Which Tyres?

@8bits

Any recommendations for a training tyre that has awesome puncture protection? I'm currently using a pair of GP4000SII and almost all the time that I go to the highway for a long training session I get a puncture.

How worn are they? No punctures on GP4000ii for me yet.

Any recommendations for inexpensive 700c x 30mm commuting tyres?

Marathon plus?

http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/article/schwalbe-marathon-plus-tyre/aid:718653?gclid=CjwKEAjwnf2wBRCf3sOp6oTtnjYSJAANOfheEDOsNk56-ZaJ7DnOLwXfpY-v2qlpS0c8qxrVZHrcQxoCncfw_wcB

Probably more options if you are able to consider 32mm

Depends what you call cheap? 25 with free tube, spesh roubaix pro 30/32.https://www.cyclestore.co.uk/specialized_roubaix_pro_road_tyre_700x30-32c_free_tube-ID_56225

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@8bits

Any recommendations for a training tyre that has awesome puncture protection? I'm currently using a pair of GP4000SII and almost all the time that I go to the highway for a long training session I get a puncture.
How worn are they? No punctures on GP4000ii for me yet.

they are 2 months old with something like 1000km on them, the roads here are filthy with lots of truck tyre debris

Any recommendations for a training tyre that has awesome puncture protection?

The 4Seasons has another layer of Vectran... One can also add something like a Proline Anti-Platt belt. Ride quality goes down but they do work.

A few years ago at the ISPO tradefair I met the vendor of one of those solid polymer tyres and was handed a bicycle to go for a ride. It actually rode OK.. not quite like properly inflated pneumatic tyres but I must say that they were still quite useable..

Cheers.

I call anything sub-£20 cheap for a non-British tyre. But as I'd only need one £25 is fine.

@Fforiwr - not a fan of Marathons, and I'm guessing Pluses will be even more Marathon like than Marathons.

Schwalbe One - do they come up large or true to size? I have a requirement for a skinny tyre to go on traditional 15mm internal width rims with not much frame clearance. The 25mm conti GP4000 I have currently seem to balloon out to about 27mm when inflated. If the schwalbe one is true to size I can stick with 25's otherwise it'll have to be 23's.

When it started raining a few weeks ago I started getting punctures with my Vittoria Rubino Pros. After finding them absolutely terrifying in the wet and also spending more time than I'd like sitting around fixing punctures, I bought a pair of 23c Durano Pluses.

Obviously no punctures now and probably none ever but Christ, these things are heavy. They make my bike feel so sluggish and dead. I reckon my 'cruising' speed is reduced by about 2mph. I ran these for a few years before and never noticed. Must've been fitter and faster back in those days (also had a less hilly commute).

I've been using Rubino Pros for quite a while, and I think you'd be hard pressed to get a better all round tyre for the price. Reasonably light, comfortable, and puncture resistant. I'd agree that they aren't fabulous in the wet, but once you remember you're not riding on a 28c tubular tyre and can't corner on rails...they're fine.

I've been riding a Continental Grand Prix which I've found to be pretty good. I'm not quite sure where it fits in the conti line up but it's clearly below the GP4000, but seems fine for commuting and is often reduced.

I'd never stacked it in the wet before I put Rubino Pros on, and I stacked it twice on innocuous corners and roundabouts with them on. They were fine in the dry, cheap and relatively puncture-proof but absolutely lethal in the wet. I couldn't recommend them for that reason.

Ok, need some advice.
I'm currently running kojaks (700x35) but they're wearing out.
I've used panaracer pasela but had cracked sides problems, and I tried some resist nomad but didn't liked them in the wet.
If I need to rate them : Kojak > pasela >> nomad resist.
I will use them on my commuter-do-it-all bike. Max size 35 and min 28.
Hesitating between gravelking, pasela, kojak, cypres, any recommandations ?

I'm currently running kojaks (700x35) but they're wearing out.

Buy another one?

Plus drop the pressure a little.

I really love my pair of schwalbe marathon supreme

Yeah, seems the wise advice.
I would have liked to try something else but hard to check all the case : supple, confort, fast, light, resistance ^^
I'm tempted by the gb cyprès but the price of one is the price of the pair of kojak ...

@8bits : Thanks, I see recommandations for this tire but I fear to loose the rolling feeling of the kojaks. Maybe ...

Or I read good review of gp4000s, would they be a good choice (28mm) ?

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/vittoria-pave-cg-open-clincher-road-tyre/

Pave hoarders @umop3pisdn @JB

I would have liked to try something else but hard to check all the case : supple, confort, fast, light, resistance ^^

You can have them all if you're not too concern about puncture resistant.

Cypres are awesome tyres, and massively more comfortable than Kojak, but they're not puncture resistant (despite the fact I went touring on it).

Best solution - stick with Kojak, and put Cypres for non-commuting duty.

At first they are on narrow side or just about true to size (23c) on 15mm internal width rim. After 3k km at about 7,5 bar they now measure 25mm. If that helps.

Challenge Strada Bianca Open Tubular Tyre in the Miro-baiting gumwall - where to buy?

Fucking Etsy?

You can stock up on tyre belts, moustache mugs and knitted d-lock holders whilst your there.

Thanks for the goods advices, I've reordered kojaks.

Tubeless road tyres, 30mm+, grippy in wet and dry, tough enough for roubaix.

Is compass bon Jon the answer?

This, but without the tubeless is relevant to my interests. (Challenge Strada Bianchi?)

Schwalbe one, marathon supreme?

Will I die on kojak 35c?