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Re: Another tire bites the dust
Reply #30 - May 14^th, 2009, 6:45pm

Well Schwalbe wrote me about the issue, I never contacted them they found my post. They asked me to fill in a incident report and they would send it to their support for evaluation. They already suggested based on my bike I ride the tire won't work if I'm much over 160lbs which I clearly am.
They think if I weigh more then that I may be able to get away with a 20x2.35 big apple! Which well I know how I love fat tires but that won't fit by bike in a million years.

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Kwijybow Five Star Member mostly a commuter Posts: 1026	Re: Another tire bites the dust Reply #31 - May 14^th, 2009, 6:59pm That's interesting that they found your post! hmm.
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evblazer Five Star Member Restricted from Riding Long Distance or Hills Posts: 908	Re: Another tire bites the dust Reply #32 - May 14^th, 2009, 8:07pm It was a post I had made over on bikeforums where they seem to have an active member of their staff constantly looking out for and answering questions anytime someone brings up schwalbe tires. Sort of like that guy from bikesdirect(?)
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Re: Another tire bites the dust
Reply #33 - May 17^th, 2009, 10:30am

Quote from evblazer on May 14^th, 2009, 6:45pm:

Well Schwalbe wrote me about the issue, I never contacted them they found my post. They asked me to fill in a incident report and they would send it to their support for evaluation. They already suggested based on my bike I ride the tire won't work if I'm much over 160lbs which I clearly am.
They think if I weigh more then that I may be able to get away with a 20x2.35 big apple! Which well I know how I love fat tires but that won't fit by bike in a million years.

Thats about the stupidest thing I've heard from a manufacturer yet. I've done maybe 5,000 miles on 2 sets of Kojaks and haven't had the problems you have, bad batch of tires?

You might also try the Schwalbe Durano, supposedly a long lasting fast tire

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Re: Another tire bites the dust
Reply #34 - May 17^th, 2009, 4:16pm

The 406 (75kg) has a much lower weight limit then the 559 (100kg). The durano in the size is even lower. I have a pair of vittoria rando's mounted which barely fit. Actually the little feelers on them rub the fork but the tires fits in there with a few mm of clearance. Haven't ridden them yet but they felt alot sturdier on the sidewall but what do I know.

I guess I got nearly 4000 miles out of them and on one of my last rides definately well exceeded their recommended specs so maybe when I get to 200 or so I"ll go back to them if the vittoria aren't working for me.

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Re: Another tire bites the dust
Reply #35 - May 19^th, 2009, 8:49am

Day two with the Vittoria Rando tires. Wheel spins fine by hand and no brake rub front or rear but it feels like I am riding with seized brakes or something. Maybe it'll make me stronger and get a better workout right?
They did feel a little better today then yesterday. Last night when I was riding home it felt like I had to pedal to maintain speed downhill and I had a slight tailwind. They still won't takeoff downhill as I can't even hit 30 on a pretty steep downhill without pedaling hard where before I could coast that fast by the time I hit the bottom.

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Kwijybow Five Star Member mostly a commuter Posts: 1026	Re: Another tire bites the dust Reply #36 - May 19^th, 2009, 9:00am It always amazes me how much difference tires can make! In both feel and performance. Take Care, Nelson.
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