Schwinn Replacement Bike Tire, Folding Kevlar Puncture Guard Tire, Steel Bead Construction, Replacement for Mountain, Hybrid or Cruiser Bicycles

Switched my mountain bike tires to this comfort bike tire so my kid can bike to school. Paired them with the Sunlite Bicycle Tubes (would stay away from the Slimes tubes if possible). Very smooth and comfortable ride. Decided to go with Schwinn over the Kendall since it seemed to be a better value - Kendall seemed to wear out fast. The tires were a little bit stiff when first comes out of the box - I put it under the sun for 30 minutes and that seemed to soften it up a little bit. Install was relatively easy - it is a 3 in a scale of 1-10 (with 1 being easiest). Once installed, the tubes and tires fit nicely around the rim w/o any apparent distortions. Definitely recommend this tires for those looking to upgrade their mountain bike tires to comfort tires. Update 9/26/2015: Love these tires so much I bought two more for my younger son's bike. These tires works great along with the Sunlite Standard Presta Valve Tubes, 26 x 1.90. Read a lot of comments about the difficulties a lot of people have put the tires on so I decided to add some pics and instructions. 1. Add just enough air to the tube so that it will form a circle by itself 2. Slide the tube and valve through the rim and then put the tire around the tube and rim. At this point, the tire is just around the tube - not push in yet. 3. Now, just focus on one side of the tire and push it into the rim. Easiest is to start where the valve first - make sure that the blue line on the tire is no longer visible. Don't worry about the other side of the tire. 4. Just keep pushing the tire into the rim and going around the whole tire until ALL one side of the tire is in. 5. Now flip the rim over and start working on the other side. Again start from the valve and start pushing in the tire into the rim. 6. When you get to about 7/8 through the tire, you will encounter resistance. I used a wrench handle as leverage and push the remaining 1/8 of the tire in. DO NOT USE ANY SHARP TOOL. 7. Then just slowly filled the tire with some air. Tighten the valve nut. Bounce the tires a few time to make sure the tube is even distribute. 8. Check to make sure the tire are completely in the rim, ie, you SHOULD NOT see any blue line on the tire 9. Repeat this process until it is complete fill. I used just my hands and a wrench and each tire typically took me about 10 minutes from start to finish. Hope these pics help.

I purchased these to replace my worn out mountain bike tires. I'm riding the bike more on the street and hard packed limestone "Rail to Trail" paths. These are a little narrower than my old tires and measure about 1-3/4" installed. They have a nice center lug pattern that rolls great on the street. There is just enough side lugs to help navigate basic trails. I inflated them to around 35psi and this provides a good compromise between ride and speed on all surfaces. The listing headline states the the bead is Kevlar, but nowhere on the tire or packaging is this stated. On the box and further down on the listing it is spec'd as a steel bead. As others have stated, the box says Schwinn, but the actual tire is branded Innova, but that is fine. I have ridden a couple hundred miles on mixed surfaces with these and they are doing great. The tire is wearing well, as most of the mold flash and tiny nubs are still on the tire. Easy to install and they perform and look good. Recommended.

Well packaged. nice quality. Able to use after airing it out for about 6 hours. Perfect fit - easy installation. First ride, quiet and nice handling improved stability in turning and resistance much better than MTB knobby tire. Very satisfied. Second order for rear wheel pending.

My ebike eats rear tires. 1500 miles and the air is showing through the replacement tire after the original tire wore through quickly. I wanted something with a squarer profile as with the more rounded profile on these sizes, all the wear shows on the center 3/4". So 90% of the tread is fine and cord is showing through in the center. I read through the reviews carefully and have few corrections. Mine came in a Schwinn box and was branded Innova. the box also mentions Pacific Cycles. So those markings are legit for where Schwinn gets their tires. And yes, they are made in China. The ad copy mentions steel beads and kevlar and a protection layer. As far as I know, steel beads don't roll up. The beads are probably kevlar, who knows about the protection layer. But these seem like pretty robust tires. They are heavy, not so big a problem on an ebike and resemble the old school tires that we rode in the 60s. Install was easy, once unrolled and plopped on the ground, it assumed the shape it should, And it's not wavy and floppy. The beads fit my rim well and hooked in straight and even, no poking or pushing needed, I pumped in a few PSI and it seated perfectly. FIlled to 40 PSI and spun the wheel. The tire was round and straight with no visible runout. It rolls smoothly on the street with no anomalies. I'm pleased, time will tell on wear. For my needs it looks to be a good fit. The front tire on my ebike wears like iron, but when it does wear out, I might get a matching tire. Cant speak to durability yet, but I'll revisit if its a problem.

quality. easy install, no flaws. smooth ride.

Appears to be good quality but I'd unbox them and lay them out for a while before trying to put them on instead of fighting the bent shape they have from the packaging. I'd definitely buy them again though

really nice tire so far on a couple rides

Minus the delivery associate leaving the product at the door without any announcement (i.e. not knocking on the door or ringing the door bell), everything about this product is fantastic. The product packaging was in good condition and so was the tyre. It was easy to assemble, had no unpleasant smell and was in good condition. It fit perfectly on a 26 x 1.75 rim without any problem. Very happy with it. I have yet another wheel to re-fit. I'll do that another day :) I am curious about the brand name though. While the reported brand is "Schwinn" it is easy to see from the tyres that they are from Innova Tire in Taiwan. I have nothing against Innova Tire. They make decent tyres. My road bike has tyres from Innova too.

I bought a set of these tires and they worked well for me I got with them over 80 km with them and they are as good as new they are good with speed and grip I recomend them for any one.

Looks solid

Tengo 2 semanas con ella, de momento todo bien muy buen material, mejor que otras por el precio.