City/slick tyre recommendations?

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bedrock

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I'm hoping someone can suggest an affordable and reasonably quick city/slick tyre for an old mountain bike. It will be used for commuting and will not be taken off road. Does anyone have any experience of the cheaper (e.g. 10-15 pounds for a pair) ones available on ebay? Thanks.
 
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Norm

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IMO, avoid giving money to ebay, get 26x1.5 Schwalbe City Jets at £10-£15 direct from a bike shop / site. :thumbsup:
 
smithy92

smithy92

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At the risk of turning this into a debate....

Have you considered specialized armadillo's?

I fitted them on my old bike to use as a winter hack, and found they were very much fit and forget.
 
Cyclist33

Cyclist33

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Warrington
yes of course im sure you daft prat. no point me lying after all im the one with the city jets already. product prices do change over time you know.

bedrock said:
<br />Just checked the Halfords site and the web price appears to be 14.99 (instore price 19.99) per tyre.<br /><br />Are you sure you paid 18.00 for the pair?<br />
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bedrock

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Cyclist33 said:
got my 1.5" city jets 18 quid the pair halfords reserved online paid instore great tyre for what u describe
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bedrock said:
Just checked the Halfords site and the web price appears to be 14.99 (instore price 19.99) per tyre.

Are you sure you paid 18.00 for the pair?
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Cyclist33 said:
yes of course im sure you daft prat. no point me lying after all im the one with the city jets already. product prices do change over time you know.
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I think you're getting confused over price per tyre and price per pair, but I won't bother to argue.
 
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bedrock

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smithy92 said:
At the risk of turning this into a debate....

Have you considered specialized armadillo's?

I fitted them on my old bike to use as a winter hack, and found they were very much fit and forget.
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Thanks for the suggestion. They certainly get some good reviews for their puncture resistance although to be honest I've only found punctures to be a problem with road bikes. Anyway, I will certainly bear it in mind.
 
Alembicbassman

Alembicbassman

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Got a puncture second ride out with my City Jets, Ran Conti Top Touring before then, Contis are the better tyre IMHO. Maybe I was just unlucky
 
Cyclist33

Cyclist33

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Location
Warrington
You *are* bothering to argue so don't BS me that you're not. Like I said, I've got the receipt, but it's no skin off my nose what they cost in-store or online now.

Why don't you just go and buy some tyres??

Stu
 
al-fresco

al-fresco

Growing older but not up...
Location
Shropshire
Last week I got a City Jet for £11.99 in Halfords after reserving it on line - so they've gone up £3.00 in less than a week!
 
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