Schwalbe or continental
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The Blizzards only hold 85psi, the grip and puncture pretection is very good but you get what you pay for at £20 a set you cannot ask for much else, but they just feel slow and let the bike down.
martint235
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I didn't realise the Blizzards were so low pressured. It's true that you get what you pay for but I think with all the tyres I've had the only thing that will make the bike faster is putting someone else in the saddle 
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
ditto, mine came today too mine are grey/black though but my frame is blue/silver so they seem to go
They've been the easiest new fitting tyre I've had too. Not pumped them beyond hand pump pressure yet as I don't think I'll be riding them for a while, came down with flu on Saturday night 
Whilst the flu is thankfully passing, I'm still choked with a cough/ cold My replacement wheels (Model B's) came months ago but I'm keeping them until the spring and the roads improve.Did
Did you get a good deal with the tyres, i am thinking more and more about this tyre if the price is wright ?
ditto, mine came today too mine are grey/black though but my frame is blue/silver so they seem to go
Did you get a good deal with the tyres, i am thinking more and more about this tyre if the price is wright ?
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
I picked them up for £23 when I looked around that seemed to be the going rate at two or three shops I've used before and other places had them at crazy £30-£50.
Winnershsaint
Guru
Had Gatorskin Hardshells on my Cube last winter bombproof in my experience . Bought Schwalbe Ultremo DD's for first sportive in July. Ruined in one wet 70 mile ride. They rolled and gripped beautifully but were absolutely shredded to the point of being unusable again after a day on the roads of West Berks/south Oxfordshire.Weather was diabolical though. Flint central.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
As to gator skins, until today, I've been running a borrowed one on the front and in the 1600 miles I had it I was very impressed, no p'tures and contrary to reports extremely grippy in the wet (I only run the front at 80-95psi which may help), it pulled me through many a skid of the rear rubino (running at 100-110psi) and probably my tightest ever turn when I overcooked a rbt 
I'm pretty sure that you can run them at 115psi. I'll check my bike tomorrow but I put 100 in mine.
ditto, mine came today too mine are grey/black though but my frame is blue/silver so they seem to go
Never managed to get out. Just back in from hospital with my youngest daughter
Thankfully she is ok though
But it took 3 doctors nigh on 6 hours to diagnose an upper respiratory tract viral infection Hoping to get out for a wee spin tomorrow, I've also put on a new rear mech, cassette and chain for the first time ever so i'll be riding with trepidation incase i've mucked it up, fingers crossed it goes well.
yep, min. 85psi, Max. 115psi - 6 to 8 bar
Never managed to get out. Just back in from hospital with my youngest daughter
Thankfully she is ok though
Hoping to get out for a wee spin tomorrow, I've also put on a new rear mech, cassette and chain for the first time ever so i'll be riding with trepidation incase i've mucked it up, fingers crossed it goes well.
That a bit of a coincidence that, I was up all night with my youngest son complaining of head pain, he could not look at the bright lights so off to the emergency doctors at 3 in the morning, diagnosed as ear infection.
has for my ride yesterday (52 mile) it was also with new 105 rear mech, cassette and chain plus tiagra chainset , I also set off with trepidation, rightly so as it turned out, snapped the chain after 10 mile into 3 bits while setting off from traffic lights, hope you have better luck and both kids get better soon.
Yep sorry about that, could only see the 85 psi, had another look this morning after seeing your message and its 85 to 115. think i will top them up to 100 for saterdays ride before i order new tyres.
thanks .
Yep sorry about that, could only see the 85 psi, had another look this morning after seeing your message and its 85 to 115. think i will top them up to 100 for saterdays ride before i order new tyres.
thanks .
With credit to RecordAceFromNew, An article he quoted in this post was most illuminating when choosing what pressures to put in my tyres. Though I do use more than the article recommends.
