I am thinking of going electric, but my problem is tyres :-( Even on
paper, Shimano STEPS is not really man enough for my requirement with a
26" wheel (mainly torque), even dropping my top gear by 20% (which I
would rather not do). It's OK on a 20" wheel, though. The problem is
that I want something for highly unsupported touring, with 90% on-road,
10% off-road (including wet grass, 2" rough granite lumps, gravel and
dirt), and capable of handling moderate mud, both on- and off-road. The Marathon Plus Tour and Marathon Mondial, both meet the bill, with the
latter being preferable, but neither are available for 20".
This might or might not be helpful, but...
I fitted a pair of Schwalbe Road Cruiser Plus tyres to the Street
Machine yesterday:
https://www.schwalbe.com/en/tour-reader/road-cruiser-plus >https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/schwalbe-road-cruiser-plus-tyre/rp-prod193348
So far I've only ridden 14 miles on them. They're slower than I'd
usually like, but they're so comfortable that I can forgive them for that.
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