Trying to get the other halfs old commuter on the road again after about 8ish years of it lying unloved in a hallway and latterly a garage. It’s an old 531 tubed racer, the skinny tyres are obviously shot and while probably good for London commuting are not that good for a suburban/rural mix of towpaths and bridleways etc.
So bearing that in mind what tyre should I go for CX tyres? Schwalbe marathon-esque tyres? And how wide can I go 32? 35?
Incidentally despite having been ridden pretty hard, crashed/knocked over a couple of times and not maintained for probably 10+ years everything on the bike works well, brakes, gears, bottom bracket is still smooth and the old Mavic rims are still true and hubs still sweet. 5 speed cassettes though – massive and so much space between the cogs