At £70 I won't be buying those. So why doesn't Kenda list the 3" on their website or are the tyres on the Rio FB a Chinese copy? I didn't think there would be a problem getting tyres for the Rio when I decided to buy. Oops.
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Kenda makes tyres in China. That's why there are more choices there.
Tyres for fat or snow bikes are more expensive and also there are less choices, especially for the 3" width. From the big boys, Vee rubber make 26 x 3, Schwalbe make only 3" wide for 650B rims.
Schwalbe Jumbo Jim, Maxxis, Continental 26 x 4 fat tyres are all £60+.
Tyres for fat or snow bikes are more expensive and also there are less choices, especially for the 3" width. From the big boys, Vee rubber make 26 x 3, Schwalbe make only 3" wide for 650B rims.
Schwalbe Jumbo Jim, Maxxis, Continental 26 x 4 fat tyres are all £60+.
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I guess I bought the wrong bike, didn't realise that the tyres would be a problem. I suppose putting thinner rims on would make it more compatible.
Richard,
With hindsight, I should have thought of fitting the more popular 4" tyres than 3". I chose 3" tyres because 3" tyres run quieter on made roads.
The cost is approximately the same, the price of replacement tyres are all in the region of £50-£65 apiece for both 3" and 4" tyres.
you can buy the same 3" tyres from us when you need them at lesser cost than from ebay.
You can also use 4" tyres on the FB if you wish.
With hindsight, I should have thought of fitting the more popular 4" tyres than 3". I chose 3" tyres because 3" tyres run quieter on made roads.
The cost is approximately the same, the price of replacement tyres are all in the region of £50-£65 apiece for both 3" and 4" tyres.
you can buy the same 3" tyres from us when you need them at lesser cost than from ebay.
You can also use 4" tyres on the FB if you wish.
Yes, that's all well and good, but I want puncture protection and compared to the slightly thinner tyres like the Schwalbe Big Apple Performance RaceGuard 2.15 they are expensive. Will 2.15" fit ok on a 39mm rim? I think it might.
it would fit but it may look wrong though.
I have ordered some puncture proof tyres, they should arrive next Monday.
I'll post some pictures.
I have ordered some puncture proof tyres, they should arrive next Monday.
I'll post some pictures.
I've been following the info about the FB and that other one likely to appear soonish a few weeks thinking about getting one or the other in a while.
The tyre choices were a factor- I'm not exactly enamoured with spending 120 quid on a set of tyres but that's not your fault - when you say you can use 4" tyres if you wish does that include leaving the mudguards and rack on?
(I assumed so, but after speaking to someone else- thought I might try and clarify - might make a difference to my final choice)
Edit: I also assumed if I chose the maxdrive the best mudguards and rack I'd be able to add would be those plastic ones and a seatpost rack, can't see any attach points on it
Look, I'm weird. Want a fatbike commuter with 80nm torque XD
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4" tyres won't fit the Rio FB in so many ways, so would have to be a new bike me thinks. I would rather go the smaller route where there is a greater selection of tyres. I think I made a mistake buying the FB although I love it, it's the tyres that let it down for me. (no pun intended)
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that's what I am hoping for the FB, to be a tough commuter bike in all weather and a fun bike at weekend.
The production cost of the MaxDrive powered fat bike (arriving Aug 16th) being nearly double that of the G6 FB makes it very difficult to tempt commuters.
We had a small number of G6 FBs fitted wth 4" tyres, they were the same bike, except for the wheelset, same rack, same mudguards. They were sold nearly immediately to callers.
Due to lengthy schedule at the Tianjin factory and lack of space in Southend, we won't have the G6 FB with 4" tyres until next March.
Surely getting a new bike is more expensive than new tyres? Plus the loss when selling your old one. Can understand you're being annoyed but don't go cutting off your nose to spite your face.4" tyres won't fit the Rio FB in so many ways, so would have to be a new bike me thinks. I would rather go the smaller route where there is a greater selection of tyres. I think I made a mistake buying the FB although I love it, it's the tyres that let it down for me. (no pun intended)
No, I'm not annoyed, like I said I love the bike it's excellent value, not knocking Woosh either a great company to deal with. It's just that I want and need puncture resistant tyres and I want to be able to go to my local bike store/shop and buy a set of tyres of the shelf so to speak, at a reasonable price, and in that respect, I think I've slipped up, HeyHo! such is life.
How do you get 4" tyres to fit when the front forks measure less than 4". And the mudguards are only 3" across making them ineffective with 4" tyres on surely. Would love to see pictures with 4" tyres. Not disbelieving you, just curious.
I don't have one in the shop right now, so can't double check the fork width for you.
Here is a picture of the same FB fitted with 4" tyres that I had earlier.
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Richard, I think you are correct.
The forkwidth looks like 120mm on this picture:
They were the first batch to arrive, and were sold at £949 in our shop because the brakes were mechanical and the crankset was cheaper.
They sold out when the FB with 3" tyres arrived.
Here is a picture of the same FB fitted with 4" tyres that I had earlier.
PS:
Richard, I think you are correct.
The forkwidth looks like 120mm on this picture:
They were the first batch to arrive, and were sold at £949 in our shop because the brakes were mechanical and the crankset was cheaper.
They sold out when the FB with 3" tyres arrived.
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The rims are wider as well as the mudguards.I don't have one in the shop right now, so can't double check the fork width for you.
Here is a picture of the same FB fitted with 4" tyres that I had earlier.
PS:
Richard, I think you are correct.
The forkwidth looks like 120mm on this picture:
They were the first batch to arrive, and were sold at £949 in our shop because the brakes were mechanical and the crankset was cheaper.
They sold out when the FB with 3" tyres arrived.
You are correct again.
I remember now, I did take pictures of the two rims to post on pedelecs, but can't find the pic of the 4" wide wheel at the moment.
Well I have been most of the day searching the internet for alternative tires with puncture protection and the closest I've got is a Schwalbe Smart Sam with Greenguard Protection measuring 26 x 2.25, cost £24. And that's it, I can't find anything any closer.
CRC have them at £17.99 each, free delivery.
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/schwalbe-smart-sam-plus-mtb-tyre-greenguard/rp-prod118291
I don't know yet how they look on the FB until Monday.
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/schwalbe-smart-sam-plus-mtb-tyre-greenguard/rp-prod118291
I don't know yet how they look on the FB until Monday.
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