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What are the advantages/disadvantages of wire & kevlar bead tires?
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Kevlar beaded tires are lighter and often are made with higher quality rubber than the wire versions. However, they are more expensive.cdloental78 said:What are the advantages/disadvantages of wire & kevlar bead tires?
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Wire beads can be a beeotch to get on and off since the stiff bead doesn't flex as well as Kevlar. Get Kevlar and be happy.cdloental78 said:What are the advantages/disadvantages of wire & kevlar bead tires?
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It varies from brand to brand. Some companies have no difference in the tires other than the bead material (Panaracer is one). Others (Bontrager, Michelin, others) use cheaper, lower TPI casings and sometimes different rubber in the wire bead tires. All wire bead Hutchinson MTB tires, except for the Python, are made in Taiwan instead of France.Locoman said:Are you sure about the higher quality rubber thing? Can you cite a specific example?
Kevlar is lighter and thus more expensive than the wire version. And heavier tires have more rolling resistance. I thought that was it.