tyres for tandem

[stever]

hi all any ideas for some winter tyres for my tandem
i am using panaracer pasela tyres at the moment

they are worn out good road tyres but i fancy continental top touring for the width also they seem a more robust tyre

i use 26 inch mountain bike wheels 48 spoke with sun rhyno rims
also hydraulic brakes which are great :)

[Gus Riley]

Steve, my winter snow and ice riding is limited so I can't help you much with a good winter tire.

We recently replaced our IRCs (I think they were 33s), with some specialized Armadillos (28s). When mounted on the bike, they looked wider, but the bike rolled a heck of a lot better. I bought a second set that I've put away for when these wear out.

We weren't supposed to experience too many flats with them, but we have had one. We woke up one morning during a ride across North Dakota and discovered a flat rear tire. I patched it, there was no evidence of what might have caused the hole. Probably glass. We were near a town, and there was a lot of glass in some areas. Haven't had a problem since.

What size are your Panaracers?

[John E]

I have Armadillo 28s on the Peugeot and previous-generation "Armadillo technology" 28s on the Capo, and both sets are serving me very well for general transportation and commuting. Although they do not accelerate as crisply as the Conti Ultra-2000 23s on the Bianchi, I have not noticed any significant difference in rolling resistance.

Armadillos are reputed to be some of the toughest tyres out there, and I would definitely consider them, in a 28-35mm width, for use on a tandem.

[Gus Riley]

Originally posted by John E
.... Although they do not accelerate as crisply as the Conti Ultra-2000 23s on the Bianchi, I have not noticed any significant difference in rolling resistance.



Our tandem doesn't accelerate very quickly regardless of tires we have. ;) :D I wouldn't put them on any of my singles unless I was doing an epic tour. But we do like them on our tandem. Compared to our IRCs, we difinitly felt a difference. It was a smoother, faster ride.

[stever]

hi all re tyres for tandems

i have taken advice and schwhalbe ?? tyres have been
ordered dont what...specific tyres yet i beleive they are 1.75 in width.....i am waiting for the wheelbuilder chap to send them out..
i will report how they handle once they are fitted and a suitable
distance has been covered.... :D

just need some decent weather !!!!!!!
steve

[stever]

scwalbe marathon xr 1.75 ??????
will get them next week
anyone used these tyres

[stever]

:( :( :( :( :(

tyres not arrived ....fitting other tyres today...

ah well at least the weather is good only raining a little lol

i will post some pics from my run tommorrow if anyone is interested in a tandem with borrowed tyres driving rain
low cloud........great to be a tandemist :D

if anyone lives near kilmarnock [scotland you are welcome to join us]:D :D

steve

[stever]

:(
tyre saga continues !!!
tyres never arrived:(
the run went ok yesterday never took camera due to
driving rain :(
oh and high winds
one of our party came off his bike whilst desending down a hill
it was pretty slippy as branches of trees had fallen off
and the road was covered in what looked like sawdust ????

ambulance called ect
injury one ac joint in shoulder kaput ??
this is nothing to do with tyres for tandem i know :D

[stever]

tyres have arrived :D :D :D :D :D :D
scwalbe marathon xr double defense 1.9 inch

fit them tommorrow
then do a run sometime this week :thumbup: :thumbup:

me fixing puncture in a tour of the western isles

how many ppl does it take to fix a puncture on a tandem :D

[stever]

tyre saga

new tyres fitted yeeeeeeeeeeee ha

problem had to adjust mudguards
anyone else have these "challenges"
i would like to find out or is it just me :D

[blwyn]

You're not alone. I put Armidillos 28's on my single bike lasts summer just to find out they scrapped the top of the fork. Other brands of 28's fit fine. So now the Armidillos are on the tandem.

[Maury Cohen]

We own a Calfee Tetra Tetra with the lightest carbon steerer/fork option. Unfortunately this setup limits our choice of tires to 700x26mm and under.
After the disappointing news at "build" time that our original choice Rivendell Rol-y Pol-y 700x 27's were too large we settled on running Continental Gatorskin Ultra's (700x25). We were quite pleased with those until winter, when the crud washed onto the road shoulders began to wreak havoc on them, kevlar sidewalls and all. We're now running Specialized Turbo Armadillos (700x26) which are slower and heavier, but look pretty darn tough.
We may try out some Panaracer Pasela TG's when the roads clean up later this year.

[stever]

:D :D :D

hi the panaracer paselas are a great tyre we used em on our
nova scotia tour .....on our tandem we have 26 inch tyres

decided to go for scwalbe tyres 1.9 as more durable
and plenty wide should give us better comfort on our great scottish roads:rolleyes: