Seriously though as a newb the tyre thing is epically confusing.
I’ll need to buy a new rear in about 200km more of riding - so 750km of hard pack dirt, gravel and concrete/tar (the latter being my most travelled on surface) and the factory fitted Merida specific Kenda will be bald.
That means I’m trying to understand options, and relate that to factors like cost and life expectancy.
So I guess as questions:
What kind of life are people getting from their tyres, over what terrain?
If I want something easier rolling for hard surfaces, but need some bite on looser dirt/gravel how do I best select a compromise tyre?
Do I just buy some $40 thing and worry about more important things or do I buy a $80 tyre and worry about more important things for twice the distance?
For me tubeless is a mind fuck I don’t want
My frame can at best take 29x2.3 I think. It has 29x2.2 on it currently.
What’s the deal between foldable and wired when it comes to application?
I’ll need to buy a new rear in about 200km more of riding - so 750km of hard pack dirt, gravel and concrete/tar (the latter being my most travelled on surface) and the factory fitted Merida specific Kenda will be bald.
That means I’m trying to understand options, and relate that to factors like cost and life expectancy.
So I guess as questions:
What kind of life are people getting from their tyres, over what terrain?
If I want something easier rolling for hard surfaces, but need some bite on looser dirt/gravel how do I best select a compromise tyre?
Do I just buy some $40 thing and worry about more important things or do I buy a $80 tyre and worry about more important things for twice the distance?
For me tubeless is a mind fuck I don’t want
My frame can at best take 29x2.3 I think. It has 29x2.2 on it currently.
What’s the deal between foldable and wired when it comes to application?