Mavic Aksion Road Tyre

[Andywinds]

These tyres came on my bike and I am really happy with them, not that I've ever ridden a road bike before! As the wet months come along should be replacing for something more designed for the winter months or will these be ok?

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/mavic-aksion-road-tyre/rp-prod111145

 

[Deleted member 35268]

They look pretty slick. I am sliding around all over the place in the wet weather that has just started up in the UK. I need some tred!

 

[youngoldbloke]

I would carry on using them until you need to change them. I've got Mavic Yksion Comps on my winter bike (came with the wheels), and I will use them through the winter. You don't need tread on a road bike tyre.

 

[Postmanhat]

These came with the bike I bought just over a year ago and were fine during the winter. BUT! I was a lot slower then and very tentative downhill and around corners. After several fortunate months of dry riding, and improvement, noticed they were not handling the corners at all well in the wet. Could just be that they'd worn, or it could be I'd gotten up to a decent speed. Splurged on some Vittoria open corsa CXs a month ago and they're much surer, whilst also being a hell of a lot quicker

 

[Banjo]

Tread doesn't do much on road tyres apart from reducing your contact area on the road making ou more likely to slip.
Tread on car tyres is there to allow water under the tyre to escape so you don't aqua plane.To aquaplane on a bike would require you to pedal at over 100mph .

 

[derrick]

I would change them for something a bit more substantial Continental 4 seasons for me, They are a nice tyre for the summer but do not like the winter roads,

 

[Andywinds]

Are the 'Vittoria open corsa CX' not slicks though?

These came with the bike I bought just over a year ago and were fine during the winter. BUT! I was a lot slower then and very tentative downhill and around corners. After several fortunate months of dry riding, and improvement, noticed they were not handling the corners at all well in the wet. Could just be that they'd worn, or it could be I'd gotten up to a decent speed. Splurged on some Vittoria open corsa CXs a month ago and they're much surer, whilst also being a hell of a lot quicker

 

[Andywinds]

I have read good reviews on these, they are pricey but would probably do the job. In the wet I've been noticing that I am going slower, especially on the bends. The other day I locked up the rear wheel with ease downhill.

I would change them for something a bit more substantial Continental 4 seasons for me, They are a nice tyre for the summer but do not like the winter roads,

 

[derrick]

I have read good reviews on these, they are pricey but would probably do the job. In the wet I've been noticing that I am going slower, especially on the bends. The other day I locked up the rear wheel with ease downhill.

You will lock up any wheel in the wet, It's getting used to using the brakes in different conditions, Just feel the brakes.

 

[Globalti]

In wet weather you need a tyre with a natural rubber compound, very compliant sidewalls and a fine cross-hatched tread pattern.

You can get this if you buy a pair of Veloflex Open Corsas from Ribble for £52, they are made by the same family who used to make Vittorias and they are really superb grippy tyres, which make the bike feel "planted" and give a super smooth ride, especially with latex inners. I first used them in the 2014 London 100, which was shortened due to biblical rain and I was blown away by their grip on wet greasy city roads.

 

[Andywinds]

Thanks for this. I will make a note of these.

In wet weather you need a tyre with a natural rubber compound, very compliant sidewalls and a fine cross-hatched tread pattern.

You can get this if you buy a pair of Veloflex Open Corsas from Ribble for £52, they are made by the same family who used to make Vittorias and they are really superb grippy tyres, which make the bike feel "planted" and give a super smooth ride, especially with latex inners. I first used them in the 2014 London 100, which was shortened due to biblical rain and I was blown away by their grip on wet greasy city roads.

 

[Andywinds]

Is there any need for a larger tyre during the wetter months? I'm running 23 right now.

 

[Banjo]

Is there any need for a larger tyre during the wetter months? I'm running 23 right now.

Would give you a smoother ride when you hit rough bits of road that you may not have noticed on a dark wet night.Not really neccesary though.

 

[Citius]

They look pretty slick. I am sliding around all over the place in the wet weather that has just started up in the UK. I need some tred!

No, you don't.

 

[Winnershsaint]

I have the Yksion Pro Griplink and Powerlink 25mm's that came with my Ksyrium SLR wheels. I had the first gen WTS when I bought some Ksyrium Elites in 2013, but the reviews were bad enough to dissuade me to use them. The new ones have been in the wet and I cannot see any real issue with them mind you it's been pretty dry round here and they are more cut up than I would expect. Not to any great extent mind you, but I've been running Conti GP 4000 S's on the Ridley since I got the wheels two or more years ago and they remain fairly unmarked for the mileage. Just bought a pair of GP 4000s 2's for my new bike, but may save them for summer wheels