Vredestien Spider Tyres

[Simon Kempster]

Exactly what are these tyres like? Are they slick, knobbly or what? I can't find any details
anywhere. Help, please!

Simon Kempster

[Neil M]

"Simon Kempster" <simon.kempster@talk21.com> wrote in message
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> Exactly what are these tyres like? Are they slick, knobbly or what? I can't find any details
> anywhere. Help, please!
>
> Simon Kempster

I suppose in motorsport terms they are intermediates - slick with small knobbly bits around the
outside for use roads as well as tracks, trails etc.

See http://www.vredesteinusa.com/sp-tyres/index.html#spider

Neil M.

[Henry Braun]

> Exactly what are these tyres like? Are they slick, knobbly or what? I can't find any details
> anywhere. Help, please!

I ride on them. They are essentially slick tyres, with a bit of cosmetic patterning on the 3/4"-wide
central band, and some profiling on the sides which may or may not help with cornering on gravel.
They cope well with all-weather riding on towpaths or surfaced tracks but are basically happiest on
tarmac. Occasionally something gets through them: I've been punctured by thorns and most recently a
shard of flint, though road glass has never beaten them yet.

[Dave Larrington]

Simon Kempster wrote:

> Exactly what are these tyres like? Are they slick, knobbly or what? I can't find any details
> anywhere. Help, please!

They're like this:

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/v2_product_detail.asp?ProdID=5300004080

26x1.9, semi-slick (it sez 'ere)

Helps if you get the "e" and "i" in "Vredestein" the right way round :-)

Dave Larrington - http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/
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[Neil M]

"Dave Larrington" <legs_larry@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Simon Kempster wrote:
>
> > Exactly what are these tyres like? Are they slick, knobbly or what? I can't find any details
> > anywhere. Help, please!
>
> They're like this:
>
> http://www.wiggle.co.uk/v2_product_detail.asp?ProdID=5300004080
>
> 26x1.9, semi-slick (it sez 'ere)
>
> Helps if you get the "e" and "i" in "Vredestein" the right way round :-)
>
> Dave Larrington - http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/
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> http://www.bhpc.org.uk/
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>
That's the MTB tyre, they also do a 700c hybrid tyre, slightly more expensive.

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/v2_product_detail.asp?ProdID=5110000682

[Simon Kempster]

> They're like this: http://www.wiggle.co.uk/v2_product_detail.asp?ProdID=5300004080
> 26x1.9, semi-slick (it sez 'ere)
>
Thanks to everyone who replied for the info.

> Helps if you get the "e" and "i" in "Vredestein" the right way round :-)
>
I just took it from Dawes' web site - they put these tyres on the Discovery 601.

Simon Kempster

[Paul]

You can get a fairly good look at them at Vredestein's website
http://www.vredestein.com/fietsbanden/ there's a nice picture but very little info. (all of which is
in Dutch). They're semi-slick and fairly heavy and robust - I guess I'd call them a touring tyre.

I ride 1.75 Vredestein Scarabs which have the same PRS puncture reduction system that the Spiders do
and I have to say that it's very good indeed. I was getting regular thorn punctures with my previous
Chen-Shin semis and I haven't had a single puncture in 1500miles riding the same country
roads/trails with the Scarabs.

Paul.