mtb road tyres

"pk" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Any recommendations for tyres to go on a specialised rockhopper?

I've got chunky knobblies for normal use, but I'm planning to do the c2c
and London to Brighton later in the year and want something that rolls
more easily on the road but will cope with some of the "easy off road"
bits on the c2c.

See:

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/?Category=tyres%20-%20mtb%20road

Conti Contacts are good, as are Schwalbe Marathons.

--
Simon M.

Pete Biggs said:

pk said:

Any recommendations for tyres to go on a specialised rockhopper?

I've got chunky knobblies for normal use, but I'm planning to do the
c2c and London to Brighton later in the year and want something that
rolls more easily on the road but will cope with some of the "easy
off road" bits on the c2c.

Schwalbe City Jet.

Seconded. Mine seem to work fine on part time paths[1] round here, so should
be fine for C2C.

...d

[1] Part time path, part time stream. AKA 'smooth rolling sustrans surface'

pk said:

Any recommendations for tyres to go on a specialised rockhopper?

I've got chunky knobblies for normal use, but I'm planning to do the
c2c and London to Brighton later in the year and want something that
rolls more easily on the road but will cope with some of the "easy
off road" bits on the c2c.

Schwalbe City Jet.

~PB

David Martin said:

Pete Biggs said:

Schwalbe City Jet.

Seconded. Mine seem to work fine on part time paths[1] round here, so
should be fine for C2C.

Thirded. Mine are fine for the "compacted stone and earth" and "fine
gravel" style of paths.

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[1] Part time path, part time stream. AKA 'smooth rolling sustrans
surface'

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"pk" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Quoted message said:

Any recommendations for tyres to go on a specialised rockhopper?

I've got chunky knobblies for normal use, but I'm planning to do the
c2c and London to Brighton later in the year and want something that
rolls more easily on the road but will cope with some of the "easy off
road" bits on the c2c.

pk

I've recently fitted a pair of Schwalbe Silento IIs, 26x1.9 Perhaps a
little on the large size, but they are pretty smooth running at 65psi, and
have side knobblies for any off road stuff.

I'm pleased with them anyway!

--
Brian

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David Martin said:

On 24/1/05 5:01 pm, in article [email hidden], "Pete

Biggs said:

Schwalbe City Jet.

Seconded. Mine seem to work fine on part time paths[1] round here, so
should be fine for C2C.

Thirded. Mine are fine for the "compacted stone and earth" and "fine
gravel" style of paths.

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[1] Part time path, part time stream. AKA 'smooth rolling sustrans
surface'

Fourthed. Road obviously fine, compacted earth bridleways fine, fairly
useless in mud but enough to get yer through a short muddy bit if you
don't honk on the pedals too hard. Recommended - I got 2 of these plus 2
tubes for GBP19.99 from Wiggle - check current prices though.

Best bit: the fun leaning round tight corners (on road, in the dry of
course). Makes a world of difference to the buzz :-) Nobblies & semi-
knobblies are [censored] around the bends.

--
Chris Bardell
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"Pete Biggs" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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pk said:

Any recommendations for tyres to go on a specialised rockhopper?

I've got chunky knobblies for normal use, but I'm planning to do the
c2c and London to Brighton later in the year and want something that
rolls more easily on the road but will cope with some of the "easy
off road" bits on the c2c.

Schwalbe City Jet.

~PB

If you are doing the C2C on commuter type tyres I would not advise using
the 'Old Coach Road' section at Keswick. Which would then mean using the
path by the side of the A66 which IMO is a bit grim. I did the C2C on 2.1"
knobblies no problem, except I walked most the 'Old Coach Road' see this
link.The view is worth the walk by the way.

http://www.lakedistrictoutdoors.co.uk/routes/cyclingroutedetails.cfm?routeID=51

Best of Luck

Cliff

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Any recommendations for tyres to go on a specialised rockhopper?

