one tyre for the rest of your life , which would you choose?
stelfc2005
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just noticed a few cracks in the side walls on my kendas , what are your favourite tyre , not looking for anything super light or race ready . sorry if this has been asked before 
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25mm GP4000s0
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23mm GP4000s please0
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Continental GP4000s or for the really bad, Continental 4 seasons.
Hope it helps.
Regards,
Trikeman. With a huff and a puff the old man gets to the top - eventually ;o
After one enormous 'cull' this is all that's left.
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Another vote for conti 4000s. Best tyre out there.Brian B.0
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Vittoria Open Corsa Evo CX
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monster truck tyres0
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Vittoria Open Corsa Evo CX
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+1 GP4000s0
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I thought that as well with the rubino pros, however after about 200 miles they are fantastic grip wise, climbing 15% gradients on wet gravelly Tarmac without a slip. I bought a pair of conti 4 seasons to replace them but the miracle break in of the Rubinos happened while they were in transit from Ribble.
To start with they were frankly dangerous, there was some sort of coating that needed to be worn off first, not sure if there is a better way to do this, maybe give them a hard scrub?
Ps conti GP4000s are fantastic, have them on my summer bike.0 -
Vittoria Open Corsa Evo CX (25mm) or GP 4000s0
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Vredestein Fortezza Tricomp (23mm), run these on my Wilier and personally they are my favourites so far.0
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GP4000s0
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I would say if I had to use the tyre for all occasions and all weather then Conti GP 4 seasons - if just for summer then GP4000s.0
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You guys sure it's not the Schwalbe Ultremo ZX ??0
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pretty obvious choice then conti it will be , just need to wait for the sales !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thanks everyone , best thing about this forum ask a question and you shall receive
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As I hate repairing punctures at the roadside then its Continue GP 4 Seasons0
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More conti love here and and also more conti love from many in the West Suffolk Wheelers. However while most do not find puncturing an issue with the GP 4 seasons I am a flint magnet and I seem to find the flints that punch holes through these on a weekly basis at the moment. I am not changing to a different tyre as the punctures I am getting will go through tyres exept Glenn's Black Mamba 26 TPI tyres which feel like they are filled with concrete.
Gator skins are a cheaper alternative to the 4 seasons with similar puncture resistane but not as grippy.http://www.thecycleclinic.co.uk -wheel building and other stuff.0 -
Until this year I'd have said GP4000S as well but I'm a conver to the Pro4. Still no punctures this winter and I'm well over 2,000 miles since October began.
Anyone recommending the Vittoria Evo CXII for the 'one and only' tyre obviously only rides in the dry and somehow never rides over glass/flint. They are outstanding good conditions race tyre (ignoring the very similar veloflex equivalents) and in the right conditions I'd much prefer them to anything Conti makes but put them on at the moment and I'd flat before I left the garage.0 -
racingcondor wrote:Anyone recommending the Vittoria Evo CXII for the 'one and only' tyre obviously only rides in the dry and somehow never rides over glass/flint. They are outstanding good conditions race tyre (ignoring the very similar veloflex equivalents) and in the right conditions I'd much prefer them to anything Conti makes but put them on at the moment and I'd flat before I left the garage.
Hence the reason I have them on the best bike. I’ve said it in another tyre thread but I’ve only had one fl*t on an Open Corsa and that was via the side wall tearing open after I went into a cut in the road. I’ve done over 4000 miles on a pair this year. Been caught out in several downpours and never felt in danger. Great grip.
Now it’s winter the all weather bike is out and the Rubino Pro 3’s are on.0 -
thegreatdivide wrote:racingcondor wrote:Anyone recommending the Vittoria Evo CXII for the 'one and only' tyre obviously only rides in the dry and somehow never rides over glass/flint. They are outstanding good conditions race tyre (ignoring the very similar veloflex equivalents) and in the right conditions I'd much prefer them to anything Conti makes but put them on at the moment and I'd flat before I left the garage.
Hence the reason I have them on the best bike. I’ve said it in another tyre thread but I’ve only had one fl*t on an Open Corsa and that was via the side wall tearing open after I went into a cut in the road. I’ve done over 4000 miles on a pair this year. Been caught out in several downpours and never felt in danger. Great grip.
Now it’s winter the all weather bike is out and the Rubino Pro 3’s are on.
I use them all year round and i only had 1 p******* in nearly 18mths and that was a thorn the size of a nail, I've learnt that you can't use them straight out of the box in the wet, but they're scrubbed in after one ride and then they're issue free, wet or dry.
They don't cut up that easy, I used pro.3 for a while many moons ago and they were dreadful for cuts, the 4000s were fine but they're just not as good and don't have the feel of the corsa's0 -
I shall be replacing the tyres that came with my Giant Defy 3 and I intend to buy GP4000S. How much difference is there between the 23mm and 25mm?
I presume that it's a trade-off between speed and comfort/grip (but please enlighten me if that isn't the case). For those of you who would choose one over the other, can you tell me why?0 -
Hi Lotus,
I have (and have used for some time) GP4000s' in both 700x23 and 700x25 and highly rate both sizes. You will notice with the 23's that they are a little 'taller' than other 23's and the 25's just that little more so, and of course a slight width difference between the two. Ride wise there is hardly any difference to be honest, I run both sizes at 100psi and they don't feel 'different' at all.
I don't think I can honestly say any one is faster/slower than the other - the weight difference is negligable, unless you are at the top end and wearing a polka-dot jersey, but for us (now) mere cycling mortals there is nothing to write home about.
Depending on your weight and your prefered pressures I suppose the 25 may be a little more forgiving/comfortable due to the larger volume, but you can experiment with pressures to suit your ride.
I really rate these, never had issues with them and they last for ages (all the above goes for the 4 seasons too) you won't go wrong with either.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Trikeman. With a huff and a puff the old man gets to the top - eventually ;o
After one enormous 'cull' this is all that's left.
Sabbath September Ti.
Specialized Stumpjumper Pro FSR.0
