Having now covered about 200 miles on my new CdF I'm thinking maybe I was a little too generous to the WTB Riddlers it came with.
Perhaps unsurprisingly since they've been used a lot on the road, I've found noticeable wear to the tread already (again, unsurprisingly especially on the rear), while this afternoon's job is to fix the punctured back tyre resulting from the long thorn that had made its way through the tyre's light, non-puncture-protected carcass.
Granted I'm used to riding on the road so have probably been spoilt by slicks operating in a less hazardous environment (current road bike has done 1600 puncture-free miles on its original tyres so far), but I'm not keen on regular puncture repair or having to chuck money at replacing tyres every other month because I've knackered their knobbly tread on the roads.
So, I'm after recommendations for something with middling puncture protection (don't want the weight or compromised ride of full-on stuff like Marathons) and a tread pattern that will be hard-wearing on the road (possibly with a continuous raised centre section?) but give me some grip in light off-road applications.
I'm still getting used to the bike (and how I wish to use ut) but I'd guess my riding is currently split 80/20 between roads and not-too-challenging off-road; tow paths, bridleways, gravel tracks etc. I'm not looking to do anything particularly technical, rough or muddy, although some grass is inevitable. I'd also like tyres that are tubeless-capable should I decide to take this route in future. The current tyres are 37c and measure bang on 37mm wide; IIRC the max rated size is 38c and I'd like to stick to this (true) size if possible.
Cheap is obviously always good, but I'm happy to pay for quality if I can be confident that they won't need replacing six weeks down the line.
Thanks
Perhaps unsurprisingly since they've been used a lot on the road, I've found noticeable wear to the tread already (again, unsurprisingly especially on the rear), while this afternoon's job is to fix the punctured back tyre resulting from the long thorn that had made its way through the tyre's light, non-puncture-protected carcass.
Granted I'm used to riding on the road so have probably been spoilt by slicks operating in a less hazardous environment (current road bike has done 1600 puncture-free miles on its original tyres so far), but I'm not keen on regular puncture repair or having to chuck money at replacing tyres every other month because I've knackered their knobbly tread on the roads.
So, I'm after recommendations for something with middling puncture protection (don't want the weight or compromised ride of full-on stuff like Marathons) and a tread pattern that will be hard-wearing on the road (possibly with a continuous raised centre section?) but give me some grip in light off-road applications.
I'm still getting used to the bike (and how I wish to use ut) but I'd guess my riding is currently split 80/20 between roads and not-too-challenging off-road; tow paths, bridleways, gravel tracks etc. I'm not looking to do anything particularly technical, rough or muddy, although some grass is inevitable. I'd also like tyres that are tubeless-capable should I decide to take this route in future. The current tyres are 37c and measure bang on 37mm wide; IIRC the max rated size is 38c and I'd like to stick to this (true) size if possible.
Cheap is obviously always good, but I'm happy to pay for quality if I can be confident that they won't need replacing six weeks down the line.
Thanks
