| | |  | Freewheel & Cassette Tools | Home » » » » Kenda K161 Knobby Wire Bead Bicycle Tire, Gumwall, 27-Inch x 1-3/8-Inch | | | | | | | Description: | | Kenda Krosscyclo Tire. 27" x 1 3/8". Wire Bead .Skin wall. | | | Features: | |
• Kenda Krosscyclo Tire.
• 27" x 1 3/8".
• Wire Bead
• Skin wall.
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 27.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 27.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 1.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 27.5 inches | | Package Width:
| 27.5 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.3 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.15 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 17 reviews |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
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2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
decent tires at a low priceDec 03, 2010
By KS in FL
I bought two pairs of these to outfit two vintage touring bikes for use on gravel and grassy trails as well as paved roads. The tires perform very well on gravel and reasonably smooth hiking trails. At 70 psi, there is only a small penalty in rolling resistance on paved roads compared to higher pressure road tires. The size runs a little small; they actually measure just barely 1 1/4 inch wide and nowhere near the 37 mm metric equivalent on the sidewall. (The old 1 1/8 inch tires actually measured 1 1/8 inch wide on these rims.) Overall, I am happy with both the tires and the reasonable price.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 best snow tire for road bikes everJul 24, 2011
By D. Jong
After 13 years as a bike messenger in a city that sees a lot of snow, I know a bit about winter riding. These tires rock in the winter, if you have the clearance for them. They grip extremely well, and slide out predictably. I look forward to cornering on hardpack snow on these, and I tend to take the snowiest and curviest routes I can, just for the fun of it. And for such a low price, I can afford to replace them every early winter.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
27 x 1 3/8 tires are easy on the nervesAug 06, 2010
By D. Musicant
"Muse"
I took a tip from Tom Cuthbertson (author of Anybody's Bike Book and several other bike, etc. books) to try wider tires on the streets for a more comfortable ride. The inflation pressure is less, the tires are a little more bouncy. You are not riding a "balloon tire bomber" but you aren't riding a thin tire jarring road bike, either. I have these on my road bike, and have ridden them or similar tires for many years. Kenda are on the cheap side, but it's gotten hard to find this size tire anywhere nowadays. I'm glad I thought to look online, else I was going to have to resort to my original 1 1/8 tires, that I took off my Miyata immediately.
I haven't had any real problems mounting the tires. What I always do is glue some extra wide polyurethane liners inside the tires using contact cement. This keeps the liners from sliding around and insures that they stay centered in the tire when I'm assembling the wheel/tire/tube. I've done this successfully for years and it's reduced my incidence of flat tires very dramatically. I get not more than 1/3 of the flats I used to get before I started using the liners.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Great if you are on a budgetJul 14, 2010
By J. Whiteside
I have a really old ten speed that I ride with my son on paved and crushed limestone trails. My old road tires were great for the paved trails, but on crushed limestone the bumps from horse hoof impressions were killing me. Instead of buying a new bike with shocks to replace my old 27" Nikishiki frame, I bought these tires to give me a little more cushion. I did notice some uneveness on the first seating, but a short ride followed by deflating/reinflating evened them out. They are a great budget buy, but I would recommend Amazon review what box they ship these in. I swear the two I ordered were shipped in a box that was 6" x 30" x 50". My wife though I bought a new bicycle when she saw the box. Great for the price, but be prepared to spend a little extra time seating them on the rim.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Thrifty ChoiceJan 01, 2009
By C. Dudley
"ChrisD"
I've installed these tires on two different bikes. They perform very well both on the road and on gravel trails. The flotation is very good on gravel & soft earth, traction is excellent, road noise is minimal, and - so far - no flats.
You will have to search far & wide for a better value for this price.
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