Best Kenda K23-S6 Street Wire Bead Bicycle Tire, Gumwall, 26-Inch x Deals

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These tires are accurately described as the rims they will fit. Perhaps the seller could also add the fact these are 597 mm tires and fit only older S6 rims typically found on older Schwinn bicycles with 26 inch tires. There are several 26" tires sizes and the buyer needs to know what is needed which is easy to determine by looking at the tire you want to replace. There are very few tire choices for S6 rims these days. This Kenda tire is well made and I've used them for years and they last a long time. The tread style is an accurate reproduction of the tread style of older Schwinn tires from the '60's and '70's. There is no reason to downgrade these tire because the previous reviewer did not know what tire he needed. If you need an S6 tire then these will do the job nicely. It would be nice if Amazon offered these tires in black walls as well a older Schwinn's such as the Breeze originally came with black wall tires.

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I recently picked up an old used Schwinn at a flea market that was in good shape except it needed new tires. No problem I thought I have plenty of 26" tires at home.

After 15 minutes of trying to mount a ISO 559mm 26" tire on the rim I took a closer look at the tires that came off the bike."S5 or S6" it said. Some google searching found that Schwinn used ISO 597mm tires on some of it's old bikes.

Bottom line: if you need ISO 597mm tires (S5 or S6) it seems like Kenda and SUNLITE are the only people still manufacturing this tire size. This tire does the job and does it for relatively cheap

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I agree with the other review. The gumwall section is inconsistent and is not centered well. It makes the tire appear lopsided when spinning. I also had a very difficult time getting the tires to sit properly on the rims. I don't know if it's because the shipper sent them in a bag and folded them or if the tires are low quality. I have never in my life had any problems installing tires on any other bike rims. I wish there were more options for these rims.

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I bought these to replace the old tires on my 70's Schwinn tandem. They installed easy and are working well.

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There are few choices when it comes to these vintage size tires. I choose these Kendas because I've had a reasonably good pair of gumwall tires from them before. The quality on these tires, however, is barely satisfactory.

My biggest gripe is that the division between the beige gumwall rubber and the vulcanized black rubber is inconsistent. It weaves back and forth across some of the molded lines on the tire by up to a full cm on one of the tires I received. This makes the wheel seem off center and lumpy even if it is seated correctly and the effect on a spinning wheel is aesthetically displeasing.

The tires are also hard to seat. I wasn't able to get the tire seated perfectly but I can't guarantee whether this is the tire's fault, the rims, or my own lack of experience though I'm usually comfortable with changing tires.

Lumpyness aside, riding on them felt fine and the tread pattern matches what was originally on my Schwinn Collegiate.