[Stumps]

I’ve searched through the forum and due to my limited knowledge of tyres i cant find what i’m looking for.

Basically i do about 100 miles per week and i’m in need of new tyres for my road bike. I want to spend no more than £40.oo per tyre but want something that rolls along rather than sticky, if you know what i mean.

Any advice would be appreciated.

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[oddbydefault]

Continental GP 4 seasons
Continental GP 4 seasons (25c). 70% of the club on any given day is using them, all through the year.

I’ve had 1 puncture in 2000+ miles since autumn last year; over pot holes, gravel, horrible country lanes, city streets, fast roads.

[ilovemytinbred]

For info this is rolling data
For info this is rolling data for a number of tyres/tubs.

http://www.biketechreview.com/tires_old/images/AFM_tire_testing_rev9.pdf

[cavasta]

Conti GP4000s (folders) for
Conti GP4000s (folders) for me. Fast rolling, long wearing, tough. Being using these all year round for several years and am very satisfied with them.

[turnmeister]

Try the Conti Grand Prix GT’s
Try the Conti Grand Prix GT’s these have the bomb proof carcass and wide puncture strip from the Gatorskin hard-shells (3ply side walls and shoulder to shoulder puncture strip) but they are clad with the super fast and incredibly grippy black chilli compound. They are good enough for Sky to ride on… 🙂

[ilovemytinbred]

The vittorias are great with
The vittorias are great with a latex tube and in my opinion the only faster tyre is a veloflex. But if you do a reasonable number of miles the rear will wear super fast on both these tyres. I keep them for sunday best. Obviously 100 miles a week is not a lot but you are still looking at maybe a couple of months.

The pro4 endurance have been good for me this year, both in terms of longevity and puncture resistance. I think they have the edge on the contis. But most of the tyres mentioned on here are good, it just depends on your priorities

[700c]

Sounds a similar wear rate to
Sounds a similar wear rate to pro 3’s I used to use, but then I only paid £16 each for them.

Ultimately Contis may be a better all round choice, if the wear rate is indeed better,.and if this is an important factor -but then again, they’ll cost you more so I’m not convinced they’re that much better value

For a bit more still, you could get 320 tpi Vittoria, which, trust me, you would love..

You pays your money etc..

[lookmanohands]

My michelin pro4 are great
My michelin pro4 are great but only managed 1200 miles out of the rear and now the threads are showing through the (whats left of) rubber. Think I’ll go with the hordes and try the conti’s. Never punctured though!

[700c]

stumps wrote:bikeboy76

stumps wrote:

[quote=bikeboy76]Here is a link to another thread with all the usual people to tell you there can be only one GP4000S:

http://road.cc/content/forum/76738-new-tyre-time-please-help%5B/quote%5D

Yes, i see what you mean after reading the replies.

Yet despite all that the OP in that thread went with Michelin in the end! 😉

[Stumps]

bikeboy76 wrote:Here is a
[quote=bikeboy76]Here is a link to another thread with all the usual people to tell you there can be only one GP4000S:

http://road.cc/content/forum/76738-new-tyre-time-please-help%5B/quote%5D

Yes, i see what you mean after reading the replies.

[700c]

Something that rolls well,
Something that rolls well, light, grippy and fast? Vittoria open corsa cx plus latex inner tubes..

Plus they are so supple that getting them on and of the rim is a cinch.

Otherwise for lower budgets I’d say Michelin pro race – very fast, though wears quickly. Crap in the wet though.

[Throbbobank]

The Pro 4 Service Corse are
The Pro 4 Service Corse are really quite brilliant – rode over 3000 miles on them without a single puncture and only swapped them out because of the flattenning – had no concerns whatsoever about nicks and even squared off they handled ok and still felt fast
currently on Vredestein tricomp – and I love the fact that you can run 175 psi in them, bullet proof and very fast but “chatter” is considerable….

When I replace I’m thinking that it’s hard to look past the Pro4’s (brain) whereas heart will probably overrule and it’ll be Vredestein again..

[pants]

schwalbe’s durano family,
schwalbe’s durano family, gp4000 or gatorskins, depends on your pereference. Puncture protection vs speed etc. I like the durano s, with extensive use they last about 6 months living a relatively puncture free life.

[Leviathan]

Here is a link to another
Here is a link to another thread with all the usual people to tell you there can be only one GP4000S:

http://road.cc/content/forum/76738-new-tyre-time-please-help

[spongebob]

Classic which tire
Classic which tire thread!

Fastest: Vittoria Open Corsa CX (wears quickly)
Fast and puncture resistant: Conti 4000s
Medium fast and puncture resistant: Vittoria Rubino Pro, Conti 4 seasons
Slower and puncture resistant: Conti Gatorskin

[Martin Thomas]

I keep flipping from Contis
I keep flipping from Contis to Michelins to Vittorias (GP400S, Kryilion Carbon or whatever they’re called these days, and Corsa Evo CX respectively). Can’t go wrong with any of them if you ask me.

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