tyres

Just thought I'd throw this up here as it may be of use to some. I've read reviews of Mondial tyres having weak sidewalls and my experience confirms this. The pictures attached are of a tyre removed yesterday. There's a distinct pattern of wear on both sides of the sidewall, although it's...

My ribble CGR came with 28mm ultra sport tyres -Ive had these before when having a new bike. Anyway I have a set of not much used GP4000S in 25mm and was going to swap these over. As I took the tube out it seemed quite large and the markings said Valvert 700 35/45 !!!!!! - I postponed the tyre...

I found an unused, un-packaged Vittoria Rubino 700x23 that I had forgotten about in the outside shed. It had probably been there for two or three years but judging by the tread, had never been used. I've used a dozen or so Rubinos in the past and have never had a problem fitting them. This...

Anyone give me a clue of a decent all-round tyre.Only for son's bike so something that will take some abuse so to speak. These any good ? https://www.wiggle.co.uk/continental-tour-ride-city-mtb-tyre

Hi, I am now running my first set of tubeless tyres but struggle with topping up the psi. I can top them up but it takes a massive effort most of my 90kg bodyweight on the pump and it’s slow going just had massive resistance at 60-70psi. I Just wondered if that is how they are or if I should be...

I noticed today that my daughters 26" tyres are starting to perish on the side walls. I'm after something to replace them but not sure quite what to go for. Her bike is used for all sorts. A bit of road on the country lanes round us, a bit of gravel track on the old railway (properly converted...

Howdo, Just looking at a new set of tyres for a late-2005 P6R-X with olde worlde bottle dynamo driven off the rear tyre. Brilliant Bikes helpfully note in their listing for Schwalbe Marathon Plus 16 x 1.35 that they are not suitable for use with the bottle dyno. Therefore could anyone...

well first my riding . i like exploring ,i like seeing new places i like turning down lanes that look interested and i guess ,it could be classed as gravel . maybe ! its certainly not road its certainly not mountain biking to any extreme, but could be trails i had a Trek hybrid it was a bit...

I have a load of unuseable tyres to get rid of and was told by one place that Schwalbe dealers offered a recycling facility, but I think either he was confusing this with innertubes or was just telling porkies. Is there any more environmentally-friendly way of getting rid other than just...

My new beater / shopper is a 1987 Raleigh Routier with hookless "622x28" (21mm internal width) steel rims. I've recently discovered that not all tyres of the correct size will fit hookless rims (the 25c road item I tried to fit stated "only for hooked rims" on the side). So far it appears that...

I've got a Trek I've had about 8 years with Bontrager wheels that have "etrto 622 14" stamped on them. Also says "6061 T6", and "erd 590" - not sure what those two bits mean! I've had a look at Sheldon Brown's tyre size thing. The tyre size suggests size 13 can go to 25, whereas a 15 can go...

Dear cyclist, I was wondering if you had any advice on what tyres to buy. I have a pretty old road racing bike, the Giant Ocr Compact Road, which is in real bad need of some new tyres. The most important thing for me is that these tyres are durable and most of all grippy in all conditions. The...

Thinking of getting them for my gravel bike any ideas of they are any good

Hi all. Out some new conti GP5000s on my bike the other day and been out on them today (were great btw), but when got back and cleaning bike noticed these pits on the tyres, is this normal? Seems to be from manufacturing don't appear to have appeared on the ride... Thanks

Just wanted to post to say done my first tyre swap with "folding" tyres. Strange getting those out of the box and on the rim, but didn't need any levers to get the new ones on. It's that they're flat, very strange. Actually took a while to find the rotation mark on the sidewall (it's only on one...

So I changed the tyres on my daughters bike I know I’ve got some fiddling to do to sort the gears out but she’s saying it’s hard to get going? I’m hoping I’ve just over tightened the nuts........ My question is , is there a right or wrong way to put the front tyre back on? There’s no...

My friend has sent me some images of a bike she is fixing up to sell. It looks like an old children’s racing bike. Could anyone help with finding correct replacement tyres and tubes, a link would be great. Markings on the tyre say 25-541/540 Hutchinson HP25. The tyre is also marked 600 A 24” The...

I have tubeless tyres on my Whyte 905 with Stans No tube sealant in. Probably topped up a 3 or 4 times in last couple of years (dont do massive miles on it) and had no problems but wondered when to remove, clean out & replace sealant etc. or if it needs doing Ta

Need to get rid of some stuff lying around..Collection from Glasgow or can meet locally. Willing to post at buyers expense (except chainset, Cranks & Frame tool, as they are heavy/bulky) Kinesis Freedom Saddle used £10 Supra Saddle- Unused £10 Giant Contact Neutral saddle, Removed from new...

HI all Toying with the idea of changing the 25mm tyres on my endurance road bike to 28mm, anyone got any recommendations or should i stay on 25's. Cheers

In late 2019, I purchased a Giant Escape 0, with EasyRide "tubeless" tyres, fitted as standard. Since then, I have been happily riding around with a tubeless puncture repair kit, and, just in case, a spare inner tube, plus pump of course. Today, disaster struck, a puncture. which was too large...

I was going to use the Dawes Clubman that I bought from @biggs682 to do a Spain tour with my daughter, we should be out there now.........it's just been sat unloved at the bike of the garage. :sad: Having gone bike buying crackers this month, a Merida Cyclocross & a Revolution Hybrid in and a...

Vision Team 35 clincher rim brake wheelset. Not had much use as they were on a bike for about 8 months until the were swapped out. Come with QR Skewers These are collection only from south Birmingham (B62) £160 1 x used pair of continental GP4000sII tyres 25c. One tyre has a small pea...

Looking for some Maxxis Locust 24” cyclocross tyres. metric size is 520. bike is a Hoy locust and 6 yr old waiting to go out training. anyone with info let me know please. new or used. many thanks.

Changed my wheels so my old ones are up for grabs... Genuinely good & straight wheels, recently serviced hub (I even bought the proper DT swiss grease!). Including GP4000 tyres (approx 200 miles use). Minor marks on the wheels, bit of flaking on the hub. Big pictures available here £250...

I realize it has been discussed many times already, but.... So what's the forums go to fast touring tyre in 35-40mm, no marathon please? Fast, puncture proof, hard wearing, easy to handle, cheap? I have some cheapo vittoria revolution, which are almost all of these apart from fast

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I tried superglue/gorilla glue and thought it was working but just inspected and it has now come out of all the nicks I thought I had filled with it! Is there a more flexible glue that works better, or even some fine filler material that can be glued in the gaps? Edit - or will I have more...

Thought I'd do a bit of a pimp my ride for my long suffering Carrera Subway. The rims are stock and a bit wonky, the tyres are okay but something with really low rolling resistance would be much more fun. Any thoughts on upgrades for both? The current tyres are 26 - 1.6. Would I be able to get...

Free delivery if spending over £20? https://www.merlincycles.com/schwalbe-one-v-guard-evolution-road-folding-tyre-700c-100494.html#:~:text=Schwalbe%20ONE.,terms%20of%20quality%20and%20performance.