bet you can find a higher quality tire with puncture resistant liners built into the tire

But if ya like the OLd Skool Classic Knobbie then that's the tire for you

 

[GW's Motorized]

these are the Maxxis im going to buy The DTH. simply cause they are semi slicks and the light brown will match my bike colors
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Can you post a link to the semi slicks? I am actually more interested in those than the hookworms

 

[Jayraye39]

Here is what they say about the Maxxis DTH (drop the hammer) tires im purchasing

 

[DieselTech]

I use the whizzer tires Wrench mentioned. This bike regularly sees 55mph. But

52mph is its sweet spot!