At first, i'm new on this forum. Therefore i'd like to intrisuce myself. I'm René Sondermeijer from the Netherlands, and I'm 16 years old. I'm cycling since january this year. Now, let's get back to my question. In the summer i'm going on holiday in Switserland, and I'm planing to take my bike with me. Last year I already explored the environment on a rented bike (MTB). I noticed there were many tiny stones on the road. With an MTB that's np problem, also downhill, but when I take my racebike, it might be a little slippy and tricky for my tires (Continental GP4000, +- 600Km on them). I thought it would be a nice idea to put a set of FuturumShop.nl Schwalbe Marathon Racer 28 x 1.35 Vouwbandthese tires on my bike. My only concern is if they will fit. I can change my brake-with to about 4,5-5 cm. That should be enough I think so, but I've still got my concerns. What do you think? Are there other solutions, or van I just hold my current tires?
According to the Schwalbe site that is the same size as a 700x35, no true racing road bike will handle that width; certain touring and cross bikes will handle that width. Your bike is a race bike as you've said so thus the Schwalbe will be too wide.
[lang=nl]Hmmmm okay, that's a pitty, but I expected an awnser like that. Aren't there any more solutions? Because hiring a bike is way too expensive. Maby it is an idea to buy Some cheap tires and put them under my bike to save my cutter ones. But that doesn't solve the problem of tire puncture and slipping away. Some suggestions?[/lang]
[lang=nl]Hmmmm okay, that's a pitty, but I expected an awnser like that. Aren't there any more solutions? Because hiring a bike is way too expensive. Maby it is an idea to buy Some cheap tires and put them under my bike to save my cutter ones. But that doesn't solve the problem of tire puncture and slipping away. Some suggestions?[/lang]
Pitty? You asked if those tires would fit, I said no, you didn't ask if there is a cheap tire that will solve your flat issues. But since I'm being so "pitty" you figure it out, or maybe someone else a little less pitty then me will answer it for you.
The way I read the post from Rene 1011 is that it's a pity (pitty, ) the tyres don't fit & that is (more or less) what he expected a reply to say.
Have you misunderstood his 'pitty' and thought he was saying your reply was petty?
Yeah, I misunderstood...SORRY Rene1011 for jumping on you about that. Then I kept spelling petty as pitty to make fun of your spelling so sorry about that too.
[lang=nl]Haha no problem. Just a misunderstanding 🙂 But back on topic. A friend of mine said that I would have enough with some cheap racetires. The stones on the road wouldn't be a problem according to him. But somewhere I've got my doubts about that. What do you guys think?[/lang]
If your taking the race bike, and assuming it uses 700x23's or 25's, and you want the max flat protection then why not look into Specialized Armadillo All Condition? These tires are heavier then the Conti 4000's by about double the weight, but their nearly indestructible including the sidewalls! And they last a long time in regards to mileage. The Armadillo also comes as wide as a 28 which is usually the widest you can put on a standard road bike if you want the widest tire.
What will you be doing with the bike? Touring? If so, what kind of touring-loaded or credit card? A typical road bike has no eyelets on the dropouts for panniers, otherwise credit card touring would be fine. You can get a large handlebar bag and most of these come with a clear plastic sleeve on top to slip a map into and can handle about 3 pounds of stuff; and/or a seat post mount rack and install a trunk bag on top, the trunk rack/bag can handle up to 25 pounds of stuff. Both the trunk and handlebar bags can come with quick release systems so you can take the bags with you. Most seat post racks still allow room for a seat bag so you can carry your flat repair stuff in the seat bag saving space in the other bags for other stuff.
I've already seen the Dutch site, but when you go to the products, you can't put them into a chart..... Hmm okay, that's also looking very nice. But I begin to wonder if my current tires aren't as good as this ones. I've got these ones: FuturumShop.nl Continental Grand Prix 4000 Vouw 700 x 23c They also got anti-puncture-system (don't know how to name that :P)on them.
I've already seen the Dutch site, but when you go to the products, you can't put them into a chart..... Hmm okay, that's also looking very nice. But I begin to wonder if my current tires aren't as good as this ones. I've got these ones: FuturumShop.nl Continental Grand Prix 4000 Vouw 700 x 23c They also got anti-puncture-system (don't know how to name that :P)on them.
All I can say is that I tried the GP 4000's and they did not prevent flats well, not alone virtually stopping them. But the GP4000's are about 1/2 as light as the Armadillo's and cannot be expected to have the same degree of flat protection. The 4000's sidewalls are almost paper thin and very poor at preventing penetration, and the tread cuts easily and doesn't last long in addition to letting some stuff penetrate.
This is something your going to have to venture a guess at. I don't know if anyone else here has ever used the Armadillos vs the 4000's or the Gatorskins, maybe they can throw more light on it for you.
