Need Help Picking Road Tires

[mtbdarby]

Hey All,
I need to tap your vast expertise here. I have a hybrid diamondback with 26" wheels that I want to convert to a road bike. Any ideas on picking a good tire? I don't know the width on them now but I can find out and post that. Current tire only holds 65 psi, not that I can get it that high with my hand pump. I'd like to keep the price under $100 for a pair of tires. TIA!

[eofelis]

Just about any road slick tire should work fine.

Later today I'm heading to a LBS to get some new road tires for my touring bike with 26" wheels. I'll let you know what I get.

[eofelis]

I got some new tires for my touring bike with 26" wheels. I got Continental Contact tires, 26x1.75. Got them put on at the shop and rode 'em home. They improved the ride of my bike. We are going on a weekend bike tour tomorrow and these tires should work out well.

Invest $20 in a floor pump, it'll make your life easier than always dealing with a hand pump!

[spazzdog]

Hey grrls, I have a question along this line.

I have 700cc tires, clincher slicks pretty much on my pony Epesi. I've always ridden slicks or sewups. Living where i live, the roads are so bad... and the summer being very short, there's always some sort of spooge on the roads.

Can I put a more knobby tire on existing wheels, like cyclocross... well, maybe not THAT knobby?

spazz

[newfsmith]

I gave my son a pair of these for Christmas, they are very puncture resistent, and have much less rolling resistence than his knobbies. He is now much happier riding in the city.
http://www.specialized.com/bc/SBCEqP...jsp?spid=11233

[spazzdog]

Hmmm... they look pretty good. Thanks Newf!

[mtbdarby]

This may be a dumb question, but I'm assuming I'll need new tubes for the tires but I use my existing rims, right? Oh, they grow up so fast...