Road tyres on mountain bike

dashoonage

Firstly cycling isnt really my thing, i use it as a bit of cross training. So sorry of the below is stupid

I generally do 20k spins a few times a week on horrible roads due to where i live. I've been doing this on my lappier i bought for 300 euro 6 years ago second hand. It has served me well with no love from me.

I also have a giant talon 1 that i have used 4 times due to a hip injury. Its mint and a waste sitting in the shed.

My question is can i put "road" type tyres on the giant so i can use it for my spins. It has mountain bike tyres on it now.

What type of tyre should i be going for ?

Thanks all

schaffer1969

Yes you can depending on your wheel size (26 or 29 inch) and width.
You may need to change wheels if they are too wide.

Why not cycle with the current tyres? It will make you fitter.

dashoonage

schaffer1969 wrote: »

Yes you can depending on your wheel size (26 or 29 inch) and width.
You may need to change wheels if they are too wide.

Why not cycle with the current tyres? It will make you fitter.

26!

I suppose i could also do that!

schaffer1969

dashoonage wrote: »

26!

I suppose i could also do that!

I'm assuming you have disc brakes. If not brakes may have to be reconfigured or changed depending on rim size.

dashoonage

Yup disc brakes

schaffer1969

I usually cycle 20k a day on a cross country mountain bike with 29 inch, 2.1 inch wide tyres. It's not the fastest way to travel as I can only hit 40k down hill but it certainly has improved my fitness.

dashoonage

A can of man up is what i need so :P thats put me in my place!

schaffer1969

dashoonage wrote: »

A can of man up is what i need so :P thats put me in my place!

I'm used to racing bikes flying past up hill, but it was a little disconcerting to see a woman in her 60s passing me by on what looked to be a normal bike.
It was only afterwards I realised it was an electric bike and she was flying up a hill.

Eamonnator

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/ie/en/michelin-country-rock-mtb-tyre/rp-prod8547

Something like this should suit you.
I have them on a MTB, they spin along very nicely and still have enough width for bad roads.
There should be no issue with your brake or wheels, straight swop over of tyres.
You may be able to get the tyres, that I have linked, cheaper elsewhere.

Nekarsulm

Schaffer1969,
Ha! Hadn't been on a bike since the 80's, and was talked into a 15k charity ride. Borrowed a Specialized Sirrus.
About 10k in, gasping for air, suddenly realised I was overhauling another cyclist.
As I swung past I couldn't help giving her a sideways glance of superiority; only to discover she was about 12 and her bike had a pink basket and a bell in the shape of a daisy.......

Nisio

I've been using slick mtb tyres for a few years, continental city or schwalbe kojak. Depending on what tyre width you get you might need to get a narrower tube for them.

Carawaystick

Get some tyres with no tread for the road, like the schwalbe kojak
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/ie/en/schwalbe-kojak-slick-mtb-tyre/rp-prod24794

Get a floor pump from Lidl next week, and pump the tyres up hard, you'll fly along.

I've rolled down Howth past lads on road bikes on my mountain bike with slicks

Eamonnator

O.P.
If the roads, you are going to be cycling on are as bad as you describe, I would stick with something like I suggested in previous post.
the ones, I linked to, have good puncture resistance and because of their volume, are reasonably comfortable on bad roads.

Jakey Rolling

Continental Travel Contact , 26 x 1.75"

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/ie/en/s?q=continental+travel+contact+trekking+tyre&cat=product

Have used these for years on my MTB both on and off road. They have proved bomb-proof for me even on stony forestry trails. The wide smooth center tread gives very low rolling resistance if pumped to high psi. I have done 70k spins on the road with these at 26kmh average.

Will be putting a set on my son's MTB for mini Triathlons this year, cheaper than a road bike!

GTDolanator

schwalbe big apples in 2.0 or 2.125 Nuff said

dashoonage

Cheers for the replies all. Loads of tyres to look at there! Did 22k on the giant this morning with the ones that are on it wasnt pleasant at all :P

Eamonnator

dashoonage wrote: »

Cheers for the replies all. Loads of tyres to look at there! Did 22k on the giant this morning with the ones that are on it wasnt pleasant at all :P

You'll notice a huge difference, if you switch to slicks or semi-slicks.
Back in the day, about 1991/92, I did the Maracycle(Dublin-Belfast-Belfast-Dublin) on a mountain bike. I put slicks on the bike, pumped the bejebus out of them and motored on. I was able to stay with one of the fastest groups on the road.