New tyres

trek2300
trek2300 Posts: 20
edited July 2013 in Road beginners
As a mewbie to biking i have recently purchased a 2nd hand trek 2300, nice bike but tyres look like they may need replacing soon therefore I was wondering what sort of tyres are good for light weight bike and reasonable wear and tear/puncture resilience etc. Current tyres are bontrager with rolf vector comp wheelset.

cheers for any help

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  • halfround
    halfround Posts: 44
    Conti GP 4000 s get my vote for summer use 4 seasons for winter.
  • Sprool
    Sprool Posts: 1,022
    ^+1 -happy Conti 4000s user here.
  • domc21
    domc21 Posts: 86
    I have continental force/attack. I thought they felt better than schwalbe ultremo's . Never had a puncture so far, I had loads with the schalbe's
  • trek2300
    trek2300 Posts: 20
    oxoman wrote:
    GP4000's or Gatorskins currently use both.

    can gatorskins be used in wet conditions? think i heard gripping issues in really wet conditions. Any experience or advise

    many thanks
  • Neil_aky
    Neil_aky Posts: 211
    You'd have to be pushing it to see grip issues on any of these tyres.

    I went for Michelin Lithion 2s in 700x25 and would highly recommend.
  • smidsy
    smidsy Posts: 5,273
    Top tip - there is less grip when it is wet.

    Whatever tyre you use, care is required on wet roads when cornering and braking.

    People claim there are grip issues with certain specific tyres but IME it is normally poor riding that exceeds the limits.
    Yellow is the new Black.
  • saprkzz
    saprkzz Posts: 592
    Like most, I vote Conti GP4000s.. I use these all year round.. brilliant

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