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Grant Fondo
Guru
- Location
- Cheshire
Agree with @si_c 28s or 32s on bikes now. Had Schwalbe Duranos on for couple of years, zero punctures. Just bought Conti GP5000 28s going on this weekend, suspect they will be good as well.
Just had the bike in for a service and we checked the clearance for 28mm, quite close but they will be okDo you have clearance for 28s?
I’ve got 28mm Vitoria Open Pave on my new to me Genesis Eq which are rather nice and make a cool Whooshy noise on good road surfaces
Conti GP5000 get good feedback, but not cheap nor the greatest puncture resistance if that’s important
Grant Fondo
Guru
- Location
- Cheshire
As I am on the subject....some advice please. New Eastons are 'tubeless ready'. Assume I take the plastic layer out, pop on rim tape and I am away. Thought I would ask before cocking something up 
vickster
Legendary Member
No chance with mudguards then
i get a few thousand miles from tyres I guess, but that’s mostly in the dry
Depends on the wheel. I get about 2k miles from the rear and up to 5k on the front in all weathers on Vittoria Zaffiros. The Bontrager AW2s on my bad weather wheels seem to be wearing similarly, I've got about 2k on the rear and it has a noticably flattened profile with quite a few nicks when compared to the front, but I reckon that it's still got easily a few hundred miles before the point at which replacement becomes necessary. The front looks good as new.
Specialeyes
Guru
- Location
- Essex
As I am on the subject....some advice please. New Eastons are 'tubeless ready'. Assume I take the plastic layer out, pop on rim tape and I am away. Thought I would ask before cocking something up
Yup, they come with valves installed and sealed rims don't they? Just need a bottle of sealant and you're good to go.
I bought a charge cannister when I switched to tubeless, to help with the initial seating of the beads onto the rims, but it's not really been necessary - a track pump and dry-run, then inject the sealant through the valve, spin the wheel a few times on each side to spread the sealant and off you go.
Grant Fondo
Guru
- Location
- Cheshire
Thanks, i am using tubes as tyres not tubeless type, it all seems more complicated than it used to be
Miko1806
Regular
- Location
- West Sussex, United Kingdom
Are you thinking of the odd bit of off road, gravelly stuff?
Panaracer Gravel Kings in 28mm just about fit in my old Felt Z85 road bike / winter hack and give me the option of a little off road if I fancy it.
Nice grippy tyre without massive tread patterns and some decent puncture protection. They also do a 26mm of the more off road oriented version called Gravel King SK which fit into the winter hack.
I generally run Conti GP4000ii tyres on my out and out road bikes and have a small stock of 25mm left but they are running out fast. Last for ages and are really good at deflecting cuts and punctures but you can'y buy them anymore. I have had mixed reports from club members that have gone over to GP5000 tyres with some cutting up really badly after only a couple of rides compared to the older GP4000ii.
Panaracer Gravel Kings in 28mm just about fit in my old Felt Z85 road bike / winter hack and give me the option of a little off road if I fancy it.
Nice grippy tyre without massive tread patterns and some decent puncture protection. They also do a 26mm of the more off road oriented version called Gravel King SK which fit into the winter hack.
I generally run Conti GP4000ii tyres on my out and out road bikes and have a small stock of 25mm left but they are running out fast. Last for ages and are really good at deflecting cuts and punctures but you can'y buy them anymore. I have had mixed reports from club members that have gone over to GP5000 tyres with some cutting up really badly after only a couple of rides compared to the older GP4000ii.
