Are my tyres slowing me down!!

[mustangrob53]

HI. I am 58 Years young Not been riding for long and last time i road a bike i was 15. I have a hybrid type cycle with nobley tyres. A cycling partner of mine has just bought a new bike, when on his old bike he was about the same speed as me but with this new one he leaves me standing. Would it be the type of tyres on his new bike, they look like the old type racer tyre thin with not a lot of tread on them. i understand the right type of tyre for the right conditions and the pressure in tyre needs to be right but do they make that big of a differance seeing we dont reach excessive speeds. cheers Rob.

 

[Little yellow Brompton]

HI. I am 58 Years young Not been riding for long and last time i road a bike i was 15. I have a hybrid type cycle with nobley tyres. A cycling partner of mine has just bought a new bike, when on his old bike he was about the same speed as me but with this new one he leaves me standing. Would it be the type of tyres on his new bike, they look like the old type racer tyre thin with not a lot of tread on them. i understand the right type of tyre for the right conditions and the pressure in tyre needs to be right but do they make that big of a differance seeing we dont reach excessive speeds. cheers Rob.

Yes!

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

click here fella, it'll explain it for you

 

[funnymummy]

Hi Rob, welcome to CC & back to cycling in general.
Your tyres will make a whole heap of differnce as, will the type of bike you ride, large knobbly tyres will be much slower then skinny slicks, but then again they will aslo be a bit softer/comfier. A MTB style bike will be haevier then a lightweight road bike,a nd therefore slower too.
It depends on what you want to get out of cycling, as to what you should ride. Do youwant to fly round the lanes & a fast pace or ride casualy along gravelly paths, admiring the scenery. The forner would require the lightweight skinny yred bike, the latter a more generic hybrid/mtb with comfy tyres.
Enjoy your cycling at your own pace x

 

[HLaB]

Hi Rob, smooth and narrower tyres are indeed a big bit of the difference; additional factors may be: the type of bike he has, the weight of the new bike, the gearing, the new bike might be just set up better (new parts which operate more efficiently) and sometimes just having something new gives folk a wee bit more oomph.

 

[mustangrob53]

HI And Thank's for reply's to my post. Well gone a bought new road tyres will arrive tomorrow so will let you now how I get on. Have a two day outing with my mate over this weekend so we will see fingers crossed. cheers Rob.

 

[abo]

What model is your bike? And his? Just wondering as tyres might not be the only factor; weight of the bike, difference in wheel size and gearing etc. could all be adding up to his extra zippiness

 

[mustangrob53]

HI All. the new tyres did not make that big of a difference. it was his new bike the gearing tyre size + mine is steel frame my mate's is alloy. but i must say the new tyres i have fitted make it a much smother and pleasurable ride so in the end not a bad swop .

 

[TheCharityShop]

HI YES I DO BELIEVE YOUR NOBLEY TYRES MAY BE HAVING SOME RESIDUAL EFFECT ON YOUR FORWARD VELOCITY I SUGGEST TO GO TO THE LARGE HADRON COLLIDER IN SWITZERLAND AND ARRANGE TIME TRAVEL BACK 40 YEARS AND A PAIR OF SLICK 26 X 1.5 TYRES AND THIS SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM

 

[colly]

Knobbly tyres will make you go blind too.

 

[User16625]

Knobbly tyres will make you go blind too.

Your thinkin of tits, and thats only metaphorical.