Tandem Tyre
ian_s
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I'm looking for tyre recommendations for our tandem...
It is a Dawes Super Galaxy and used for day trips on typical UK roads - never heavily loaded.
So I need to decide on size (currently 700x32 on the front and 700x28 on the back), and model.
Is there any reason I cannot go for a regular road tyre (eg Vittoria Rubino ) or should I be looking for something with a bit more meat? I would be prepared to go heavier if it bought better puncture resistance.
Cheers
Ian
It is a Dawes Super Galaxy and used for day trips on typical UK roads - never heavily loaded.
So I need to decide on size (currently 700x32 on the front and 700x28 on the back), and model.
Is there any reason I cannot go for a regular road tyre (eg Vittoria Rubino ) or should I be looking for something with a bit more meat? I would be prepared to go heavier if it bought better puncture resistance.
Cheers
Ian
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Thorn always recommend Panaracer Hi-Roads which were fine but having replaced them with pretty much anything I could lay my hands on on tour I'd say there's nothing tandem specific about a tyre. The nicest rolling tyres I've had on it are some I picked up in Slovakia for £3 each.
The extra weight though means you should keep the pressure topped up to avoid pinch flats.0 -
What's the weight of the team?
We're pretty light (140Kg all in (team and bike)), and run 30mm width - seems fine. We'd get away with something 28mm, but don't feel a great desire to change currently. We're new to tandemming, but our tandem is definitely more about comfort than speed!0
