Tyre direction

[cornholio's RC200]

I think the Panaracer Smoke molds are gone forever.

Smoke and Dart reissues

 

[makster]

I run the Farmer John's Nephew on my Overbury's backwards. Makes sense to me that it gets better traction that way?

 

[FluffyChicken]

In general a chevron pattern like that can be used for front and rear when run in opposite directions.

A very basic font based diagram:

:R--F:
:>--<:

With that config the rear tire's backward chevron design gets grip up hills and under pedaling force. Going into a corner the front tire's forward chevron design allows the tire to hook up with the dirt and maintain some stability and bite.

The tread is very similar to a Psycho. Did Kenda use the original Tioga Psycho molds for this tire? Thought I might have read that somewhere. I think the Panaracer Smoke molds are gone forever but the Psycho's used the original mold... not sure on that.

Psycho's were OK - but I don't know that they were ever great as either F or R tires. The butterscotch ones sure were pretty though. I enjoyed them BITD.

Do kenda make the tyre,s if so they could well have made them for Tioga in the first place.

 

[rider]

Do kenda make the tyre,s if so they could well have made them for Tioga in the first place.

I remember lots of Tioga Psycho K amberwalls on bikes 1994-1995 then Kenda tyre was almost insult.
I don't know about quality tyre from Kenda that days,all I seen was cheap stuff.
Panaracer is Panasonic brand I found short while back.

 

[Yog Sothoth]

These look very similar...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/280728704646? ... 1438.l2649

 

[Groundoggy]

I think the Panaracer Smoke molds are gone forever.

Smoke and Dart reissues

Yeah I have some Smoke reissues myself but I thought it was from a new mold. Can't find the thread I was thinking of but another I found would indicate the Smoke 2.1 was one of a few original molds they still have.

http://forums.mtbr.com/vintage-retro-classic/interest-panarcer-smoke-skin-walls-363138.html

 

[jmsjabb]

And if I wanted to change my tyres, do I have to stick with 26x1.95 or would any 26" tyre fit?

 

[Jussa]

And if I wanted to change my tyres, do I have to stick with 26x1.95 or would any 26" tyre fit?

26x2.10 is a comfortable size if you wanna go larger but any more and clearance is an issue, I've run 26x2.10 and 1.95 no issues on my Oranges