Which Tyres?

Good to know.

Schwalbe Durano Plus vs Vittoria Rubino Pro Tech

Which is grippiest in the wet?

Nothing in it. Let 5psi out and (learn how to) ride yer bike.

The vittorias are much thinner tread BTW, quite different tyres.

Durano Plus is what you'd like to run for a London commute.

Update - it transpired that I have yet to stretch the tyres, pumped it to 120psi and left it like that all day and deflate back to 40/60psi retain it's balloon shape.

Now it's 28mm exactly (previously 26mm).

If I have £25 each tyre budget are Clement Strada LGG 120TPI the best match? For race bike. I realised it can take much wider tyres than 25c so want to have some fun. Latex tubes of course.

Basically I want Pave but dont want to spend extra ££.

I read race bike, but I see things like 'Pave' and '120tpi'. Get yourself some Open Corsas, 25c will be fine.

I want it all

Alright Freddy. Conti GP4000sII 28c, but know that it'll never be as nice as a Vittoria.

Vittoria Open Pave

is a race tyre, designed to sit bigger and taller to reduce risk of pinch flats on cobbles while still rolling fast.

Aren't the Strada a completely different tyre, like huge thing for gravel trails?

So, neither of them are what I'd use for 'general' duties, which I take to mean commuting or going to the shops and the odd weekend ride.

I guess I meant 'poncy fashionable trendy circa 30c tyre that I don't really need but will make my commuter look a bit cooler'

I would expect the Rubino as they are a far more supple tyre and race/training oriented whereas the Durano Plus are heavy duty durable buggers but I've never done a comparison so that's just a thought.

Pale sidewalls are on-trend these days aren't they? Or they will be soon anyway.

All of...

is a race tyre, designed to sit bigger and taller to reduce risk of pinch flats on cobbles while still rolling fast.

Aren't the Strada a completely different tyre, like huge thing for gravel trails?

So, neither of them are what I'd use for 'general' duties, which I take to mean commuting or going to the shops and the odd weekend ride.

...^this.

This week's forum tyre-hype is particularly weird. Fairweather riders emerging?

If you don't know if you need a specialist cycling product you almost certainly don't.

If you don't know if you need a boutique cycling product you almost certainly don't.

Much this. So truth.

But reality is want >>> need :)

Pale riders here in the big smoke.

I kinda want to find one model and stick to it, without much dicking around.

Riding this (mostly around town) currently with Conti GP4 28. I skid here and there, not too much. Not a weight weenie but don't want something excessive either. Folding tyres only. Want them to last, but don't want them to last too much either, need them to be sticky.

According to my research, RiBMo is the best match? Any other candidates I should look into?

Edit: Gatorskins, Randos and Maxxis Refuse are out.

The classic combo is a 28mm Randonneur (which dont fold, but skid well) on the back and something stickier/faster on the front (like a 25mm Rubino Pro).

Tried Rando on the back but not a huge fan. Also it's not folding, and I don't want reflective sidewall (only 25 are without it).

Pale riders here in the big smoke.

They're quite slow. I wouldn't recommend the Rando 25s - less air (and still slow) next to most roadbike tyres but without all the rubber for mad skidz.

I'm thinking about Continental Grand Prix 4000S II (black chili) 25c on the front and RiBMo 28c on the back for my next trial set after current ones are done.

Exactly my thinking.

#rep

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"I reckon so."