need replacement tyres, recommendations anyone?

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Originally posted by badmrfrostyuk
Hi Im riding a mongoose pro mtb, and its time to replace the tyres (the ones it came with arent that great). Now iv been looking through some cycle shops online and im interested in some tyres which are puncture resistant. I mostly use my bike for road use, but I occasionally do go off track, so I think that pure road use tyres would be a waste for me, as I will need some extra grip. Also inner tubes. Iv been using bog standard regular ones for a while and iv seen some Slime ones. Anybody use these and are they any good? Iv heard they are a bit heavy, and are not as good as the manufacturer make out.

Finally, I need a bit of help rebalancing my gears. When Im in top gear, my chain seems to be catching on part of the frame making a grating sound. Anyone know of any good begginerish guides to sorting this problem out. its doing my head in!

Thanks for any help

Too many choices in tires for me to help.

Slime tubes or tubes with slime added will help, but they do weigh more.

On the derailer adjustment, check Sheldon Brown's site:

<http://www.sheldonbrown.com/derailer-adjustment.html>

Many other helpful articles on that site as well as Park Tool repair help section.

...in addition to what is mentioned in these sites, (both great sites I too was going to recommend), is that gear tuning is a fine art, by this I mean that when turning any H/L limit screw or cable tension adjustment, measurements of half a millimeter or an 1/8th of a turn can be the difference between tuned and not tuned. so make tiny increments, for the uninitiated it can be very confusing and frustrating to be adjusting the cable tension. I'd start with the H/L adjustment, also make sure you are not using a gear combination that should not be used. such as Largest rear, and largest front. This will torture your chain as well as rub on the main derailure. If the rubbing is not constant for a full pedal stroke, I'd check either for bent or lose chain rings. some thread lock for lose ones, and a careful use of a hammer will sort any bent ones. (careful use of a hammer, I think I need to explain a little more. you should remove the chain ring fully from the bike and place it on a hard non abrasive surface. Like wood, then hammer it flat. Think about what you are doing and you'll be fine).

Tyres, hmmm, sounds like you want a hybrid tyre, something that does everything, but nothing well. ewww. whatever you get, if you want to save weight, once you find your tyre I'd suggest getting "Stans No Tubes' kit and save some weight and get the puncture protection it offers. For over the top ultimate puncture protection I have heard that some folk get a small slick tyre stick it inside your normal tyre, then shove a tube in this and off you go. Stans will suffice. Tried and trusted here in Australia.

R's
Scott.