Best tyres for commuting?

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Re: Best tyres for commuting?

Postby Aushiker » Sun Nov 06, 2011 7:26 pm

martinjs wrote:The Marathon Plus tires are still going, passed 12,000k's on both front and rear. Thinking of replacing the back one's in the next month or so but the front may even get me through to 20,000k's.
Good tires and no punctures yet!
Nice numbers. I would, if they where my tyres, be rotating the front to the rear, the rear to the bin and then putting the new tyre on the front. You want your front tyre to the best one ... front blow out is not as nice as a rear one.

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Re: Best tyres for commuting?

Postby newbikeorupgrade » Sun Nov 20, 2011 10:15 pm

I have marathon plus 26 inch 1.35 done at least 8000km and still going strong.
Only thing that is strange is in one part a piece or rubber has been ripped off exposing a .5cm2 blue area.
Don't know what caused this jumping up gutters or what?
Apart from that when you look at some of the wounds in the tires you really know that you need to have these tires...
Even if I did pay 70 bucks a tire fitted...
I was previously getting punctures 3 times a week and was going to give up cycling... now I have these tires I don't carry a spare tube or pump!!!!

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Re: Best tyres for commuting?

Postby Mulger bill » Mon Nov 21, 2011 12:31 am

newbikeorupgrade wrote:... now I have these tires I don't carry a spare tube or pump!!!!
That fluttering sound you hear when you ride is the wings of the puncture fairy following you, watching, waiting...
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Re: Best tyres for commuting?

Postby Max » Mon Nov 21, 2011 6:11 am

Mulger bill wrote:
newbikeorupgrade wrote:... now I have these tires I don't carry a spare tube or pump!!!!
That fluttering sound you hear when you ride is the wings of the puncture fairy following you, watching, waiting...
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Re: Best tyres for commuting?

Postby notwal » Mon Nov 21, 2011 12:05 pm

notwal wrote:
Cruiserman wrote:Hutchinson intensive road tubeless with Stans notubes sealant.
+1
6600 km so far and more to go. Zero punctures that I'm aware of. Riding in all conditions but there hasn't been much rain lately.
700x25C. 330 g. Nice ride. Medium grip. Expensive
Over 10,000 now and more to go. 1 puncture a month ago.
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Re: Best tyres for commuting?

Postby Mugglechops » Mon Nov 28, 2011 1:59 pm

I have just bought 3 of these

At $11.50 they will work out cheaper than the Marathon Cross that I will be lucky to get 2500kms out of.

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Re: Best tyres for commuting?

Postby Hamster » Mon Nov 28, 2011 5:05 pm

The first of my Continental Travels has just died with a 2 cm gash across the tread that penetrating through the tyre. After 6,600 kms I’m not complaining too much :cry: . The other one is going strong although looking somewhat shabby. Assuming no more glass I might get another 4 or 5,000 kms out of it :) .
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Re: Best tyres for commuting?

Postby lethoso » Tue Nov 29, 2011 1:22 am

Mugglechops wrote:At $11.50 they will work out cheaper than the Marathon Cross that I will be lucky to get 2500kms out of.
11.50 for those seems like a bargain!

2500km though, that seems pretty low :?
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Re: Best tyres for commuting?

Postby Mugglechops » Tue Nov 29, 2011 11:56 am

lethoso wrote:
Mugglechops wrote:At $11.50 they will work out cheaper than the Marathon Cross that I will be lucky to get 2500kms out of.
11.50 for those seems like a bargain!

2500km though, that seems pretty low :?
Yeah I bought the Schawlbe Marathon Cross on the strength of the mileage others were getting with Marathons. Maybe this one is different. Have done a little over 2000kms on it and I cant see it doing much more than 2500kms.

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Re: Best tyres for commuting?

Postby Mugglechops » Fri Dec 02, 2011 6:47 pm

Here is a pic of the tyre after 2500kms

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Re: Best tyres for commuting?

Postby martinjs » Fri Dec 30, 2011 5:01 pm

martinjs wrote:
martinjs wrote:
Latest update is my Schwalbe Marathon Plus both Front and Rear a passed 10,000k's. Front still looks really good and even the rear is still showing a small amount of tread. :shock: Best I've had by far. 8)

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The Marathon Plus tires are still going, passed 12,000k's on both front and rear. Thinking of replacing the back one's in the next month or so but the front may even get me through to 20,000k's.
Good tires and no punctures yet!

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Really should be changing the back one now, but it's still going at 14,200k's. 8) :D
Hopefullly 1 more day "touch wood" and I'll make a whole year with no punctures. :D

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Re: Best tyres for commuting?

