Which Tyres?

I'll call your nail and raise you a 35mm screw that did actually break through the inner face of the rim too. I had to use a spanner to remove it. Almost brand new rim and tyre both dead.

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Crazy

There's a thread for this sort of thing:

https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/135341/

Cheers. I went for Corsa 30mm flavour in the end https://www.merlincycles.com/vittoria-corsa-g20-folding-tyres-with-2-free-inner-tubes-pair-112476.html 2 for £75 including tubes

559x50-ish cheap but good mostly pavement recommendations?

Continental Contact Urban!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364192550472

Well, that's always been my suggestion but was wondering if there were any contenders on the horizon. Also, they're not available locally to me and the guy is in a bit of a hurry. There are Paselas around here, may go that route.
Actually slightly different than your link, but similar.

So I just bought a pair of Pirelli CINTURATO GRAVEL M (700x50C) tyres and they are going back. Didn't even unpack. The shade of the tan walls is just wrong.
So I need recommendations for 700cx50 or 29"x2.0" tyres that aren't sluggish as hell, tubeless-ready and have a semi-aggressive tread pattern. Something with some grip for off-road riding. All black now. Not risking it again with tan.

Where did you buy them from? I am looking for a Gravel H in 700x50, not found many place selling them

So I need recommendations for 700cx50 or 29"x2.0" tyres that aren't sluggish as hell

Vittoria Terreno (Dry or Mix) and Mezcal come in large sizes now.

@giofox I am in Austria and got them from the German shop bike discount.

Terreno Mix looks great on paper but I can't stand the grey sidewalls. Wouldn't work with the bike.
Mezcal come in all-black 29" x 2.1". Would be a bit of a gamble. 2.25" was a bit too tight for my taste. Do you have them and do they measure true to size?

I've had a 700x50 Maxxis Rambler, didn't feel too sluggish, though according to bicyclerollingresistance.com it is slow. Didn't measure it, but it was bigger than the same size GK SK and after a while it stretched enough to rub the Columbus Futura Cross + fork so I took it off. Might put it back at some point as I have a different fork now. Didn't get punctures, was easy to set up as tubeless.
Continental Race Kings come in 2" too and people seem to like them.

Well, my client wanted the tires NOW so I was left to overpay for a miserly selection here in town. Thought I’d lucked out with a set of Schwalbe Marathon Greenguards. Mounting them on the rims was fine, but no matter how many times I reset the bead in the rim (both tires) they wouldn’t run true; up and down, side to side, they’re all over the place. I tried another tire I had on hand, no problem so it wasn’t the rim and I don’t think it was me.

Anyone else have qc issues with Schwalbe lately? These are 50-559.
I should also mention that I’m running these tubed.

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Anyone else have qc issues with Schwalbe lately?

I've always found their tyres to be pretty 'wobbly'. Little Big Bens, some older G-Ones, Land Cruisers, Marathons, I've used all of them in the past and none have been noticeably true.

On a different note, 500 miles on the new Gravelking SS+, and really liking them. Comfy, fast(ish) and good durability. I was planning on switching back to Sawtooths for summer, but I think I'm going to keep them on.

The 700x45's run well around 35psi (tubed) I've found. At 40 they are noticably firmer on the road.

my GP5000 are worn and need replacing, is there anything better in 32c than GP5000? Was looking at Corsa N.EXT, does anyone have experience with these?

also intrigued in these being a big vittoria fanboy

What's a 700x25c commuter tyre for around £20-25, that you can recommend to budget-conscious friends?

Continental GP Urban.

Seems to be only available in 35 mm, for £45... unless I've got the wrong tyre.

Panaracer Pasela.

Contact Urban goes down to 700x28c, if they could squeeze that in? Still £40 RRP though. But great tyres.

Continental Ultra Sport. The folding ones are nicer and still under £20. Really quite decent tyres which are very good at more than just commuting.

Anyone using these ?
P ZERO Race TLR 4S 30 mm

Continental Grand Prix 4 Season on a rear wheel:
not even 3300 miles of London/South Bucks/RBWM roads,
since January until last week, 'Winter road cycling'.

It's becoming an annual event.
Finally take off the rear Race Blade mudguard and see through the tyre.

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