Twanger said:
The Specialized "all conditions" tyres I have on my 2 month old Sirrus elite are pretty well in shreds now. Obviously, "all conditions" do not include London roads.
Well, I have a large glass gash in the front and a myriad cuts in the back.
I need to replace them. What with?
Thanks!
Sorry but what tyre do you think will be suitable to protect against glass cuts, come one lets be serious glass is glass and it cuts, no tyre period will survive without some damage if you ride over glass, thats just life and cycling.
The same could be said about the regular cuts in the rear, our roads are not swept ahead of us and so there will be glass, flint and other general crap which we all ride on, the tyres you have are just about the best available for long life and durability as well as great if not the best puncture protection out there, though they do lose out on feel and grip.
Yiu decide what you want from a tyre, tell us and we'll recommend something but please don't expect a tyre to roll out for however many miles you do and not get some damage, unless you just want to ride on rollers.
Sorry for being blunt but its about time some remember what we are doing and where we do it, cuts, gashes, punctures etc are a fact of life