Winter tyres

marcaudsley
marcaudsley Posts: 187
edited November 2010 in Road buying advice
I know, another what tyre thread.
Anyone used bonty race lite hardcase? any good in wet weather.
Need a good commuting/training/winter tyre! Budget is not massive maybe £30 pair
Anyhelp would be great
cheers

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  • rc856
    rc856 Posts: 1,144
    You not going for one of the tried and tested?!
    I'm hoping my 25mm Gatorskins do the job!!
    Spent 25 and 15 mins respectively putting the new tyres on last night!!!
  • andyoh
    andyoh Posts: 115
    I have Conti Gatorskins on the winter bike and they are very good.
  • Tony Mc
    Tony Mc Posts: 180
    marcaudsley wrote:
    I know, another what tyre thread.
    Anyone used bonty race lite hardcase? any good in wet weather.
    Need a good commuting/training/winter tyre! Budget is not massive maybe £30 pair
    Anyhelp would be great
    cheers

    I used them all last year and no problems one p**&Ture but that was becuase I dropped it down a huge pot hole that jumped out
    Getting there
  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    I don't touch Bontrager anything quite honestly.

    + Krylion carbons all the way .... used to be Gatorskins which were good too.
  • Tony Mc
    Tony Mc Posts: 180
    giant mancp wrote:
    I don't touch Bontrager anything quite honestly.

    + Krylion carbons all the way .... used to be Gatorskins which were good too.

    Krylions a good commuting /trainingg tyre ? how much a pair ?
    Getting there
  • Wooliferkins
    Wooliferkins Posts: 2,060
    I use Gators all year on the commuter and the tourer. Keep them well inflated love 'em
    Neil
    Help I'm Being Oppressed
  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    Tony Mc wrote:
    giant mancp wrote:
    I don't touch Bontrager anything quite honestly.

    + Krylion carbons all the way .... used to be Gatorskins which were good too.

    Krylions a good commuting /trainingg tyre ? how much a pair ?
    I don't know how much, £20 quid each tyre. They seem to last bleedin' ages so works out reasonable in the end.
  • Jungli
    Jungli Posts: 201
    Gator Hardshells are very good too.
  • daveydave43
    daveydave43 Posts: 200
    michelin krylions - £42
    http://stores.ebay.co.uk/highonbikes__W ... kw=krylion

    in budget, vittoria rubinos rigid twinpack for £20
    http://stores.ebay.co.uk/High-On-Bikes/ ... d=69901822

    i dont work for HoB btw, just they are awesome for tyres
    Go for the break
    Create a chaingang
    Make sure you don't break your chain
  • marcaudsley
    marcaudsley Posts: 187
    Narrowed it down to Gatorskins, Krylions or Bonty all weather race lite
    All about same price £20 each
    Not sure which now?? :shock:
    God why are there so many?
  • daveydave43
    daveydave43 Posts: 200
    do a forum search, krylions are mentioned a lot.
    i have them on my winter bike and are happy with them, one snakebite and one glass p*ncture in 6500 miles. not tried the others though.
    Go for the break
    Create a chaingang
    Make sure you don't break your chain
  • weapons
    weapons Posts: 367
    I use Bonty race lite hardcase on my commuting bike for the last few years (on my third set). They last ages (5000 miles+) and I have not had a single puncture on any set. The downside is they are not supple and lack feel, but who cares when I am only commuting to and from work.

    My winter race bike uses Krylion carbons. They are a good training tyre and are a decent compromise. They are nowhere near as hard wearing nor do they have the puncture protection of the Bontys.

    My summer race bike has GP4000s. They have excellent life and so far have resisted puncturing. I understand that they are very tough, but I like to save them for clean summer roads.
  • tonye_n
    tonye_n Posts: 832
    I have been using the bontrager race lite hardcase as my winter tires for the last 2 years and they last ages.
    In that time I have had only one puncture.....a nail worked its way into the tire after getting lodged b/w mudguard and tire.
    Its fast enough, on par with gatorskin and gp4season which I used previously, but much less so than gp4000s.
    Really durable, but don't race on this or take corners fast in the wet!
  • Blacktemplar
    Blacktemplar Posts: 713
    tonye_n wrote:
    Really durable, but don't race on this or take corners fast in the wet!

    So what's a good choice for taking fast corners in the wet? Either on a commuter or road bike :?:
    "Get a bicycle. You won't regret it if you live"
    Mark Twain
  • tonye_n
    tonye_n Posts: 832
    Probably not a good idea full stop. But if you have to...Conti gp4season seems to offer a good compromise b/w grip, puncture protection and durability.
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    Hate to add another to the mix, but I really like my Schwalbe Blizzards and they're dirt cheap for what is a pretty good tyre.
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  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    How tough are the Blizzards calvjones? Are they quite good at warding off pun$tures?
  • bendertherobot
    bendertherobot Posts: 11,684
    giant mancp wrote:
    How tough are the Blizzards calvjones? Are they quite good at warding off pun$tures?

    Been commuting on Schwalbe DD's for over 2 months now. Between 150-200 miles a week.

    No sign of wear, no ********res.
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