26" bearclaw measurements, I got ahold of Kenda!!
Mar 6, 2003 | 02:23 PM
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26" bearclaw measurements
Well, no response yet from Kenda so I called. Of course I got the consumer guys voicemail. Left a message so hopefully they will call back. Not sure what I expect but to find out what their official size for the 26" tire would be nice.
Mar 6, 2003 | 03:45 PM
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26" bearclaw measurements, I called them and left message
Oh, Shssshh. I don't want to hear it... [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]
The bearclaws are a very nice tire from what I can tell. Hopefully I will get some sort of real response from them. Customer support makes or breaks a company, I think....
The bearclaws are a very nice tire from what I can tell. Hopefully I will get some sort of real response from them. Customer support makes or breaks a company, I think....
Mar 7, 2003 | 01:32 PM
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26" bearclaw measurements, I called them and left message
Yeah, I know. Sure wish someone would have indicated their poor customer service before I decided to give them my money. If you can't support your product get out of the business. I hope they make it right.
Mar 7, 2003 | 03:35 PM
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26" bearclaw measurements, I got ahold of Kenda!!
Well, I am making progress. I spoke with Dan at Kenda Customer Service and he is going to find out for me what the specs are supposed to be on the stock Prairie rim size for the 26-9x12 and 26-12x12. He is copying me on his emails so I do know he is working on it. Thank you Dan.
Anyways, here are a couple items from our conversation:
1) He did say they are undersized. He doesn't know why they make them that way but do. Seems to be the standard in ATV tires. Said the measurements of the tire could be anywhere from 24.5" to 26" depending on pressure and rim size.
2) He said that all the tires are of equal size before mounting since they all come off the same assembly via the same presses. However, when I asked about weight he gave my approximate weights due to manufacturing differences in the rubber... Hmmmm....
3) For weights here is what I found out. These are just the tire.
Front is ~19.5 lbs.
Rear is ~31 lbs.
He understands my concern but says that if another person has the same size tires on the same rims they will be the same height. Well that is where we differ because others on here have stated they have 26" height. We will wait and see. I will keep everyone updated. So far so good, but I did have to email once and call twice to get a response. He did have my email cause he replied to it after I spoke to him this morning, but he hadn't done anything with it untill after I spoke to him.
Anyways, here are a couple items from our conversation:
1) He did say they are undersized. He doesn't know why they make them that way but do. Seems to be the standard in ATV tires. Said the measurements of the tire could be anywhere from 24.5" to 26" depending on pressure and rim size.
2) He said that all the tires are of equal size before mounting since they all come off the same assembly via the same presses. However, when I asked about weight he gave my approximate weights due to manufacturing differences in the rubber... Hmmmm....
3) For weights here is what I found out. These are just the tire.
Front is ~19.5 lbs.
Rear is ~31 lbs.
He understands my concern but says that if another person has the same size tires on the same rims they will be the same height. Well that is where we differ because others on here have stated they have 26" height. We will wait and see. I will keep everyone updated. So far so good, but I did have to email once and call twice to get a response. He did have my email cause he replied to it after I spoke to him this morning, but he hadn't done anything with it untill after I spoke to him.
