MTB commuting tyres

pastryboy

Currently have specialized crossroads 1.95 but they're full of cracks and signs of damage (won't be buying specialized tyres again) so I'm looking to replace for the winter, will go for 1.75 front and 1.5 rear which are the narrowest my rims will allow.

Route is mainly gravel/concrete path with a few miles of road and some dirt.

Looking at these:

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=34677

but they seem very heavy at 900-1000g

Maybe this one for the rear which is less than half the weight of the above:

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Vitto ... 360035185/

But then I've no idea for the front, can't find anything I like the look of at a 1.75 other than maybe this:

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Schwa ... 360042616/

Any suggestions please, I'd like them to be as cheap as possible as my MTB is my second bike but I'll be using it for all my commuting over the winter.

sarajoy

How heavy is heavy?

Got one of these to replace my dodgy (Spesh!) rear tyre - they come with a free inner and year's guarantee against p*nctures (replacement inner tube ) or tears (replacement tyre!) - which is confidence enough for me!

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=30223

blu3cat

Howsabout some of these

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Continental_Travel_Contact_MTB_Tyre_With_Tube/5300003705/

Can reccomend, nice and nippy on road and smooth surfaces like concrete and not bad grip when it gets a little softer. Also puncture resistance really worked for me, not one puncture in over 3000 miles.

Can be had for sub £20 if you shop around.

d.n.f

blu3cat wrote:

Howsabout some of these

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Continental_Travel_Contact_MTB_Tyre_With_Tube/5300003705/

Can reccomend, nice and nippy on road and smooth surfaces like concrete and not bad grip when it gets a little softer. Also puncture resistance really worked for me, not one puncture in over 3000 miles.

Can be had for sub £20 if you shop around.

Yeah, I use these, got a puncture on my first commute :roll: but no problems since approx 500 miles. Spin up easy if it gets too soft though, but to be expected. got mine here Ebay

pastryboy

Well 900g seems heavy when the vittoria come in at half that. Not sure what I currently have but I'm sure anything over about 600g must be considered fairly heavy.

Parts of my journey are really stoney with large gravel and I'm always paranoid of a sharp stone puncturing (though after over 2000 miles of commuting the only puncture I've had was caused by two mangled heavy duty staples I picked up somewhere).

£14 with a free tube and that guarantee is very tempting though - certainly worth a punt at that price.

pastryboy

Tempted by the Continental Travel Contact now I've seen the prices for buying two at once.

Is 1.5 going to make much of a difference over a 1.75 on the rear you reckon?

roger_merriman

the Marathons are good I've used them, they do okay on mud and light off road but they are road tires really, and good tough ones too.

Jay dubbleU

I ran Marathons on my old bike but I'm running Conti Travel Contacts now - don't find they make much difference as far as speed goes

Wallace1492

Schwalbe Citi Jets are ideal. have had these on my MTB for 3 years and had 1 puncture. 4 thousand miles on ALL terrains amd only 1 puncture!! I swear by them now.

EssexSuffolk

Wallace1492 wrote:

Schwalbe Citi Jets are ideal. have had these on my MTB for 3 years and had 1 puncture. 4 thousand miles on ALL terrains amd only 1 puncture!! I swear by them now.

+1 for these. Admittedly only fitted a few week ago, but impressed with their grip in the wet. I got mine for £16 (for the pair) from a bike shop near me. Wish I'd changed my town bike to these months ago.

Nick6891

http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/vittoria ... 40248.html

i have been using them for past year and they are the best tyre ive ever commuted on, not had one puncture, they are super quite, not much rolling resistance and in the wet all the water is spread out to the side so you can actually ride without mudguards aslong as you dont go through and puddles

Nick6891

sarajoy wrote:

How heavy is heavy?

Got one of these to replace my dodgy (Spesh!) rear tyre - they come with a free inner and year's guarantee against p*nctures (replacement inner tube ) or tears (replacement tyre!) - which is confidence enough for me!

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=30223

whats it like riding with such thinner tyres on a MTB??

cyberknight

EssexSuffolk wrote:

Wallace1492 wrote:

Schwalbe Citi Jets are ideal. have had these on my MTB for 3 years and had 1 puncture. 4 thousand miles on ALL terrains amd only 1 puncture!! I swear by them now.

+1 for these. Admittedly only fitted a few week ago, but impressed with their grip in the wet. I got mine for £16 (for the pair) from a bike shop near me. Wish I'd changed my town bike to these months ago.

+1 here as well done over 3000 miles on mine no puncture yet shhhhh !!!