Silly Tyre Question

[mr_cellophane]

What is the difference between a tyre sold as a hybrid 700 x 28 and a road race one of the same size ?

BTW - there doesn't seem to be any difference in the tread i.e. none

 

[gaz]

Linky... i can only guess the road race one is going to be 23mm wide rather than 28

 

[mr_cellophane]

Sorry - I am thinking of taking advantage of Halfords offer and getting these Continentals for commuting

Then these came up

Which is all academic really as the nearest branch with any of the Continentals is Charlton.

 

[Steve Austin]

There'll be no real difference in size between the two, BUT the halfords tyre is a no brand cheap tyre that will not be as good as the Conti tyre.

 

[Trumpettom001]

I can give you advice - DONT buy any halfords own brand tyre - I had a pair on my bike for 2 months, and they've started splitting already..

Instead: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=390130170300&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

this shop is just superb - ridiculously fast, free delivery on most things.... and well priced too - i'm tempted by a carbon pump for 15 quid...

 

[mr_cellophane]

I would have bought the contis, but just wondered why one was a hybrid tyre and one was a road race tyre. Decathlon don't even differentiate.

 

[GrasB]

I wouldn't touch those contis with a barge pole for commuting. They're light weight tyres & even the kevlar version have little in the way of puncture protection. Put it this way, when new they were giving puncture frequency I got from 2000 mile old Gatorskins.

 

[HLaB]

What is the difference between a tyre sold as a hybrid 700 x 28 and a road race one of the same size ?

The price

 

[jig-sore]

gonna have to plug these again.... http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=26232

cheap, free postage, good fast tyre, no punctures on road, still looking good after 6 months use.

only thing... crap on wet grass

 

[Tynan]

agreed, tried a conti sport, I think without any kevlar and I might as well punctured the tyre myself before setting off

those Halfords tyres are £14! For that you can get a perfectly sound commuting road tyre, I use Luganos and you can get them for £10 if you hunt hard enough

 

[GrasB]

Becareful about the use of 'sport' Conti do the Ultrasport which are imo poor even for a race tyre (Michi Pro 3 Race are far better & are basically the same weight ) where as the SportContact are only one/one & a half steps down from the Marathon plus

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I am using these
http://www.allterraincycles.co.uk/product/119612.html
been good so far.