I came off

[johnnyb47]

Glad to see your ok buddy. That looked blooming painful. Can I ask what tyres you,ve got fitted.

 

[Deleted member 35268]

Glad to see your ok buddy. That looked blooming painful. Can I ask what tyres you,ve got fitted.

Vittoria Rubino's 23c, no tread so to speak, lethal in the wet as i found out.

New Winter tyres are Schwalbe Marathons with a decent tread (I hope)

 

[johnnyb47]

I hope you have better luck with your new tyres. Cycling clothing is great stuff to wear but it offers virtually no protection to gravel rash when you come off. The main thing is that you are ok though buddy.

 

[Andrew_P]

Boom!!! ouch!!!!

 

[ianrauk]

Vittoria Rubino's 23c, no tread so to speak, lethal in the wet as i found out.

New Winter tyres are Schwalbe Marathons with a decent tread (I hope)

It's nothing to do with tread. Slick cycle tyres can't aquaplane in wet weather. Slick or tread, the result would probably have been the same.

 

[mjr]

Vittoria Rubino's 23c, no tread so to speak, lethal in the wet as i found out.

Are they recent? Anyone know if the 23s are different? Rubino 25s I've bought recently have file-like shoulder tread that seems pretty good in the wet (unlike Zaffiro Slicks).

 

[Mrs M]

Ouch, hope you're ok

 

[mjr]

It's nothing to do with tread. Slick cycle tyres can't aquaplane in wet weather. Slick or tread, the result would probably have been the same.

Depends what the rain has washed across the road, surely?

 

[ianrauk]

Depends what the rain has washed across the road, surely?

Well aren't you a smart boy. Did you read my post properly?

 

[mjr]

Well aren't you a smart boy. Did you read my post properly?

Yes. Why didn't you read @Rooster1's post well enough to notice the complaint was about "in the wet" rather than aquaplaning?

 

[Smokin Joe]

Are they recent? Anyone know if the 23s are different? Rubino 25s I've bought recently have file-like shoulder tread that seems pretty good in the wet (unlike Zaffiro Slicks).

They're just a pretty pattern, they don't increase grip by one iota.

 

[ianrauk]

Yes. Why didn't you read @Rooster1's post well enough to notice the complaint was about "in the wet" rather than aquaplaning?

And why didn't you read my post in the context of his post.. I'll make it simple for you. What ever the tyre he would have been using, the result would have probably been the same.

 

[mjr]

What ever the tyre he would have been using, the result would have probably been the same.

So, in other words, the claim is that all tyre compounds and treads offer similar grip?

 

[Theseus]

Bike is fine. My arm and rear end was scuffed up a bit, and bruised. All good. Back on it.

Nice to see the priority is right. Glad to hear the bike is fine, your dents will heal.

 

[ianrauk]

So, in other words, the claim is that all tyre compounds and treads offer similar grip?

On the road and in wet conditions yes. As some someone else has pointed out, tread pattern on road cycle tyres are mainly superfluous.