Postby Ozkaban » Tue Jan 10, 2012 10:07 am

I had the stock Conti Ultra Races on my road bike, and noticed the purple belt showing through on the rear after 1400km. I researched a bit and ordered the Maxxis ReFuse tyres, which took ages to arrive. I had 1800km on the back before swapping them out. I also had no punctures until after christmas when I got 2 in 2 days - one in each of the front and rear.

Don't have enough k's (2-300k at the moment) in the refuse tires to compare properly, but they roll ok and do everything I need. I went down Bobbin Head in the wet (at a potentially stupid pace...) and they were completely fine.

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Re: Best tyres for commuting?

Postby gretaboy » Tue Jan 10, 2012 11:32 am

Ozkaban wrote:I had the stock Conti Ultra Races on my road bike, and noticed the purple belt showing through on the rear after 1400km. I researched a bit and ordered the Maxxis ReFuse tyres, which took ages to arrive. I had 1800km on the back before swapping them out. I also had no punctures until after christmas when I got 2 in 2 days - one in each of the front and rear.

Don't have enough k's (2-300k at the moment) in the refuse tires to compare properly, but they roll ok and do everything I need. I went down Bobbin Head in the wet (at a potentially stupid pace...) and they were completely fine.

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I just put a Maxxi refuse on my back tyre and have found it ok so far, but do believe it has taken 4-5 k's off my speed compared to Gatorskins. Have only done 270k on it so far and am hoping they will hold up better than the Gatorskins which got chewed up and spat out by the roads I am on. The maxxis seem a lot harder than the gatorskins which is good I am thinking.
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Re: Best tyres for commuting?

Postby notwal » Tue Jan 10, 2012 3:59 pm

notwal wrote:
notwal wrote:
Cruiserman wrote:Hutchinson intensive road tubeless with Stans notubes sealant.
+1
6600 km so far and more to go. Zero punctures that I'm aware of. Riding in all conditions but there hasn't been much rain lately.
700x25C. 330 g. Nice ride. Medium grip. Expensive
Over 10,000 now and more to go. 1 puncture a month ago.
Died at 12,600 km. Not actually dead but the casing is showing through in a couple of places so I declared it dead sort of like a pet that is to ill to fix.
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Re: Best tyres for commuting?

Postby Blackrock » Thu Jan 12, 2012 8:44 pm

Used to have maxxis overdrive on my previous commuter and they looked nice, but didn't last too long. They were a good tire and only had one over-fast-balding-tires-vs-smooth-road crash....
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Re: Best tyres for commuting?

Postby martinjs » Sun Jan 15, 2012 9:48 pm

Tire update, after 14,636 km I finally replace my rear Schwalbe Marathon Plus tire. Although it was not giving me any problems and I had no punctures it was looking a little worse for wear with some cuts and nicks.
After removing it I believe I could have keep it on longer, although it was flattening out the rubber was still thicker in the centre than any other tire I've used. Front one is still going strong with a good amount of tread still. 8) :D

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Re: Best tyres for commuting?

Postby ldrcycles » Sun Jan 15, 2012 10:30 pm

IMO any tire will do when you're talking 700x28 or larger, from what i've seen they all have enough rubber to resist punctures and last well, without having to resort to snake oil concoctions of kevlar and god knows what else, one of the reasons i love 27inch tires. I have a 28c Michelin of some description with easily over 3,000k on it and no sign of any wear at all yet.

On a road frame with tight clearances that won't fit a 28 though, it's a different story, this..
newbikeorupgrade wrote: I was previously getting punctures 3 times a week and was going to give up cycling...
Is very familiar, i came close to giving up cycling because of the number of punctures i was getting, and the fact that often all it took was a near microscopic piece of gravel. I never got more than about 700k out of a tire. To me it seemed pretty obvious why, the tires i was using (Maxxis Detonator, Continental Ultra Sport, Kenda Koncept and a few others i can't remember atm) were just too thin to resist any sharp object. The answer of course is to get a thicker tire. I got a Halo Twin Rail BPP courier tire from the UK and i have now worn it through to the puncture belt after ~3500k. 5 times more life with zero punctures, for around the same price? Easy choice.
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Re: Best tyres for commuting?

Postby queequeg » Mon Jan 16, 2012 11:12 pm

martinjs wrote:Tire update, after 14,636 km I finally replace my rear Schwalbe Marathon Plus tire. Although it was not giving me any problems and I had no punctures it was looking a little worse for wear with some cuts and nicks.
After removing it I believe I could have keep it on longer, although it was flattening out the rubber was still thicker in the centre than any other tire I've used. Front one is still going strong with a good amount of tread still. 8) :D

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I am amazed at that amount of km. Mine were stripped off all the black rubber well before that, with the blue puncture layer forming most of the tyre. Ditched it around 10,000km. It was pretty squared off by then.
Will see if my current tyres last until the end of the year, by which time they will have done about 14,000km. Maybe being on a different bike will change the wear on them.
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Re: Best tyres for commuting?

