Anyone into cycling - Tyre Recommendation

[Hans Tucker]

Looking at getting back into cycling keeping off the roads and sticking to the bike tracks. Looking for suggestions on tyre brands that offer good resistance to punctures.

[Kunama]

Road bike, Mountain bike or an "inbetweener" Hans?

I use Continental GrandPrix 4000S in 700x23 on my road bike, so far I have had no punctures in about 3500 klms of road & bike path use.

On my mountain bike I use Maxxis Ignitors and have had no punctures in 5 years, mostly ridden on broken rock surface of Snowy Mountains trails.

The most important thing is to have them inflated correctly, I run 100psi front & 110psi rear on my road bike. 45 front / 50 rear on my mtb.

'Pinch flats' are common on mountain bikes with under inflated tyres.

[N1]

MTB: Schwalbe (I use Fat Alberts). Failing that, Maxxis (Crossmark on mine)
Road: Continental

[niko]

yep, Continentals on my road bike - 30kms everyday between home and work

[acropolite]

I use Schwalbes as well on my MTB, they're lightweight but not as grippy as some, I never run them above 30 PSI, hardcore MTB riders run tubeless (not me...)

If you're after lightweight there are available clear tubes that are reportedly puncture resistant and lightweight. http://www.bikeradar.com/au/news/article/the-worlds-lightest-inner-tubes-36351/.

Cell Bikes have a tube brand called FOSS which are the same. http://www.cellbikes.com.au/Bike-Parts/Tubes

[dannat]

"45 front / 50 rear on my mtb." Matt i dont know how you MT with those pressures..pinch flats can be common but it depends on your body weight & how you ride.
i am running tubeless now & the question of pressure is basically how long can you run without punctures..on my front it sits just above 20psi -i need a bit more -close to 30 in the back--maxxis is popular as is schwalbe

on my rd bike i run about 90psi usually-i like to run tubulars on my roadie.. a lot of people run Conti somethings & are ahppy with them for general use

Hans if i were you i would buy a 1L bottle of stans sealant [no mater hat your tyres] get a valve stem remover & squirt some sealant into your tubes rd -20ml & MTB 50-60ml...we were MTBing at balckwood last saturday -my mate behind me had sealant pissing on his leg from a hole -by the time he pulled up , got off & checked it the sealant had sealed it up -we continued riding no problems

of the 10000km's i did this year i think i got 2 punc -one on my road training bike [it was wellworn] & 1 tubular puncture

[Kunama]

20-30psi is OK for you lightweights, if I ran mine that low I would be riding on the rims :(
+1 on the Stans sealant as a backup measure.

[Hans Tucker]

Thanks all for your suggestions...great information gained from this thread.