Tires for 500lb trike?

[jawnn]

I got just about everything for my tandem trike worked out, then realized that tires are going to be a problem.

I have been having my Schwalbe tires split down the center of the tread before they are worn out. http://commutercycling.blogspot.com/...rs-expose.html

And they have only about 175 lbs on each tire at the most (fully loaded bike)

The trike will have 20" tires, so I can't use an Armadillo tire.

I was looking at this video of a vehicle that has some strong looking tires but they look like they maybe solid tire. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1n5p...layer_embedded

Any ideas where I can get a really strong 20 tire? for 250lbs@?

[professor]

Didn't someone say moped tires would fit a 20 inch rim?

[SimpleSimon]

This might help.

[tjs323626]

I have used 2.50 X 16 moped tires on 20" bike rims. I think they are very close to the 20" bike tires in with. These are more sturdy than the bike tires I have seen, being used at highway speeds and DOT rated they should work well.

[jawnn]

Moped tires fits bicycle rims? Now that I think of it I may have seen this done.

Any suggestions of the tires that should be used? a link would help.

[tjs323626]

These guys have a couple that will fit.

http://www.bikebandit.com/shinko-moped-tire

http://www.bikebandit.com/front-2-50...a327a12a634934

[hammer5312]

This might help.

Where did you get the conversion chart from?

[SimpleSimon]

Where did you get the conversion chart from?

A friend who is a bicycle restoration fanatic - especially old Murray bikes - and a builder of customized mopeds and motorized bikes e-mailed it to me.

He thought I might find it useful. He was correct.