Folding Bike Tires Vs Wire Bead

Many cyclists will find that the premium features of folding tires are commensurate to their high cost.

Folding bike tires vs wire bead.

Now a bead isn t like what you d see on a necklace or bracelet at least in biking. Wire beads not so much. I could be wrong about this but i m assuming a wire bead tire is also stiffer as a result of the different construction meaning slightly higher rolling resistance and slightly less comfort vibration damping. Folding bike tires are easier to change and can be changed without the aid of tire levers.

Speaking of traditional bike tires have you ever considered what they re made of. Generally folding bead tires are likely to cost somewhere between 6 to 30 more than wire bead tires. Well folding bead tires can be folded. The bead includes a steel wire that goes between your bike s rim and the tire itself.

Most of the time it s wire bead. Wire bead road bike tires. Wire beads formed by a thin steel wire are old school. Folding bike tires are more expensive than wire bead tires.

If you have been shopping for new bicycle tires you have likely encountered tires of the folding variety which generally sell for 6 to 30 dollars more per tire than regular tires as of late 2013. Wire bead tires require tire levers to change.