Tyre Advice

gaz79

I'm in dire need of a new set of tyres and would appreciate some advice. I bought a Carrera Gryphon in January and the tyres have just about given up the ghost and I'm getting a ridiculous amount of punctures.
My current tyres are 700x28c, I have a 16 mile round trip and a puncture resistant tyre is my main priority. Any suggestions gratefully received.

Cheers.

Runtothehills

Schwalbe marathon plus seem to be the tyre of choice round here for puncture resistance, but they are quite heavy. I've had them for 3 years and have had one puncture in that time when I left the rear one on too long and wore through the tyre :oops:

andyd77

Runtothehills wrote:

Schwalbe marathon plus seem to be the tyre of choice round here for puncture resistance, but they are quite heavy. I've had them for 3 years and have had one puncture in that time when I left the rear one on too long and wore through the tyre :oops:

+1

schwalbe are excellent - I ran the Marathon plus ones on my hybrid for 3 years no punctures nothing commute was 30 miles rt on 'B'B & 'C' roads in all weathers all year round

Ed.

+1 for the gatorskins - I'm not sure if they do the hardcase version in that size? But I run them in the 700x23 version and haven't had a puncture since i put them on about 6 months ago.

Mr.Duck

Gaz79 wrote:

I have a 16 mile round trip and a puncture resistant tyre is my main priority.

Marathon plus is the most puncture resistant. They are so heavy though. Like an extra 1.4KG for a pair compared to some foldable gatorskins.

unixnerd

Schwalbe marathon plus seem to be the tyre of choice round here for puncture resistance, but they are quite heavy

I have those on my tourer, they're good winter tyres but weigh something like 750g and are murder to get on and off a rim (see all the youtube videos related to that!). I have Specialized Roubaix Pro tyres on two of my bikes now, a third the weight and yet to puncture one. Good grip in all conditions and I can get them on and off without tyre levers.