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Community => Non-Thorn Related => Topic started by: DavidH on March 19, 2009, 11:26:05 PM

Title: Best Tyres for sandy beaches and dunes
Post by: DavidH on March 19, 2009, 11:26:05 PM

I'm exploring the idea of a ice cream vending trike for the beach I work at. Of course the surface is all loose sand. Rather than getting something like this:http://www.hanebrink.net (http://www.hanebrink.net) which is impressive but pricey, I was hoping to see if some of the regular vending trikes (e.g. http://workcycles.com/workbike/bicycles/professional-worktrikes/workbike-ice-cream-tricycle.html (http://workcycles.com/workbike/bicycles/professional-worktrikes/workbike-ice-cream-tricycle.html)) can be modified with bigger tyres.

I was wondering how wide tyres would need to be before they stop sinking straight into the loose dry sand - would 2.5" tyres be enough? Anyone know of any sand specific tyres?

Title: Re: Best Tyres for sandy beaches and dunes
Post by: zuiz on March 20, 2009, 05:02:37 PM

http://www.surlybikes.com/parts/endomorph.html

Title: Re: Best Tyres for sandy beaches and dunes
Post by: vik on March 24, 2009, 09:33:24 PM

Quote from: zuiz on March 20, 2009, 05:02:37 PM

http://www.surlybikes.com/parts/endomorph.html

+1 - Endomorphs rock on sand if you have the clearance for them.

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3354/3202789928_1c1d58fed6_b.jpg)

Title: Re: Best Tyres for sandy beaches and dunes
Post by: DavidH on March 24, 2009, 10:25:57 PM

these look great, but I think most of the ice cream vending trikes will have 20" wheels, and I think the endomorph tyres are only 26". Whilst we are marvelling at fat beach tyres, these are quite impressive http://www.landeez.com/ (http://www.landeez.com/), and are built to sit on the sand, and not really to progress through it.