Kenda Alpha Bite, Tire, 26''X1.95, Wire, Clincher, Black

My regular rides are a combination of medium-difficulty trails and street. My off-road tires wear down quickly on pavement, so I tried these. The tread design is awesome. Yes, you sacrifice some traction on the trail - I have to be slightly less aggressive through loosely-packed corners - but it still performs surprisingly well. On the street, though - HUGE improvement. The tire's joined center ridge provides a smooth, speedy ride.Two small downsides, neither is a deal breaker for me:1. Difficult to install. Would be great if Kenda offered this tread in a higher-quality model that was easier to get on the rim.2. Slick at first. I made the mistake of heading to the trail when these were first installed and I felt like I was slipping a lot. This got much better once I had 15-20 miles on these, now they grab pretty well. I think most new tires have that slickness, but it's less noticeable with knobby treads.Overall, just a fantastic tread design for my style of riding. I worked in bike shops for years, so I know the Kenda name and expect these will be a long-lasting, durable tire. When they do finally wear out, I'll definitely buy more.

love these!

Best of both worlds! Great traction and not so knobby that they make a lot of blacktop road noise

WHY KENDA? Most bicycle tires are made of black rubber covering a casing. Casings can be made of different materials, and not all rubber is the same formulation, so I can't tell a good tire by inspection. For that reason, I focused on the Kenda brand. The Kenda Rubber Industrial Company has been based in Taiwan since 1962, but they have manufacturing plants in a variety of countries. The tires I received state in raised letters, "Designed in Taiwan" and "Made in Vietnam". The word "Nylon" appears in raised letters on the sidewall.IS THE TIRE REALLY KENDA? The tires came with a paper label with the name Sunlite on it. When I checked the Kenda web site directly from my browser (not the link to the Kenda store from Amazon), I couldn't find the Alpha Bite tires listed. Searching farther, I found the following statement in Kenda's FAQ page: "As you may have noticed, we do not have every single bicycle tire we make available for purchase on our website. …A lot of replacements you see in bicycle shops will not be available on the website because we sell the more common tires in bulk to distribution warehouse who then sell to your local bicycle shop." I assume that Sunlite is one of their distributors.MOUNTING THE TIRES: These tires are directional, indicted by the raised arrow on the sidewall. If your bicycle is upside down when mounting the tires, you may confuse directions, particularly after you remove the wheels and flip them over while snapping the tires over the rim. To avoid this, hold the new tire in the proper orientation beside the bicycle wheel when the bike is right side up, and then put a piece of masking tape on the side of the tire and the matching side of the rim. Some reviewers noted difficulty getting the inner edge of the tire to snap into the rim. To alleviate the problem, fill the tire to about 5 psi and then bounce the tire on the ground all around the circumference, particularly from the side where the edge is not snapped in. Eventually, it will seat.IS THIS A GOOD TIRE? My local bike shop advertises a whole range of Kenda tires of different sizes and types, with the most expensive Kenda tire costing almost $90. I think that the K831 is one of Kenda's mass market tires. The center tread pattern has enough continuity for a smooth ride on city streets. I expect that the K831 will provide good service for a mix of street and moderate trail use. If you routinely attack steep slopes with sharp rocks and deep gullies, you may need a better tire.

Se ven de buena calidad aun no se han usado,