Winter tyres - again

pabloweaver
pabloweaver Posts: 444
edited October 2009 in Road buying advice
Having trawled through the search option and past posts for a topic that I though was covered in full ... my man flu frustration has got the better of me and since I cant find it I will have to start again ...

winter bike all decked out and ready to go until I notice the large lump of glass in the tyre ( no P%^%^%! ), the tyre now has a dirty great hole in it that I think is beyond the superglue and tyre boot remedy ..

so. recommend me a good, durable, grippy 700 x23 tyre if you would be so kind!

I'm changing both tyres as the ones currently on the bike (vittoria rubino pro ) pick up cuts and glass like tyres made of warm brie !









not one mention of planet x at all .................. DOH! :lol:
http://www.northcheshireclarion.co.uk/

Great club in and around the Warrington area.

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  • STEFANOS4784
    STEFANOS4784 Posts: 4,109
    Krylion carbons seem to get recommended on here a lot..........

    I will be going for conti gp4000s' when my PR3's give up though.................
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    Summer beast; http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr34 ... uff015.jpg
  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    Conti Supersonics
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  • ademort
    ademort Posts: 1,924
    Michelin Krylion Carbons are the best tyres for puncture resistance that i have ever used. fitted my current set in mid October last year have ridden all year round and still no flats after 6500Kms. By the way the roads i commute on are crap.Can i say anymore.
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  • keith-a
    keith-a Posts: 63
    I can't vouch for 23mm, but I love my 25mm Krylions for bad weather riding round the hellish roads of the Campsies. Others may be better, but I'm happy enough to not be tempted to try them.
  • Colin Nago
    Colin Nago Posts: 27
    schwalbe blizzard sports
  • pabloweaver
    pabloweaver Posts: 444
    looks like the carbons are the way to go given the reviews i have read since the post.

    wouldn't it be great to live somewhere that did not necessitate all the odds n sods of winter riding!
    http://www.northcheshireclarion.co.uk/

    Great club in and around the Warrington area.
  • bobpzero
    bobpzero Posts: 1,431
    redddraggon wrote:
    Conti Supersonics

    how do they compare to the michelin krylion carbons? apart from the lightweightness and a lot more speed.
  • gkerr4
    gkerr4 Posts: 3,408
    i quite like the bonty hardcase tyres - i've had a set for ages on my winter bike - they don't seem to pick up cuts or nicks and haven't p*nctured in the two and a bit years I have owned them! - i have them in 28mm which means they are proper comfy too! - heavy buggers though.

    If I was changing them for 'posh' tyres I'd be getting vittoria open pave in 24mm - seem to gt great reviews in fact I can't think i've ever heard a bad word about them!

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