cyclocross tyres for commuting
canoas
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Looking at using some cyclocross tyres for commuting again. I use a cyclocross bike to commute
After 3 years of commuting on this bike, my front Grifo clincher http://www.challengetech.it/products/cy ... pen-019/en has finally popped! after 12,000kms! Yes its bald!
On rear I've been using a Vittoria city tyre 28, which I've changed 3 times over 3 years...probably normal for a rear tyre, a few punctures at least
Anyway, I just want say after 3 years on the front Grifo cyclocross tyre I've never had one flat through the horrible roads of London. Why don't more people run cyclocross tyres? I don't understand they are really sticky for winter, make you work harder gets your fitness up.
Any others successes out there with cyclocross tyres for commuting or anyone disagree?
After 3 years of commuting on this bike, my front Grifo clincher http://www.challengetech.it/products/cy ... pen-019/en has finally popped! after 12,000kms! Yes its bald!
On rear I've been using a Vittoria city tyre 28, which I've changed 3 times over 3 years...probably normal for a rear tyre, a few punctures at least
Anyway, I just want say after 3 years on the front Grifo cyclocross tyre I've never had one flat through the horrible roads of London. Why don't more people run cyclocross tyres? I don't understand they are really sticky for winter, make you work harder gets your fitness up.
Any others successes out there with cyclocross tyres for commuting or anyone disagree?
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if you're riding on the road then I don't see the point. I use gatorskin 28s on my cross / commuter bike then put knobblies on for racing0
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On tarmac a cross tyre will have less grip than a similar sized slick road tyre. I could see they'd be good on snow days though.0
