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tyres for winter use?

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  • October 8, 2017 at 1:18 pm #27721
    fenwick458

    I have a cannondale synapse, only just taken up road biking this year so not ridden through a winter yet. I don’t really plan on going out in the rain, but ineveiably the roads where i ride (lake district in cumbria) even when its dry and not raining there’s parts of the road that are wet or covered in mud and loose gravel has been washed onto the road.

    currently have  25mm GP4000 Sii’s on my summer wheels, and on the wheels which Plan on using through winter I have mavic 28mm Yksion elite guard tyres on them at the minute, are these ok for winter or if not what sort of tyre would you reccomend?

     

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  • October 8, 2017 at 4:02 pm #904015
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    Simon E

    From road.cc’s review of the

    From road.cc’s review of the Mavics:

    “The single compound doesn’t offer quite the same high level of speed and traction of more expensive dual and triple compound tyres, but these are good winter and commuting tyres that will go the distance,”

    They are probably fine.  Most importantly, experiment with pressures to see what suits you. For 28mm I suggest starting with psi of rider weight (in kg) and try 10 psi either side of that. For 25mm I’d add 10 psi to the starting point.

    I’d agree with StraelGuy re. Michelin, found the Pro4 Endurance an even better tyre than the Durano, the winter/commuting benchmark. I’m sure its replacement, the Power Endurance, won’t be any less good. But in the end opinions on tyres are as varied than one could imagine and there’s no substitute for trying them for yourself.

    October 8, 2017 at 3:36 pm #904013
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    StraelGuy

    The key thing for me in

    The key thing for me in winter is wet grip. I had Conti 4 seasons for the last two winters which are superb – pretty much designed for grip. On a whim I replaced them with Michelin Power Endurance and they seem to have good wet grip and roll a LOT faster than the 4 seasons. Just my 2p.

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