Changing to 'slicks'...

[Dibs]

...or more appropriately, non off road tyres.

I have ordered my new bike (GT aggressor XC2) and I plan mainly to use it for commute to work - mostly on cycle paths, initially.

It has been suggested that I change tyres, to something like this - is it worth spending the extra money (actually vouchers from the cycle2work scheme on these? Once I shift some weight, I hope to start getting out more 'recreationally', but mostly on canal / cycle paths until I get more experience!

Presume it is straightforward to change a cycle tyre? So I would revert back to off road tyres for these trips!

Cheers.

 

[cyberknight]

They are a very good tyre with very good puncture resistance, many people swear by them.

When i ran a MTB with slicks i ran these ...

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=24629


Not as expensive or as puncture resistant but still a very good tyre that i cycled on glass and stone chip strewn cycle paths with no problems in a few thousand miles.


I have heard that marathons can be a bit hard to get on but once on your not going to have many flats , my suggestion has lower rolling resistance and is a bit easier to put on.

 

[som3blok3]

+1 for the Marathons, rode with them for ages. Worth the extra money / vouchers, perfect on road, tow paths etc and bomb proof..............



.................almost.

 

[Dibs]

So are these deemed to be ok for grit type canal paths etc? As I am planning on getting out at weekends now, although my most miles will be the commute to work. Can't see me getting onto the mud etc for a while!!!

 

[DrSquirrel]

They are a very good tyre with very good puncture resistance, many people swear by them.

When i ran a MTB with slicks i ran these ...

http://www.chainreac...x?ModelID=24629


Not as expensive or as puncture resistant but still a very good tyre that i cycled on glass and stone chip strewn cycle paths with no problems in a few thousand miles.


I have heard that marathons can be a bit hard to get on but once on your not going to have many flats , my suggestion has lower rolling resistance and is a bit easier to put on.

+1 for these tyres (although I still have my older versions).

Not sure if the newer ones are better, but these are the worst tyre I have had for getting on and off, worse than all my 23/25x700 tyres!

 

[mcshroom]

Should be, this is where I'm taking some 35mm Marathons later in the week: -

 

[Dibs]

Good stuff McShroom, any feedback would be greatly appreciated. I'll not be on anything worse than than for first wee while... unless I take a wrong turn

:-)

 

[fossyant]

1.2 Hutchinsons..........

Don't take off road........ they are road bike hunters !............ So wrong, but fast as you will get on an MTB........

 

[fossyant]

PS this is my weapon now.......... gears...phah........

 

[sabian92]

I've got a set of those, and by what people recommended, they were the only tyres worth buying. I've not ridden them yet, but apparently compared to crap knobblies on a MTB or hybrid, they're sh*t off a shovel.

 

[brockers]

'scuse my pavlovian response to anything fg/ss, but wot gear you using there fossyant ?

 

[Nigel182]

I roll with Marathon +'s 32mm on my Genesis Day One ...Roll pretty well and good for traction on Towpaths....Regents Canal and River Lea etc...

Ride a Roadbike with 24mm tyres and the Marathons don't feel too different to them.

Yes they were hard to get on but I wussed out and brought this My link helps get the last bit of tyre over into the bead of the rim.