Tires Best tire for commuting with motorized bike

[softride]

would like views on which has proved better for commuting
I will be using a GEBE Tanaka 40 KIT.

 

[darwin]

With a friction drive I want the tire with the thickest tread [excluding knobbies] that I could get, road tire would be in order.

 

[Large Filipino]

The best tire for commuting is the tire that does not lose any air LOL!!!

 

[alex]

For just putting around town, definitely the road tire. Slicks and knobbies are too dangerous for around here, where I routinely find myself caught in a rain storm.

 

[kaploink]

Definitely the road tire or the slick. Those knobbies on the mtb tires just add rolling resistance on smooth roads.

Sheldon Brown has a good web page on tire traction, pressure, and tread.
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/tires.html

 

[spunout]

The best tire for commuting is the tire that does not lose any air LOL!!!

true. i'm a big fan of kenda flames. smooth and...i GUESS they're quiet. i take my baffles out, so...

throw on some Mr. Tuffies. at LEAST on the rear tire.

 

[wayde]

i like the mtb tires with the smooth in the middle and the knobbies on the edges

 

[Alaskavan]

Schwalbe Big Apple's.

 

[azbill]

kenda flames...3000+ miles, and they show minimal wear