Which Tyres?

I'd have thought they would be more likely to trap debris.

They do, but less likely to pierced the tyres, hence why I found them useful.

I usually have to use a knife to remove the small debris stuck inside a slick tyres (very common), whether tyres with groove, the debris simply got lodged in that can be removed with a brush.

I have a rules at work, if I removed more than 10 debris from a road tyres, I'll tell the customer that he's better off with a new one.

Either way, "rain channels" is bollocks.

That I'll agree on.

What are your other rules Ed?

The first rule of rule club...

Never put big inner tube in a small touring tyres.

What about inverse tubes tho?

Might need a shim for that.

The question is whether the weight penalty of a wired tyre really makes that much difference.....

The answer is definitely 'no' :-)

If you're buying £10 tyres you're not near chasing weight related gains.

Folding is nice if you need to tour with a spare. On a commute, social or training ride it makes no difference.

Indeed, as long the tyres feel comfortable enough and provide enough grip.

I bought a set of Durano Plus SG, Folding 25c but they do not fit under the PDW guards as I'd hoped.

One has been mounted and taken off the other is in the box still. £50 for the pair.

Best price I can find online in the UK is £60

Collection from Kings X

These ones in 25c

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Tempted with Duranos.

I've been using Maxxis Re-Fuse for years, currently 23 in front, nominally 25 on the rear (likely the same size). Generally happy but been thinking for a while about changing to something bigger with the idea that it might be more comfy and stable for winter. I've got some 28mm Continental 4 Seasons ready to go.

My question is whether on narrow rims there will be noticeably worse handling? I'm thinking cornering in particular (which would be somewhat counterproductive to the intention). Front rim is a Rigida DP18 which I think is 13mm internal, 18.5mm external width. Don't know what the rear is but it's about 20mm external.

I rate Durano and Durano Plus having used both for thousands of miles (yeah, a whole weekend! :P). I'll probably stick with the former as the latter are so bullet-proof my thumbs have forgotten how to change tyres.

Courtesy of Tstr.

If I remember correctly, this is based on Sheldon's table: where as Sheldon's table showed what you could reasonably get away with (he says it's conservative), this shows you optimum combinations of tyre and rim.

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On normal rims, max recommendation is 28mm, so you'll be fine, contis tyres are geherally ideas on normal rims.

How do the Durano Plus do for grip at front?

Good enough. Not as good as a Pave but better than an Armadillo.

Depends on pressure

No way!

Good enough. Not as good as a Pave but better than an Armadillo.

Had some Armadillos, won't get them again. Pave?

Vittoria Pave. Nice tyres, for use on pave but since London's roads are worse than Paris-Roubaix they come in handy here too.

@user49570 please wait, a green tyre club representative will be with you shortly.

Sigma are doing the all black limited editions Pavé tyres at the moment, for those with an anti-green aesthetic.

Think might be a really stupid question, but will a 28c tyre on a 25mm wide rim be wider and lower, or will it make no difference to the tyre's 'height'?