tyres

johnpercival80
johnpercival80 Posts: 46
edited September 2014 in Commuting general
anyone recommend a decent tyre for winter, got a boardman hybrid use mainly for commute but also got a 52 miler in a few weeks, and my rear is bald to hell when i put mudguards on before

cheers :)

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  • drlodge
    drlodge Posts: 4,826
    What width? GP 4 seasons is a good all round road tyre.
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  • johnpercival80
    johnpercival80 Posts: 46
    :) thanks
  • johnpercival80
    johnpercival80 Posts: 46
    stupid thing that was the end of my message, 700 32's on it now not bad standard tyres to be fair but looking for a better set,
  • andrewc3142
    andrewc3142 Posts: 906
    GP 4 Seasons are indeed good. However, I find the GP4000s (I have 23C) work better overall and almost as well in the winter so now I just keep mine on all year until they wear out.
  • MichaelW
    MichaelW Posts: 2,164
    Schwalbe Marathon is the std commuter tyre.
    Marathon Plus is tougher and heavier.

    GP 4 Seasons is a racier style.
  • exlaser
    exlaser Posts: 268
    MichaelW wrote:
    Schwalbe Marathon is the std commuter tyre.
    Marathon Plus is tougher and heavier.

    GP 4 Seasons is a racier style.

    Schwable durano plus are good if you want a gp4 seasons type tyre, with even more puncture resistance.
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  • mr_eddy
    mr_eddy Posts: 830
    Try Conti Gatorskin 28c, Fast and VERY puncture resistant also really hard wearing. I think the 28c is about 360g per tyre which is fairly decent. You will probably save 1/2 a kilo going down to 28c which given that this is rotational weight will make a noticeable difference in speed/effort with no difference on grip
  • johnpercival80
    johnpercival80 Posts: 46
    thanks guys some excellent choices here, just on wiggle reading up on them all :)

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