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I'm looking for a set of tyres for my old Camino

700*38 or 40 preferred

Has anyone seen any bargains out there in the sales for £15-20?


 
Posted : 14/11/2023 9:06 am
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https://www.challengetires.com/products?sales=blackFriday&preferred_region=110

Challenge Black Friday - some bargains


 
Posted : 14/11/2023 10:06 am
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The best I've found are Bontrager GR1 Comps. About £17 per tyre all the time, decent enough tread for all year use in Scotland and, crucially for me, much more puncture resistant than more expensive, lighter tyres.


 
Posted : 14/11/2023 10:13 am
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Depends how treaded you want, but CRC were doing WTB Nano for around £12 each recently.


 
Posted : 14/11/2023 10:16 am
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Thanks everyone, I'll look at those.

They are to replace some very worn Schwalbe CX Comp so a little tread would be nice.


 
Posted : 14/11/2023 10:37 am
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Not mega-cheap, but almost half price and excellent tyres:

https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/p/wtb-raddler-tcs-light-rolling-bike-tyre?color=blacktan-wall&wheelSizeWidth=700c+%7C+40mm


 
Posted : 14/11/2023 11:44 am
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Ribble were doing G One Allrounds cheap recently iirc.


 
Posted : 14/11/2023 11:50 am
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Decathlon have their own Gravel Lite Folding tyre for £19.99 - perfectly good tyre and rolls well on tarmac. 38c, and currently fitted to my CX bike.


 
Posted : 14/11/2023 12:00 pm
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I've got sets of both Specialized Pathfinder Pros and Hutchinson Tundra gravel tires lightly used for less than £40 both times on eBay. Lots of people seem to buy gravel bikes and quickly realize they'll just use it as a road bike and switch tires it seems.


 
Posted : 14/11/2023 12:05 pm
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Are the Raddler better than the Riddler for puncture protection?

I had the Riddler on my bike from new in 2017 but they were unbelievable thorn magnets (not running tubeless.... Yes I'm a luddite)


 
Posted : 14/11/2023 12:06 pm
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Are the Raddler better than the Riddler for puncture protection?

Not used the Riddler yet (I have a cheap pair stashed to try when my Raddlers are worn out), but the Raddlers work great tubeless and I've only had one flat from a rock.


 
Posted : 14/11/2023 12:56 pm
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How cheap do you need? I have a set of 700x38c Vittoria Terreno Dry OEM wired you can have for nowt. I won't say they have zero miles, but less than 100. Super heavy at 740g each though which is why I changed them.


 
Posted : 14/11/2023 1:15 pm
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@midlifecrashes - thanks for the offer but I'm looking for something lighter


 
Posted : 19/11/2023 8:57 pm
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Anyone got suggestions for cheap 45mm X 700c, faster/slicker/track & road tyres on a decent deal at the moment?


 
Posted : 19/11/2023 9:21 pm
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30% off at panaracer right now. Only 43 but they do a slick and semi slick which I rate.


 
Posted : 20/11/2023 8:23 am
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Managed to score both a pair of £12 Nano TCS and some £13 G-One all-round before the bargains vanished.

CRC want £40 for a Nano now, they were on discount for ages, I almost bought a second pair.

I'd just keep an eye out online at the normal sites, that might knock them down again, you never know...


 
Posted : 20/11/2023 8:51 am