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The Street => The Bike Shop => Topic started by: blueee on April 15, 2015, 04:06:21 PM

Title: racing tires and pegs
Post by: blueee on April 15, 2015, 04:06:21 PM
does the tread on the Kenda Konversion Folding Tire reach towards the sidewalls?
Could i grind on these tires? anyone know

I was running kenda compact tires on the rear and  they quickly started to tear through the sides but the tread looks much much more narrow on those tires
hmmm

1.95's on a wide gsport rim
Title: Re: racing tires and pegs
Post by: blueee on April 15, 2015, 04:07:36 PM
hmmmm 9bucks, i think ill buy some of these
20 x 1.95" (Marked as 20x1.75")
Inflated Width: 2.05" (52mm)
Inflated Diameter: 20.3" (515.6mm)
Max Pressure: 65 psi
Weight: 13 oz
Title: Re: racing tires and pegs
Post by: dude... on April 15, 2015, 07:34:08 PM
for $9 might as well try it
Title: Re: racing tires and pegs
Post by: weedbix on April 15, 2015, 09:59:46 PM
Race tires will be lerss likely to tear on the front wheel
Title: Re: racing tires and pegs
Post by: blueee on April 16, 2015, 01:17:21 AM
these will be for the rear. they will recieve the occasional feeble on a gnarly, rough ledge

i have micro knobbies on the front but recently the sidewalls have torn a couple times on 360's
Title: Re: racing tires and pegs
Post by: JFax on April 16, 2015, 02:10:31 AM
Bought a few Kenda tires about 10 years ago with the same basic idea. Seemingly good BMX tires for a low price, awesome!

Then I realised that they wore through and got punctures at 10x the rate of the Schwalbes that were 3x the price I was running at the point, so the economic side to it is actually not good.
Title: Re: racing tires and pegs
Post by: Craig Slist on April 19, 2015, 10:26:34 PM
You're using a product against its intended purpose,expect shitty results.
Title: Re: racing tires and pegs
Post by: Patty on April 25, 2015, 08:27:55 PM
You're using a product against its intended purpose,expect shitty results.
this! X1000000. Just because it's a deal doesn't mean it's a deal for you
Title: Re: racing tires and pegs
Post by: paranoidmexican on April 25, 2015, 09:11:53 PM
#yolo