Tyre Advice

Markmjh

Hi folks,
after many years of mountain biking i have bought myself a road bike. I have just got a second hadn Ribble Winter. But being my first road bike i am having to start again on product knowledge :-(
I will be using the bike all through the winter so need to look at suitable tyres that are not going to slide out from under me at the first sign of a frost. Not wanting to spend too much on them so looking at the budget end of the market at the moment.
Any sugestions or experiences you guys have would be great.


Cheers,
Mark

blackhands

If you are looking for tyres whch are good in icy conditions you will look for ever. Budget tyres are just that - you get what you pay for so don't just go for the very cheapest.

Markmjh

not really looking for something good on ice. Just something that will give me a bit of grip through the crap winter weather(or crap summer weather)!
Also not looking for the absolute budget tyres, just don't want to be paying over £25 a tyre unless i really have too.

Barteos

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Conti Gatorskins in 25mm or 28mm for winter generally.
The only tyres that work on ice are the studded ones.

rake

:roll:

Bobbinogs

I rode my bike all through last winter, which was about the worst I can remember for some time. I used "normal" tyres (Spesh All Condition Pro 2's and Bontrager Race Lites) and didn't have any problems. They were both 25mm, btw.

I don't see me changing my current tyres (Kryllion Carbons, 23mm) for this winter as I have been caught in a few monsoons lately and they were fine too.

I think the trick is not to push it too much when common sense says not to, e.g., 40mph on a descent with tight bends is always going to be dicey on a frosty morning, but that doesn't mean you need to treat every corner as your last.