Bicycle Tires

[SuperBeatBoy]

Right, i'm a big lump of a lad. I weigh 18 stone and built like a brickhouse. :joke:

I'm looking at some Tyres now, but i want a pair that would support my fat arse and not go flat on me. My wheels are 26 x 1.95. Can anyone help a feller out?

[Kieran76]

The type of tyre depends on where you plan to ride. I only ride on road and use schwable puncture proof tyres. It doesn't matter how heavy you are, just make sure they are properly pumped up. I often see folks pedaling around on nearly flat tyres.

[SuperBeatBoy]

Thanks mate, i'm going to be using them on the road so those might be up my street.

[smouty]

I've used these Continental Double Fighters for a while and they are a great compromise. Low rolling resistance on the road but a bit of grip on the edges for the occasional off road section.
Don't worry about your weight just pump them up to 70 PSI

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/continental-double-fighter-ii-mountain-bike-tyre/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=base&utm_campaign=products

BTW - over here we say Tyres

[merf]

I swear by armadillos, i'm a lump too and never had a puncture with them on my commute rides into the city which was a 25mile round trip

[SuperBeatBoy]

I've used these Continental Double Fighters for a while and they are a great compromise. Low rolling resistance on the road but a bit of grip on the edges for the occasional off road section.
Don't worry about your weight just pump them up to 70 PSI

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/continental-double-fighter-ii-mountain-bike-tyre/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=base&utm_campaign=products

BTW - over here we say Tyres

Thanks mate, will check those out. I did write Tyres, but my firefox auto-corrected it for me. Well thats my excuse anyway. Is that price on the website just for the one tyre?

And thanks for echoing merf, will grab a pair of these.

[CMcK]

Another vote for Armadillos here. Never had a puncture with them and the ample sidewall seems to aid the ride despite the tyre being so stiff.

[SuperBeatBoy]

Can anyone recommend me a decent pump?

[Anpanman]

Don't like Shwalbe, Continental or Panaracer for me. Though Specialized are supposed to be the dogs.

I use a Topeak Mini DX. Comes with a nice little bracket which fits onto the bottle bosses. Two stroke (it pumps as you pull out as well as push in) and has a locking function too.
You can pay a little more for one with a pressure gauge but you don't really need it.

[smouty]

Can anyone recommend me a decent pump?

Someone bought me one of these a few years ago. Totally overkill for a single bike but I love it.
It has adigital display in psi, bars etc and easily inflates road tyres to 90 psi. Will top up a car tyre and camp beds etc.

Bosch PAG




On a more sensible note it is hard to beat a basic pump as long as you have room for it in your bag.
The compact ones are more trouble than anything.

[charlaph]

For an MTB tyre you might get away with a compact pump as they don't need as much pressure, but you'll be pumping for a looong time to get it up to that pressure if you get a flat, but personally I'd recommend anything by Genuine Innovations. I got a second wind road pumpy and it's brilliant. Far, far better than the ?5 basic jobbie I got from the LBS (looked like the above picture)

As for tyres, I'll pimp anything by Vittoria. For the money their cheaper ranges take some beating, unless I can find something else on special offer then they're always my go-to and I've never been disappointed.

[charlesr]

Not sure what mini dual action pumps you've been using, but I've got one years old that pumps up a tyre from flat fairly quickly. I've got an expensive floorstanding track pump too, but it's not much quicker.

[smouty]

Not sure what mini dual action pumps you've been using, but I've got one years old that pumps up a tyre from flat fairly quickly. I've got an expensive floorstanding track pump too, but it's not much quicker.

The one I have seems to work great on Presta valves but not on Schrader. I though that the insert needed reversing but it doesn't appear to help.

[charlesr]

Ah. I only ever buy presta (because they fit through either size). I've not tried it in schra mode.

[charlaph]

I tried a little Lezyne in a store once, which is the sum total of my experience (aside from hearsay on forums) and it took forever to inflate a properly flat tyre. They were 2.3" balloons, but still...night and day between that and my Joe Blow and that alone was enough to convince me to get a full size pump. Maybe I should revisit the mini pump?