Tyre choice

[Justinslow]

Any opinions on decent £20 ish lightweight racey 23' tyre?
Currently on Ultremo zx and they are cutting up badly on the rear so need something similar but tougher.....

 

[vickster]

Mich pro service course?

http://www.merlincycles.com/pair-mi...folding-road-tyres-free-tubes-700c-54991.html

Vittoria Rubino pro slick?

 

[Justinslow]

Mich pro service course?

http://www.merlincycles.com/pair-mi...folding-road-tyres-free-tubes-700c-54991.html

Vittoria Rubino pro slick?

Ha! Just ordered a mich pro4 service course from chain reaction, only needed one, that's a good price for two +tubes though. My choice was narrowed down to Schwalbe one, conti gp 4000s and the mich.

 

[bpsmith]

I use these now. Amazing tyres. Slightly over budget, but I had them for £45 a pair earlier this year:

http://www.evanscycles.com/products...fKJDecALH-z4OYXv5XsG54IoAaAhbl8P8HAQ#features

 

[Sim2003]

I have the Bontrager AW1 they seem to be doing a great job. When I need to replace them I will use the same. Told they should do about 5k miles. £20ish too

 

[StuAff]

Schwalbe Ones are not £20 each (if only....). Excellent tyre though!

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

GP4000's 2. Over 6660 miles on the current set and still going strong.

 

[Spoked Wheels]

Mich pro service course?

http://www.merlincycles.com/pair-mi...folding-road-tyres-free-tubes-700c-54991.html

Vittoria Rubino pro slick?

I've used these for a while and I like them. I'd say keep them well pumped up or they will cut very quickly. (side walls)

 

[DCLane]

I use these now. Amazing tyres. Slightly over budget, but I had them for £45 a pair earlier this year:
http://www.evanscycles.com/products...fKJDecALH-z4OYXv5XsG54IoAaAhbl8P8HAQ#features

I've tried these and found they cut up really badly, so went back to GP4000s'

GP 4000s for the best bikes. They're worth it and I get 1500-2000 out of a rear, 2500-3000 a front. @MickeyBlueEyes must be lighter on his than I am.

Schwalbe Lugano / Rubino's for the commuter/winter bikes. 500-750 a rear and 1250-1500 a front for these. City commuting doesn't help any tyre so I might as well use basic ones.

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

They're worth it and I get 1500-2000 out of a rear, 2500-3000 a front. @MickeyBlueEyes must be lighter on his than I am

That's interesting DC as that's quite a lot less! More climbing /descending, much hillier maybe?

 

[DCLane]

That's interesting DC as that's quite a lot less! More climbing /descending, much hillier maybe?

Possibly. Almost all of my riding is hills.

 

[zacklaws]

I see you are comparing two different tires, Continental 4000 2 and Continental 4000 S so maybe the mileage could be different. I used to use Continental 4000 S 23mm and found I got 3500 miles out of a rear tyre and when I fitted a new tyre it went on the front and I then moved front to rear and I then got an additional 2000 miles out of the old front tyre before it was worn out on the rear wheel. But I found the side walls on them prone to getting ripped too easy so I changed to Maxxis Re-Fuse 23mm which are a lot cheaper and just as fast as the Conti's. I still get 3500 out of a rear but the big difference is only one puncture now in over 5000 miles. For PBP, I fitted 25mm Maxiss Re-Fuse to eliminate any time lost fixing punctures and a bit more comfort.