tyres

I'm going to be using my Dawes Fox to commute to work these fine summer weeks, but I need to replace the tyres. The route is a twelve miler part urban, mostly rural with the obvious danger of the usual detrius on roads / cyclepaths. My regular bike; a GT Outpost is shod with Marathon Plus, as I...

For years I went with Gatorskins and was happy with them. The new bike came with Vittoria Zaffiro. I confess they are a new name to me. Not done many rides on it for numerous reasons but haven't noticed and problems ie they seem smooth and I am not struggling. Just wondered what the more...

I have RSP AD3.0 wheels on my raleigh mustang elite with 36mm wide tubeless tyres. Is it possible to reduce tyre width to 32mm or 28mm? Thanks guys.

On a lovely little ride and my tyre gave up the ghost. Thankfully I wasn't going fast etc... But what did shock me today was when looking at tyres on Wiggle there isn't much stock... even less choice when you look at tubes. Are they all made in China or something and there is supply problems?

Are cycle tyres the same as car tyres ie having a finite lifespan irrespective of wear? I have some Marathon Deluxe (lightweight tyres only available in certain markets) that are around 5 or 6 years old with very few miles on them that I am thinking of giving away to a neighbour. Just wanting...

These were kindly donated to me (along with some others) by another forum member, but I've taken what I need and have no use for these. We have the following: - Michelin Wildgripper PR Rear, 26x2.1" / 47-559 - Maxxis Summotorother 26x2.1" / 47-559 - Unbranded 26x2.1" All are wire-beaded and...

Morning everybody. I'm looking for tyres and tubes for my mavic ksyrium wheel set. These currently.dont have anything fitted to them and I will probably only use these during the summer months. I also need a few spare tubes. Where is best place to purchase? I've been looking at wiggle so far...

Having now covered about 200 miles on my new CdF I'm thinking maybe I was a little too generous to the WTB Riddlers it came with. Perhaps unsurprisingly since they've been used a lot on the road, I've found noticeable wear to the tread already (again, unsurprisingly especially on the rear)...

Received 2 new Schwalbe Marathon ('28' as the 'reflex') today, the box was in kitchen when l got home at 16:00 They'll be going on my CGR Should l... 1. Wear out the presently fitted Schwalbe Durano's ('28') & save the Marathons for autumn 2. As l spend a reasonable amount of time on...

Hi folks, with my boundless sense of timing I acquired an old steel Bianchi a few weeks ago, planning on upgrading during the summer as well as getting some rides in, then a repaint over winter.... well... the long rides are out... anyway I fitted a set of Vittoria Corsa Graphene tanwalls within...

Any recommendations? Ive got lugano on at the moment and they must have some kind of puncture protection as i just noticed a gash about 3mm long in the tyre. Dont know how its stayed up on me really! Im pretty sure that they have not been replaced since the bike was new 6 yrs ago! Any...

I have up for grabs a Maxxis Ardent Race 29x2.35 Tubeless Folding 3C Maxx Speed (EXO/TR) tyre. 120tpi 3C casing. Super fast, durable mtb tyre. Plus a Maxxis Minion DHF 29x2.3 Tubeless EXO/TR tyre. Folding bead. Both tyres removed from a brand new bike - less than 20 miles ridden so as new...

These are the wheels/tyres that came supplied with my new Planet X cyclocross bike. Here is the info from the planet x site: Gipiemme Roccia Equipe 700c/29 Inch Disc Wheelset / Black / Shimano/SRAM 10/11sp Wheelset: Gipiemme are well known for their alloy and carbon fibre race wheels, now...

Older readers of Bike magazine will remember Paul Sample's Ogri biker cartoon which sometimes featured Nerg Nail, who lies in the road waiting for hapless motorcyclists then jumps up and punctures their tyres. Well Nerg Nail has a brother called Theo Thorn, who punctured my tyre today. My...

Today I received some discounted old stock tyres; reduced (with full disclosure) because they're a bit old and wonky. I've got them on the rims and had had reasonable success in keeping them straight by partially inflating them then trying to align the outer edge of the bead / grip surface with...

My brother has just given me these. He bought em on a whim but never used em. Anyone use these tyres and what are they like ?. Cant be any worse than the WTB tyres that are on at the moment. I really dont like them tyres at all.

Hey there! Just got some new Hutchinson overdrive tyres and one has a weird bulge when I fit it. I've fitted loads of tubeless tyres and have never seen this before. I'm thinking it's a manufacturing defect, what do others think? Is it safe to ride? Cheers A

Down the years I have fit many new tyres to my bikes and usually I have never had to resort to using tyre levers, until recently that is. Some time ago I acquired A vintage bike and before I used it I fit a pair of new tyres, which needed quite a bit of coaxing to get over the (Mavic) rims. At...

Quick one , how much is rolling resistance or effort required effected if the rotation direction of a tyre is fitted the wrong way , asking for a friend honest :whistle:

Finally got round to fitting a pair of Schwalbe Pro One tyres, Rode them yesterday for the first time, Felt really nice, am running them at about 85psi, Was a bit weary for the first few miles, but soon forgot about them and got on with the ride. No problems at all on the ride, and they seem...

Just bought one in 40-406, winter compound and sipes just like car winter tyres, for front wheel of recumbent. https://www.schwalbe.com/en/tour-reader/marathon-gt-365

Hi I am wanting to upgrade my Tyres on Carrera Vulcan Hardtail MTB, but wondering how to remove the back wheel so i can change the tyre.

Brought some maxxis high roller a couple months ago to replace the continentals and fitted as tubeless. Once fitted the back tyre wobble side to side when you spin the wheel, I thought the rim need re-turning and took it to a mechanic that I know. He said the rim is fine, he took the tyre off...

Ghetto tubeless for those that haven't come across the term is the name given to a tubeless setup on non-tubeless ready rims. I bought some cheap Mavic Aksium's recently to use as winter wheels and thought I'd have a go at a ghetto tubeless setup and have decided to share my learnings to date in...

What are people's thoughts on these?

I'm looking for some studded 27.5 x 2.4" tyres (or maybe a little narrower) that aren't extortionately priced. I think it might be timing, and low stock supplies with winter advancing, but I'm struggling to find anything below £60 per tyre. Sadly I couldn't plan ahead this year as I was...

This is the slightly (45mm) larger twenty inch wheel. I used it on my Metabikes recumbent briefly. Can be a handy solution if you want an in-between size: https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/20-erto-451-barely-used-front-disc-wheel-two-tyres.255057/

Hand built 20" (ERTO 451) front disc wheel, 28 spokes, Sun Ringle CR18 rim, Hope Pro 2 Evo hub (OLN 100mm). Includes 2 tyres, Velox rim tape and spare left and right spokes. Used for maybe 200 miles. Durano 28mm tyre is unused (wire bead), plus Schwalbe HS110 37mm tyre which is the tyre it was...

A female colleague of mine has bought this bike, I've said to her that I'm happy to fit it with Schwalbe Marathon Plus tyres for puncture protection; I'm not sure what size the tyres are on already View...

Hello, I'm looking into getting a new flat-bar bike, for commuting and leisure riding, but also with the goal of increasing the distance I can ride (beyond 20 miles or so). I would want mudguards and a rear rack, but I'm also looking for a bike that is better-suited to covering distance...