I've got chunky knobblies for normal use, but I'm planning to do the
c2c and London to Brighton later in the year and want something that
rolls more easily on the road but will cope with some of the "easy off
road" bits on the c2c.

Nokian AWS. Not only really good tyres, but the most amusing tread
pattern!

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Just to buck the trend. Specialised Nimbus, Armadillo style if you don't
mind the extra weight. I've never managed to puncture one yet.

T.T.F.N.

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Any recommendations for tyres to go on a specialised rockhopper?

I've got chunky knobblies for normal use, but I'm planning to do the c2c

and

Quoted message said:

London to Brighton later in the year and want something that rolls more
easily on the road but will cope with some of the "easy off road" bits on
the c2c.

pk

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If you are doing the C2C on commuter type tyres I would not advise using
the 'Old Coach Road' section at Keswick. Which would then mean using the
path by the side of the A66 which IMO is a bit grim. I did the C2C on 2.1"
knobblies no problem, except I walked most the 'Old Coach Road' see this
link.The view is worth the walk by the way.

http://www.lakedistrictoutdoors.co.uk/routes/cyclingroutedetails.cfm?routeID=51

Thanks for that. We intend to do Whitehaven to Penrith on day 1 so would
probably be pushed to do the coach road "detour".

I'm a tad confused re your a66 comment the sustrans map seem to show the
route not as a 'path by the side of the A66' but as along a minor road most
of the way?

BTW any other advice re the c2c?

We are doing it over the first May bank holiday. Car to Whitehaven, 3 days
to Sunderland. With one of the bag carrying firms taking luggage between
b&b's and taking us back to Whitehaven.

Any suggestions as to the best places to stay on route?

pk

On 24/1/05 11:57 pm, in article
[email hidden], "Simon Brooke"

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in message <[email hidden]>, pk

(') said:

Any recommendations for tyres to go on a specialised rockhopper?

I've got chunky knobblies for normal use, but I'm planning to do the
c2c and London to Brighton later in the year and want something that
rolls more easily on the road but will cope with some of the "easy off
road" bits on the c2c.

Nokian AWS. Not only really good tyres, but the most amusing tread
pattern!

And lighter than City jets. Not sure whether they are actually faster
though. They can be hard to get hold of.. my LBS ordered me some specially.

Either will be a good tyre.

...d

There's a little guide book called The C2C & Reivers - Accommodation & Route
Guide. Contact Sustrans, they'll have it.

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Vivian
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BTW any other advice re the c2c?

We are doing it over the first May bank holiday. Car to Whitehaven, 3 days
to Sunderland. With one of the bag carrying firms taking luggage between
b&b's and taking us back to Whitehaven.

Any suggestions as to the best places to stay on route?

pk

pk said:

Any recommendations for tyres to go on a specialised rockhopper?

I've got chunky knobblies for normal use, but I'm planning to do the c2c and
London to Brighton later in the year and want something that rolls more
easily on the road but will cope with some of the "easy off road" bits on
the c2c.

I have City Jets on at the moment and I'm not happy with the grip. The
front wheel has washed out on two occasions on wet roads. I'm going
back to S-Licks in the spring when I don't need a dynamo track (and this
may be the year I bite the bullet and get a dynamo hub, so I can use
S-Licks all year round).

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If you are doing the C2C on commuter type tyres I would not advise using
the 'Old Coach Road' section at Keswick. Which would then mean using the
path by the side of the A66 which IMO is a bit grim. I did the C2C on
2.1" knobblies no problem, except I walked most the 'Old Coach Road' see
this link.The view is worth the walk by the way.

http://www.lakedistrictoutdoors.co.uk/routes/cyclingroutedetails.cfm?routeID=51

Thanks for that. We intend to do Whitehaven to Penrith on day 1 so would
probably be pushed to do the coach road "detour".

I'm a tad confused re your a66 comment the sustrans map seem to show the
route not as a 'path by the side of the A66' but as along a minor road
most of the way?

BTW any other advice re the c2c?

