TYRE HELP PLEASE!

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blokedownpub (') said:

Hi,

I've signed up to do a sponsored cycle ride from paris to hayling
island next month and need new tyres to do this.

I have a mountain bike and have been practicing with off road tyres but
now need to change to road tyres. Any suggestions please?

Nokian AWS are good. Anything slick will do, softer rubber is grippier.
It's important to get the tyres really hard - at least 80PSI, more is
better.

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Any thoughs on the above? The Geax is 1.25 as opposed to the other two
that are 1.5s. Not sure if the smaller profile would make that much
difference.

Not huge, but it's easier to get them up to decent pressure.

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On 13 Jun 2006 02:34:25 -0700, "blokedownpub" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Hi,

I've signed up to do a sponsored cycle ride from paris to hayling
island next month and need new tyres to do this.

I have a mountain bike and have been practicing with off road tyres but
now need to change to road tyres. Any suggestions please?

I've been to wiggle to see what they offer, and have found these tyres
of interest (mainly due to price 🙂 )

Specialized Nimbus
Schwalbe City Jet

I've used these for years - superb.

They took me from Bayonne to Cebere (the Atlantic to Med Sea) over the
Pyrenees without a puncture.

Quoted message said:

Geax Street Runner

Any thoughs on the above? The Geax is 1.25 as opposed to the other two
that are 1.5s. Not sure if the smaller profile would make that much
difference.

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Simon Brooke said:

in message <[email hidden]>,

blokedownpub (') said:

Hi,

I've signed up to do a sponsored cycle ride from paris to hayling
island next month and need new tyres to do this.

I have a mountain bike and have been practicing with off road tyres but
now need to change to road tyres. Any suggestions please?

Nokian AWS are good. Anything slick will do, softer rubber is grippier.
It's important to get the tyres really hard - at least 80PSI, more is
better.

While that's undeniably better for rolling/puncture resistance given the
same structure, a wider tyre at lower pressure can do a lot for comfort
without sacrificing too much performance. Obviously big knobbies are
out, but there seems to be a decent choice of wider lightly treaded
tyres these days at reasonable prices.

I like Specialized All Condition Pro MTB

http://www.evanscycles.com/product.jsp?style=12009

1.0 width and a folding tyre.

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

Hi,

I've signed up to do a sponsored cycle ride from paris to hayling
island next month and need new tyres to do this.

I have a mountain bike and have been practicing with off road tyres but
now need to change to road tyres. Any suggestions please?

I've been to wiggle to see what they offer, and have found these tyres
of interest (mainly due to price 🙂 )

Specialized Nimbus
Schwalbe City Jet
Geax Street Runner

Any thoughs on the above? The Geax is 1.25 as opposed to the other two
that are 1.5s. Not sure if the smaller profile would make that much
difference.

Many thanks in advance for your help.
Gav.

blokedownpub said:

Hi,

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Specialized Nimbus
Schwalbe City Jet
Geax Street Runner

Any thoughs on the above? The Geax is 1.25 as opposed to the other two
that are 1.5s. Not sure if the smaller profile would make that much
difference.

Many thanks in advance for your help.
Gav.

I currently have City Jets on my MTB for commuting, after a spate of p*nct*r*s on other tyres, so for not a single vist from the fairt. Also used Specialised Nimbus (the Armadillo variety on the touring bike and so far gone a very long way with no visits either (she make up for it thouugh by constant visits to the road bike :-(

You want the tyre up hard (80psi as Simon suggested), whilst it may appear logical to have them softer for comfort, this very quickly becomes obvious that the extra effort in peddaling (rolling restiance and bob), dodgy cornering, and increased risk of p*nct*r*s. It doesn't actually make that much diffference having the tyres hard so long as you have gloves and padded shorts (1'5" tyres at 80 psi are definitely more comfortable than 23mm at 120psi though :-)

Bryan

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Bryan <[email hidden]> wrote:
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Quoted message said:

You want the tyre up hard (80psi as Simon suggested), whilst it may
appear logical to have them softer for comfort, this very quickly
becomes obvious that the extra effort in peddaling (rolling restiance
and bob), dodgy cornering, and increased risk of p*nct*r*s. It doesn't
actually make that much diffference having the tyres hard so long as you
have gloves and padded shorts (1'5" tyres at 80 psi are definitely more
comfortable than 23mm at 120psi though :-)

I tried Specialized Nimbus for city commuting and found they offered no
net advantage over whatever big knobbies I was using at the time for
off-road - admittedly this was on a rigid bike with chunky rims, my mate
was happily running Fat Boys on skinny rims at the time, touring is
different to pothole dodging, but I had a road bike with 19mm slicks and
that didn't seem to give me as much of a battering as the ATB on hard
skinnies. Go figure.

"blokedownpub" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

Specialized Nimbus

Tough as old boots if you want puncture resistance. But that characteristic
usually saps energy [*]. The rigid construction probably also accounts for
the skittishness on bumpy corners.

[*] One of the problems with rolling resistance is in proving that a
perception is correct so always treat such claims with caution. All other
things being equal, thicker rubber is known to sap energy.

Quoted message said:

Schwalbe City Jet
Geax Street Runner

Any thoughs on the above? The Geax is 1.25 as opposed to the other two
that are 1.5s. Not sure if the smaller profile would make that much
difference.

If you want a magic carpet ride go for Conti TT2000 in 1.75 width. They
seem to roll remarkably well, too, but a pair weighs in at 3lbs.

I currently use Panaracer Paselas marked as 1.25 (32mm) though actually
29mm wide. Light & I find them quite agile. I seem to have been replacing
them after about 2000 miles due to small fabric tears.

Remember that a popular size for road bikes is 23 or 25mm @ 120psi which
serve people well - so why shouldn't they fitted to mountain bikes? Look at
the Evans link given by another poster.