Help with tyre choice

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.

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

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

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.

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...

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

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..

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!

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.

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.

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

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

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.

Conti 4 Seasons all year round for me - can't stand repairing p******es road-side, and considering how tough they are, they roll very well and relatively light.

Whatever you go for, try pairing with latex inner tubes for better rolling and a little more p******e protection.

Not tried these yet, but £4 for a big name tyre - can they be any good? I've just ordered a pair:

http://www.rutlandcycling.com/45836/Giant-P-R3-Front-Road-Bike-Tyre---70...

My brother swears by Conti GP4000s and I use Vittoria Pave's all year round. They arnt sticky but grip well, wear well, take loads of different pressures and thus adapt to varying conditions

I've had the GP4000 for over a year and have ridden the RAB LEJOG. Looking at them I think I could do with a new pair soonish as they've picked up quite a few nicks. I've punctured about four times with them. Pretty solid in the wet though.

Conti GP4000s for the open road and Conti 4Seasons for the wet and city streets. Works for me anyway.

Best clinchers in the world = Continental GP4000s

Michelin Pro 4. Either the Endurance for, as Simon E points out, something longer lasting or the Service Course for something faster and stickier. Both ride beautifully, grip well and my pair of Endurance are really living up to their name.

Can be had for about £45 a pair from most places at the moment, too.

Rob

Schwalbe Ultremo ZXs on my KTM, great tyres, can take up to 10bar! So they roll along very nicely!

If you're in a city, or want more p*nct*r* resistant tyres, try the Schwalbe Durano, have heard good things about them.

Conti GP4000s seem to do the job for me. prefer them to the gatorskins I had on before as they seem to roll better although I think the gatorskins are meant to have a thicker kevlar band in them.

Schwalbe Durano, Michelin Pro 4 Endurance, Vittoria Rubino Pro III, Conti Gatorskins (though I think that if you have the cash the Conti GP 4Seasons are significantly better than their stablemate)... and probably man more besides. These are all a notch down from the sticky, short-lived 'race' tyres in grip and a little heavier but offer significantly more mileage and better resistance to punctures.

A surprisingly good bargain basement tyre is the Blizzard Sport tyre. I'm running a pair now, I paid less than £10 each. They feel like they have a thinner protection belt than the above but are relatively light, run nicely and are cheap.