Anti-Puncture Tyres At-a-glance

Hardshell and a normal gator bought!

been hacking about on schwalbe duranos for a week or two, treated myself to some vittoria open corsas with some butyl toobes.

its like ive been running in clogs and just got some trainers.

i really hope , reeeeeaaaally hope, that theyll not fall fowl of nasty sharp shit.

once i get a puncture i tend to stay away from that tyre convinced that they are shit no matter what they are, and try something else , even though , in my mind , logically , i know getting punctures are more of a random accident than a definitive thing.

if you know what i mean.

I recently put some Conti GP 4000's on my non-skidding bike and am a little underwhelmed. I'll have to see how they wear, but so far I prefer Ultremo's.

had ultremos , got puncture , got rid .

supersticious ?

logic in me reckons punctures is like gambling. but , ill stick with what i trust i suppose. hope these new vittorias just dont get one. cos theyre fuckin lovely.

That's not logic.

That's using race tyres and being surprised when they puncture more than commuter tyres.

puncture proof or fly up the fuckin hill. yup.

tell me , what is there out there , that will give me both ???????????

youd think with all this modern technology ?

i know it's a bit of a pointless photo but this was just under 4 weeks on a gatorskin with 18 patches

all depends on the rider, had a standard gatorskin on the rear for around a month and its showing very little wear.

puncture proof or fly up the fuckin hill. yup.
tell me , what is there out there , that will give me both ???????????
youd think with all this modern technology ?

Rubino Pro and Durano Pro/Plus/whatever for durability.

I don't care about having the grippiest tyres possible for crit cornering but a lot of ladyboys on here will insist they need race tyres for their xtrem3 riding.

Basically I am looking to upgrade the tyres on my ss cycle.

I have seen a few posts of people's bikes with wider/chunkier looking tyres on and think that would suit my riding style.

Where I live is full of kerbs and pot holes. After about 10mi of riding the 700 x 23 tyres I have currently seem a bit feeble. I feel like if I hit too deep a hole, or a speed bump to quick my wheel is going to collapse (tyres are inflated to correct psi so i think that's not the issue).

So what I am wondering (for example) is, would I be able to run a 700 x 32 schwalbe marathon supreme road city on the rims I currently have?

Frame/brake clearance will be fine just wondering about implications with the rim due to the extra width of the tyre.

Thanks.

As always sheldon to the rescue

http://sheldonbrown.com/tire-sizing.html

scroll down to where it says "width considerations"

At a guess 32c will probably be absolutely fine for you, but at the top of your tyre size range.
Measure to be certain.

cheers fella^
obviously sheldon's article gives some more instruction

You probably don't need to go all the way to 32 though. I personally find 28 a nice compromise between speed/weight and comfort/resistance to bumps.

^Agreed

Ah, never even thought of checking sheldons to be honest.

Shall nip the wheel off tomorrow and measure the internal width.

Any recommendations on any decent tyres? Not looking to spend a fortune, 15-20 quid a side tops if possible. the cheaper the better.

Also taking into consideration it is a city centre I live in and broken glass is rife. I looked like I was drunk riding through the city earlier trying to dodge broken bottles and glasses.

You can find loads of tyre info on the forum if you search for it.

I use these and like them:
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/vittoria-randonneur-city-tyre/

eg this thread
https://www.lfgss.com/thread5985-26.html#post2979448

Shall have a read through those posts. Thanks.

eg this thread

Also this one
https://www.lfgss.com/thread83414.html

I run 25c on rims as wide as 19c, the graphs is more err on the side of caution.

This is the modernised version of Sheldon's table:

tester and scoble rule.

...........so after 85 miles or so on lovely new vittoria open corsas. pop.

i hate life.