Kenda K847 Kross Plus 26x1.95" Tire

These came on a MTB/hybrid bike I bought for commuting. The daily commute is around 15km each way, with the late-day ride on blistering hot rough/high-grip asphalt you can literally cook an egg on it in summer. Off-road routes are usually on loose sand and crushed coral/granite gravel or packed clay, but haven't had any durability or "chunking" problems with these tires. On-road routes are extremely steep and hilly out here. The knobby sides on these tires are nice for off-road segments but force me to slow descents down at times to make sure I can hit hard turns without feeling the knobs start to bend/skid on hard leans.

These have been extremely reliable for hybrids. I don't really like hybrids because of the need to slow fast road descents, but considering the diversity required for commuting out here these tires are probably what I'll wind up buying again when the rear tire finally wears out. I'm at around 1500kms on them now, and expect the rear to last around another 500km or so at this rate save some accident. I store the bike inside and have exactly zero cracks on the sidewalls.

I pedaled my Trans-Texas Bicycle Odyssey 11JUN-08JUL2011, and this Kenda tire was used at the last moment when my other tire failed. I was initially concerned, but much to my surprise, this off-the-shelf actually, off a hanger at ****** performed flawlessly during my 1400miles2200kms route from El PasoTX to HoustonTX and partway back. The TWO flats I had were directly attributable to the tubes--the tire held up, despite exceedingly high temperatures and some rough road. I cannot recommend this tire highly enough, and always have it available--just in case!