25mm width winter tyre recomendations

meanredspider

earth wrote:

Are they the same tyre and not just the same brand. I have used the RaceLite Hardcase for about 10 years 5 days a week and only had a handful of punctures. I used a pair until the rubber came off and still didn't get any punctures.

Yup - absolutely. I think I still have one on the garage. The other I used to keep in the office as an emergency tyre in case of catastrophic failure/cut in my Rubino Pros. But definitely talking about RaceLite Hardcase. I suspect you'd only have had a handful of punctures on Rubino Pros too. I've been complete years commuting on those without punctures.

johngti

I've gone with pro 4s now. Used 25mm service course over the summer but can't get a satisfactory fit with mudguards so I've kind of been forced into 23mm now. Put SC on the front a week and just put a pro 4 endurance on the back. Thinking is that the back is more fiddly to remove so one that's a bit more resistant to damage seems sensible. Hope it all works out! Love the feel of the michelins.

meanredspider

colinsmith123 wrote:

For me, there was no noticeable difference in rolling resistance between the Pave and the Open Corsa which I had used last summer.

There's not a lot in it but the Paves are not as quick I'm sure. There's a section of road over which I compete with friends for the Strava KoM and we pinch seconds from each other on it. When I strapped the Paves onto my (then) new Scott Foil, I'd bust a gut and not get close the the time I was getting on the Volagi, so, for a few days, I figured it was the Foil (unusual given that it's 0.5kg lighter than the V and far more aggressive and presumably more aero). After several abortive attempts, I (rather reluctantly as the green stripes looked great) swapped the Foil onto the Rubinos the Volagi was using. I was instantly back up to speed. Since then I've swapped the Foil between the Paves and Michelin Pro 4 and notice a small but consistent difference. For training etc, it's not a big deal and, TBH, I often swap because the Paves aren't cheap and wear pretty quickly where the Pro 4 have been heavily discounted.

I run my SS commuter in Amsterdam on the 27c Paves as I like to stay upright in my work clothes.

letap73

meanredspider wrote:

earth wrote:

Are they the same tyre and not just the same brand. I have used the RaceLite Hardcase for about 10 years 5 days a week and only had a handful of punctures. I used a pair until the rubber came off and still didn't get any punctures.

Yup - absolutely. I think I still have one on the garage. The other I used to keep in the office as an emergency tyre in case of catastrophic failure/cut in my Rubino Pros. But definitely talking about RaceLite Hardcase. I suspect you'd only have had a handful of punctures on Rubino Pros too. I've been complete years commuting on those without punctures.

A rear Bontrager hardcase tyre is the best bit of cycling equipment I ever bought for the purposes of winter riding - I am not interested in average speed - it was used for 8 years for 10000+ miles and I suffered no punctures, I retired it because I had used it for 8 years. When looking for a replacement, I noticed that nearly all the reviews (evans) were favourable - similar to my experience. Just thought I would add this post for balance.

ACDC271

i have no experience of any other winter tyres other than the Schwalbe Durano Plus Performance for me, I have one which has 4137 miles as a rear tyre then moved to the front, still going strong at 5134miles. I have another on the back which has 1000miles on it so far, no punctures yet(touches wooden desk). I don't care about the weight as they are on my winter bike anyway