Tires

[AlanS]

Why not be #1 in this forum: Tires...any recommendations? You all ride the same roads I do. My requirements: Light, sticky!, durable. Start posting.

[Dano]

I just got a pair of Schwalbe Stelvio at Brands and I am very happy with them. The are a high pressure tire 145psi. Here's the description for them:

New all slick tread. Fast rolling and durable 'friction resistant' endurance compound center tread. Shoulder compound uses silica mixture for increased grip when cornering. Race guard puncture protection belt creates a durable tire that remains light and supple. Size 700c x 23mm. 235 grams.

Before the Schwalbe's I had two sets of Vredestein Fortezza Tricomp's which are also very good and a high pressur tire (145 psi). The reason I switched was that after having both sets of Vredesteins for 1 year they started to become "flat magnets". Don't quite know why, but they just seemed to start picking up a lot of road junk and I started to get a lot of flats.

Dan

[AlanS]

I had the Schwalbe Ultremo tires for the past 300 miles...the other nite I saw a cut on the rear tire...all the way through the casing...I glued the cut and booted the tire...then I saw that the front was cut...not repairable. Upon inspection...there were cuts all over the place. Unless your tires are a different compound, good luck!

[ThE DoWnHiLL DeMoN]

for me, it's Conti GP4000's or nothing at all. they just released a new version of the GP4000 this summer, called the GP4000s, which i plan on trying out when my rear tire needs replacing. i've heard good things about them so far, but they're pretty new (a few months) and i don't know of a single LBS that's selling them yet. if you want to try them out, you can find them at http://www.probikekit.com, that's probably where i'll end up ordering them from...

http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=y1014



the Michelin Krylion Carbon Tires are also great. they're not at light, but are more durable than the Pro Race 2's, at least from what i hear...

http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=Y2052

[AlanS]

I was going to go with the Mich. Pro Race2. I had run Axial Pros for years, NEVER had a flat...never! The Conti 4000S's are expensive for an unknown. I already got burned with the Schwalbe's...I couldn't find a review, other than the ad for it.

[ThE DoWnHiLL DeMoN]

The Conti 4000S's are expensive for an unknown.

they're not exactly an unknown, you can find some rider reviews of them at http://www.bikeforums.net if you use the search feature, that's where i first heard about them. and if they're too expensive, you can go with the original GP4000's too, you can find them locally for less than $40 a tire...

good luck with whatever you go with...

[TONEB]

for me, it's Conti GP4000's or nothing at all. they just released a new version of the GP4000 this summer, called the GP4000s, which i plan on trying out when my rear tire needs replacing. i've heard good things about them so far, but they're pretty new (a few months) and i don't know of a single LBS that's selling them yet. if you want to try them out, you can find them at http://www.probikekit.com, that's probably where i'll end up ordering them from...

http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=y1014



the Michelin Krylion Carbon Tires are also great. they're not at light, but are more durable than the Pro Race 2's, at least from what i hear...

http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=Y2052

Brands has them in stock

[ThE DoWnHiLL DeMoN]

Brands has them in stock

oh ok. chances are they're really expensive there, even with the 10% discount, but thanks for the info...