tyre options

Mootanclan

I am looking at changing my tyres on my road bike which are 700x25c and i want peoples opinions

Do i buy conti gatorskins or schwalbe durano plus or durano s or ultremos :?

and do i drop to a 23c but i have heard its not ideal for heavy people (15 st) :oops:

ShutUpLegs

What are you using at the moment and have they worn out?

Mootanclan

I am on spec all condition there is still tread left

pkripper

Well, ultremos are pretty different from the others you mention as they're racing tyres (and that's out of the mouth of the schwalbe guy at the tcr show).

I personally don't like the gatorskins although many people do, and reckon you can get better grip and similar protection from other tyres. Perhaps add the conti gp 4 seasons to your list as theyre good, gp4000s if you want more of a race tyre.

Frank pole

15 stone - stick with 25s

Mootanclan

pkripper wrote:

Well, ultremos are pretty different from the others you mention as they're racing tyres (and that's out of the mouth of the schwalbe guy at the tcr show).

I personally don't like the gatorskins although many people do, and reckon you can get better grip and similar protection from other tyres. Perhaps add the conti gp 4 seasons to your list as theyre good, gp4000s if you want more of a race tyre.

What about the other schwalbe ones i mention are they any good. A mate at work swears by gators but other people say try the durano s ?

rolf_f

I use the Durano S on my Ribble which is used pretty much all year round 6 days a week. I think they are fine. I've not been tempted to go back to standard Duranos (though those are still a very good tyre) and personally I wouldn't touch any Schwalbe tyre with a 'plus' in the name with a bargepole! I don't like punctures but they are hardly the end of the world and unneccessarily lardy tyres don't do it for me - the Plus is much heavier than the other two.

Ultremos come in various varieties some of which are pure racing tyres and others more longer lasting normal tyres. I have some Ultremo R1s and they are excellent for normal use but I tend to prefer to use those on drier days.

nawty

What about Vredestein Tricomp Quattro?

http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-t ... redtyrf225

Basically their version of the Cont 4-Seasons, equally as good but as they are less well known in the UK they are much cheaper than the Conti's...

edit: by the way, I've just ordered a set for my commuter...

duckson

^^

I have these on my winter bike and zero punctures in ~1000 miles since they've been fitted.
Roll well and not heavy and at a bargain price.