Winter and Cyclocross tyres / tires

Continental tyres are shit, don't waste your cash. Prone to cuts on the sidewall and not grippy enough for UK winter roads.

I use Michelin Krylions and think they are excellent, very grippy and puncture resistant but they feel fast. The Maxxis that hugo7 recommends are meant to be very good too.

Lithions tick all the right boxes for me

Only heard good things about Maxxis refuse, Im a Marathon Plus fan myself, the perfect balance of grip and puncture protection for me, only come in 25c+ though

the maxxis refuse are good and grippy, highly recommended

Despite all the Conti haters on here, I find I keep coming back to them...

GP4000S - fast rolling and grippy in the summer, fast rolling and grippy in the winter. Definitely more grip in the wet than Krylion Carbons (and a nicer ride). Only available in 23's - if you want 25's, 4 Seasons hard to beat. Maxxis are great against punctures and all that, but not fast rolling surely?

Marathon Plus or Vittoria Randonneur.

Randos are not grippy. As evidenced by last night on the trek tank. Back brake, ooh hello, that's the rear end coming round from behind me.

I worked on 28c Randonneurs front and rear thru last winter and found them to be great personally.

"like a candle" is the phrase I've heard. Suggesting a lack of grip.

Despite all the Conti haters on here, I find I keep coming back to them...

GP4000S - fast rolling and grippy in the summer, fast rolling and grippy in the winter.

+1

FWIW - Cav name checked Conti during the Chasing Legends Q&A. If they're good enough for him...

"like a candle" is the phrase I've heard. Suggesting a lack of grip.

Never! On the other hand, the Gatorskins I am riding at the moment could be described as "fucking shit". My brakes don't work either. I really want a cross bike.

I can't really compare them with much, but I found Conti TopContact was OK in the snow and ice earlier in the year.

Then again, I felt like I was about to slide off the road taking a corner at 18mph just now...

Maxxis Refuse and Michelin latex tubes plus track pump every other day would be my luxury winter set-up.
Latex inner tubes are magical creatures that are cocking expensive but incredibly difficult to puncture and roll super fast but do not hold air at all.

^ maybe tricky to puncture them, but from experience very easy to slice through the valve when removing said track pump in a hurry.

Maxxis Refuse 25c I've ridden them through the last two snowy winters, also really quick to get on and off rims - have a look at the winter tyres thread as well - good info in there

https://www.lfgss.com/thread10343.html

Panaracer Pasela Tourguard. Reasonnable weight, very good puncture resistance and amazing grip regardless of the conditions.
Gatorskins are really bad in the wet, avoid.

+1 to folding tyres in winter...

Aaah the annual tyre thread...

^ Can anyone recommend a good wooly jumper?

Randos are not grippy. As evidenced by last night on the trek tank. Back brake, ooh hello, that's the rear end coming round from behind me.

Indeed, Rando's are slidey slidey slidey in the wet.

depends where you live.

In london, glassy puncture ridden particles everywhere London, marathon plus, not fast rolling but the best puncture resistance bar none.

In the country lanes out of london probably get away with any tyre, but to be on the safer side of safe, i'd say maxxis refuse, Michelin Lithions or krylions or the Vittoria Rubino Pro for which even in London i experience no punctures even after 1000's of miles run from new on the front down to the casing.

Like people say continental side walls simply rip, tear, unravel. Mostly ok, but in my experience they are hit and miss, where as the others are not.

@KC - remember, avoid leaning at all costs.

depends where you live.

In london, glassy puncture ridden particles everywhere London, marathon plus, not fast rolling but the best puncture resistance bar none.

In the country lanes out of london probably get away with any tyre, but to be on the safer side of safe, i'd say maxxis refuse, Michelin Lithions or krylions or the Vittoria Rubino Pro for which even in London i experience no punctures even after 1000's of miles run from new on the front down to the casing.

Like people say continental side walls simply rip, tear, unravel. Mostly ok, but in my experience they are hit and miss, where as the others are not.

^+1 on Lithions and Krylion Carbons

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