Strida Evo rider report - London, UK

As the Schwalbe Kojaks are so far also my personal favourites I’d like to add a few hints here:

  • Please keep in mind that Kojak’s can be dangerous on wet or sandy road surfaces.

  • Kojak’s are not that puncture resistant, if possible add a spare tube to your bike-bag.

  • High pressure tyres work best at their upper pressure limit (at least I think so); that means the ride is really hard but the rolling resistance very low.

  • Kojak’s are a bit smaller than the Innova’s; therefore is the gear ratio lower and it is easier to pedal - but in fact you are riding slower (at the same cadence) than with Innova’s.

  • Don’t really drop the Innova’s - better you keep them for the bad weather months.
    And nothing is more easy than swapping tyres on a Strida - compared to most other other bikes :wink:

  • Even lighter than Kojak’s should be Panaracer Minits Lite PT; they are very rare in Europe and most likely in Asia easier to find
    (The search terms “Birdy” or “BD-1” are perhaps helpful.)

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