best road tires

[Rich@]

I have conti Gatorskin on my bike but have got 3 punctures in the last 2 months, they have about 1000km on so not to bad, i weight 100kg, do not ride in the gutters however 2 of the punctures have been pinches, I pump the tires between 8 and 9 bar, My riding partner rides with bontrager hard case and he swears by them, any suggestions on the best tires, with hard case and side bead protection??

 

PS was not fun getting a flat on the sand road just before the end of the race for victory!! 

[Troi Sport]

Rich,

I mean no insult, but for your weight, perhaps you should consider wider tyres.

 

700x25 or 700x28 if they will fit in your frame

 

[Rich@]

no offence taken us big guys have to do what ever we can to stay on the road!!

[Captain Slow]

Go for Conti Attack/Force or GP 4000S

[DaveVTC]

maxxis courchevel!!!! i love mine and have never had a puncture even after riding through quite a few patches of glass lately they on special at the moment on CRC for R360 per tyre

[Johan Bornman]

I see you have had lots of recommendations. I'm afraid no tyre will protect you against pinch flats. Your only protection is volume - either via higher pressure or wider tyres or both.

 

Punctures are totally random so even three in a row doesn't point to the tyre, only to the environment.

 

Pump your tyres harder and go ride.

 

 

[Edge_Design]

If you want something that lasts, from my experience, steer clear of both the Attack/Force and GP 4000, had 2 sets of both and they seemed to be very susceptible to getting cut by anything that even looked at the sidewalls... Have Gatorskins now and loving them, no punctures in about 600km of riding and they still look like new, hardly any wear at all. Haven't tried much else though so that's as far as my experience goes.

[Rich@]

thanks for all the comments, I have a set of fulcrum racing rims on my bike with 700 by 23c gatorskin, will I beable to fit a set of 700x25 or 700x28 on these rims?

[Troi Sport]

consider first if your frame can accomodate the wider tyres

 

then read the article below

 

http://schwalbe.com/gbl/en/technik_info/reifenmasse/?gesamt=7&ID_Land=38&ID_Sprache=2&ID_Seite=141&tn_mainPoint=Technik

http://schwalbe.com/gbl/en/technik_info/reifenmasse/?gesamt=7&ID_Land=38&ID_Sprache=2&ID_Seite=141&tn_mainPoint=Technik

 

	Which tire fits which rim?
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The inner diameter of the tire must match the rim bead seat diameter. For instance, a tire size 37-622 fits on a 622 x 19C rim. The inner diameter of the tire corresponds to the rim bead seat diameter of 622 mm. Furthermore, the tire width must match the rim width. The following table shows possible combinations of tire widths and rim widths according to ETRTO. Since 2006, the combination of extra wide tires and narrow 17C and 19C rims is officially approved by ETRTO. This just caught up with reality, because this combination has already been an every day occurance in MTBs and Balloonbikes for many years and has not caused any problems. Often the use of a wider rim is useful because it brings additional stability to the tire. The tire pressure can be reduced slightly before the stability becomes ?spongy?.

 

[Johan Bornman]

thanks for all the comments' date=' I have a set of fulcrum racing rims on my bike with 700 by 23c gatorskin, will I beable to fit a set of 700x25 or 700x28 on these rims?[/quote']

 

Good question. As Shamus said, it firstly depends on the frame - whether a wider tyre will leave clearance at the brake arch, behind the seatpost and in the chainstays and then on the rim.

 

Remember that wider tyres are also higher, since they're essentially tubular.

 

Once you've discovered whether you have space in all the right places, you can start looking for wider tyres. This is a minefield. A 28mm tyre is not 28mm wide but probably only 25mm. The weight weenies have forced tyre companies to lie about their actual width so that when bicycle magazines do reviews and publish the weight, they look good.

 

There is only one tyre company that came right out and said it refuses to play that stupid game and it is Avocet - not available in ZA.

 

 

Johan Bornman2009-10-04 10:34:15

[Rich@]

I checked my rims and they say 23c / 25c  622-700 on the rim tape, now I will go and check and measure if a wider tire will fit, I have a fondriest frame with 10sp record groupset.   

[greatwhite]

If you are happy with the ride and feel of a 23 tyre, stick with it. at 100kg, you should be fine. I ride 23 contis and at the moment am over 100kg . I would stay clear of 20mm tyres through.

I will say that generally, continetal tyre are quite prone to getting side wall cuts and this, despite the addition of their gatorskin walls etc. Used to happen every season to me (my season opening jinx): get new training tyre (conti ultra 2000, I think) and would slash one in the 1st few days, and my race tyres (gp4000) I would wreck one in the 1st race on those tyre, there after it it wasn't too bad.

[Mish100]

Michelin Pro race should do the trick

[gummibear]

I weigh 95kg and ride Gatorskins and only had one puncture in the last few years......and that was from a pothole.

 

I pump them to 7.5 bar.