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A Minging Manc...
- Location
- Sunny Ashton-under-Lyne
Long story short, I found a tyre that I love. Great for commuting with great puncture resistance and long life while not being very expensive or too heavy (IMO). Now they don't make it anymore and the replacement isn't anywhere near as good so I'm looking for a replacement.
Now the long version....
I started with the 32mm Vittoria Randonneur Pro(folding) on my best bike after the OEM Conti tyres were shockingly bad at puncturing (we're talking about a puncture roughly every 100 miles of riding
). These were great and despite internet rumours about having high rolling resistance I found them quick and sharp on my best Sunday bike.
Roll on a few months and the commuter needed tyres so after falling out of love with the declining quality of the OEM Schwalbes I also fitted the Randonneurs to this in 35mm width. A year and around 2-3k later a cracked frame condemned that bike but the 35mm tyres wouldn't fit the replacement so I switched the 32mm & 35mm between bikes and continued to use the part worn commute tyres on my best bike which TBH were even better than the 32s.
Now these are at least 5yrs old and starting to look a bit...... tired
Wouldn't be a problem if it was my commuter bike, would just run them until they wore out or failed, but these are on my BEST bike remember and this does the weekend rides with mates so the risk of being 'the one' that has a bike failure is to be avoided and more importantly, this is the bike where I am likely to be racing down twisty but fast roads at speeds in excess of 50mph so failure at that speed is likely to be a risk.
I'm struggling to find anything suitable as a replacement but hope I am just being blind and you guys will point out a suitable option I am overlooking.
Requirements are;
Edit2: Image, as pointed out by Vickster....
Now the long version....
I started with the 32mm Vittoria Randonneur Pro(folding) on my best bike after the OEM Conti tyres were shockingly bad at puncturing (we're talking about a puncture roughly every 100 miles of riding
). These were great and despite internet rumours about having high rolling resistance I found them quick and sharp on my best Sunday bike.Roll on a few months and the commuter needed tyres so after falling out of love with the declining quality of the OEM Schwalbes I also fitted the Randonneurs to this in 35mm width. A year and around 2-3k later a cracked frame condemned that bike but the 35mm tyres wouldn't fit the replacement so I switched the 32mm & 35mm between bikes and continued to use the part worn commute tyres on my best bike which TBH were even better than the 32s.
Now these are at least 5yrs old and starting to look a bit...... tired
Wouldn't be a problem if it was my commuter bike, would just run them until they wore out or failed, but these are on my BEST bike remember and this does the weekend rides with mates so the risk of being 'the one' that has a bike failure is to be avoided and more importantly, this is the bike where I am likely to be racing down twisty but fast roads at speeds in excess of 50mph so failure at that speed is likely to be a risk.I'm struggling to find anything suitable as a replacement but hope I am just being blind and you guys will point out a suitable option I am overlooking.
Requirements are;
- 700x35 (might consider 32mm but really like the 35.
- Must be slick or semi-slick (see Randonneur image below to get an idea of what I want).
- Folding, as this saves weight that counters the heavier puncture resistance I require.
- Max price around £35ea
- NOT Continentals due to my puncturing experience. Some people may swear by them, I swear at them!
- Nothing that is going to ride like a dead mule. The Kojak would be an obvious choice but according to that tyre testing site it is by far the draggiest tyre out there?
- EDIT: MUST be black!
Edit2: Image, as pointed out by Vickster....
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