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19-01.-2005, 03:12 AM
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Re: Road tyres
"Pete Biggs" <pwrinkledgrape{remove_fruit}@biggs.tc> wrote in
news:34nticF4am4khU1@individual.net: > Iain Jones wrote: >> I don't race, all my riding is to and from work (3 miles each way in >> the city) and when I can, some long days out in the countryside. I'm >> after some reliable tyres which will last a long time, won't puncture >> right through the winter, > > Could that last requirement be going too far? Unfortunately tyres > have to be pretty thick and heavy to be that puncture > resistant--making your longer rides less pleasant. Sorry, didn't explain that one the right way, I didn't mean tyres that won't puncture at all right through winter (I wish!), I meant tyres that don't puncture several times each winter. > For winter useage: Continental UltraGatorskin or Schwalbe Blizzard > Kevlar (quite different from the Sport)--decent compromise tyres. Or > Specialised Armadillo if you insist on bullet proof jobs. > > Then Axial Pro or similar for late spring/summer. > Thanks all for the advice so far, I've got some reading and probably more replying to do now... |
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