tyre advice

[jags]

These tyres look good but it says max load 70kg am i missing something here.
i weight a bit more than that plus 2 loaded panniers so would these tyres be useless .

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/ie/en/schwalbe-durano-double-defence-folding-road-tyre/rp-prod154342

cheers
anto.

[David Simpson]

I'm guessing that is for one tyre.

- DaveS

[jags]

yeah David i was way ahead of meself  .
i asked on another forum what was the best 700x28 tyres
Fast/Punctire proof ? and of course look good.

i have conti  gator hardshell 25's on my dolan there brilliant tyres but i want 28 for the audax.


anto.

[martinf]

I have Schwalbe One 28 mm on my lightweight derailleur bike. Light tyres that roll very well.

Wet grip is good. I don't usually ride my derailleur bike in bad weather, last weekend was an exception and I ended up riding 50 kms to get home during the storm on Saturday night (19/11), lots of wind and rain, plus the occasional fallen bit of tree to dodge.

Only done about 700 km on these tyres, so don't know how they do for durability and puncture resistance (none so far).

[jags]

Thanks for that Martin ,good to know what other people are using,
i seen a lovely set of panaracer evo today  size 28  but there 44euro  each ouch.

i shall look at your choice thanks again.

anto.
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/ie/en/schwalbe-one-road-tyre-v-guard/rp-prod118250
i like these.

[High Moors Drifter]

I've Schwalbe One 28mm tyres fitted on my Thorn Mercury. Generally I've found these to be excellent it terms rolling resistance and have not had any problems in wet weather. However after 600 miles the rear tyre developed a number of longitudinal splits along the centre of the tyre, the front tyre was OK. These varied in length from 5mm up to 80mm. The bike has only been used on tarmac roads, never used off road or on trails. The tyre was returned to Schwalbe who replaced it with 2 new One V Guard tyres. So we'll see how these go.

Id.

Correction: Replaced with a One not Pro One tyre.

[jags]

Schwalbe sure have some range of tyres.how do they come up with all these different designs total mystery.
HMD first time i used the supreams i managed to slice a nice 4inch  gash in the sidewall i could not believe it CRC replaced it no problem ,but what an efford to get home 17 miles to my house  2 new tubes ripped, 4 or 5 punctures before i finally made it to my house.
have to say tho CRC are fantastic at returns they even  sent me a new tube.

anto.

[leftpoole]

Hello,
Continental Gatorskin in 28mm are fabulous. All round great tyre.
Regards,
John

[jags]

conti's are good right enough i use them on my road bike..

[rualexander]

Panaracer Paselas give a comfier ride than Gatorskins

[jags]

my first choice was the supreams ,but interesting to see or hear what other folks find to there liking.
the conti gator hardshell tyres are great but only come in 23or25 i want 28 for the new baby,

[High Moors Drifter]

Anto you can get Conti Gator Hardshells in 28 & 32mm sizes.

Id.

[jags]

man i searched for 28 could not find them thanks for that.
i put my 25's through some rough cycling this past year not one puncture  or tear in them happy days.

anto

[martinf]

The tyre was returned to Schwalbe who replaced it with 2 new One V Guard tyres. So we'll see how these go.

Looking on Schwalbe's site, I see they have made changes to the tread (and probably other things) since I bought my set of Schwalbe One tyres.

[StuntPilot]

I have over 5000km on a set of Schwalbe Marathon Plus 26" x 1.75 and no punctures so far. Used across Europe this summer on all surfaces from silky smooth road to washed out rocky cycle paths and they handle it all well.

A bit more expensive than other makes but it looks like I will get another 5000km out of them so well worth the price. Many of the long distance tourers I met en route this summer had Marathon or Marathon Plus tyres.