Tyre recommendations

turnerc99 · June 2007

I know this one comes up regularly, but I thought I'd see what the latest thinking was. I'm sick of getting punctures in my Conti GP3000s so I'm going to put some new tyres on and see if that makes any difference. I don't commute as often as I'd like to, but it is 35 miles each way. I weigh 16 stone at the moment (hoping to get that down!) and I ride on 700c x 23mm. Does anyone have any recommendations? I'm thinking of going back to Armadillos, but I'd welcome any thoughts or suggestions.

Cheers,
Chris

domtyler · June 2007

I have just fitted Conti Sport Contacts 700 x 28 to my winter bike, which I am using a lot at the moment due to all the rain. They are really quick and come with a one year no puncture guarantee. If you puncture they will reimburse your money. And they come with free tubes. Being 28 mm they are more forgiving than 23s too but you lose very little in speed, none that I could notice without doing some kind of lab test.

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Unknown · June 2007

I tried the Sports Contacts - they punctured, and I couldn't be bothered to send it back to Wiggle for the guarantee - so I gave up and changed to Spesh All Conditions Pro - they just don't puncture (roll nicer too).

joebe · June 2007

Bontranger Racelite Hardcase everytime. No contest.

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Unknown · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by joebe

Bontranger Racelite Hardcase everytime. No contest.
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Seconded. I read someone, and I don't remember who sadly, recommended these on here a few months ago. Great tyres for commuting on.

But an absolute b*gger to get on!

dondare · June 2007

Schwalbe Marathon Plus.
Heavy, and even harder to get on than Bontrager Hardcases, but roll well and simply don't puncture.

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alecstilleyedye · June 2007

vittoria rubinos. bombproof, but if you get them from lbs it's worth paying a few extra quid to have them put on as they are impossible to get on first time round (but once on are ok to come off after a day or so and go back easily).
and in colours to match most bikes.

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peterbr · June 2007

At 101kg, riding a 23c, unless that's all you can get on isn't really a good idea.

If you look at say the inflation guide for say a pro race, you'll see that the maximum rated pressure is reached at 85kg. Therefore it follows you'd have to run over the maximum pressure for the tyre to work properly. I do this as I'm 90kg. In order to for the tyre to run properly, you'd have to run it even further over the rated pressure which could be dangerous (but probably is OK) both for the tyre and the rim, or as you are probably doing, you are running it on the sidewalls, underinflated, which isn't efficient and makes you prone to puncture.

You'd be better off with a 25c or probably 28c in terms of rolling efficiency.

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Uncle Mort · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by dondare

Schwalbe Marathon Plus.
Heavy, and even harder to get on than Bontrager Hardcases, but roll well and simply don't puncture.

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Buster49 · June 2007

Schwalbe Marathon Plus

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timmins · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by andyp

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by joebe

Bontranger Racelite Hardcase everytime. No contest.
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Seconded. I read someone, and I don't remember who sadly, recommended these on here a few months ago. Great tyres for commuting on.

But an absolute b*gger to get on!
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Thirded. I gave up on expensive tyres after a blow-out on a two-week old Vittoria. Stopped at the nearest bike shop, got two cheesy/cheapy Bontranger Racelites. Not one p*nct*r* since i got them about 600 miles ago.

Hairy Jock · June 2007

Ultra GatorSkin are the way to go...

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FatBlokeFromFelixstowe · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by domtyler

I have just fitted Conti Sport Contacts 700 x 28 to my winter bike, which I am using a lot at the moment due to all the rain. They are really quick and come with a one year no puncture guarantee. If you puncture they will reimburse your money. And they come with free tubes. Being 28 mm they are more forgiving than 23s too but you lose very little in speed, none that I could notice without doing some kind of lab test.

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Totally agree. I have the 700 x 28 on my road bike and 26 x 1.3 on my mtb and they are excellent. 5 years and 6000 miles now since my last p*ncture

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goo_mason · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by dondare

Schwalbe Marathon Plus.
Heavy, and even harder to get on than Bontrager Hardcases, but roll well and simply don't puncture.

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+3

You can ride over broken glass with impunity with these on !

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dubnobass · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by timmins

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by andyp

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by joebe

Bontranger Racelite Hardcase everytime. No contest.
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Seconded. I read someone, and I don't remember who sadly, recommended these on here a few months ago. Great tyres for commuting on.

But an absolute b*gger to get on!
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Thirded. I gave up on expensive tyres after a blow-out on a two-week old Vittoria. Stopped at the nearest bike shop, got two cheesy/cheapy Bontranger Racelites. Not one p*nct*r* since i got them about 600 miles ago.

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Fourthed. I switched over to these about 800 miles ago, no punctures so far. They were quite tricky to get on the rims, though, so I hope I don't puncture on-the-go.

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Wolf04 · June 2007

Originally posted by Hairy Jock

Ultra GatorSkin are the way to go...

A hirsute Scotsman.

Have to agree, one visit from the P fairy and that was 3500 miles ago, much lighter than Schwalbe Marathon+s too. Can get a little interesting in the wet though.

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tstegers · June 2007

I weigh more than 100kg, I have been using 23mm Michelin Prorace for the last five years. I have practically forgotten how to repair punctures.

They first came to my attention on the train home to Sevenoaks with a much lighter friend mine, he's about 75kg. On the train II observed his rear Michelin was full of flints and glass. Any one of these objects would have done for me in a few hundred yards had they been in my tyres. Shocked I dug out all the rubbish with a small knife. On the way down Hubbards hill, I routinely touch 85kph down this hill, he rolled faster than I did. By then I knew they didn't puncture and here they were faster than whatever I was running, most likely Vittoria or Vredesteins. I fitted a new pair to do the PBP in 2003 - it can be a struggle but you can get them on and off without levers btw. A couple of years later the rear was completly shot to the point you could see the carcass construction through the tread. I did not have a puncture with that tyre. It is the first time I have thrown a tyre away never having punctured it.

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Hackbike 6 · June 2007

That's not a bad record with p*nct*r*s.Perhaps I should give them a try.

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