Tyres for road bike

FMmurt

Hi
Can anyone recommend a decent tyre for a road bike which is less than €50. I have a Avanti Giro 3 Road bike and was looking at some on Wiggle but I cannot make a decision.
thanks

jon1981

Conti gp4000 sII .... roll well, grippy, light, durable. Done about 2500km in them commuting through Dublin city and the odd sportif, they hold up well and surprising no punctures yet (except for 1 pinch flat which was my fault)

Cee-Jay-Cee

jon1981 wrote: »

Conti gp4000 sII .... roll well, grippy, light, durable. Done about 2500km in them commuting through Dublin city and the odd sportif, they hold up well and surprising no punctures yet (except for 1 pinch flat which was my fault)

You'll not get two of them for €50 though.

I'd recommend Michelin Pro4 Service Course tyres, you should be able to pick two up for €70 with a pair of free tubes thrown in too. Excellent puncture resistance and a good fast grippy tyre.

as_mo_bhosca

jon1981 wrote: »

Conti gp4000 sII .... roll well, grippy, light, durable. Done about 2500km in them commuting through Dublin city and the odd sportif, they hold up well and surprising no punctures yet (except for 1 pinch flat which was my fault)

+1 on this. Love them. Think bikediscount.de have best price on them at the moment. Check postage though

jon1981

My bad, thought you were looking for 1...silly me

jon1981

as_mo_bhosca wrote: »

+1 on this. Love them. Think bikediscount.de have best price on them at the moment. Check postage though

65euro a pair (free P&P) ... have not found better.

as_mo_bhosca

jon1981 wrote: »

65euro a pair (free P&P) ... have not found better.

Where is that from?

jon1981

as_mo_bhosca wrote: »

Where is that from?

http://www.bike-discount.de/en/buy/continental-grand-prix-4000-s-ii-23-571-black-132083

as_mo_bhosca

jon1981 wrote: »

http://www.bike-discount.de/en/buy/continental-grand-prix-4000-s-ii-23-571-black-132083

Is p&p not €7.95 to Ireland?

jon1981

as_mo_bhosca wrote: »

Is p&p not €7.95 to Ireland?

Ah so it is, I never changed the country when i looked. Still compared with all the usual suspects, still sits 15-20+ euro cheaper.

Obviously not what the OP is looking for :P

as_mo_bhosca

jon1981 wrote: »

Ah so it is, I never changed the country when i looked.

Still the best deal I'd say.

FMmurt

thanks alot lads.. oringinally I was looking for the one as Im on slicks, but that is a good price for two.

FMmurt

Lads Im a bit new to all of this so Im a little confused on the size and also if I am adding some tubes to the purchase what is the difference with the sizing?

FMmurt

this is what came with the original :

TYRES: KENDA KADENCE PRC2 700 X 23C FOLDING WITH SUPERLITE TUBES

so I was lookig for direction on which Grand Prix 4000 S II tyres to purchase?

Cee-Jay-Cee

Get 700x 23 or 700x 25 (25 are wider and more comfortable) You'll need tube size 18-23 or 20-25 so long as your tyre size is within the tube size they'll be ok.

FMmurt

thanks

so the Grand Prix 4000 S II 25-622 reflex nor the Grand Prix 4000 S II 25-622 blackare suitable for me??

jon1981

FMmurt wrote: »

thanks

so the Grand Prix 4000 S II 25-622 reflex nor the Grand Prix 4000 S II 25-622 blackare suitable for me??

Pretty sure it's only aesthetics that differ between the two, i.e. reflective material vs non reflective material

FMmurt

yea but what about the size... dont I need 25-700?

jon1981

FMmurt wrote: »

yea but what about the size... dont I need 25-700?

yeah 700 x 23mm or 25mm ... 25mm will be slightly larger and more comfy. if there is any doubt or concern that the wheel rim won't take a 25mm then get 23mm.

koutoubia

A guy on Adverts (not me) selling a pair of Vittoria Diamante's for about €40.
Great tyre. The level entry of the their cotton tyres.

laraghrider

If you don't want to shell out for the 4000s why not go for just plain Grand Prix's? I've no idea what you're looking for in terms of racing, commuting, general usage etc... I've got these tyres on a bike and grip wise and rolling they are fantastic for the money.

jon1981

Maybe another poster can correct me. I think the 622 is the same as 700 ?

http://www.bike-discount.de/en/buy/continental-grand-prix-23-622-mm-black-72213/wg_id-2046

for example this says 622 and the details say Dimension: 700 x 23C

FMmurt

Im looking for general usage with rideso f up to 100km. thanks

ted1

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

You'll not get two of them for €50 though.

I'd recommend Michelin Pro4 Service Course tyres, you should be able to pick two up for €70 with a pair of free tubes thrown in too. Excellent puncture resistance and a good fast grippy tyre.

what about the Michelin Lithiums you recommended yesterday?

Unknown Soldier

jon1981 wrote: »

Pretty sure it's only aesthetics that differ between the two, i.e. reflective material vs non reflective material

Yep.

The 4000s are different to the original 4000 version but the 4000s II's are the same as the 4000s, technically.

The "II's" came in when they started offering different colours, from what I can recall.

harringtonp

FMmurt wrote: »

Hi
Can anyone recommend a decent tyre for a road bike which is less than €50. I have a Avanti Giro 3 Road bike and was looking at some on Wiggle but I cannot make a decision.
thanks

Bargains vary depending on stock levels, new models etc.

Best one by far at the moment that I have seen when it comes to race quality tyres is:

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/ie/en/michelin-pro-3-race-road-tyre-black-free-tube/rp-prod122109

Bought 1 a couple of weeks ago, used it racing in Charleville last weekend and very happy with it (obviously can't say much for longevity yet). Just ordered 2 more.

Put it in the same ball park as Conti GP4000's and Schwalbe Ultremos which have used quite a bit.

FMmurt

thanks for that. seems like a decent purchase.