Best Cycling Road Tyres

My favourite tyres for road cycling depend on the use of the bike.

For commuting into work, along roads, and a river bank (Thames in Oxford), my highest priority is puncture resistance. As a general rule, I don’t carry a spare inner tube on my 3 mile commute. Therefore, if I puncture, it’s a choice between a taxi, walking or riding on a flat tyre. I’ve tried many different things to minimise punctures and for me the clear winner is

• Armadillo Tyres You can feel the hardness of the rubber. My only puncture so far is a 6 inch nail, which probably would have punctured a car tyre. This is not just my experience, but, also a few other cyclists who commute. True, you lose a bit of speed, but, on a commute the benefits of avoiding punctures far outweighs minor inconveniences.

Tyres for Winter Training.

For training, I would be tempted to use Armadillo’s but, after several hours on training, I might start to get a bit frustrated by the slower speed. Generally, for winter training, I use Continental 4 Season

Continental Grand Prix 4000 Folding Tyre

• The continental Grand prix 4,000 folding tyre, is probably one of the best all round tyres. I would be happy to both train on this and also race. The continental Grand Prix 4000 uses Vectran (used in NASA space landings) The tyre has the following features
• 3 ply with 330 tpi plus Vectran layer
• Weight: 205g
• 120PSI Max
• 20% less rolling resistance and a lighter weight to the highly popular Grand Prix 3000
• Patented Vectran anti puncture layer
• Activated silica-compound with new antiaging formula
• Measure to test mileage - Tread wear indicator
• Very Good anti puncture resistance
• More cut resistance than aramid

Continental Grand Prix 4000 at Wiggle

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