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Road tyres on a mountain bike?
biddlyboobaa 
| 12 Apr 14:58 |
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Joined: 08 Apr 2009 Posts: 13 Bike: My Profile | Hi guys. I'm doing a 215 mile cycle this summer along the trans-pennine trail, and as the tyres on my Yukon FX3 are big and nobbly for off-road, I was hoping I would be able to swop them over for some cheap road tyres, as aside from the noise they make on tarmac, the trail is quite flat, so I feel I would be able to get some more speed up with road tyre. So I was looking at buying a set of these tyres - http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/road-bike-tyres/michelin-speedium-11-tyres.html Is this a reasonable proposition? Or do I need to shell out on a new set of wheels, rotors and a new cassete as well? Please tell me I can take the cheap route, I'm a little tight on cash at the moment ^^ |
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krazykayaker
| 12 Apr 15:21 |
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 Joined: 20 Apr 2009 Posts: 112 Bike: My Profile | I think the ones you have shown are actual road bike tyres Have a look at these http://www.evanscycles.com/categories/bike-components-bike-parts/bike-tyres-tubes/slick-tyres-26-inch- |
| My Latest Route: Jan 2010 Corley Circular via Fillongley and Ash Green | |
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biddlyboobaa
| 13 Apr 11:06 |
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Joined: 08 Apr 2009 Posts: 13 Bike: My Profile | Thanks, those look really good :D |
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davedenday49
| 13 Apr 12:27 |
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Joined: 22 Oct 2009 Posts: 13 Bike: My Profile | I put a pair of Schawalbe city tyres on my mountain bike what a big differance they made especially going up hills, i found them on e-bay good bye...Dave |
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johnbobsquarepants
| 13 Apr 14:56 |
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Joined: 12 Apr 2010 Posts: 23 Bike: My Profile | following on from KrazyKayaker, I have the specialized armadillos on both my hybrid and one of my road bikes. nice and smooth ride and I have not had a puncture in two years. I think your ability to swap the tyres straight from one to the other totally depends on your wheels size, most of those tyres are designed for larger hybrid/road going bikes so you might find it a bit harder to find one in the right size for a mountain bike. I hope you find the right tyres and enjoy the ride! John |
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soren
| 14 Apr 15:45 |
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Joined: 09 Jan 2010 Posts: 90 Bike: My Profile | Hi, I have a trek 4300 and use both knobly and smoother tyres, try the continental crosscountry 26x1.75, they fit the same wheel as my kenda 26x2.1s |
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biddlyboobaa
| 15 Apr 08:02 |
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Joined: 08 Apr 2009 Posts: 13 Bike: My Profile | Thanks, I'll check it out :) |
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davey56
| 25 Apr 05:54 |
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 Joined: 28 Feb 2010 Posts: 15 Bike: My Profile | Hi Try a set of Continental Travel Contact hard wearing fast on road and good on light off road Good luck |
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briangreen
| 22 May 14:19 |
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Joined: 22 May 2010 Posts: 12 Bike: My Profile | Schawalbe city tyres .. awsome, cheap and smooth - just did my 1st ever paired TT this week. We knocked 5 mins off the other guys pevious years time. They are very good tyres for the price. www.wiggle.co.uk - tip. register for the news letter and get a £5 voucher off orders over £50 |
| bob22 | 21 Feb 12:26 |
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Joined: 16 Nov 2010 Posts: 5 Bike: | i just put some bell cumfort tyres on my carrera from asda £20 the pair and ride on the trans pennine fine my mate also put them on his boardman mtb and he thinks there graet cheers bob |
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guitarpete247
| 22 Feb 07:17 |
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 Joined: 14 Feb 2011 Posts: 35 Bike: My Profile | I put Schwalbe Landcruisers on my MTB. You get the best of both a road and a decent off road tyre. Mailorder bike has them at £9.39 http://www.schwalbe.co.uk/c2-1085-schwalbe-tires-land-cruiser.html don't know about p&p though. |
| My Latest Route: Apr 2011 Newton Burgoland Circular via Fenny Drayton and Bosworth | |
| tazbikebiz | 03 May 13:26 |
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 Joined: 03 May 2011 Posts: 9 Bike: | Schwalbe City Jets on my Mountain Bike..........absolutely sweet mate. |
| Skidlid | 04 May 13:07 |
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Joined: 03 May 2011 Posts: 2 Bike: | Hiya, Before I changed to an out-and-out road bike I had a Specialized Rockhopper Disc that I used mainly on the road. I changed the knobbly tyres very quickly to Specialized Armadillos. Smooth running and almost puncture free in three years. It very much depends on the wheel size of your bike to which tyres you can get. I would suggest that you get some tyres with puncture protection or you could find yourself at the side of the road more often than you think. Good luck with the ride. |
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psioin5mx
| 06 May 15:18 |
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 Joined: 01 Oct 2010 Posts: 4 Bike: My Profile | Continental Travel Contact 26x1.75 give good dual service (not the cheapest though). I had specialized nimbus 26x1.5 but found them a bit to skinny for light trails. If you put slime or similar in the tubes they are pretty bullet proof. Semi slick is what you want to look for. |
| My Latest Route: Oct 2010 Cramlington to Tyne Tunnel(pedestrian) | |
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leelee
| 16 May 18:29 |
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Joined: 10 Feb 2012 Posts: 30 Bike: My Profile | smooth 210 on front fat 4.3 on back you drive a back wheel and push a front the fatter the tyre the harder to push / push a wheelbarrow with flet tyre then drag it see witch is harder sounds like a nice ride enjoy happy cyclin |
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alas58
| 17 May 11:38 |
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Joined: 21 Apr 2011 Posts: 85 Bike: My Profile | I am using continental travel contacts on my mountain bike, have had them for a year, no good in mud or sludge, but dry tracks and for road use they are A1. As other have said they are not cheap but quality costs. |
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