Tyre size, road bike

What would be a good size of rim/tyre for a road bike, that would be reasonably competative (light,
low rolling resistance) yet stand up to the sort of crap roads that are out there? Main usage is
training (got heavy 28mm on them at the momement for general training) and a Randonnee at the end of
September. thanks...

"Rory" <spacenetus@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> What would be a good size of rim/tyre for a road bike, that would be reasonably competative
> (light, low rolling resistance) yet stand up to the sort of crap roads that are out there?

Out where in particular?

Out where I live I am mostly using 23mm and mostly have for along time, and that be with only 24
spokes up front followed by 28 at the back and I weighs 82kg. And I am mostly riding on country
lanes with rough surfaces and cattle grids, in fact show me a stretch of tarmac that's flat, smooth
and long and I be off over the hills on my mtb as fast as me old legs'll go :-)

Pete

"Peter B" <peter28@btinternet.com> wrote in message news:<bfk25k$mm0$1@sparta.btinternet.com>...
> "Rory" <spacenetus@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:ab018408.0307220658.21b2e4b5@posting.google.com...
> > What would be a good size of rim/tyre for a road bike, that would be reasonably competative
> > (light, low rolling resistance) yet stand up to the sort of crap roads that are out there?
>
> Out where in particular?
>
> Out where I live I am mostly using 23mm and mostly have for along time, and that be with only 24
> spokes up front followed by 28 at the back and I weighs 82kg. And I am mostly riding on country
> lanes with rough surfaces and cattle grids, in fact show me a stretch of tarmac that's flat,
> smooth and long and I be off over the hills on my mtb as fast as me old legs'll go :-)

Thanks Pete, "here" is Luxembourg, and the roads I ride sound much like yours. I think I might go
for the 23mm then - I was worried it might be a bit flimsy, LBS has some Shimano Ultegras for Euro
220 inc. 9-speed cassette which seems a good bargain.

In message <ab018408.0307230150.65e234c3@posting.google.com>, Rory <spacenetus@yahoo.com> writes
>"Peter B" <peter28@btinternet.com> wrote in message news:<bfk25k$mm0$1@sparta.btinternet.com>...
>> "Rory" <spacenetus@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:ab018408.0307220658.21b2e4b5@posting.google.com...
>> > What would be a good size of rim/tyre for a road bike, that would be reasonably competative
>> > (light, low rolling resistance) yet stand up to the sort of crap roads that are out there?
>>
>> Out where in particular?
>>
>> Out where I live I am mostly using 23mm and mostly have for along time, and that be with only 24
>> spokes up front followed by 28 at the back and I weighs 82kg. And I am mostly riding on country
>> lanes with rough surfaces and cattle grids, in fact show me a stretch of tarmac that's flat,
>> smooth and long and I be off over the hills on my mtb as fast as me old legs'll go :-)
>
>Thanks Pete, "here" is Luxembourg, and the roads I ride sound much like yours. I think I might go
>for the 23mm then - I was worried it might be a bit flimsy, LBS has some Shimano Ultegras for Euro
>220 inc. 9-speed cassette which seems a good bargain.

An article in last month's Tour magazine concluded that 25mm tyres are better than 23mm. Less
rolling resistance (at same pressure), more comfort and better puncture resistance. The Continental
Grand Prix 4-Season only weigh 216g and got the top rating for puncture resistance. I bought a pair
and find them much better than the 23mm Hutchinson Carbon Comp that came with my bike.
--
Michael MacClancy

"Michael MacClancy" <news@macclancy.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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> An article in last month's Tour magazine concluded that 25mm tyres are better than 23mm. Less
> rolling resistance (at same pressure), more comfort and better puncture resistance. The
> Continental Grand Prix 4-Season only weigh 216g and got the top rating for puncture resistance.

Worth knowing, I might give them a try when the present pair need replacing.

Pete