Kevlar Tyres

[Wester]

If you buy a second hand bike how would you know if the tyres have Kevlar protection ?

 

[Gillstay]

By googling it ?

 

[Tom B]

By googling it ?

By looking at the tyres and googling the make and model of the tyre.

 

[Drago]

Ouija board?

 

[EltonFrog]

One things for sure, don’t ask the sarky gits on a cycle forum.

 

[Cycleops]

Is it one of these?
https://uk.bestreviews.guide/kevlar...tPYhuK96TDeezgj_46kitcF9UWD5EDGAaAl4IEALw_wcB

Kevlar does add weight so it's not the 'be all and end all ' in bike tyres. Can also add stiffness making them less comfortable. You can get kevlar liners which you can insert in existing casings.

 

[biggs682]

If you buy a second hand bike how would you know if the tyres have Kevlar protection ?

Also is I lt worth just replacing them for new tyres and tubes if they are a few years old and loads of usage?

 

[Ajax Bay]

If you buy a second hand bike how would you know if the tyres have Kevlar protection ?

Is "kevlar protection" something you want, or something you wish to avoid?
See @Tom B swift response for a constructive answer, though that does rely on data and it's not clear whether this is an 'if I buy it' ie before purchase, or after. If the former, one is relying on information provided by the seller, unless one can actually inspect the bike beforehand. Ask for an in focus image of the relevant bit of tyre sidewall.

 

[Smokin Joe]

I never found Kevlar tyres to offer better puncture protection than any others and they don't ride very well. The primary source of puncture protection is the thread on the tyre. Once something sharp gets lodged in that a strip of Kevlar is going to do no more than slow it down before it breaches the tube - and I'd guess we're talking yards rather than miles before that happens.