What Road Tyres for Mountain Bike?

[southcoastden]

I currently ride a Voodoo Bantu mountain bike for my daily 5 mile commute to work and back. It is an excellent bike but is currently fitted with 26 x 2.1 off road 'nobbly' tyes which are obviously not ideal for daily tarmac riding. I am thinking of fitting some kind of road tyre to the bike to make it more efficient to ride, preferably Schwalbe's which offer good puncture resistance. I have seen the City Jet which gets good reviews and can be picked up online for around £20 a pair. Can anyone offer any advice on these or any other tyre that would be worth fitting?

 

[Cubist]

City Jet. 26x1.5.

 

[Peter88]

What Cubist said, I have used the 1.5 Cityjets for 2 years now and am happy with them.

 

[Blurb]

I've got standard Marathons 26x1.75 (875g) on the commuter. Not the lightest, but quite tough and big enough to absorb some of the potholes and feel stable. They've also got a 1.5 version (730g) which maybe an option for you. By Schwalbe's own scale they have a "5" rating for protection.(The Marathon Plus is a "6" and they're near bombproof but heavier still).
The 26x1.5 City Jet is 600g, usefully lighter, and cheaper, but their protection is lower than the Marathons, although I can't find a rating on the Schwalbe site, comparing to an equivalent specced tyre I would say the rating is a "3". Note that the Jets have a lower weight rating which may be a consideration for heavier loaded bikes.
I like my standard Marathons for commuting.

 

[mr messy]

Another vote for cityjets. Cheap and do the job rather well. Good grip, roll ok and no visits from P fairy eitther...

 

[ankaradan]

I fitted Continental Travel Contacts to my old MTB; very low rolling resistance, but still give some grip on loose stuff.

 

[Deleted member 23692]

Schwalbe Big Apple 26x2.0" here - great tyres with Kevlar puncture protection, and with the added volume they 'look the part' on an MTB

 

[southcoastden]

Thanks for the above responses to my question. Can I ask why the City Jet 1.5 option is suggested as opposed to the 1.95 which they also do. What would the benefits be? Thanks.

 

[chqshaitan]

i went for the marathon plus, while they are heavier, they are more rugged and can take a good pummeling