$95 Tyres, What the

Kurt Green said:

I saw in a BS this morning some $95 road tyres, each.
What can a $95 road tyre do, that a $30 one can't ?

lighter, faster basically.

OTOH, it'll wear faster.

i think for that kinda dosh it should at least make you coffee 🙄

It'll keep you the right side up going down a twisty/winding hill at
extreme speed. I found cheaper tyres are alot more squirmish and don't
grip as well.

Mind you, I've not been overly impressed with my Maxxis Columbiere's,
good rolling resistance, wearing well etc but I feel they've let me down
in situations such as the ones mentioned above. I've nearly come a
cropper a few times over the last week and have found that I've lost
abit of my bottle. Has anyone else suffered this?

I'll be going back to my Conti 3000's or trying their Attack combo when
I'm ready for a new set.

Kurt Green said:

I saw in a BS this morning some $95 road tyres, each.
What can a $95 road tyre do, that a $30 one can't ?

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I saw in a BS this morning some $95 road tyres, each.
What can a $95 road tyre do, that a $30 one can't ?

Hold onto the road around a tight
corner at 50kph?

hippy
- who frequently used $90+ tyres for commuting ;-)

Same as in a car, right?!

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I saw in a BS this morning some $95 road tyres, each.
What can a $95 road tyre do, that a $30 one can't ?

Hold onto the road around a tight
corner at 50kph?

hippy
- who frequently used $90+ tyres for commuting ;-)

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I saw in a BS this morning some $95 road tyres, each.
What can a $95 road tyre do, that a $30 one can't ?

Hold onto the road around a tight
corner at 50kph?

hippy
- who frequently used $90+ tyres for commuting ;-)

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Same as in a car, right?!

My car tyres are cheaper..

I have recently swapped to cheaper tyres though
because once ProRace hit ~4000k they puncture
if you look at 'em funny and I didn't want to keep
shelling out on them just for training k's.

hippy

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>I saw in a BS this morning some $95 road tyres, each.
>What can a $95 road tyre do, that a $30 one can't ?

Hold onto the road around a tight
corner at 50kph?

hippy
- who frequently used $90+ tyres for commuting ;-)

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Same as in a car, right?!

My car tyres are cheaper..

I have recently swapped to cheaper tyres though
because once ProRace hit ~4000k they puncture
if you look at 'em funny and I didn't want to keep
shelling out on them just for training k's.

hippy

and car tyres last a LOT longer. When you compare $ per km,
bicycle tyres cost an absolute fortune.

But you can't measure the enjoyment of riding in $ terms 🙂

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>I saw in a BS this morning some $95 road tyres, each.
>What can a $95 road tyre do, that a $30 one can't ?

Hold onto the road around a tight
corner at 50kph?

hippy
- who frequently used $90+ tyres for commuting ;-)

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Same as in a car, right?!

My car tyres are cheaper..

I have recently swapped to cheaper tyres though
because once ProRace hit ~4000k they puncture
if you look at 'em funny and I didn't want to keep
shelling out on them just for training k's.

hippy

and car tyres last a LOT longer. When you compare $ per km,
bicycle tyres cost an absolute fortune.

But you can't measure the enjoyment of riding in $ terms 🙂

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Try doing a $/km analysis using 19" performance tyres, especially if they're used in any form of motorsport. The milage is substantially less (although getting better these days) and I wish I had the price of a set of them to spend on a road bike.

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I saw in a BS this morning some $95 road tyres, each.
What can a $95 road tyre do, that a $30 one can't ?

It depends on what they are designed to do - they may have better grip, be
more punture resistant, have better rolling resistance, be lighter, etc

NickZX6R said:

and car tyres last a LOT longer. When you compare $ per km,
bicycle tyres cost an absolute fortune.
Nick

would that come down to contact area being more concentrated...

and the [censored] condition of most roads in the lefthand 1-2 metres 🙄

flyingdutch said:

would that come down to contact area being more concentrated...

and the [censored] condition of most roads in the lefthand 1-2 metres 🙄

mmm let me think about that... yes and yes, but I'd add that a car tyre is very very thick by comparison with a bicycle tyre.

Ritch

NickZX6R said:

and car tyres last a LOT longer. When you compare $ per km,
bicycle tyres cost an absolute fortune.

Hmm, work Commodore SS ute. Four tyres, 30,000 kms, $1200. Four cents per
kilometer.

Theo

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I have recently swapped to cheaper tyres though
because once ProRace hit ~4000k they puncture
if you look at 'em funny and I didn't want to keep
shelling out on them just for training k's.

hippy

I use ProRaces as well for training and get about 4000-5000 km out of
them then it's puncture time. However that seems to be about what I
get for most road tyres no matter what they are. So I stick to the
ProRaces and buy them on line at around $ 50 instead of $ 100.

My race wheels have Vittoria Corsa's pumped up to 140-150 psi. You
get only 2,000 km max on those, but they do seem/feel faster (maybe
just the harsh ride giving the illusion ?) I am forced to use them as
Michelin tyres are too hard to get on off the rim (Campag Shamals),
but once again, buying them on line will save you.

Rick

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NickZX6R said:

and car tyres last a LOT longer. When you compare $ per km,
bicycle tyres cost an absolute fortune.

Hmm, work Commodore SS ute. Four tyres, 30,000 kms, $1200. Four cents
per kilometer.

$300 per tyre for a work ute is insane.

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This thread has really made me tick!

On Sunday, I rode up Mt Tamborine and on my way down the Canungra side (fast), all I managed to hit was 74km/h and I was squeezing the brakes as hard as I could because the bike felt so sketchy it's not funny.

I now believe it has more to do with the tyres ($30 Vittorias) than the bike.

I was sort of thinking "Hey, this new bike is nowhere near as stable as my old bike" and couldn't quite work it out as the new bike has carbon rear stays and fork as opposed to aluminium...

Anyway, I'm positive it has to do with my sh!tty tires... I've only been running these since I started commuting and didn't want to waste my $90 Michelins on that.

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On Sunday, I rode up Mt Tamborine and on my way down the Canungra side
(fast), all I managed to hit was 74km/h and I was squeezing the brakes
as hard as I could because the bike felt so sketchy it's not funny.

I now believe it has more to do with the tyres ($30 Vittorias) than the
bike.

Could be the new frame geometry. The Pug is HEAPS
twitchier than my older road bikes. Makes a good crit
bike. Could it also be the road surface? Do you mean
sketchy as in losing traction around corners or twitchy
as in fast steering/responds to minimal rider input?

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I was sort of thinking "Hey, this new bike is nowhere near as stable as
my old bike" and couldn't quite work it out as the new bike has carbon
rear stays and fork as opposed to aluminium...

I'm sure frame materials would make little difference.

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Anyway, I'm positive it has to do with my sh!tty tires... I've only
been running these since I started commuting and didn't want to waste
my $90 Michelins on that.

The Schwalbe's on the Pug are doing okay so far..

hippy