| | |  | Parts & Accessories | Home » » » » Kenda Cross Knobby Tire 26 x 1-3/8 Wire Bead GW | | | | | | | Description: | | Kenda Cross Knobby Tire 26" x 1-3/8" Wire Bead GW. | | | Features: | |
• 26" x 1-3/8"
• Wire Bead
• Black tread with gum side wall
• ISO diameter 590mm
• *Note: This is NOT the same diameter as a decimal tire size, such as 26
| | | Product Details: | | | Package Weight:
| 5.0 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 4 reviews |
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1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 A Decent Knobby TireJan 10, 2011
By M. R. Brunkel
"The Husky Mama"
The tire is knobby, and it fits on my vintage 3 speed bicycle. The ride is fine for what I paid for the tire, and the traction is good, so I don't have to worry about look sand/gravel on the road, or wet conditions. The tire was a bit tight to get on, but I prefer a tighter bead to my tires, as I know they will not "blow" off the rim. Overall, decent price for a decent tire.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Excellent All Around TireMay 15, 2008
By W. Richter
"doby48"
I am a paraplegic and have an offroad chair I user for hunting, hiking, etc. The wheelset that I have on this chair is this size and there are limited tires available. I was a bit worried going with this odd size (ISO 590) tire instead of the standard 26" (ISO 559) but wanted the slightly larger wheel for pushing. After trying a few different tires that didnt work well I came across this tire. This is the best tire that I have found and it hooks up great on all kinds of terrain, grass, mud, rocks, dirt. Hopefully these tires are around for a long time, if not I would need to buy up all of them I could find as there is no tire that works as well as this one for the 590 beadset.
KENDA KROSS 26x1-3/8" TiresFeb 06, 2012
By nemoM31
To give you a good idea of what these tires will do, I need to tell you about the bike I got them for. It's a 1970's, French made, rigid frame, 5-speed double, youth, road bike with MTB bars, shifters, & brake levers that has 26x1-3/8" rims with these Kenda Kross knobby tires - think "old school" MTB Lite. I use it for riding the local converted (as in "rails to trails") rail trail (RTB anyone?) two miles from my home. 27 inchers and 700Cs are just too skinny and dig into the soft stuff. 26" MTB tires are too fat and have you huffin' & puffin' on the smooth stuff when you want to roll. 26 inch street tires on 590mm rims are about right but a little slippery in the muddy stuff. These Kenda Kross knobbies are just right. They pedal easily enough on the the street, and stick pretty well in the slippery stuff. They're not perfect so you do have to be careful or wind up taking a mud bath. They are a compromise like everything else bicycle. Some may say, Why not just get a mountain bike and be done with it?" Well, I do have one; and sometimes it's just a little too much like driving a truck on our local rail trail.
I took it out for a little ride today. There's still snow on the ground and some left on the streets, but these Kendas made a good showing for themselves. They worked out quite well and held in the small patches of noncompacted snow that were still left. Of course they do slip on hard packed snow like any other nonstudded bike tire.
I like Kendas as I've used them in this size before on some of my other bikes. I was really amazed that anyone made a knobby in the size. Yes, they definitely do the trick and at half the price of Michelins. They even look cool too.
0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Perfect winter tires but don't fit my rims well.Jan 19, 2008
By J. Engle
I used these tires on an old school Schwinn wheelset for my winter beater. Whether it was the tires or the rims I'm not sure but they barely fit the rims. Also they don't hook up well and I'm left with the tires bulging out in some areas causing the tire to be out of round. I've had this happen before coincidentally on another pair of Kenda's that were old. I simply replaced them with new Kenda's and had no problems after that. So my problem????? I don't know which is to blame but these tires have a great tread pattern and despite their out of roundness they are great for what I use them for.
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