LF options for tires
Posted by Misterlaxxxx@reddit | ebikes | View on Reddit | 4 comments
I ride 80/20 pavement/gravel ratio. i bike on roads that are in generally good condition. occasional pothole, but nothing nasty. I live in SW Virginia and there are some service roads near me that id like to explore. I ride about 80-100 miles a week. My current ebike is the trek allant× 7s and its got the schwalbe g-one all round 27m5x2.25 tires on it. ive got \~1500 miles on the bike since I bought it last year in June.
im looking for great puncture protection, decent rolling resistance and durability and preferably e50 rating. Currently the continental pure contact tires stick out to me. If anyone's got any experience with those, id like to hear it.
also any other recommendations. Spring is well in and ive been putting a lot of miles, but my current tires, the knobs are smoothing out in the middle, on the rear tire (time to change them soon).
oh and what are your thoughts on using 2 different tires, front and rear. ive read that mtb users do this, but wasn't sure if thats relevant for ebike users.
unseenmover@reddit
1500 miles on a set of tire is pretty good. Ive used the all rounds and the 365 version on one bike and have the e50 johnny watt on my current bike. I really liked the all rounds but on gravel or trails they dont have much traction and the watts do. But on pavement the all rounds were great except under heavy braking the rear would break free pretty easily. y worked great. I stepped up from a 40c to 45c in size on a past ebike and it really helped b/c it had a rigid alum fork. On my emtb i run different tire brands but the same size but on the suv bike i use the same size (2.35) brand and model schwable johnny watt e 50 black walls.
ResponsibleLead4492@reddit
For what you’re riding, the Contact or Contact Plus actually makes a lot of sense. they roll nice on pavement but still handle light gravel fine, and the puncture protection is solid. going up to 2.4" will definitely smooth things out a bit, just a tiny hit on speed but nothing crazy. marathon series is another safe bet if you really hate flats. and yeah, mixing front and rear is totally normal. People usually run something a bit grippier up front and a tougher/faster tire in the back since it wears quicker anyway.
Misterlaxxxx@reddit (OP)
i have read about the marathon series, but ive read that they are "heavy" and "dead" feeling. I think they were designed for touring and are the best puncture protection tires you can buy, at the heavy cost of speed? Do you have any experience with those at all? Thanks for responding and im glad to hear that the contact plus are good for my means!
Verybumpy@reddit
What are LF options?