advice on 26x2.0 tires

[jandrews]

Greetings Bunch

I'm looking for some new commuting / touring / gravelish tires for my wife's Bruce Gordon BLT.

She currently has the older Compass tires that had the pasela looking tread.  They are 26x1.75

We've recently had the bike overhauled a little after about 10 years of pretty hard use and the existing stainless steel fenders will allow some slightly bigger rubber.

She's starting to commute to work which is on a farm.  It's about a 6 mile commute and there is about a mile and and a half of pretty large gravel.

Any suggestions on a nice riding, somewhat supple, somewhat protective tire (for Tubes) that would fit the bill.  something in 26x2.0 or 2.1 max that is also not going to break the bank?

She commutes and we do a couple of week long tours per year.  Ride plenty of gravel and hard pack.  Not much mud.

Thanks 

[Steven Sweedler]

one of my favorite tires is the Schwalbe Big Apples, they come in 26 x 2.0, 2.15, and 2.35. Today I put a set of 2.15 s on my partners LHT. 

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Steven Sweedler
Plymouth, New Hampshire

[Conway Bennett]

I have some Schwalbe Smart Sam tires in 26x2.15 that have little use I'd trade you for the compass tires.

[jandrews]

Thanks Conway, but I think the Smart Sams are way too aggressive for mostly road with some hardback trail and gravel.

Also, I think she wants to keep the tires, but if not, we may offer them up.

They have been on the bike for exactly 5 years and appear to have at least 75% of their life left in them.

[jandrews]

FYI

here's the bike

Those Choco-Norm bars have since been replaced with my old HT Albatross 54cm on a 12cm Technomic stem 

[Edwin W]

I’ve always liked the Schwalbe big bens. I forget why I picked them over the Big Apples but I think they are slightly higher performance?
Edwin

[Drw]

Apparently thunderburts come in 26x2.1. That’d be my first choice.

[Kurt Manley]

Might be slightly too wide for you but I've been on a similar hunt for tires for my partners bike and I'm going to try these;

https://www.continental-tires.com/bicycle/tires/mountainbike-tires/speed-king-2-2

[Tom Wyland]

+1 on Big Bens (raceguard type). They have a bit more tread than Big Apples.  You can get Marathon Greenguard in 26x2 as well, but they'll have thicker (tougher) sidewalks vs. the Big Ben (raceguard)

[Tim Baldwin]

Another vote for Big Bens. I have the plus version since I ride areas with a lot of broken glass, potholes and debris. Smooth on pavement and does well on dirt and limestone trails.

[Adam Harms]

Check out the Sim Works Homage in 26x1.95, and the Swift Tire Rip Johnson Junior in 26x2.0. The homage has gravel king casing, and it seems to me the RJJ is a folding non tour guard Pasela with some not so aggressive knobs.

Adam

[jandrews]

Thanks Adam

I also found these in my research.

Curious if anyone has used them.

Kenda Kozmik ii lite available in 26x2.0 in a more supple casing ...455g.  They can be found for reasonable prices 

https://bicycle.kendatire.com/en-us/find-a-tire/bicycle/cross-country-marathon/kozmik-lite-ii-pro/

[Kellie]

I've had Thunder Burts on my Atlantis which I really loved. Wanted to try the Rat Trap Pass, which I love even more, especially on streets. They're considered a gravel tire and I have used them off-road; great there too. 

On Monday, May 20, 2019 at 5:03:56 PM UTC-7, jandrews wrote:

[masmojo]

Maxxis DTH, actually 2.15, but pretty close. Not overly heavy for their size either. Folding bead & if you scrounge around you can find them new for less than 50 bucks each.

[EasyRider]

Continental DoubleFighter IIIs might fit the bill. I was looking for a tire under $40 a few years ago and got a pair for $60. Riv is out of Continental Race King Sports but those are lighter than the DoubleFighters and have a knobbier tread.

Echoing others I also like the ThunderBurts and Big Bens. On my mostly asphalt commuter I use a TB up front and a Big Ben in the back.

Pete

Arlington, VA

[masmojo]

Actually, if she's riding serious gravel, a full on mountain bike tire might be advisable. I run Continental Race Kings on my Ogre & they are really pretty great on pavement also. (surprisingly so!)