Standard clincher tyres?

OK! Just to say that you can
OK! Just to say that you can also get Road CCs official opinions regarding Lithion 2s if you trawl through this site. Personally if there was only one make of tyre available I would be happy to use them just to be able to go cycling, regardless of comfort and expense, though I may not be able to afford a café stop ! Just pump up your rubber and go, that’s all there is to it ! Amen !

Personally I don’t much care
Personally I don’t much care which rubber the OP chooses in his search for a fairly sporty tyre, it’s his money. But by golly, there’s a heap of folk on here who get really wound up when offering advice.
He needs to look at the problem with a dispassionate eye. And if he does that, including reading all the internet and magazine reviews he can lay hands on, he will find that the clear winner in comparative tests over the last five years has been the Schwalbe Ultremo ZX. All the reviewers praise its grip, rolling resistance, puncture proofing and longevity; I have never read a bad word about it. No other tyre comes close in the battle of the independent reviews.

And the beauty is, it’s being replaced by the “One” and is widely available at a discount.

fukawitribe wrote:Simon E

fukawitribe wrote:

Simon E wrote:

fukawitribe wrote:

Batchy wrote:

Right lets get things straight ! Michelin Lithium 2 ! Cheap, durable, comfortable, reasonably light, roll well, look good ! Why pay more unless you are racing !

Because ! Although they’re OK-ish ! And great value for money ! There are alternatives !

I’ve found that the usual budget alternatives – Schwalbe Lugano (yuck), Vittoria Rubino wired model etc – are no match for the Lithion 2 for either comfort or confidence/grip in the wet. It’s certainly the best value tyre I’ve tried, and very similar to the Pro4 Endurance I am using now, while the others just feel wooden and ‘cheap’.

Sheesh guys, calm down, no-one was saying that Lithions weren’t good value – it’s just that you don’t have to spend a whole lot of money to get arguably some very good tyres. More, yes, but it’s often worth it and the difference is often fairly pitiful in the scheme of things.

There are plenty of good alternatives at all different price points that would probably be suitable for the OP, some of which previous posts were suggesting – no need to get so defensive or suggest (as Batchy did) that there is only one choice. I’m sure with enough information the OP can make their own value judgement.

Well for f__k sake are’nt I allowed to have an opinion ? You lot need to get out more !
I also think that Continue Gatorskins are brilliant but they are more than twice the price of Lithion 2s. When you are on a pension this issue is quite important. IMO ( please, oh go on ) I can afford to ride loads of miles on my Lithions and eat shed loads of cake !

Defensive? Sorry, no.
I
Defensive? Sorry, no.

I suspect you are reading too much into my suggestions.

You all must understand that
You all must understand that anybody who buys a different product from Batchy, especially if it costs more than Batchy spent, is Wasting ! Their ! Money !

Batchy knows every product on the market, and has the definitive optimum price/quality point worked out, not just for his budget and preferences, and riding style, but for yours too. Because there is only one way; the Batchy way.

All hail Batchy ! Batchy is not-at-all a tedious one-note spendthrift ! Duplicate Batchy’s bike exactly !

Lithion 2s are perfectly
Lithion 2s are perfectly serviceable tyres. I’ve used them on my winter bike for a good while. I’ve recently swapped to some cheap Vittorias, but only because I had the frame powder coated in red and yellow tyres would have looked rubbish… I’d go back to red Lithion 2s in time, though.

Right lets get things
Right lets get things straight ! Michelin Lithium 2 ! Cheap, durable, comfortable, reasonably light, roll well, look good ! Why pay more unless you are racing !