Tire Advice: Schwalbe Road Cruiser or Kenda Kwick
rockrider78
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Greetings to all Riders,
Parry from Mumbai India, Riding a Btwin Rockrider 5.0 [RR 5.0], mainly commuting and a weekend warrior. 35 yrs old and a product manager in financial services, i ride because purely it lets me get off the steam. I ride outside city roads and that odd ride maybe twice a week for errands. Cant commute daily as my workplace is 40kms away. Been a active cyclist since the past year and clocked over 2000 kms in all. Looking forward to getting helpful insights from all members.
Btw i have a query and hope to get some advice. Like a best option.
I realized that a major portion of my riding is done on tarmac albeit riddled with a few potholes here and a few uneven surfaces there. And mostly my rides are done on tarmac that are sweet to ride. From this i realized that it would make more sense to change to a city tire rather than keep using the semi-slick Kenda kwick stock tires. No doubt the rolling resistance is lesser than knobbies but two things influenced my decision to change tires, 1) Puncture protection, 2) Even lesser rolling resistance,, 3) Durability/Mileage
I did my homework and realized that the Schwalbe Marathon Plus, my first choice, were indeed heavy (as confirmed by many users) even though they offered more puncture protection (with smartguard) . So the next eventual choice was the Schwalbe Road Cruiser http://www.schwalbetires.com/bike_tires ... ad_cruiser that offered slightly lesser puncture protection (Kevlar Guard) and less rolling resistance than the stock Kenda's and were definately less heavier than the Marathon plus. Even though price was not a criteria, the Road cruiser's were cheaper. Considering my riding habits , where i ride 95% on tarmac ( not asphalt) and outside city highways for long rides (tolled roads) where quality of roads is Medium to Good with a few off potholes and uneven surfaces, i thought the Schwalbe Road cruisers might be a good change. And it is on these roads that the kenda's have proved their worth absorbing most of the shocks from a rigid fork and just 1 puncture in 1500 kms and 6 months of riding, taking the unavoidable potholes with ease. but yet at times proving that semi's can be a pain to ride on flats especially when u need speed.
Now my question is this.
Do you think it makes sense to move from the Kenda's to the Schwalbe??? Views please, from existing users of Shcwalbe Road Cruiser or Marathons!
And sorry for the long post.
Cheers!
Parry from Mumbai India, Riding a Btwin Rockrider 5.0 [RR 5.0], mainly commuting and a weekend warrior. 35 yrs old and a product manager in financial services, i ride because purely it lets me get off the steam. I ride outside city roads and that odd ride maybe twice a week for errands. Cant commute daily as my workplace is 40kms away. Been a active cyclist since the past year and clocked over 2000 kms in all. Looking forward to getting helpful insights from all members.
Btw i have a query and hope to get some advice. Like a best option.
I realized that a major portion of my riding is done on tarmac albeit riddled with a few potholes here and a few uneven surfaces there. And mostly my rides are done on tarmac that are sweet to ride. From this i realized that it would make more sense to change to a city tire rather than keep using the semi-slick Kenda kwick stock tires. No doubt the rolling resistance is lesser than knobbies but two things influenced my decision to change tires, 1) Puncture protection, 2) Even lesser rolling resistance,, 3) Durability/Mileage
I did my homework and realized that the Schwalbe Marathon Plus, my first choice, were indeed heavy (as confirmed by many users) even though they offered more puncture protection (with smartguard) . So the next eventual choice was the Schwalbe Road Cruiser http://www.schwalbetires.com/bike_tires ... ad_cruiser that offered slightly lesser puncture protection (Kevlar Guard) and less rolling resistance than the stock Kenda's and were definately less heavier than the Marathon plus. Even though price was not a criteria, the Road cruiser's were cheaper. Considering my riding habits , where i ride 95% on tarmac ( not asphalt) and outside city highways for long rides (tolled roads) where quality of roads is Medium to Good with a few off potholes and uneven surfaces, i thought the Schwalbe Road cruisers might be a good change. And it is on these roads that the kenda's have proved their worth absorbing most of the shocks from a rigid fork and just 1 puncture in 1500 kms and 6 months of riding, taking the unavoidable potholes with ease. but yet at times proving that semi's can be a pain to ride on flats especially when u need speed.
Now my question is this.
Do you think it makes sense to move from the Kenda's to the Schwalbe??? Views please, from existing users of Shcwalbe Road Cruiser or Marathons!
And sorry for the long post.
Cheers!
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if you are not getting any punctures with the kendas I would just stick to those unless they weight a ton then swap to something lighter.0
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If it works, don't fix it!
Which part of Mumbai? I use CSIA around 10 times a year for travel to our office in Pune, great riding outside Pune, will be landing next Tuesday.Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.0
