Skinwall tyres for a 95 bike

[RadNomad]

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Panaracer Fairweather CX

It a 26" bike not a 700c hybrid iirc.
I've not seen them in 26"

There are (were?) two versions:
A Fairweather crosscountry tyre with medium knobbly tread at 26 x 2.1, i bought a new pair 18 months ago. Had a quick look online just now but didn’t see any, though this link shows a 29er version with same tread:

http://www.abovebike.com/news/2017/01/n ... tires.html

They also have a cruiser version in 26 x 1.75 though i guess less interesting for a proper MTB:

https://velo-orange.com/products/fairwe ... 1-75-brown

The 26 x 2.1 knobblies are great if you can find them.

 

[drcarlos]

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There are a few modern that have popped up in the market.
Schwalbe do a few Nobby nick (bit more than you need) City Jet 1.95 (probably a good one for this), as do halo and some others.

The lovely gravel path tyre the Splashback of recent years is not sold anymore.

Just Checked the Schwalbe site and they do the NobbyNic in Skinwall but it's a 2.25! FFS anyone wanting to use a Skinwall in 26" will want no bigger than 2.0". My Muddyfox could just about take 2.1 but the Raleigh maxes out at 2.0. They probably won't sell many now and blame the fact that there is no demand when it's their incompetence in sizing meaning that people won't buy them.
I'd have had a set to replace the aging IRC's on my Raleigh if they'd been a 2.0"

Carl.

 

[FluffyChicken]

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I use 2.25" old and new tread patterns nobby nics on my retros.
Most fit fine if a touch close on some, but not too bad in our usual winters.

The 2.1/2.0 version they did would have been a good other option for some of the bikes though (not least it makes getting it past brake blown up easier.
Mine are all black, as the skinwall is too expensive still.

 

[was8v]

Shame these are out of stock
https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vint ... sions.html

http://www.swifttire.com/product/swiftt ... lding-tan/

 

[Captain Stupido]

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Can't find anyone actually selling the amber wall nobby nics...

 

[FluffyChicken]

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The German sites rose and bike discount and bike24 last time I looked.

 

[Captain Stupido]

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The two German sites rose and bike discount last time I looked.

Cool. Thanks.

 

[was8v]

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/se-b ... prod166948

£30 each

Probably weight a metric ton. And maybe suit 80's bikes rather than 90's.