Recommended tyres for..

cheaterkiller

What are the main tyres recommended for high speed riding? In other words minimum rolling resistance but with some bias towards durability. No set budget but not interested in anything stupidly expensive.

smidsy

For outright speed Vittoria Open Corse Evo CX, not very durable though.

For a good compromise Continental Gp 4000's.

See I can be helpful.

EPO Delivery Man

Schwalbe Ultremo ZX

smoggysteve

EPO Delivery Man wrote:

Schwalbe Ultremo ZX

+1

Probably the best performance tyre on the market for speed and low roll resistance.

Make sure you get plain black and if you look around you can get them for around £25 easily. Not cheap but by no means bank breaking.

smidsy

Not overly durable though. Fast certainly.

smoggysteve

smidsy wrote:

Not overly durable though. Fast certainly.

Smidsy you tinker. Sure they run out if steam quickly but that's not the point. Still like lighting compared to the opposition!!!

blackhands

Vittoria Pave

team47b

+ 1 for schwalbe ultremo zx

pride4ever

cheaterkiller wrote:

What are the main tyres recommended for high speed riding? In other words minimum rolling resistance but with some bias towards durability. No set budget but not interested in anything stupidly expensive.

The really expensive ones mainly.

xcMuttley

Ive just fitted Onza Preda folding tyres to mine. Similar to Schwalbe ultremo zx, but half the price!
As far as i can tell so far they are durable and the specs certainly suggest so
I love them but not many people know about them so i cant see you getting many other people on bikeradar giving you a +1 on these haha. But if you dont want to spend quite as much you should certainly consider them!

team47b

xcMuttley wrote:

Ive just fitted Onza Preda folding tyres to mine. Similar to Schwalbe ultremo zx, but half the price!
As far as i can tell so far they are durable and the specs certainly suggest so
I love them but not many people know about them so i cant see you getting many other people on bikeradar giving you a +1 on these haha. But if you dont want to spend quite as much you should certainly consider them!

Good to know about an alternative to the zx, they are a touch heavier so perhaps they even more durable, let us know what happens in the long term.

+1 for onza preda price

smoggysteve

Bet they don't look half as cool on rims as Ultremos though

dmclite-3.0

Deda Tre Rs are good tyres. They are very similar to Vittoria Corsa's but about half the price. have a look at Ribble they do tyres for a song with all the discounts.

High durability look at vittoria Rubino pro's as well, high pressure/ less rolling resistance.

xcMuttley

SmoggySteve wrote:

Bet they don't look half as cool on rims as Ultremos though

Depends what style you like Personally id rather have the Onza tyres on looks alone haha
They are very grippy through corners too, surprisingly so!!
Will let you all know how i get on with them!

xcMuttley

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These are the tires fitted to my old and new wheels, guess which set is which You decide on the looks for yourself but i love them!!
Haven't tried the tires on the new wheels yet so will hopefully make them feel even better!

rick_chasey

FWIW I have GP4000s on my weekend roadie and GP 4 seasons on my commute.