26" Folding, Fast, Narrow, Road tyres?

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26" Folding, Fast, Narrow, Road tyres?
quintet100
Free Member

Hi
I am after a set of 26″ road tyres for my sons mtb to do his triathlons/Duathlons.
Cant afford a road bike for him so I thought some fast rolling tyres.
The bike it self is very light carbon 1 by 9 setup. (he is 9)
The wheels are stans 355 which are very tight rims, so folding tyres are a must, wire bead is dam near impossible to fit.
Any ideas?
Thanks

Posted 10 years ago

njee20
Free Member

Spesh All Conditions or Continental Grand Prix, both 26×1.0.

Posted 10 years ago

Northwind
Full Member

Schwalbe Kojaks maybe? Little bit fatter than most but fast and light, and they have a little puncture protection to boot.

Posted 10 years ago

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chillidave
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I ran a Schwalbe Durano for a while, light, grippy and not all that expensive. Mine failed at the sidewall though it could have been a one off. I’m going to try the Michelin Wild Run’r Advanced next once the weather improves a litter. It could be worth considering.

Posted 10 years ago

cynic-al
Free Member

I ran some Conti 1″ tyres years ago, they were as good as the 700c equivalent.

Posted 10 years ago

quintet100
Free Member

Thanks Chaps,
Some wire bead tyres in there though.
The Wild run r do look good.

Posted 10 years ago

Retrodirect
Free Member

I’m running wild runr (not advanced), good grip, but still less grip than the kojaks, which have less grip than the durano’s. Take your pick.

Not tried the spesh tyres mentioned above, but have tried spesh slicks in the past, squirrely in the wet, would avoid.

Posted 10 years ago

russyh
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I have a set of lightly (very lighly) used 26×1 Specialised all conditions elite tyres, they are folders and very light. I also have a set of narrow tubes i could chuck in if you want them? £20 Posted for the set. Email in my profile on hear

Posted 10 years ago

deejayen
Free Member

I’ve been using the Michelins on a recumbent. I’ve set them up tubeless with Stans rims, so run them at low pressure. They seem pretty fast. I’ve had Duranos and Kojaks on other bikes, but I don’t think they’re particularly fast – Duranos maybe slightly faster than Kojaks, depending on road surface.

Posted 10 years ago

jambon
Free Member

+1 Continental Grand Prix 1″. The best in my experience of commuting in London for about 10 years.

Posted 10 years ago

transition1
Free Member

can get Schwalbe Marathon Plus in 26″ think 1.5″ width would be perfect

Posted 10 years ago

gribble
Free Member

I have a set of Maxxis Zenith folders, on sale in the for sale forum for £25.

The tyres roll very well and are not too uncomfortable, but I just don’t use them enough to make it worth storing them. Were used for London to Brighton and a few local rides.

Worth looking at whether you/your son is fussed about any grip in the wet – a number of models I would really trust in the dry only, including the Zenith.

Posted 10 years ago