Suitable tyres

[Ajax Bay]

This pair of tyres are for sale by @Mark Grant on another Cycle Chat thread. At only 35mm wide as opposed to 50 they may be a cheap way of discovering what your overall riding needs are (50s are wide if you're going to spend any time on the road). These, or similar, offer a compromise, which I've argued above you'll have to make (unless you're really going to swap your tyres every other ride.

 

[AckaDappa]

This pair of tyres are for sale by @Mark Grant on another Cycle Chat thread. At only 35mm wide as opposed to 50 they may be a cheap way of discovering what your overall riding needs are (50s are wide if you're going to spend any time on the road). These, or similar, offer a compromise, which I've argued above you'll have to make (unless you're really going to swap your tyres every other ride.

Ill take a look.. Thanks.

 

[Ajax Bay]

http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/TYVIVOHY/vittoria-voyager-hyper-folding-tyre
You'll be hard pressed to find a more supple and easy rolling tyre. They're like riding on air. 30 quid a pair if 35's can be fitted. There must be around 5000 miles on mine and they still look good.

These Vittorias are top tyres and the link (stolen from another thread) suggests at an excellent price (in black). OK for decent towpaths but not mud.

 

[AckaDappa]

These Vittorias are top tyres and the link (stolen from another thread) suggests at an excellent price (in black). OK for decent towpaths but not mud.

Thanks. Would I be best off buying the 38mm?

 

[Ajax Bay]

That'd be my view. You have clearance for 50s so that's not an issue. If you're going out on the roads you can pump them up a bit (but the difference in rolling resistance (with increased pressure) is small so not really an issue). Will be comfortable and you'll lose the brrrrr of knobbles!

Here's a tyre pressures chart.

 

[AckaDappa]

That'd be my view. You have clearance for 50s so that's not an issue. If you're going out on the roads you can pump them up a bit (but the difference in rolling resistance (with increased pressure) is small so not really an issue). Will be comfortable and you'll lose the brrrrr of knobbles!

Here's a tyre pressures chart.

Ok thank you.

 

[I like Skol]

These Vittorias are top tyres and the link (stolen from another thread) suggests at an excellent price (in black). OK for decent towpaths but not mud.

They are a bit of a bargain. I'm almost tempted to buy some for the next set on my commuter except I have stopped buying stuff in advance now because I kept buying stuff I ended up not using!