It was a battle, but they are on. So far I only have about 50 miles of on road riding on them. They are very smooth and quite on road. I will update with off road results later.
It was a battle, but they are on. So far I only have about 50 miles of on road riding on them. They are very smooth and quite on road. I will update with off road results later.
They look really great on the bike!! I am really thinking of them as my next choice. Would love to get an update on how they perform.
Tough I am still very confused about the entire tube-thing. The E804 100/90-19 are listed as TT so no problem there. But the E805 130/80-17 are listed as TL. So I'm really curious how you set them up. Just put a tube in them? (with all the concerns about internal friction and so on...) Or did you do the conversion-seal the beads-trick?
A little update on my Shinko 804 & 805 tires. After 3300 miles the rear tire was getting worn down. I decided to spend $80 and buy a tire grooving tool on Amazon. Took about 10 minutes to cut the grooves back where they were originally. Maybe I can get another 2000 - 2500 miles out of them.
These tires have been through mud, gravel, sand and a bunch of road miles, I am very pleased with them so far. I will probably get another set when these wear out.
That's what I run, works well in the rocks and mud of PA forests.
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