Cyclocross Tyres

[S10GTA]

Bike came fitted with Rapid Rob tyres. Have worn the back one out several times, so now its time to change to a different tyre.

Found the Rapid Robs quite draggy, and wear quickly.

Want something that is good on the road, but equally good on fire-tracks. And puncture resistant. fking sick of cross punctures.

[Fluffsri]

Conti X kings. I think thats what I have now. I like the Kendas that came with the bike but were heavy on the road. Swapped them for Vittoria ?????? cant rememeber what they were, really grippy but wore out very quickly. The new ones had their cherry popped on the South Downs Way and were great on and off road. I did puncture but were snake bites. My mate runs them and swears by them. (Ill double check what they are when I get home)

Edited by Fluffsri on Wednesday 19th August 16:27

[richardxjr]

So not a CX tyre, but a road biased tyre you can put on your wide clearance CX/adventure bike that will also go off road, do gravel, roll well, last well and not puncture, yes?

Firstly, to deal with the punctures you must go tubeless. It's a piece of piss with Stans. Otherwise either suffer punctures or suffer heavy dead feeling kevlar belted tyres.

I use Compass Barlow Pass Extralight 38c, tubeless at 40 & 48psi, 330g iirc.
They are outstanding, look 'em up.
From South Downs Way to Ride London @ 34.9 kph avg. and lots of comfortable long rides, forest, gravel and potholed tarmac in between. On my 22mm internal width rims (OE, not tubeless ready) they caliper up to exactly 38mm. SKS Touring 45mm guards are a perfect pairing.

I don't spend a lot on bikes or kit, but the pair I bought are just about the best £100 I've spent. They are sublime and will last well too.

[mie1972]

I switched my Boardman CX to vittoria Randonneur Pros earlier in the year as wanted something more road focussed.

I got 32s but they are actually 29.8mm, so quite a bit narrower. The 35s are nearer 32mm, these prob better for tracks.

[bigdom]

These should cover your needs for both road and light track, puncture resistance is high, you lose a bit of feel though.

http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Schwalbe-Marathon-Plus-700...

[gazza285]

bigdom said:

These should cover your needs for both road and light track, puncture resistance is high, you lose a bit of feel though.

http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Schwalbe-Marathon-Plus-700...

Or Schwalbe Landcruisers, it's what we use on the Three Peaks Cyclocross. Weight a tonne, draggy, not very grippy, but indestructable.

Nuclear war survivors will be cockroaches and Landcruisers.

[bakerstreet]

bigdom said:

These should cover your needs for both road and light track, puncture resistance is high, you lose a bit of feel though.

http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Schwalbe-Marathon-Plus-700...

But when you get to CX sizes they weight nearly half a kilo each!

[quote]Conti X kings. I think thats what I have now. I like the Kendas that came with the bike but were heavy on the road. Swapped them for Vittoria ?????? cant rememeber what they were, really grippy but wore out very quickly. The new ones had their cherry popped on the South Downs Way and were great on and off road. I did puncture but were snake bites. My mate runs them and swears by them. (Ill double check what they are when I get home)

Are you talking about the Speed Kings? I had those as standard fitment on my XC. Good mix for road and grass, but crap for proper CX and mud. Poor puncture protection too. I've got proper Conti CX knoblies on mine now. Can't remember what model they are, but they were about £29 each as they weighed a bit less at 33g each. Go cheap and they always weigh in at 450/500g each.

[Moaningroadie]

Sammy Slicks - great tyre. I've done some 'serious' off roading on these and was surprised at how much traction I got, good on the road too, and cheap to boot.
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/schwalbe-sammy-...

[Magic919]

The CX version of the Sammy Slick looks somewhat lighter http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/schwalbe-sammy-...

[SoliD]

Been doing a chunk of research on this and went for the Clement MXPs in the end! Although possibly not for the same type of riding as you.

[gazza285]

SoliD said:

Been doing a chunk of research on this and went for the Clement MXPs in the end! Although possibly not for the same type of riding as you.

Good for racing, no good for the road.

[Moaningroadie]

Magic919 said:

The CX version of the Sammy Slick looks somewhat lighter http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/schwalbe-sammy-...

Yes, thick that I am I meant to link to the CX tyre - they're the one I use.....

[Fluffsri]

Finally managed to get to the shed, Conti Twister Pros.

[gazza285]

Fluffsri said:

Finally managed to get to the shed, Conti Twister Pros.

Good tyres, I race on these, good in a lot of conditions and not that bad on the road either. Don't expect them to last too long if there's lots of road riding, and they are not the widest of tyres.