Road Bike Commuting - TYRES???? - Page 3

An update...

Thanks for all your help. After all the deliberation I went for 25mm conti Gatorskins on Thursday. Used them once, seem sound but not been fast on them yet.

Then on Sunday as I got my bike out for the London-Brighton ride I discovered nice big knife slashes in each tyre. I guess someone doesn't appreciate my bike being chained under the stairwell in my apartment block. BSTRDS!!!!

So now, £80 and 4 tyres later I am riding 23mm Conti GP3000's. They are awesome. So light and faster than a gnat's ass.

so.. until next time..

Don

Amen brother...I went to Armadillos for my road bike after a nasty crash 5 years ago and have been riding this same set for winter tyres ever since...I haven't had even a single flat. I normally ride Conti GP 3000 but have found Conti Ultra gator skins very durable. Can't do wrong with Armadillos.

Highly reccommend these too - i've run them on both my road bike and old mountain bike (they were slicks) highly reccommend them - they are tough as nails. I had specalised pro tyres on the road bike - i didn't even wear them out - i kept getting flats (like 2-3 a week) so i changed to the armadillos - never had a problem since.

I have a specialized pro 25 on the front with 5k klms & no flats in 3500 ks since I dropped from 125 to 100 psi during the first 1500 I had 2 Fs........I am currently using an armadillo 25 on the rear with 3500 Ks & 3 Fs but many cuts, about another 1000 ks [I think] before replacement. This front/back arrangement keeps me lighter at the front with longevity & puncture resistance for the rear.