Insurance and slick tyres.

alexs2602
alexs2602 Posts: 33
edited April 2013 in MTB general
Getting my new bike at the weekend from Halfords and want some good insurance to go with it. I was thinking of getting a British cycling ride membership which would make my money back and an additional £22 on purchasing the bike. It also apparently has discounted bike insurance, is it worth insuring with them or someone else?

Aside from that I'm thinking of grabbing a pair of slicks/semi-slicks for urban riding. Any suggestions? I saw some Schwalbe city jets but they seem to get mixed reviews. Michelin city tyres?

Bike is voodoo hoodoo.

Thanks.

Edit: Oh, and the bike has a presta valve but have a pump for schrader valves. Are schrader to presta adapters enough to do the job?

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  • bennett_346
    bennett_346 Posts: 5,029
    I've got city jets and they're great.
  • gt-arrowhead
    gt-arrowhead Posts: 2,507
    alexs2602 wrote:
    Michelin city tyres?

    I have a pair of these, fantastic tyres so far, no problems at all. Did 50k with them on the road and absolutely brilliant, they are very light too. I use the Michelin Wild Run`r 26 x 1.4.

    At first i was worried about getting a puncture but i havent had one yet, despite doing the 50k and commuting to and from school.

    You can get to and maintain top speed much easily than i did on my 1.95 semi slicks.

    They look really nice and they are cheap too. I got mine from Amazon for £28 delivered. Would recommend the Michelins.

    The city jets seem to be really popular too though, but never had them. I do recommend the Michelins. (60 PSI seems to be a nice pressure for these tyres too, but ofcourse you can go more or less)
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  • hard-rider
    hard-rider Posts: 460
    I too am looking for some slicks for road riding and have been considering the Conti Sport contacts as well as the two already mentioned above. Has anyone got any experience with the Contis and how they would compare to the Schwalbe City Jet or Michelin City Tyre?
  • Lagrange
    Lagrange Posts: 652
    As a general rule shopping around for insurance is a good idea and your options are insure as a specified item on your home insurance or a specialised insurer. The quote you use seems high for that cost of bike - I have used Cycleguard - you can get an instant quote and they offer the right sort of cover. There are some insurers which offer accident damage and seemingly low costs - they don't cover theft though so be careful. Usually the uinsurers will specify how you store and lock your bike and the home insurance is not so clear.
  • alexs2602
    alexs2602 Posts: 33
    Lagrange wrote:
    As a general rule shopping around for insurance is a good idea and your options are insure as a specified item on your home insurance or a specialised insurer. The quote you use seems high for that cost of bike - I have used Cycleguard - you can get an instant quote and they offer the right sort of cover. There are some insurers which offer accident damage and seemingly low costs - they don't cover theft though so be careful. Usually the uinsurers will specify how you store and lock your bike and the home insurance is not so clear.
    I don't remember quoting a price but I signed up with British Cycling last night, I'll use the Halfords discount and get the money back from that immediately. Then I think I'll sign up with their insurer which is the same company as cycle sure(jlt) which doesn't save me much but I'll do it anyway. Covered for £34. Covers theft and accidental damage.
  • bails87
    bails87 Posts: 12,998
    Probably best to put your bike on your home/contents insurance. I'm with MoreThan. They cover bikes up to (I think) £5k each, do away from home cover, and weren't horrifically expensive.
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  • alexs2602
    alexs2602 Posts: 33
    bails87 wrote:
    Probably best to put your bike on your home/contents insurance. I'm with MoreThan. They cover bikes up to (I think) £5k each, do away from home cover, and weren't horrifically expensive.
    I would like to do that but I don't think that's going to happen unfortunately. Which reminds me about stuff I've left at uni, I'm back tomorrow so I'll see it then. I'll look into insurance insuring my stuff against theft next academic year, I guess. For now I think I'm just going to go with insurance through JLT. Less than £3 per month is pretty decent. And I think it covers everything I could need.

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