We are doing it over the first May bank holiday. Car to Whitehaven, 3 days
to Sunderland. With one of the bag carrying firms taking luggage between
b&b's and taking us back to Whitehaven.

Any suggestions as to the best places to stay on route?

pk

pk

We rode Whitehaven to Greystoke via the old coach road easily on the first
day. The main C2C route from Kewick follows the A66, sometimes right at the
side of it and sometimes just parallel to it. I have never riden it but have
driven past a number of cyclist and would not fancy it, particularly on a
bank holiday weekend. Maybe someone who has done it could comment with more
authority.

We stopped O/Night at Glenlea house, Lowca, just outside Whitehaven it was
OK, bikes stored in the dining room, safe but a little strange. Good food
and nice view. The rugby club in the village made us very welcome for
pre-start refreshments. I would not recommend staying in Whitehaven town
centre. The hotels are mainly contractor guest houses from what I saw and
not that cheap

First night we pre-booked at Brathen in Greystoke, which was excellent. The
village pub is within staggering distance and serves good grub. There are a
number of B&Bs in Greystoke and all are apparently good value.
We didn't book the next nights stop intending to find somewhere in Consett.
We didn't fancy it when we got there and carried on to Stanley and after
asking at a garage were lucky to get a house to ourselves from a lady who
owned a florist and rented out property. She came in on the morning and did
us breakfast. Unfortunately I can't remember the name of the business.

Greystoke to Consett was too far in one day let alone carrying on to
Stanley.

I have the B&B Guide and C2C map, you are welcome to borrow them if you
promise to send them back after your ride. 'Remove my bra' and e-mail me
your address and I'll drop them in the post.

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If you are doing the C2C on commuter type tyres I would not advise using
the 'Old Coach Road' section at Keswick. Which would then mean using the
path by the side of the A66 which IMO is a bit grim. I did the C2C on
2.1" knobblies no problem, except I walked most the 'Old Coach Road' see
this link.The view is worth the walk by the way.

http://www.lakedistrictoutdoors.co.uk/routes/cyclingroutedetails.cfm?routeID=51

Thanks for that. We intend to do Whitehaven to Penrith on day 1 so would
probably be pushed to do the coach road "detour".

I'm a tad confused re your a66 comment the sustrans map seem to show the
route not as a 'path by the side of the A66' but as along a minor road
most of the way?

BTW any other advice re the c2c?

We are doing it over the first May bank holiday. Car to Whitehaven, 3 days
to Sunderland. With one of the bag carrying firms taking luggage between
b&b's and taking us back to Whitehaven.

Any suggestions as to the best places to stay on route?

pk

We rode Whitehaven to Greystoke via the old coach road easily on the first
day. The main C2C route from Kewick follows the A66, sometimes right at the
side of it and sometimes just parallel to it. I have never riden it but have
driven past a number of cyclist and would not fancy it, particularly on a
bank holiday weekend. Maybe someone who has done it could comment with more
authority.

We stopped O/Night at Glenlea house, Lowca, just outside Whitehaven it was
OK, bikes stored in the dining room, safe but a little strange. Good food
and nice view. The rugby club in the village made us very welcome for
pre-start refreshments. I would not recommend staying in Whitehaven town
centre. The hotels are mainly contractor guest houses from what I saw and
not that cheap

First night we pre-booked at Brathen in Greystoke, which was excellent. The
village pub is within staggering distance and serves good grub. There are a
number of B&Bs in Greystoke and all are apparently good value.
We didn't book the next nights stop intending to find somewhere in Consett.
We didn't fancy it when we got there and carried on to Stanley and after
asking at a garage were lucky to get a house to ourselves from a lady who
owned a florist and rented out property. She came in on the morning and did
us breakfast. Unfortunately I can't remember the name of the business.

Greystoke to Consett was too far in one day let alone carrying on to
Stanley.

I have the B&B Guide and C2C map, you are welcome to borrow them if you
promise to send them back after your ride. 'Remove my bra' and e-mail me
your address and I'll drop them in the post.

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