roadie tyre choice

fatnold

fatnold

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i seem to have worn out my first set of roadie tyres. ( i assume when you see large patches of canvas that the end is nigh ). on closer inspection, front and rear have a 8-10mm wide flat stripe around the periphery.
how do i go about buying roadie tyres. what do i need to consider? ( they just look like bald rubber to me) are there roadie tyres with tread? are some for wet roads/ general riding/ racing/ dirt jumping? are there 'industry standard' roadie tyres? (alla maxxis lasen etc for xc)
 
argh seeing stitching is bad :eek: .

for training tires (ie everyday use in a range of conditions) the popolar choice these days is a dual compound tyre. nice hard rubber down the centre with some softer gear on the sides, usually with a light tread pattern.

such tires are bonty racelite and vittoria rubinos.
 
I have been using the victoria rubinos for my day to day & find that they wear well & are easy to mount + for $35 you really can't complain. I use mine for the usual coffee rides on a Saturday mornig & on a wind trainner & they are still in good condition after a good 9months of some serious abuse.
 
I don't know anything about road tyres but have noticed mine have no tread and are just smooth. Are they more race tyres or dry weather tyres. Coming into winter should i think about a tyre with more tread??

Sorry for taking over your thread
 
I've used a set of Michelin Axial Sport which were good (dual compound, lightly treaded), now I'm using Maxxis Detonators which are the same but cheaper, 35 bucks at the Phantom. I've had 1 flat all up and very happy with their perfomance.
 
I also use Rubino Pros (very mildly treaded) for commuting and in the wet. For racing, I use Michelin Pro 2 Race service course LE slicks. About 50gms lighter and just keeps rolling.
 
Rubinos are working great for me, last for ages and don't puncture much - far less than the Michelin prorace 2 tyres I was running before. Cheap too :D.
 
Get the Kevlar foldable Rubino Pro's. Doesnt matter how many cuts they got on them they never get a flat. Done about 8500km's on my set and never got a flat.
 
I use Michelin Pro 2 Race for all my riding now. I just use to use them for racing due to the rrp but there is a certain bike shop in North Sydney that somehow sells them for $35 each, for that price I don't bother changing between tyres.
 
Michellin Pro Race 2 for me $35 from Probikekit.co.uk!

Although they do wear fast they are grippy grippry
 
for racing or general tooling about? In general I use cheap stuff for training/commuting and leave the good tyres for races, that way I hardly wear out my good tyres and if I need to replace training tyres, it doesn't cost as much.

There is no standard, just get a 23mm or 25mm wide tyre, some have grooves, some don't, I've not noticed much of a difference in any of them in terms of grip, wet vs dry performance etc..
 
toby said:
Michellin Pro Race 2 for me $35 from Probikekit.co.uk!

Although they do wear fast they are grippy grippry
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As someone else has also said on this thread, www.bikebug.com are selling them for the same price, but its a shop in North Sydney, AUSTRALIA!!! I believe there not making money on them at that price, and hoping you will buy something else from them at the same time! Yes they do sell over the net too!
 
race / training tyres???? what's the dif? it seems my existing tyres are vittoria rubino. what dif would i notice with 'race' tyres?

sorry for the base questions....i've never really thought much about my roadie. it seems i'm warming to it.
 
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fatnold said:
race / training tyres???? what's the dif? it seems my existing tyres are vittoria robino. what dif would i notice with 'race' tyres?
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A little lighter, less resistance, rolls a little better. Probably worth a few seconds over 50km.
 
fatnold said:
race / training tyres???? what's the dif? it seems my existing tyres are vittoria rubino. what dif would i notice with 'race' tyres?

sorry for the base questions....i've never really thought much about my roadie. it seems i'm warming to it.
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rubinos are 120 tpi. Good quality race tyres are 290 tpi. higher the tpi the more ot conforms to the road, reduces rolling resistance, ledd chance of flats, better cornering.
 
Try the Bike Barn at Parramatta, usually a good source of special offers/discounts. They are spruiking the above mentioned tyres.
And they are in Western Sydney, AUSTRALIA, champ...:)
 
Up until last week I had a Continental Ultra Sport rear tyre, and a Vittoria tyre on the front on my roadie. The Continental was a very good tyre (light, fast, good grip) cost me $50. I replaced it as it was extremely hard to fit on my campag rims. Not sure why, but it was very annoying, especially after I had 2 flats in one week and scratched the rims heaps when changing over the tyre and trying to fix the flats.

Now have Vittoria, front and rear, good grip, a little heavier than the Continental but seem equal in performance. Maybe a little softer as well. Every Vittoria I've ever fitted was very easy to get on the rim, which is a big plus.
 
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