Cheap, fastish, 700x28c tyres

GarethPJ
GarethPJ Posts: 295
edited April 2009 in Commuting chat
I've just got me an old Dawes Sterling tourer free to use for commuting. All it actually needs is a new chain, new brake blocks, a good fettling and new tyres. Well it also needed new guards, but I had a pair in the garage. It could also do with a new rear wheel since the current one is a fat rimmed, solid axled cheap hybrid wheel, but that can wait.

Anyhow tyre wise I was thinking 28c would be a good compromise between the 32c that are on there and the 23c I have on my current bike now I've got a longer commute. Thing is I've got no budget for this at all, so these tyres are going to have to be cheaper than cheap. I was thinking of Michelin Dynamics, at under £20 a pair they seem like good value.

Can anybody think of an alternative that will be as cheap, reasonably fast and reasonably puncture proof?

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  • roger_merriman
    roger_merriman Posts: 6,165
    could try blizzard/lugano yes only 23mm but a old steely is likely to be a comfy old ride, i find 20mm lugano's fine through the worse that the surrey lanes can throw my way.
  • GarethPJ
    GarethPJ Posts: 295
    Thanks for the suggestion, unfortunatey I think 23c may be too narrow for the rear rim.
  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    I've just restored my old Dawes Horizon and taken the same approach moving from 32 to 28. I bought a pair of Schwalbe Delta Cruisers with period style gumwalls for about £18 the pair from my LBS. They have a slightly overdone edge tread but the rolling surface is semi slick. Not tried them yet so can't comment on the speed but they do have a puncture resistant belt. Might be worth a look.
    Faster than a tent.......
  • sarajoy
    sarajoy Posts: 1,675
    My bike came with Specialized "All-Condition Sport" 28mm tyres which seem really rather resilient so far - potholes, glass in road, etc. Granted I've not had them long, mind.

    They're pretty slick so if you can find any I'd say go for it :)
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  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    sarajoy wrote:
    My bike came with Specialized "All-Condition Sport" 28mm tyres

    They do like their ridiculous names don't they!
    Faster than a tent.......
  • simon_e
    simon_e Posts: 1,707
    Bontrager Race Lite Hardcase. Roll well, not too heavy and good puncture-resistance.

    Last time I checked they were £10 each at www.allterraincycles.co.uk
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  • Tail end Charlie
    Tail end Charlie Posts: 352
    Second the above about Bontrager Race Lite Hardcases.
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    Limited colours but hard wearing and fast http://www.conti-tyres.co.uk/conticycle ... port.shtml
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  • GarethPJ
    GarethPJ Posts: 295
    Rolf F wrote:
    sarajoy wrote:
    My bike came with Specialized "All-Condition Sport" 28mm tyres

    They do like their ridiculous names don't they!

    There's nothing silly about names like Fatboy! :wink:

    At least there isn't a Fatboy Sport, Fatboy Pro and Fatboy Elite.
  • GarethPJ
    GarethPJ Posts: 295
    Thanks for all the tips. Now I suppose it depends on what the (not very) LBS stocks.

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