Good road tires?

[Crankin]

I have the Conti GP 4000 also and only got one flat this year. They are easy to take on/off. Before that i had the Shwalbe Stelvios and those were great, too. We got the Contis very cheap on Steep and Cheap.

[ilima]

Another Schwalbe Stelvio fan.

I've had trouble with Contis being tough to get on before, so I avoid them.

[ridebikeme]

Another Schwalbe fan here... another brand that makes great tires is Maxxis. I have been using the Courcheval tires the past three seasons and love them...they are comparable with the Michelin Pro Race series... although have been able to get more mileage from the Maxxis and I like the feel of them as well.

[PscyclePath]

Vittoria Rubino Pros have worked well for me the past three years... Good mileage, and fairly puncture resistant. Just put a set of the Serfa Secas on the primary road bike, and they have been doing pretty well. I used to run Continental Gatorskins almost religiously, and in fact I have a new pair stashed away in the shop somewhere... but I've been finding I get better service and a smoother ride (as well as a little bling) from the Vittorias.

[tzvia]

I thought I would try something different so I bought some Vredestein Tricomp tires. They are Dutch and they are awesome tires. Light weight and smooth rolling, they have great grip even on wet pavement and so far, no flats. They seem to be holding up well too. Although you can pump them up to around 160, I run them at 120 and the ride does not feel hard or bouncy. I will buy them again when these wear out.

[Dogmama]

Conti 4-season. Definitely.

[fidlfreek]

BTW, there is a difference between the Conti 4000 and the Conti 4000s. In theory at least the s means its their special "chili" rubber material. FYI have about 1500 miles on my Conti 4000 and no flats yet. Heard from LBS dude last week that "the conti salesman came in and said that right now the only difference between the 4000 and the 4000s is the little icon on the side of the tire". So maybe if you get fresh stock 4000 tires they will be the same as the chili aka newer more expensive model.

[PinkBike]

i wanted to love the schwalbe stelvios, i really did, but i just went through my third set - and like all the others the sidewalls shredded.

it happened first to DH, just plain blew out so he had to sag in at 75 miles of a century. then mine blew out going to work one day. so i decided to buy just one more set to put on brand new for el tour de tucson - they're the perfect color match to my bike. well, that was a month ago, i've ridden maybe a half dozen times since then, and i just noticed a big ol' bubble on the sidewall. i'm through with them. sure wish conti still had their gran prix 4000 t-mobile magenta line!

[smurfalicious]

i wanted to love the schwalbe stelvios, i really did, but i just went through my third set - and like all the others the sidewalls shredded.

Well, the good news is I found out from the Schwalbe boys during InterBike that the new Ultremos are an upgraded Stelvio and they say they're going to be just as awesometastic only more durable. The colors are remaining the same AND the lettering on the side will also be colored like the stripes. Yay-ah, behold THE hottness: http://www.schwalbetires.com/files/l_img_ultremo_r.gif

I just put Conti Gatorskins on for the winter because they seemed as durable as 4 Seasons but cheaper. So far so good as far as flats go and super easy to install especially compared to some other "flat resistant" tires. I must say though that it's a rough come down from my Vittoria Open Corsa Evo CX tires. *sniffle* I loved my pretty white poor man's tubulars. The gators feel sluggish comparatively but at least I can ride without being totally paranoid about flats. In their defense, everything is going to feel mediocre after 320 TPI goodness.

[PinkBike]

ohmygosh those look excellent! i gotta check them out