All-round road tyre?

[E65Ross]

So what's regarded as the best all-round road bike tyres at the moment? For ages I was using vredstein fortezza tricomp tyres, but from what a few on here suggested I tried the Michelin pro4 service course V2 tyres and have been suitably impressed. I bought them in a 25mm width but they were MASSIVE and struggled to clear the brake blocks, so I'd definitely opt for a 23mm next time.

I've heard a few of the continental tyres are as good.

I guess all-round comes down to good rolling resistance, good puncture resistance, reasonably light weight and reasonably durable. So far.... I'll be going for more Michelins unless anyone can convince me otherwise?

Also.... Is there any way to work out when they need replacing..... Before the inevitable punctures start happening?

[Black can man]

Schwalbe Durano plus 25's, i have them on all my bikes, I detest getting punctures. i guess there are faster slicker tyres but these do me just fine & i find them much more resilient that Gatorskins.

[LordHaveMurci]

Been looking at this myself recently & it seems the Conti GP4S is one of the best options, keep trying to convince myself I need to spend £60 (cheapest I've found) on a pair...

[wobert]

My Genesis came with Conti Ultrasports.

In 2k miles I've had c4 punctures and the rear is starting to flat in profile.

Considering a lot of my riding is down "dirty" back roads I don't think that's too bad IMHO.

I reckon another 500 miles and they will be changed for the same again but with a folding bead for a small weight saving.

Cheap too, £13 each from Merlin!

[anonymous-user]

Kenda Kountach gets a good review here, would like to try them but my Pro3s have loads of life in them at the moment.
http://www.bikeradar.com/road/gear/category/compon...

[mcelliott]

Another one for Continental GP4000s - have been using them for years without any issue, from summer rides right through to mountain rides in the high Alps in icy weather with absolutely no problems. In fact I've used the Attack version too which is also a very good tyre. I would avoid Schwalbe Duranos (in my opinion) - used those briefly a few years ago - utter dross. Zero puncture resistance and you can watch the nylon unravel before your very eyes in the sidewall. Maybe they've improved since, but they were so bad, my LBS actually refused to re-stock any after he sold the last batch.

[E65Ross]

mcelliott said:

Another one for Continental GP4000s - have been using them for years without any issue, from summer rides right through to mountain rides in the high Alps in icy weather with absolutely no problems. In fact I've used the Attack version too which is also a very good tyre. I would avoid Schwalbe Duranos (in my opinion) - used those briefly a few years ago - utter dross. Zero puncture resistance and you can watch the nylon unravel before your very eyes in the sidewall. Maybe they've improved since, but they were so bad, my LBS actually refused to re-stock any after he sold the last batch.

I've been using durano 25mm, I think they're double defence, but not sure.... I've used them throughout the winter and they've not let me down once, despite some pretty poor roads. I'd thoroughly recommend them! I've done a couple of thousand miles I reckon without issue.

[okgo]

At your weight you're likely not to be too hard on tyres, so maybe has some bearing.

I've used a fair few, quite like the Gp 4 seasons as an all year round decent tyre though. 4000Sii for anything outside of deep winter, pretty robust. And cheaper.