Which tyre should I get for a Brompton?

[T4tomo]

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I seen more resilient carrots than that tyre!

Well, they are Continentals - maybe they are not built to be used on an island? 🤔

Full marks to the German for his humour!

 

[tinywheels]

So these Continentals then.

I had to do an emergency brake and stop the other day as someone came around a roundabout and they weren’t indicating.

Anyway, long story short, I had to really slam the brakes on and skidded to a halt.

Walking my bike through the station this morning, it felt like there was something stuck on the tyre. There was a pronounced bump as I wheeled it.

Checked it when I could to see that it’s worn through all the rubber to the cords. After just one skid. The result is a pronounced flat spot. More noticeable on the super-smooth tiles in the train station. But I've not noticed it on the road - as the surface is so bad.

According to MainTrack I’ve done a total of 443 miles on them. So apart from this patch, they're in pretty good nick. Was a bit surprised at how quickly that went through.

I’ll post a pic when I remove them.

wow, what were you riding on? that's astounding!
anyone else had this type of continental problem?

 

[Ming the Merciless]

What a ball ache. Front one not ridiculously difficult, but the lack of quick release on the break makes reinserting the wheel, a bit of a Pfaff.

Don’t inflate tyre till you’ve put wheel back in forks.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

wow, what were you riding on? that's astounding!
anyone else had this type of continental problem?

I haven’t and my Conti Urbans are up to 20,000 miles now

 

[Kell]

Just on a normal road.

Probably braking from <15mph.

Obviously panic brakes and locked the wheel, but I didn’t quite expect that.

 

[berlinonaut]

my Conti Urbans are up to 20,000 miles now

20k miles on one set of Urbans on a Brompton?

 

[Schwinnsta]

It looks like it caught on something and it ripped it away. Wierd.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

20k miles on one set of Urbans on a Brompton?

Well the 406 size on my recumbent. I haven’t done 20,000 yet on my Brommie on Urbans

 

[berlinonaut]

Still: 20k miles on one set of Urbans sounds very impressive - I would have expected them to be worn through at let's say 7500 miles max., rather earlier.

 

[T4tomo]

Well the 406 size on my recumbent. I haven’t done 20,000 yet on my Brommie on Urbans

Presumably the front one? Which doesn't take a lot of weight, especially if you have.helium filled ankles...

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Presumably the front one? Which doesn't take a lot of weight, especially if you have.helium filled ankles...

Front takes 45% of weight on my recumbent, weight balance being 55/45. But I do have the dainty ankles that make grown women faint.

 

[tinywheels]

Front takes 45% of weight on my recumbent, weight balance being 55/45. But I do have the dainty ankles that make grown women faint.

The Galaxy can sleep safely tonight. A Ming with girly ankles is no threat to mankind lol.

 

[yoho oy]

I don't get anyone who is keen to change the tyre/s on the side of the road. Seriously? I would understand doing it when you are stuck on a some long trip. On other hand for someone commuting in London the best thing is to fold the bike and use some sort of public transport. Play with tyres at home. I would actually go with Continental as they are lighter and can save quite significant weight.

 

[Deafie]

I have regular Marathon HS420 on my Brompton and on a couple of my other bikes too, can't fault them, very flat resistant and ride great too.

Wife's Brompton had M+ on the rear and M racer on the front, she commutes with about 35lbs of luggage and was getting flats equally on both tyres so I installed tyre liners and she has not had a flat since, touch wood. I have come to the conclusion that the racers, like Gunk said, are fine. If you are worried about punctures fit liners rather that buy new tyres. I started installing them on my bikes because we have such a big problem with broken glass round here and they work brilliantly.
Incidentally, I recently changed the rear tyre as the M+ was too tight a fit under her newly installed rack, I ordered a standard Marathon but the shop got me the green Marathon which has a significantly lower profile. The tyre is fine but fitting the liner was a real test of my patience

 

[EltonFrog]

I don't get anyone who is keen to change the tyre/s on the side of the road. Seriously? I would understand doing it when you are stuck on a some long trip. On other hand for someone commuting in London the best thing is to fold the bike and use some sort of public transport. Play with tyres at home. I would actually go with Continental as they are lighter and can save quite significant weight.

Yes, seriously. By the time you have faffed about finding your public transport, or waiting for a lift/taxi you could repair a puncture or replace an inner tube and be on your way. 5/10 minutes maximum.