Easy-on road tyres

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Twilkes

Twilkes

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Pirelli P Zero velo.

A tad expensive - but not daft expensive. Really like them.
How do you find them in the wet? One review found they had a few slide-outs on wet descents? There is a Pirelli Zero Velo 4S which is more of an all-weather tyre for the same price...
 
How do you find them in the wet? One review found they had a few slide-outs on wet descents? There is a Pirelli Zero Velo 4S which is more of an all-weather tyre for the same price...

Well I don't tend to ride my best bike in the wet...
I'm not the fastest in any case - so even when I'm caught out in the wet - I'm perhaps not the most qualified to ask.
 

iluvmybike

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I'm not really sold on tubeless for small road tyres - the balance of stories seem to show as much hassle with them as tubes, they seem to be much more effective on high volume/low pressure tyres on mountain bikes than the high pressure/low volume tyres that road bikes use. Punctures aren't so much of a problem that I'd switch for that reason.
I have run tubeless for quite a few years now with no problems. The ones who post on here are the ones who seem to find it difficult for various reasons from trying to rush setting them up to useless ghetto attempts - you never hear from those many who have no trouble who are probably the majority. Fitting non-tubless tyres onto tubless ready rims can be difficult and varies with the brand of tyre and rim - its just the way they are designed
 
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Well I don't tend to ride my best bike in the wet...
I'm not the fastest in any case - so even when I'm caught out in the wet - I'm perhaps not the most qualified to ask.
No worries, ended up ordering the 4S version from an EU stockist as no-one in the UK had the 28mm versions. I'd just read a couple of reviews about the standard Velo being a bit unpredictable in the wet, which was a concern I had on my current tyre.

I'd also read that the standard Velo tyres could be thrown onto the rims from a distance of 2 metres so I'm hoping that the 4S are similar, I bought a Tyre Glider just in case though!
 
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I have run tubeless for quite a few years now with no problems. The ones who post on here are the ones who seem to find it difficult for various reasons from trying to rush setting them up to useless ghetto attempts - you never hear from those many who have no trouble who are probably the majority. Fitting non-tubless tyres onto tubless ready rims can be difficult and varies with the brand of tyre and rim - its just the way they are designed
I've seen it across a number of different forums in threads that just ask 'How are tubeless tyres?', including people who ride mountain bike tubeless but went back to tubes for road riding, it obviously works for some people but I'm not seeing an overall compelling benefit given some of the nightmare stories people have. For the couple of times a year I get a puncture they're easily fixed, especially if I check tyres regularly to take pieces of glass out.
 

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I see you've already ordered some tyres which makes my suggestion somewhat moot, but I always found the Vittoria Zaffiro Pro tyres to be a great fit with a tubeless rim. They are slightly more supple than the regular Zaffiro or Rubino tyres, are nice and quick with good puncture protection. Don't last quite as long as the Rubino Pro, but a good option. Right around your original price range as well.
 
I've seen it across a number of different forums in threads that just ask 'How are tubeless tyres?', including people who ride mountain bike tubeless but went back to tubes for road riding, it obviously works for some people but I'm not seeing an overall compelling benefit given some of the nightmare stories people have. For the couple of times a year I get a puncture they're easily fixed, especially if I check tyres regularly to take pieces of glass out.

Yup - if ain't broke don't cover in marmite - as the old saying goes.
 
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