What size of tyres do you use on your commute and how is the comfort

[weebeansysbro]

What size of tyres do you use on your commute and how is the comfort

 

[figbat]

I have the option of various routes to work and use different bikes according to the route chosen:

• All road: road bike with 700c x 25mm at around 95psi. This is firm but it's to be expected. Minimum 18 miles each way, often extended on the way home for extra distance.
• Mixed surface: gravel bike with 700c x 43mm tyres at around 45psi. Much more comfortable on road but also forgiving and grippy enough on byways and trails. If I were to choose only one bike to do any route it would be this one. 12-15 mile route options, with extensions available.
• Off-road: I can get to work nearly all off-road and if not on the gravel bike I'll take an MTB, especially if it's muddy. Choice of 29x2.3 or 27.5x2.35. With the knobbles on these are harder work on road/hardpack but then the tyres here are less for comfort and more for grip and durability, with pressures adjusted to the conditions. 12 miles minimum route length.

 

[Andy in Germany]

26" x 1.75 on most of my bikes; I've never really thought about it much to be honest, although I have wondered what a bike with larger 700c tyres would do for the speed of my commute...

 

[C R]

26x1.50 because that's the narrowest the wheels in my commuter will take. My commute is all paved so I could do it with 700x25 no problem.

 

[DCLane]

25mm for the commuter and most other bikes, including commuting in the winter. I run at 110-115psi as well pretty much all year round.

Only in bad weather do I switch to a 30mm hybrid /cross tyre, but on the hybrid / winter commuter bikes.

 

[ianrauk]

Durano Plus 23's.

 

[MichaelW2]

Big Apple 26x1.9

 

[StuAff]

Before the work move (March 2015), Trek & 28mm. As work is 20 miles away, since then I prefer to use a bike with an engine. When it's human-powered, the Litespeed on 35mm Marathon Supremes. Fast, comfortable even on grotty rough services (AKA pretty much every road in Hampshire), good in torrential rain.

 

[rockyroller]

25mm. they feel comfortable. noticeably better than 23s

 

[rivers]

It depends on what bike I'm using.
If I'm on my TT bike- 23mm, tubeless 80psi. I have a few 50 and 100 mile TTs this summer, so time on the TT bike is key and commuting is an easy way to get time on it.
Summer road- 25mm about 80 psi. Good for fast commutes and if I'm going on a ride after work. Or just fancy riding it because it's fun.
Gravel bike/commuter. 2 sets of wheels, one road fitted with 32mm tyres, tubeless pumped to 45/50 psi, one gravel fitted with 40mm tyres, tubeless pumped to 30-40psi. The 40mm tyres are hard work. Now that my road wheels are set up, I'll only use the 40mm for off-roading.

 

[chriswoody]

20 inch wheels on the folding bike with 35mm wide Kojaks on year round. I usually keep them at about 55psi, except for when it's snowy or icy and I'll drop the pressure down a bit.

 

[Hover Fly]

At the moment I’m using 25 mm tubs, comfortable and fast for the 20 miles hilly route. But punctures are always at the back of my mind so when the wheel builder gets around to it I’ll be using these
https://www.panaracer.co.uk/shop-c1/road-c3/panaracer-race-c-evo-4-folding-road-tyre-p63
The new bike being built will be for 35 mm light tyres of some description.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

38mm on front, 32mm on rear. Front at 40 psi and rear at 60 psi. Makes roads super smooth.

 

[winjim]

28mm. I refuse to believe that a couple of mm either way make that much of a difference though.

 

[cyberknight]

28 s
find they soak up the potholes etc better than 25s