Tyre Query

goose06

I'm, looking to buy some new tyres, can anyone recommend some decent tyres for size 700*26C.

Thanks

DePurpereWolf

Go for the yellow ones.

No, really, I don't even know what type of bike you have.

rottenhat

goose06 wrote: »

I'm, looking to buy some new tyres, can anyone recommend some decent tyres for size 700*26C.

700 x 26 is an uncommon size - for whatever reasons 700 x 25 and 700 x 28 would be more common. What kind of riding are you doing? Long weekend spins? Commuting?

Lumen

rottenhat wrote: »

700 x 26 is an uncommon size - for whatever reasons 700 x 25 and 700 x 28 would be more common.

I suspect the sizes 25mm and 28mm corrrespond to imperial 1" and 1 1/8".

blorg

The key thing to bear in mind is that you don't need to go exactly for 700x26c, if you want pretty much the same size you can just go 700x25c or indeed 700x23c if it is a road bike.

Giant seem to like 700x26c on some of their entry-level racers for some reason.

You would need to provide details of the bike, price and your intended usage to get a good suggestion. If it is a racer I would go for 700x23c Schwalbe Ultremos, if you want 700x25 or 700x28 for commuting and don't want to spend much maybe Contininental Gatorskins. That is what I use anyway.

Lumen

blorg wrote: »

You would need to provide details of the bike, price and your intended usage to get a good suggestion. If it is a racer I would go for 700x23c Schwalbe Ultremos, if you want 700x25 or 700x28 for commuting and don't want to spend much maybe Contininental Gatorskins. That is what I use anyway.

Any opinions on Vittoria Open Corsas? My Ultremos are looking a bit shabby, and these come in 23 and 25 (although regrettably only the 23s come in red).

rottenhat

Lumen wrote: »

I suspect the sizes 25mm and 28mm corrrespond to imperial 1" and 1 1/8".

You're a wise man, Lumen.

petethedrummer

Yo, If you're looking for something for commutes and you're not riding at weekends then you could try these. I had them on my road bike for winter. As can be seen from the chart, the smallest size is 28C.

goose06

It's a giant scr 2, used mainly for commutting about 20K a day.

blorg

Lumen wrote: »

Any opinions on Vittoria Open Corsas? My Ultremos are looking a bit shabby, and these come in 23 and 25 (although regrettably only the 23s come in red).

I have never used them but Open Corsas are meant to be extremely nice tyres, especially in terms of road feel- you hear them compared to tubulars.

@OP- Giant road bike mainly used for commuting I would probably go for Continental Gatorskins in 700x25c.

goose06

Cheers Blorg, I'll go with them

petethedrummer

blorg wrote: »

I would probably go for Continental Gatorskins in 700x25c.

I also use those.