Realizing I have neither the money nor the want for a dedicated road bike I have decided to rebuild one of my hardtails as a "on road" bike.
Used to run Geax Streetrunners (1.3) on a commuter but before I rush out to buy the same tyres again wanted to check for other suggestions.
Any good ones?
Any to stay clear of?
These look pretty good for the money
Hmm 
Don't go skinny, get a decent size on there man
You are a MTBer right?!
They look mental 
But I am afraid I am after narrow one for longer distances 
Highly recommend Schwalbe Kojack's - either 2.0" or 1.4" (not sure about the smaller size, might be 1.3"). Like ooOOoo says, get a decent size on there. The 2.0" Kojack gives amazing ride quality with total immunity from potholes and the usual poor road surfaces (this is important on my commute). Pretty quick too, and I've had reason to be grateful for the puncture proofing (dug one hell of a piece of metal out of the rear tyre - no problems).
PS The wire bead ones are a lot cheaper (the folding are scarily expensive)
Skinny - you can get Spesh 26" tyres in 1" width, not tried them though.
Have found that Conti slicks (like your link) last forever! So definitely worth a punt.
These: http://www.on-one-shop.co.uk/acatalog/info_TYCOSC2613.html
I found them to be very fast when I had an MTB commuter - and I paid a lot more than that! Bargain IMO.
EDIT: I just read your original post and now I feel silly. Buy them.
I used conti 1" tyres - as fast as a "proper" road bike.
How much puncture resistance do you want? What's the budget?
The pay off being more resistant probably means heavier
The "marathon" tyres range from Schwalbe is generally thought to be good, very popular and come in a variety of widths for 26" wheels.
yep I'd say 1" tyres but you will want bigger gearing I ran 46t ring 1x9 setup and only ever used the smallest few cogs, 48 may be better. Smaller wheels and less rolling resistance = very spinny at 44x11. Unfortunatley still not as fast as road bikes (sorry al) and the little wheels jar more on rough tarmac than the bigger wheeled road bikes. But yes 2 tyres and 1 chainring is a lot cheaper than a new bike. Oh and if you using it for commuting get full mudguards too so on days like today your not tempted to grab the car keys/bus fare instead.
Just to defend the big tyres, they do mean you can hit potholes, kerbs, rouch surfaces etc. flat out, something I see roadies struggle with.
I haven't tried skinny slicks for long distances though, so I can't really comment on that. Of course Schwalbe will tell you that wider tyres roll better!
ooOOoo- what are those tyres? Big Apples?
I'm on 1.3 Conti sport contacts, the ride's bit harsh on the potholes round Dartford to be honest!
I like big tyres on a 26" bike for urban commutes, cycle paths, hopping up kerbs etc. But if you are going out for long rides in the countryside and want to go fast, I would go for a skinny tyre.
I used those continentals for a week's touring on a mtb and they worked out fine so def go for them at that price I say. I paid almost double but did get tubes with mine....
Those are super motos voodoo, same as big apples but faster and more spendy.
Yes it's pothole crazy round my way too now. Apparently the HA are 75 years behind schedule for fixing our roads!
I'm about to start trying an 18 mile commute on a mtb so put on a pair of Conti Grand Prix. I went for the folding version as I presumed lighter was better, a lot of the thinner 26" tyres seemed to be wire bead only.
Trial run at the weekend and I quite enjoyed how fast I could spin along on the grey stuff. Always seemed to be in the higher gears. And I felt surprisingly tired afterwards, considering how easy the riding had seemed.
Only thing was a bit tricky getting them on the rims, more so than mtb tyres. They have some punture resistance so hopefully won't have to patch up during a commute. A lot of rims minimum tyre width is 1.5", I might have been lucky as I used really old (10+ years) when I think mtb tyres were skinnier. Got the conti slimline 26" tubes to go with the tyres.
Oh, and you'll be surprised how stupid 26" road tyres look on a mtb!
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=39338
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