Bryan Wells
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Having owned a bike shop, collecting spare stuff happens, and a while back I had found a set of 29er rims and let them sit with plans to maybe mount up a street configuration as to cut back on the knobby MTB tire wear when it's time to commute or just rip the city a bit, here is what i chose for tires.
Schwable G-One 29 x 2.35
I know I know this bike isn't designed for street, duh, but when its time for some urban pavement shenanigans these will save my nice off road tires. So, here is my first impressions...
Ultra Ultra light. Oh and did I mention ultra light? before mounting I was a little concerned if they will take any real abuse, however when mounted the wheels became godlike light and almost a bit hysterical. (actual weight will come).
They mounted a little more difficult than most maxxis tires I install, tubeless of course. I used 24mm rims (it's just what was here at the time) and i think 30mm would fit best with the G-One tires. They actually look pretty neat in person and was not quite the anorexic look I had thought it would when all mounted up, 2.35 in road tires isn't exactly narrow, so this was fitting.
The first ride was pretty exciting actually, not knowing what to expect but 3 key things stood right out, and I mean REALLY stood out! One was the noise, you hear a LOT of tire noise, it's hard to explain but its like an amplified road bike noise but it resonates within the tire itself. Two, the gglliiddee, the Levo now glide across the pavement carrying a crap load of momentum due to the low rolling resistance, you would expect this, but it was overwhelmingly faster. Three, the turn in was massively sharper, The front of the bike felt really eager to initiate mid to low speed sharp turns, once you tipped the bars or bike into the corner the bike would REALLY want to bite and go sharper, pulling the bars tighter into the corner naturally fast.
As of now I do not see these being left to get dusty in the corner of the shop, they really complement the MTB wheel set and bring out a whole different page of fun.
Schwable G-One 29 x 2.35
I know I know this bike isn't designed for street, duh, but when its time for some urban pavement shenanigans these will save my nice off road tires. So, here is my first impressions...
Ultra Ultra light. Oh and did I mention ultra light? before mounting I was a little concerned if they will take any real abuse, however when mounted the wheels became godlike light and almost a bit hysterical. (actual weight will come).
They mounted a little more difficult than most maxxis tires I install, tubeless of course. I used 24mm rims (it's just what was here at the time) and i think 30mm would fit best with the G-One tires. They actually look pretty neat in person and was not quite the anorexic look I had thought it would when all mounted up, 2.35 in road tires isn't exactly narrow, so this was fitting.
The first ride was pretty exciting actually, not knowing what to expect but 3 key things stood right out, and I mean REALLY stood out! One was the noise, you hear a LOT of tire noise, it's hard to explain but its like an amplified road bike noise but it resonates within the tire itself. Two, the gglliiddee, the Levo now glide across the pavement carrying a crap load of momentum due to the low rolling resistance, you would expect this, but it was overwhelmingly faster. Three, the turn in was massively sharper, The front of the bike felt really eager to initiate mid to low speed sharp turns, once you tipped the bars or bike into the corner the bike would REALLY want to bite and go sharper, pulling the bars tighter into the corner naturally fast.
As of now I do not see these being left to get dusty in the corner of the shop, they really complement the MTB wheel set and bring out a whole different page of fun.
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