Novice tyre choices

[e-rider]

Hi!
I'm a complete novice and have just bought a road bike (probike XRC 2.0 2011) and it's tyres need replacing.
I don't know where to buy them from or whether to get a 28c or 32c??
This is all jargon to me at the mo - anyone shed any light?
Thanks!

if there is one part of your bike you shouldn't cut corners then that's with tyres.However, becasue tyres wear out and get damaged by glass etc, many people buy cheap tyres. Cheap tyres are really worth avoiding. They are dangerous (blowouts and poor grip) and they also make the bike slow and sluggish.

 

[jefmcg]

if there is one part of your bike you shouldn't cut corners then that's with tyres.However, becasue tyres wear out and get damaged by glass etc, many people buy cheap tyres. Cheap tyres are really worth avoiding. They are dangerous (blowouts and poor grip) and they also make the bike slow and sluggish.

That's a nice theory, but I don't think it's true in practice. Rubinos are about as cheap as a tyre can be, and suffers none of those problems.

(I'm sure you could buy cheap tyres that are rubbish, but just because they are cheap, doesn't mean they are rubbish)

 

[e-rider]

That's a nice theory, but I don't think it's true in practice. Rubinos are about as cheap as a tyre can be, and suffers none of those problems.

(I'm sure you could buy cheap tyres that are rubbish, but just because they are cheap, doesn't mean they are rubbish)

I have used Vittoria Rubinos and they are very average at best. They are slow, and grip is okay but nothing special. Mine never had sidewall blowouts but as they are cheaply massed produced in the far east I suspect it happens quite often, although as I said I have no experience of this with those tyres

 

[2IT]

Hi!
I'm a complete novice and have just bought a road bike (probike XRC 2.0 2011) and it's tyres need replacing.
I don't know where to buy them from or whether to get a 28c or 32c??
This is all jargon to me at the mo - anyone shed any light?
Thanks!

Good advice so far so let's give you more to think about.

You say it's a road bike, and I don't recognize the brand; yet many older road bikes or brakes don't go to 28 or 32c. Check this before buying.

Some tires are more aero than others depending on the wheel. See http://flocycling.blogspot.com/2016/04/flo-cycling-a2-wind-tunnel-tire-study.html

Here is an extra on size and tire pressure http://flocycling.blogspot.com/2014/09/flo-cycling-tire-pressure.html

Besides price and reviews consider TPI which I think stands for Threads Per Inch. The higher TPI the better.

One could also do a 25c in the back and a 23c in the front.

For what it's worth, I went from Michelins to Continental GPS4000.