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Mar 31, 2021 at 15:48 comment added Pisco Schwalbe is pretty well known for their touring tires, but they’re not the only ones. Schwalbe tends to overstate their tire sizes a bit, too. For example, Trek says the current model year 520 can take 29x2” tires (and specs it with 700x38 and 40), while their subsidiary sells the same frame and fork with Schwalbe “29x2.25” tires as the Diamant 135. (I’m told they measure closer to 2.2”). Within the limits of your frame set and fenders, wider tires will allow more comfort and slightly raise your effective gear ratios
Mar 31, 2021 at 15:31 comment added Pisco @aguntuk the website I could says the 2020 VSF T-100 comes stock with Schwalbe 47-622 (700C) tires. Was this a different model year from yours? Whatever your wheel size, I would look for something with a “smooth” tread pattern- doesn’t necessarily have to be a full-on slick, but on pavement you’re not looking for tall knobs with plenty of space between them. I would prioritize puncture protection over having a supple, lightweight casing, at least on your back tire.
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Mar 29, 2021 at 22:40 comment added aguntuk which Tyre do you suggest to install? My wheel is 26 inch....
Mar 27, 2021 at 11:03 comment added Criggie The FD works okay with an IGH, you do need a chain tensioner to take up the slack, same as you would for an IGH in a suspension bike. I rode with a triple, though it stayed in the big ring most all of the time and was lined up with that. The middle ring worked okay, and the little ring was never ever used, it was just useless on a climb.
Mar 27, 2021 at 10:56 comment added aguntuk The installation of FD is very interesting. I didn't know that you can do that for IGH bikes. In that case I have to change the chain system with hanger and not sure whether the frame will support it or not. But I will discuss with bike shops and the expert that I found after Easter. By the way my frame is steel frame, the new T-100 by default comes with Aluminium frame as told by the bike shops.
Mar 27, 2021 at 10:37 comment added aguntuk Thanks a lot for your detailed and informative suggestion. Actually I am sorry to give wrong information in the beginning. rear cog is changed from 18 teeth to 20 teeth. I checked yesterday. So my gear ratio is 38/20. Good enough for now to go uphill as far as I experienced. Now in the flat road the gear is not heavy enough. Maybe because the balls wobble and highest gear is not maintained. I checked 2 bike shops they are suggesting to change the gear hub. I will check more with an expert after Easter.
Mar 25, 2021 at 23:00 history answered Pisco CC BY-SA 4.0