Tyre help please

hoff
hoff Posts: 14
edited January 2009 in Workshop
I have had Schwalbe Blizzard sport (now known as the Lugano) on my back end for a while now and not had any real problems ( a puncture or two from flint) until I got back today and there is a half cm gash possibly with flint inside and I have decided it's time to change.

I am riding quite a few sportives this year as well as training, mainly although not always, in the dry and money is very tight. So any thoughts on;

a) If I get the flint out do I need new rubber?!
b) Are the blizzards any good for what I'm using (wiggle says that some pro's use them)
b) Are there better tyres for a reasonable price (under £20 absolute max)

Thanks

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  • Mettan
    Mettan Posts: 2,103
    hoff wrote:
    b) Are there better tyres for a reasonable price (under £20 absolute max)

    Thanks

    Hi -

    Yes - try some Vittoria Rubino Pro's - (folding).

    £ 15 - Ribble

    http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/productde ... ITTTYRF550

    They're arguably the cheapest High-quality training tyre you can get.
  • alfablue
    alfablue Posts: 8,497
    If you want some more Lugano's I have an unused pair you can have for £15 delivered.
  • Wappygixer
    Wappygixer Posts: 1,396
    Ever thought of using super glue to glue the gash back up?
    I've done this on a few tyres on both my road bike and my mtb.
    You cant use cheap stuff it needs the proper Loctite stuff.
    Its never let me down and saves a few quid to
    Just clean the gash, leave to dry and glue away
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    Conti gp4000s are great tyres - well worth paying out for. One of the german bike mags tested them and they were great for speed and fantastic for robustness.
  • felgen
    felgen Posts: 829
    alfablue wrote:
    If you want some more Lugano's I have an unused pair you can have for £15 delivered.

    Hmm, me too, could that be because they are standard equipment on planet-X bikes !:D
    Steeds:
    1)Planet X SL Pro carbon
    2)Nelson Pista Singlespeed
    3)Giant Cadex MTB
    4)BeOne Karma MTB
  • alfablue
    alfablue Posts: 8,497
    felgen wrote:
    alfablue wrote:
    If you want some more Lugano's I have an unused pair you can have for £15 delivered.

    Hmm, me too, could that be because they are standard equipment on planet-X bikes !:D

    Exactly :lol:

    To be honest they do look like a decent tyre for their budget price, I just swapped them out for some Specialized All Conditions Pro (Quickstep Team edition), as I have had a p*ncture-free life for years with these.

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