Postby DavidS » Mon Jan 16, 2012 11:58 pm

Geez I reckon my Marathon Plus will get about 4,500 to 5,000 KMs on the back of my bike. I do weigh a bit and have a bag in a basket on the back but those tyres lastin 10,000 are amazing. To put it in perspective the Vittoria Randonneurs lasted about 3,500. Next tyre will be Marathon Supreme.

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Re: Best tyres for commuting?

Postby AndrewBurns » Tue Jan 17, 2012 8:27 am

I haven't had nearly enough time on them to talk about longevity yet but I've been running continental 4 seasons 25c on my road bike. So far no punctures, rear tyre is showing a little wear while the front tyre still has some of the original mould flashing around the circumfrance. I've not been going easy on it, fair few fast descents, taking corners at high speed in the wet etc and so far I've not found the limit of traction wet or dry which I'm very happy with. I've heard that the 4 seasons wear as fast as a race tyre but with the benefit of near unbreakable traction in all conditions and with good puncture protection which is what I've been seeing so far, probably not the best commuting or race tyre but certainly an all seasons training tyre.
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Re: Best tyres for commuting?

Postby DJIntegr8 » Sun Jan 22, 2012 11:12 am

OK, so sometimes I ride like a 12 year old and do skids once in a while :twisted: 2500kms on the Rubino Pro 3 in 700x25c - commuting on some pretty horribly maintained bike lanes and through the CBD. No punctures, even through the bogan droppings of the city. Front tire is still looking pretty good though, might try the Rubino Pro Tech on the front and rotate through..

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Re: Best tyres for commuting?

Postby martinjs » Fri Feb 03, 2012 9:31 pm

martinjs wrote:Tire update, after 14,636 km I finally replace my rear Schwalbe Marathon Plus tire. Although it was not giving me any problems and I had no punctures it was looking a little worse for wear with some cuts and nicks.
After removing it I believe I could have keep it on longer, although it was flattening out the rubber was still thicker in the centre than any other tire I've used. Front one is still going strong with a good amount of tread still. 8) :D

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Just to put my tire wear into perspective, I weighed my self for the first time in a year and :oops: :oops: :oops: I weighed in at 109kilos. Bad boy that I am have not slacked off on the cycling but my eating slipped. Punishment time, but those tire just keep going.

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Re: Best tyres for commuting?

Postby Comedian » Sat Feb 04, 2012 7:42 pm

DJIntegr8 wrote:OK, so sometimes I ride like a 12 year old and do skids once in a while :twisted: 2500kms on the Rubino Pro 3 in 700x25c - commuting on some pretty horribly maintained bike lanes and through the CBD. No punctures, even through the bogan droppings of the city. Front tire is still looking pretty good though, might try the Rubino Pro Tech on the front and rotate through..

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That's a great idea. Anything to get rid of those Vittoria Randonneurs!

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Re: Best tyres for commuting?

Postby InTheWoods » Sat Feb 04, 2012 10:08 pm

Comedian wrote:That's a great idea. Anything to get rid of those Vittoria Randonneurs!
That reminds me, I lost grip the other day and almost came off. I have a 32mm randonneur on the back and a 25mm marathon plus on the front. Both tyres got wet from a section of seepage coming through cracks in the road which caught me off guard (the road was otherwise dry), then just after that I was cornering at speed over a metal manhole cover. (Yes yes I know not a good idea, it was not well done). Anyway, the randonneur let go but re-stuck and I managed to stay on. I have to figure out a scientific way to compare the 2 tyres, but it seems (in a non scientific way) that the marathon plus has more grip. Wouldn't you normally expect to lose the front wheel in a situation like this? Anyway I'm alive and unscratched so its all good, and re-remindered about manholes...

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Re: Best tyres for commuting?

Postby Nobody » Sun Feb 05, 2012 12:09 am

Inwood wrote:Wouldn't you normally expect to lose the front wheel in a situation like this? Anyway I'm alive and unscratched so its all good, and re-remindered about manholes...
Depends who you ask, but all pressures being equal for weight on each tyre etc, I'd expect both to lose grip. Once the front has let go I hope the rear one lets go immediately after, otherwise I'm usually going down. On sharper turns I'd expect to lose the front more. So in your case I'd say the front definitely had more grip.

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