dmoura
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- Porto, Portugal
Hi,
I weight 70Kg and ride a road bicycle for commuting/fitness with steel frame (tange prestige) with 700x23 tyres (Continental Ultra Race), and I want to swap tires for increasing the comfort of the ride as well as the grip in wet surfaces. The Contis when inflated >100 psi are a bit harsh especially on the cobbles/setsand in very bad roads. So, I am searching for a tire that can handle citystreets and cobbled streets, even when wet/slippery. In 500Km with the Contis I never had a flat and I fell they reach an almost acceptable comfort level oncobbles/sets when I run them at 85-90 psi, which is bellow the recommend pressure. Ideally its successor would not be much slower, and not very heavy.
I have clearance for 700x28, maybe a little more, but I guess that it is not enough for 700x32. My rim inner with is 15mm, which agrees with the clearance.
I have searched, and searched, and currently the candidates that seem to provide the best comfort are:
- Panaracer Pasela TG (700x28)
- Grand Bois Cerf (700x28)
- Vittoria Open Pave Evo CG (700x24)
If I look to my budget I would jump immediately to the Panaracer Pasela TG, but the other two seem to be better options if money isn’t a problem. Can anyone advise me interms of confort+grip(dry&wet)+speed in city streets about these tyres, and if any of the two more expensive options worth the money (they cost 2 times more than the Paselas)?
Many thanks.
I weight 70Kg and ride a road bicycle for commuting/fitness with steel frame (tange prestige) with 700x23 tyres (Continental Ultra Race), and I want to swap tires for increasing the comfort of the ride as well as the grip in wet surfaces. The Contis when inflated >100 psi are a bit harsh especially on the cobbles/setsand in very bad roads. So, I am searching for a tire that can handle citystreets and cobbled streets, even when wet/slippery. In 500Km with the Contis I never had a flat and I fell they reach an almost acceptable comfort level oncobbles/sets when I run them at 85-90 psi, which is bellow the recommend pressure. Ideally its successor would not be much slower, and not very heavy.
I have clearance for 700x28, maybe a little more, but I guess that it is not enough for 700x32. My rim inner with is 15mm, which agrees with the clearance.
I have searched, and searched, and currently the candidates that seem to provide the best comfort are:
- Panaracer Pasela TG (700x28)
- Grand Bois Cerf (700x28)
- Vittoria Open Pave Evo CG (700x24)
If I look to my budget I would jump immediately to the Panaracer Pasela TG, but the other two seem to be better options if money isn’t a problem. Can anyone advise me interms of confort+grip(dry&wet)+speed in city streets about these tyres, and if any of the two more expensive options worth the money (they cost 2 times more than the Paselas)?
Many thanks.