The second LBS saved my day! It was very tough, took them half an hour but they finally managed to put it on.
So this concludes my G29 build. Thanks to everyone who gave me help in it, you are the best!
I’m posting pics in the other post
I’m a little late to this thread, but my Surly ET went on by hand, although I got it used and it had been mounted for a while before I needed to remove and reinstall it to patch the tube. It’s an amazing tire though, handles everything except wet mud and ice and rolls super fast, perfect for riding fast to a trail and then riding the trail.
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I’m also a bit late to this thread, but I think it’s important to add the Vittoria Mezcal to the list for future reference. It’s a gravel tyre but rolls very fast on the road and seems to last a good distance.
It was by far the most popular tyre on Tour Aotearoa, which I did last year, followed by the Maxxis Icons. I did 3000km without a single puncture, on a mix of road and off road surfaces. It’s also reasonably good on camber.
My tyre was 29x 2.25, but I believe it comes in a 2.35 and 2.6" version.
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Am I reading this right? you did over 1864 miles - 3000 km on a unicycle for one event. How long did that take? That’s insane.
Edit: I clearly misinterpreted, I’m assuming you meant over the life span of the tire.
Tour Aotearoa is one of the world’s great bikepacking trips: stretching 3,000 km from Cape Reinga to Bluff (the length of New Zealand) it follows a combination of cycle trails, tracks, paths and lanes connected by the most enjoyable country roads available. The event is a brevet, meaning that it is not a race and cyclists ride at their own pace, though participants are expected to complete the challenge in under 30 days.
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So I didn’t read that wrong. That sounds wonderful. Im assuming gizmo duck completed the event. Maybe gizmo could expand on the experience.
See GizmoDuck’s full report of his adventure in the link he provided.
I did it in 27 days, just over 100km/day.
The Mezcal was a great tyre. I think it could possibly last close to 3000km, but I swapped it over to a new Mezcal at half way to make sure there was plenty of tread left.
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Amazing! My hat off to you, I’m very jealous. I would love to visit New Zealand let alone cycle it. I think I would be more of a bicycle candidate than a uni candidate for the trip you completed.
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My favourite 29 road tyre is the Maxxis Torch 29 x 2.10. The rolling resistance is very low and it has very low susceptibility to camber.
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Anybody tried the new Schwalbe Super Moto? It’s rather wide (2.40") and has an updated design.
I’ve been running the Continental Contact Urban 52-622 (740g) for quite some time (see earlier post where it was mounted on an aluminium rim and later on a lighter carbon rim both having 30mm inner width) and I consider it a great slick tire. After a puncture I switched to a Schwalbe Marathon Efficiency 50-622 (750g) for a couple of rides with no noticeable difference in ride quality. However it looks a bit skinny…
So I have now switched to the Schwalbe Super Moto 62-622 (1285g).
The weight increase is obviously quite noticeable. Maybe even more because it’s mounted on a light hookless 330g carbon rim (29er34X20Asymmetry) in combination with a 65g TPU tube.
I measured the width of the tire to 63mm using a caliper so it’s quite true to size.
The Super Moto rolls nice and quiet just like the two other tires (all @ ~3.5bar). The added weight seems to give a slightly more relaxed but less responsive ride which is really no surprise.
The most noticeable improvement for me with the Super Moto seems to be that it handles road camber perfectly in my opinion. I have a section that I usually find quite annoying because I have to fight the road camber. But the Super Moto just kept running straight like there was no road camber.
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Love experimenting so I got my hands on the wide Continental Contact Urban 62-622 (795g).
My caliper measures it exactly 62mm wide on the 30mm inner width rim.
As expected it feels more responsive as it’s ~500g lighter. If that’s a pro or con depends on the rider. I usually prefer a lighter setup but I also see advantages in the heavier tyre which gives a slightly more relaxing ride.
Apart from that it rides similar to the Super Moto - also in regards to how it handles camber. Very nice tire. Highly recommended if looking for a wide slick.
The Super Moto has the edge for looks in my opinion. How the (fairly thick) thread extends over the side of the casing just looks awesome. The Contact Urban “just” looks like (any) slick tire.
Btw. my scale measures the the Contact Urban to 770g and the Super Moto to 1280g so both are close to the claimed weight.
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Just to add to this: The CCU (Conti Contact Urban) is currently one of the favorite allround tyres in the recumbent and velomobile world because it’s not too heavy (compared to racing tyres), has great grip also on wet roads, it’s fast and puncture resistant at an acceptable price. I ride the smaller variants on almost all my bikes and am really happy with this tyre.
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+1 to this!
I have them on my daily commuter (Brompton, 16" wheels) and they’re great. Light, low rolling resistance and no puncture in 3 years! 
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