Winter tyre

airbusboy
airbusboy Posts: 231
edited January 2011 in Road buying advice
2 punctures in 2 rides.... I've had enough and biting the the bullet. What should I buy for my winter training needs??

Rgds
'Ride hard for those who can't.....'

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  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    Conti 4 seasons. Not cheap though.
  • derosa
    derosa Posts: 2,819
    If punctures are your nemesis try a pair of Schwalbe Durrano Plus.
    Big H

    May the road rise up to meet you.
    May the wind always be at your back.
  • careful
    careful Posts: 720
    Conti 4 seasons
    Until this winter I used Conti Duraskin which are very cut/puncture resistant, but hard and lack grip on cold wet roads. This year I switched to 4 seasons which are much better for grip. However, I am disappointed to find how easily they suffer deep cuts especially with all the grit around. One tyre had to be binned after a couple of hundred miles. It seems to me that there is a grip/cut resistance trade off. Nothing I have tried seems to provide both. I will be going back to Duraskin.
  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    Michelin krylion carbons ....... there is no subsititute ..
  • Hoopdriver
    Hoopdriver Posts: 2,023
    I like Schwalbe Marathon plus in winter - about as puncture proof as you can get. A bit fiddly to put on the rim, but once on, you probably won't need to take them off again until they wear out - many thousands of miles later.
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  • Jungli
    Jungli Posts: 201
    For outright puncture resistance also try Gator Hardshells. Fewer punctures than the 4seasons and hardly any cuts either but on the down side quite a harsh ride and be careful with wet corners.
  • kingrollo
    kingrollo Posts: 3,198
    giant mancp wrote:
    Michelin krylion carbons ....... there is no subsititute ..

    Can't say I agree here - unless your talking only about puncture resistance. Grip isn't great - and they are very sluggish - little advantage over much cheaper rubino's
  • dave35
    dave35 Posts: 1,124
    Don't waste your money on the krylions, awful grip in the wet-I should know as i've come a cropper 3 times this winter using them.
    I'm going back to my Hutchinson Equinox
  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    Krylions have been brilliant tyres for me, grippy and low roll resistance, perhaps you got the Malaysian batch and not those made in France, who knows ...... but seriously, what tyre is going to grip well in ice and frost and other wintery conditions? ... not many.
  • thespanishadam
    thespanishadam Posts: 341
    I swapped from Continental gatorskin to Vittoria rubino pro3, 25mm for the winter and have been very impressed. Touch wood no punctures in the past month and a bit. There is a lot more grip in cornering as well.
  • Lagavulin
    Lagavulin Posts: 1,688
    edited January 2011
    Vittoria Open-Paves if you've got loads of dosh to spend, Michelin Krylion Carbons if not.
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  • silverpigeon
    silverpigeon Posts: 327
    giant mancp wrote:
    Michelin krylion carbons ....... there is no subsititute ..

    Agreed. Just remember to take a day off work to fit them.
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  • Potsy
    Potsy Posts: 2
    Vittoria Open-Paves - Faultless 2k+ miles and unbreached.
  • Tail end Charlie
    Tail end Charlie Posts: 352
    Marathon Pluses for ultimate puncture protection, or Bontrager Race Lite Hard Cases for a lighter tyre with still good protection.
  • what brakes
    what brakes Posts: 328
    airbusboy wrote:
    2 punctures in 2 rides.... I've had enough and biting the the bullet. What should I buy for my winter training needs??

    Rgds

    WHat pressures are you running????

    and what tyres are you using?????

    I have used all sorts of tyres and i run them all at 110psi. Very very rarely get puntures while a mate runs at 90ish psi and always gets puntures! even with the same tyres!
  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    silverpigeon wrote:
    giant mancp wrote:
    Michelin krylion carbons ....... there is no subsititute ..

    Agreed. Just remember to take a day off work to fit them.
    Really? God, no, one of the easiest to put on, Michelin make soft tyres imo.
  • derosa
    derosa Posts: 2,819
    giant mancp wrote:
    silverpigeon wrote:
    giant mancp wrote:
    Michelin krylion carbons ....... there is no subsititute ..

    Agreed. Just remember to take a day off work to fit them.
    Really? God, no, one of the easiest to put on, Michelin make soft tyres imo.

    Depends what rim you are fitting them on. Fulcrums are a pain no matter what tyre you eventually manage to get on.
    Big H

    May the road rise up to meet you.
    May the wind always be at your back.
  • Stuey01
    Stuey01 Posts: 1,273
    derosa wrote:
    giant mancp wrote:
    silverpigeon wrote:
    giant mancp wrote:
    Michelin krylion carbons ....... there is no subsititute ..

    Agreed. Just remember to take a day off work to fit them.
    Really? God, no, one of the easiest to put on, Michelin make soft tyres imo.

    Depends what rim you are fitting them on. Fulcrums are a pain no matter what tyre you eventually manage to get on.

    Really? I have Fulcrum 5's, both road and MTB variety and tyres seem to simply fall onto them. Compared to my other DT swiss rims anyway. I'm using Schwalbe Ultremos on the racing 5's and Maxxis singly plys on the red metal 5's. I just ordered Krylion Carbons to go on my road bike for winter, was hoping they wouldn't be too bad.
    Not climber, not sprinter, not rouleur
  • danowat
    danowat Posts: 2,877
    Krylions lasted a couple of rides for me before punctures set in, didn't like them, so they are in the back of the garage somewhere!.

    Conti is where its at for all round tyres IMO.
  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    Lagavulin wrote:
    Vittoria Open-Paves if you've got loads of dosh to spend, Michelin Krylion Carbons if not.
    How do you find the open paves for grip and p*ncture protection?
  • Jungli
    Jungli Posts: 201
    I also use the Open Paves and they roll amazingly well and a very comfortable tyre on the current rough potholed roads.

    Very grippy and sure footed but personally I have found they cut quite easily. Saying that I've done nearly 700km in the last few weeks where the roads are as bad as they usually get (post snow and rain etc) and I have only had 1 puncture.

    The cuts are easily fixed with some superglue anyway so in my opinion they are worth the trade off.

    I have recently used Gator Hardshells, 4 seasons, and also Ultremo DD and reckon I'm sticking with the Paves.

    8)

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