What tyres????

hitchen92

I'm running cinders at the moment but there too expensive, at £25each and the cheaper versions are censored (£15) as they only last 5minutes. So can anyone reccomend me anything else, that is a good all round tyre like the cinder? I've been looking at the Conti Gravity, Mountain King and Verticals for £15 each, anyone know what they're like?

supersonic

All good tyres in their own right. Steel wire, so a little heavier than the Pro versions.

Tyres are an area where I think you should spend as much as you can. 50 quid for a pair of tyres is nowt compared to your frame, forks and brakes but just as imporrtant as it connects you to the ground. The Pro versions are grippier, better puncture protection and a lot lighter. Same for any tyre.

Why undo the weight savings of that lovely frame for just 25 quid?

;-)

jadamson

is there pro versions of continental gravity's?!? or do you mean the protection onse?

supersonic

Yeah, for some odd reason Gravity not available kevlar beaded. Same advice applies though, spend a bit more for XC and get kevlar beads.

hitchen92

Ok, but Cinders what I'm using now are quite heavy at 700g compared to Conti speed kings supersonic at 400g. Thats nearly half the weight? Worth nearly 40quid??? Or not?? OR Mountain King 2.2 Supersonic at 460g?

supersonic

A total of a pound in weight saving (or more) for that money is a bargain!!! Especially when people splash 60 quid on Thomson stems to save 10g ;-)

The very light Contis are pure race tyres though, and don't last as long. Protection versions still save a nice chunk with the Kev beads, but last longer and have reinforced sidewalls.

Captain Turok

Maybe worth mentioning that these tyres (Continental) seem to be a bit small for the quoted sizes?
I went for the 2.1 SS SpeedKings, and they look smaller than my 2.1 XC Pro's

mfin

Mountain kings in 2.2 won't give you the grip of your cinders in the mud, they have nowhere near the agressive tall tread, speed kings even less, the 2.4 Mountain Kings I think might have more tread but I don't know. The 2.2s are lovely fast summer tyres for xc and thats about it. Thought of Kenda Nevegals? Still fast rolling, more tread depth and grip than the Mountain Kings for sure, DTCs are nice if you can get a good price and make sure you get the direction right for front and rear BUT, if you like your cinders why not just save up a bit... disappointing tyres for how you right can p**s you off quite quickly.

hitchen92

Hmmm... My eyes have been really opened as regards to weight on tyres, looking at Cinders, the weight of them is quite high in comparison with others.

shin0r

Rubber Queens? I recently went from High Rollers to these and they're great; I didn't expect them to be this good.

missmarple

I use Conti Traffic 2.1" tyres for commuting and a bit of the muddy trail, I've been doing 30-40 miles a week using them on the same bike and no punctures so far, hold grip very well. (touch wood)

garryfisher

rubber queens? don't think so i use halo choir boys DH stick to the track and the bike i use is a intense m6 so go choir boys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

shin0r

garryfisher wrote:

rubber queens? don't think so i use halo choir boys DH stick to the track and the bike i use is a intense m6 so go choir boys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:roll:

garryfisher

what is that ment to mean?

supersonic

Not really an all round tyre lol.