levad
Veteran
I am considering the 105 mile Great Western Sportive on Sunday from Swindon and I have a tyre dillema. I normally just commute, not much leisure riding. The bike is a Surly Crosscheck.
My spring/autumn tyres are 700x28 Marathon Plus, these have been bullet proof but are heavy.
Last summer I got some Conti Gator Skins 700x25, these are much lighter and have been fine until a couple of weeks ago. They tyres are not "worn out" but do have some cuts in them and I have had a few unplanned deflations. Once a piece of grit working its way through in the wet, the second a few minutes later because I hadn't found the cause of the first! The latest a thorn just at the top of the sidewall.
Last winter I was using Marathon Winter spiked tyres which were fantastic.
Which tyres do I use for 105 mile sportive?
Sorry for the length of post!!
My spring/autumn tyres are 700x28 Marathon Plus, these have been bullet proof but are heavy.
Last summer I got some Conti Gator Skins 700x25, these are much lighter and have been fine until a couple of weeks ago. They tyres are not "worn out" but do have some cuts in them and I have had a few unplanned deflations. Once a piece of grit working its way through in the wet, the second a few minutes later because I hadn't found the cause of the first! The latest a thorn just at the top of the sidewall.
Last winter I was using Marathon Winter spiked tyres which were fantastic.
Which tyres do I use for 105 mile sportive?
Sorry for the length of post!!