{"id":26281,"date":"2021-08-07T07:50:55","date_gmt":"2021-08-07T07:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bernhardherzog.com\/?p=26281"},"modified":"2022-05-24T05:24:06","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T05:24:06","slug":"schwalbe-big-ben-plus-balloon-tires-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bernhardherzog.com\/en\/schwalbe-big-ben-plus-balloon-tires-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Schwalbe Big Ben Plus Balloon \ud83c\udf88 Tires Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

My Fiido D4S 20 inch foldable e-bike does not come with any suspension <\/strong>(neither in the front nor on the seatpost). This is why I had a rough ride esp. for medium to long distances (and off-road of course). I could install a suspension, but I wanted to keep the bike lightweight <\/strong>for travel. That’s why I tried the Schwalbe balloon tyres<\/strong> as one of my most important upgrades<\/a>. <\/strong>They should give me a more comfy ride<\/strong> (when inflated to 2 bars<\/strong>), converting my bike almost into a fat-bike<\/strong>. Please read on to see how I installed them (on an e-bike with a hub motor) and about the advantages and disadvantages! (Hier gibt es diesen Blogpost auf deutsch \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea…<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

About the Big Ben Plus Balloon Tires<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here you can see the tires already installed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Schwalbe Big Ben Plus 55-406 (20×2,15′)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Schwalbe Big Ben Plus 55-406 (20×2,15′) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As you can see because of the bigger size the tires are a more tight fit <\/strong>in the frame. So you have to check if your (e-)bike can accomodate them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For my Fiido D4S they were a perfect fit. One thing to note is that any imbalance of the wheel (i.e. if it is not centered <\/strong>perfectly from the factory which it usually is not) will be exaggerated, i.e. more visible. For me it was working though…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Installation of the front tire<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The installation in the front of my Fiido D4 was straightforward. I used a 15mm wrench <\/strong>to open the mount (the D4S does not have a quick release, maybe a good thing).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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the profile should point in the same direction as the small arrow on the brake disc (and on the tire but this is harder to see)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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