Four years on here ...
 

[Closed] Four years on here so it is about time for my first…

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…“What tyres?” tread.

Need some mud tyres for my CX. I’ve not got a wad of cash (thanks Dave/Nick) so what would you recommend as a cheap way of keeping my Uncle John upright in the mud?


 
Posted : 22/10/2010 10:14 am
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Go and stand in the corner, please, and have a good think about what you've done.


 
Posted : 22/10/2010 10:15 am
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you could at least spell tyres properly...


 
Posted : 22/10/2010 10:15 am
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If anything, 4 years should have been enough time to accumulate so much tyre information you shouldn't even need to ask the question.


 
Posted : 22/10/2010 10:16 am
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Despite looking like they should be rubbish I've found my Conti Speed King 35mm tyres to be amazingly good in the mud. Either that or I'm just a riding god 😉

(I use the wire bead ones which are nice and cheap too!)


 
Posted : 22/10/2010 10:18 am
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Steep hills.


 
Posted : 22/10/2010 10:19 am
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don't pick on him, he's got a cx bike 😉


 
Posted : 22/10/2010 10:24 am
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don't pick on him, he's got a cx bike

All the more reason to pick on him!

Deviant...


 
Posted : 22/10/2010 10:26 am
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If anything, 4 years should have been enough time to accumulate so much tyre information you shouldn't even need to ask the question.

I don't read them. Until now.


 
Posted : 22/10/2010 10:26 am
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4 years.. you're still in STW nursery school - which is reinforced by the fact that you still haven't learned to spell yet. Come back in another 4 on this one. 😉


 
Posted : 22/10/2010 10:27 am
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I've been running the same set of Schwalbe Smart Sam CX tyres on my Roadrat for about 18 months now and really rate them, particularly in the mud, of which we get a LOT in Kent in the winter, particularly the slippy, claggy variety. They clear really well, have good puncture resistance, are pretty fast on the road too (if run at high pressure) and seem to be wearing well.

CRC have them for 15.99 each at the moment so won't break the bank:

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=24607


 
Posted : 22/10/2010 10:32 am
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Despite looking like they should be rubbish I've found my Conti Speed King 35mm tyres to be amazingly good in the mud. Either that or I'm just a riding god

The tyres are obviously good then..


 
Posted : 22/10/2010 10:35 am
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Boooh! Poor show on OP the edit!


 
Posted : 22/10/2010 10:36 am
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KT - best go buy some now 😉


 
Posted : 22/10/2010 10:37 am
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Thanks.

£15.99 per end isn't too bad. The kids will have to eat whatever I can find down the side of the cooker for the next few days though.


 
Posted : 22/10/2010 11:07 am
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£16 but no stock...


 
Posted : 22/10/2010 11:11 am
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£16 but no stock...

Bugger.


 
Posted : 22/10/2010 11:16 am
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H-the_S - Zepnat have them in stock (2 left) at £14.29

I use them too on my UJ; and rate them.


 
Posted : 22/10/2010 11:27 am
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Bah. Some slag has just gone and bought one!

I'll wait until CRC have got some in. I don't actually ride my bikes anyway as Terrahawk & Derekstarship will testify.


 
Posted : 22/10/2010 11:41 am
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Michelin Muds are the bestest clinchers I reckon, though you'll be looking at around £30 each

Saying that, with enough skill I reckon [url= http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Schwalbe-CX-Pro-Cyclo-Cross-Bike-Tyres-700-x-30-PAIR-/160495181764?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item255e421fc4 ]these'd be alright[/url] and seem a bit bargaintastic to me 🙂


 
Posted : 22/10/2010 11:48 am
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Bargain


 
Posted : 22/10/2010 4:50 pm
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Got some Conti Speed Kings for £26.95/pair from www.highonbikes.com . No excuse for falling off in the mud now.


 
Posted : 26/10/2010 6:45 pm
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how about some maxxis advantage kevlar tyres...think
merlin website has some (was 19.99 last time i looked..


 
Posted : 26/10/2010 7:23 pm
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heres wot they look like....
http://www.winstanleysbikes.co.uk/product/21427/Maxxis_Advantage_XC_Kevlar_Tyre


 
Posted : 26/10/2010 7:26 pm