Good all round tyre - what would you choose?

ashleymp777
ashleymp777 Posts: 1,212
edited February 2011 in Road buying advice
Whilst not new to cycling, I am new to road riding and have just bought my first road bike. And like all of you no doubt, I'll be using it for a mixture of training, club rides, racing and commuting (hopefully not more than once a month if I have too).

And I'd be really interested to find out what tyres would cope with that kind of wide ranging use? Light enough for speed, decent enough for training and that won't puncture at the mere thought of a sharp object.

I appreciate that it may not be that easy, but it'd be good to get an idea. If my memory serves me right I think Contental do such a tyre!?!?!
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  • penugent
    penugent Posts: 913
    Continental GP 4 seasons
  • rake
    rake Posts: 3,204
    michelin kryllion is what i use
  • ajb72
    ajb72 Posts: 1,178
    Continental GP 4000s. Remarkably resilient for a lightweight tyre.
  • silverpigeon
    silverpigeon Posts: 327
    +1 for the krylions. They are pain in the arse to fit though.
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  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    +1 for the Conti GP 4 seasons.

    Mine have done 10 seasons so far, ridden all year round.
  • rogerthecat
    rogerthecat Posts: 669
    Easy

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  • petejuk
    petejuk Posts: 235
    Good all round tyre or good all year round tyre. Gp 4 season are a great winter tyre and would do during the summer, but I prefer michelin pro races for summer as I find they perform better on dry roads - the GP's feel a little dead to me. Vittoria Open Pave are excellent and would give a good amount of performance in summer as well as being great winter tyres. They would be my recommendation for an all round tyre but are expensive.
  • MaxwellBygraves
    MaxwellBygraves Posts: 1,353
    Another +1 for the 4 Seasons.
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  • vorsprung
    vorsprung Posts: 1,953
    I vote against 4 Seasons
    They are great until they've done 2000km, then they turn into a puncture magnet
    I would expect a "training" tyre like this to last a bit more than 2000km

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  • wvanry
    wvanry Posts: 78
    Vredestein Tricomp
  • maddog 2
    maddog 2 Posts: 8,114
    Krylions or GP4s - both good.
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  • EKIMIKE
    EKIMIKE Posts: 2,232
    Vittoria Rubino Pro 3 are very highly regarded. £17 from Shiny bikes which beats all the above recommendations. Bargain!

    I've got old style Rubino Pro's and never punctured, very few cuts after many winter miles and they roll very nicely. Pro 3's definitely my next winter tyre.... when the old ones finally give up.
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  • Butterd2
    Butterd2 Posts: 937
    +1 for GP 4000's, though I have just bought some 25mm GP4 Seasons for my impending trip to Belgium as I wanted something a bit tougher for the cobbles so it will be interesting to compare.
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  • MrBlond
    MrBlond Posts: 161
    4 seasons +1
  • marlin151
    marlin151 Posts: 52
    +1 for GP4000s.

    Trashed a pair of Pro3's during a Chiltern sportive so switched. The Conti's have held up well across the winter. Only puncture was from a big hawtorn (having ridden past a farmer cutting his hedge). Good grip and roll well.
  • matt.rochfort
    matt.rochfort Posts: 147
    expensive but excellent - Vittoria Pave Evo.
  • wildmoustache
    wildmoustache Posts: 4,010
    this one really comes down to your puncture tolerance. are you ok with flatting every 1000km say? critical to then deciding the right tyres is the conditions on the roads you ride. So it's hard to advise without knowing ...

    GP4 seasons could offer no fewer punctures than a pair of P3Rs in the right conditions.

    With that said, I agree with the others that for their speed and low weight, the GP4000S (and the GP Force /Attack) are remarkably puncture resistant.

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