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Bruce Dickson
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I'm after suggestions on good cheap tyres for training and club racing to save me trying them all
myself. I have been using Hutchinson Excel 700x23 for a while which look like they should last for a
long time while not being too slow. However I have had several of them fail due to a hole in the
sidewall near the bead long before they would have died due to natural causes. Has anyone else who
uses them had this problem or have I just been unlucky. What other tyres of similar weight (about
330g) and price (US-$15 AUS-$30) have other people used which they would recommend. I would use
lighter tyres if they were going to last as long and not cost much more but I don't see the point in
paying twice as much for a tyre that will last half as long. I'd rather lose a race by 10mm because
I had heavy tyres than 1 min because I got a flat. One thing I do like about the Excels is they
don't have much tread and the centre is smooth. Other training tyres I have seem look like off-road
tyres which I think would slow you down a lot more than the extra weight.
Thanks in advance
Bruce Dickson
The bike should be light, simple, and reliable. Of course, reliability is infinitely more important
than light weight, because there's nothing slower than a broken bike Adam Myerson 25/10/01 bike.com
myself. I have been using Hutchinson Excel 700x23 for a while which look like they should last for a
long time while not being too slow. However I have had several of them fail due to a hole in the
sidewall near the bead long before they would have died due to natural causes. Has anyone else who
uses them had this problem or have I just been unlucky. What other tyres of similar weight (about
330g) and price (US-$15 AUS-$30) have other people used which they would recommend. I would use
lighter tyres if they were going to last as long and not cost much more but I don't see the point in
paying twice as much for a tyre that will last half as long. I'd rather lose a race by 10mm because
I had heavy tyres than 1 min because I got a flat. One thing I do like about the Excels is they
don't have much tread and the centre is smooth. Other training tyres I have seem look like off-road
tyres which I think would slow you down a lot more than the extra weight.
Thanks in advance
Bruce Dickson
The bike should be light, simple, and reliable. Of course, reliability is infinitely more important
than light weight, because there's nothing slower than a broken bike Adam Myerson 25/10/01 bike.com