Which Tyres?

Happens regularly on Hutchinson Fusion 5 TLR. Taken in warranty, no questions asked.

My Corsa controls punctured three times this week, so needed replacing. Due to a shortage of 28c Turbo Cotton’s (my favourite summer tyre) where I am, I ended up buying Pirelli P Zero’s and holy shit they’re fast compared to the Control’s. It caught me off guard a couple of times going downhill just how fast they rolled. They’re also insanely, insanely grippy.

No cotton sidewall but it still flexes nicely over bumps. Impressed so far.

Did you get the Race or the Road version?

I didn’t actually know that those versions existed. I got the P Zero Velo with the classic sidewall. Better track down some of the Race’s for next time! Nice that they come in a 30mm variant.

Pirelli are unreal good. Fast obvs but the grip is just on a diff level. Esp in wet.

Yeah, rode in the dry but you could hear them gripping the ground while still being insanely fast. That compound is wild.

Thought it must be because they're a Moter Vehicle tyre manufacturer first and foremost but then Hutchison make their bike tyres so what do i know?!

Maxxis and Continental sell more car and motorbike tyres than bike and they still do some crap ones :)

Yeah, but then Panaracer make Pasela’s and also Rene Herse tyres so clearly one manufacturer can make very average and also very good tyres. I’ll admit I was surprised when I saw Made in France printed on the side wall.

Not sure Pasela’s are ‘average’. Pretty much fit and forget gumwall tyres that ride fine over almost anything without feeling completely dead

This. Super reliable, last ages and aren’t unpleasant to ride.

Interesting interview with the Morgan Nicol from Challenge. He talks a bit about the big automotive tyre manufacturers (Continental mainly).

https://cyclingtips.com/2021/06/nerd-alert-podcast-tubulars-arent-dead-yet/

In my opinion, they are average and I would never ride them. Tyres are the only thing between your bike and the road. Why would I buy okay tyres when I can buy good tyres?

They’re not the tyres I’d put on the fast road bike but I’ve done 1000km’s on them on the city bike without a single flat or being annoyed by the way they ride. Think they’d be the first tyre I’d put on a tourer.

why

So you don’t have to replace them four times a year. Soft-tread tyres don’t last well for some uses. Low tpi tyres resist cuts far better.

I use the Jack Brown Green (pretty much the same tyre as the folding Pasela PT I think?). They’re on my fixed road bike because that’s a low maintenance bike that sees a lot of rain, gravel, poor quality roads, night riding (when you can’t always dodge shit in the road and really don’t want a flat) and speed isn’t important.

unequivocal recommendation for adding one of these to your toolkit. I just put on a pair of corsa controls w/no issues whatsoever - last time I did it by hand only and I was sweating bullets

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Will it fit in your saddlepack for roadside repairs?

definitely not. I don't have any issues putting corsa controls back on at the roadside though - they tend to stretch out after fitting

Considered getting one of these for fitting pretty much any tyre to Mavic open pro rims, but then thought the far more sensible option was to buy new wheels!

Will it fit in your saddlepack for roadside repairs?

The Var tyre levers with fitting tool are a portable alternative for carrying on the bike:

Source: https://www.vartools.com/en/tyre-levers-carded-var-p512.php

I busted my set pretty early on when I picked it up many years ago. Probably user error, though be warned they’re not as tough as a quik stik.

Same. The end of the regular lever snapped pretty easily.

Still about the only way to guarantee getting new veloflex bead back on a Kinlin rim after a tube-change.

Pedros levers still the best - soft-not-brittle and super thicc

The number of punctures Lachlan Is fixing on Instagram is not convincing me I want a set of Corsa Control’s for the winter

Should have fitted Paselas

Lol.

Yeah - I know he’s doing a lot of miles but it seems insane as to how many he’s getting.