Them being directional probably has to do with the cord direction, rather than tread direction.
m@Robertson
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Like Chaoyang, Innova makes tires for a lot of companies that private-label them. For example the Surly Edna - a fantastic fat tire - is made by Innova. Its top quality and wears like iron. They may make all of Surly's tires but I have only owned the Edna and it has 'Made by Innova' molded in small letters on the sidewall.
Those tanwalls look like an excellent street tread. I'm not a fan of 26x4.0" though as I think it gives a bike a pretend-motorcycle look. Not fat enough to look fat but fat enough so you get the bad things about a fat tire. I tried out a set at that size and never again once they wore out.
That Carless Whisper tire looks phenomenal as street tread goes. Flat spot where there's pavement contact and knobs to grip in cornering. We get sand drifts here across the bike paths and knobs on the side are essential to avoid faceplants going thru them.
Those tanwalls look like an excellent street tread. I'm not a fan of 26x4.0" though as I think it gives a bike a pretend-motorcycle look. Not fat enough to look fat but fat enough so you get the bad things about a fat tire. I tried out a set at that size and never again once they wore out.
That Carless Whisper tire looks phenomenal as street tread goes. Flat spot where there's pavement contact and knobs to grip in cornering. We get sand drifts here across the bike paths and knobs on the side are essential to avoid faceplants going thru them.
We are fortunate that in the eBike space eBike Tire Manufacturers have come a long way over the past 4yrs to develop better manufacturing technoligies - putting No-Flat's aside for the mopment - much lower/better TPI side casings - more "clinchers/wire-bead options to folding bead - and much higher PSI for "street"-smooth/packed/surface. It also has helped the consumert that same Manufacturer's now have developed OEMtire brand business to guys like Sunlite, etc. OEM tire brands buy in higher volume at lower cost - and in turn their wider retail base opens up for competitive or even more agreesive retail pricing.
addertooth
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The Innova Hybrid tires I bought are worth tossing a 600 mile review on. They have performed even better than I initially expected. The street grip allows me to suck into a corner with a 45 degree lean with no concerns as the tread pattern extends to the edge of the contact surface uninterrupted with the spiky edge seen on some tires.
As said by m@Robertson, they DO wear like Iron. I have no idea how many miles these tires will last, but it should be exceptional as the current amount of wear is negligible.
I have a machine shop in my garage, and took the micrometers to measure the thickness of the carcass (core rubber and cords of the tire). They are three times thicker than my original Chao Yang factory tires. The thick carcass, combined with the sealant "flat out" has resulted in no punctures which were not fully self-sealed with more than 1 PSI of pressure lost.
The bad: The tires were marked as 30 PSI, as versus the seller's stated 35 PSI. I run mine at 28 PSI currently. But, I replaced my rear shock to be less stiff, so I may bump it up to 30 PSI soon.
Here is a picture of them on a Zeeger S1 (full suspension bike with two motors of 1 Kw each). It is my commuter bike currently.
For those who are not fans of a tan sidewall, I have seen them also sold with a white and a black sidewall. With my yellow rims, the tan color was chosen for visual reason.
As said by m@Robertson, they DO wear like Iron. I have no idea how many miles these tires will last, but it should be exceptional as the current amount of wear is negligible.
I have a machine shop in my garage, and took the micrometers to measure the thickness of the carcass (core rubber and cords of the tire). They are three times thicker than my original Chao Yang factory tires. The thick carcass, combined with the sealant "flat out" has resulted in no punctures which were not fully self-sealed with more than 1 PSI of pressure lost.
The bad: The tires were marked as 30 PSI, as versus the seller's stated 35 PSI. I run mine at 28 PSI currently. But, I replaced my rear shock to be less stiff, so I may bump it up to 30 PSI soon.
Here is a picture of them on a Zeeger S1 (full suspension bike with two motors of 1 Kw each). It is my commuter bike currently.
For those who are not fans of a tan sidewall, I have seen them also sold with a white and a black sidewall. With my yellow rims, the tan color was chosen for visual reason.
