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Tire brands? (self.bicycling)
submitted 11 months ago by RandomPancake to c/bicycling
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I was about to pull the trigger on a set of Schwalbe Johnny Watts, but they seem to be out of stock everywhere. My backup plan is to get a pair of Schwalbe Marathon Plus Tour. But in doing my research, I've read multiple people say that although they stand up really well to thorns and other trail nasties, they're a mild pain to take on / off due to sidewall stiffness.

Everything I've raid suggests Schwalbe is a pretty solid brand. Before I pull the trigger on these, are there any other brands I should be considering?

I'm riding an ebike mainly on rail trails. Some are paved, most are packed dirt or well-packed pea gravel. Sometimes I'll hit a small mud patch but I don't really go mudding. Once in a blue moon I'll hit single track or railroad ballast, but that's rare. I want something that's going to be reasonably quiet and smooth on paved but that won't shred itself when the terrain gets a little rougher, and that won't fly out from under me if I hit a mud puddle.

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[–] RandomPancake 1 points 11 months ago

That could be - I won't know for sure unless I get my hands on some but the chief complaint is that as soon as they get one side on the rim, the other side forcefully pops off. My first thought was that people are trying to put the wrong size tires on their rims but this complaint is common enough that I think there may be more to it.

I'll check out the Mountain Kings, thanks!