Bike Tire Basics - Puncture Protection, Sizing, Tread & More!

Get into the nitty gritty details of TIRES with Owen! This video goes over all the questions you might have had about the basics of tires, and gets into some of the great things about our favourite tires here around the shop. We’ll be looking at things to consider, different factors and classifications, tire categories, and more! Learn about casing, compounds, puncture resistance, ride quality, tread pattern, sizing, tubeless compatibility and wire beads versus folding tires.
It’s a meaty video, but we’ve got the chapters listed out here for you. Anything we didn’t cover? Let us know in the comments and we’ll try to help you out!
Chapters
00:00 - Intro
01:08 - Why tires?
01:36 - Tire categories
02:43 - Things to consider - Factors and Classification
Classification Sub-chapters:
02:47 - Casing
03:11 - Compounds
03:26 - Puncture Resistance
03:48 - Tread Pattern
04:00 - Sizing
04:32 - Tubeless Compatibility
04:48 - Bead
Our favourite tires:
05:15 - Schwalbe Marathon
05:46 - Panaracer Pasela PT
06:37 - Panaracer GravelKing & Mullet Setups
07:59 - Vittoria Terreno
09:48 - Continental Terra Trail / Terra Speed
11:08 - Ultradynamico Cava / Rosé
12:43 - Bottom Line & Outro
Shop All Tires
www.ucycle.com/tires-tubes/ti...
Tires Mentioned (in order of appearance)
Schwalbe Marathon - www.ucycle.com/schwalbe-marat...
Panaracer Pasela PT - www.ucycle.com/panaracer-pase...
Panaracer Pasela PT Folding - www.ucycle.com/panaracer-pase...
Panaracer GravelKing - www.ucycle.com/search/Panarac...
Vittoria Terreno - www.ucycle.com/search/Vittori...
Continental Terra Trail / Terra Speed - www.ucycle.com/search/Contine...
Ultradynamico Rose / Cava - www.ucycle.com/search/Ultrady...
Music is NOT by Leland Whitty this time!