Hi all.
I have a 2017 Haibike SDURO Hard Seven 7.0. After a few years of use it ultimately ended up as a commuting bike. Due to Covid it has barely been ridden the last couple of years, but with a return to the office soon I need to get it working as I will use it for wet/windy days. The biggest problem I've had, which has made it a bike I simply can't trust, is the tyres. The Schwalbe Nobby Nic tyres are puncture magnets. Initially I ran them with inner tubes, but was picking up so many punctures that I went tubeless. That helped somewhat, but I continued to have too many issues, such that using the bike on a 20km commute (and normally saved for the days where the weather was shocking) just became a ride fearing another puncture. Getting those tyres off and back on again is simply too challenging to do at the roadside.
So, I need to find new tyres. The current Nobby Nics on my bike are 27.5x2.8. Going forward I think 95% of the use will be on tarmac/gravel, so I don't need heavy offroad tyres. Instead something that runs nicely on smoother surfaces, but most importantly something that is going to give me peace of mind when it comes to punctures. I looked on the Haibike website and saw that their trekking bikes are using Schwalbe Super Moto X tyres, which looked interesting, but I have no idea whether they are any good.
Any recommendations would be appreciated. Ideally tyres that don't require super strength to be fitted on rims would be ideal too (and suitable for tubeless use).
I have a 2017 Haibike SDURO Hard Seven 7.0. After a few years of use it ultimately ended up as a commuting bike. Due to Covid it has barely been ridden the last couple of years, but with a return to the office soon I need to get it working as I will use it for wet/windy days. The biggest problem I've had, which has made it a bike I simply can't trust, is the tyres. The Schwalbe Nobby Nic tyres are puncture magnets. Initially I ran them with inner tubes, but was picking up so many punctures that I went tubeless. That helped somewhat, but I continued to have too many issues, such that using the bike on a 20km commute (and normally saved for the days where the weather was shocking) just became a ride fearing another puncture. Getting those tyres off and back on again is simply too challenging to do at the roadside.
So, I need to find new tyres. The current Nobby Nics on my bike are 27.5x2.8. Going forward I think 95% of the use will be on tarmac/gravel, so I don't need heavy offroad tyres. Instead something that runs nicely on smoother surfaces, but most importantly something that is going to give me peace of mind when it comes to punctures. I looked on the Haibike website and saw that their trekking bikes are using Schwalbe Super Moto X tyres, which looked interesting, but I have no idea whether they are any good.
Any recommendations would be appreciated. Ideally tyres that don't require super strength to be fitted on rims would be ideal too (and suitable for tubeless use).
