time to shop...

[ginny]

thanks! Good places to start - and cool web site! Thanks for the link

[ridebikeme]

I tend to go through alot of tires in the course of a season(multiple bikes). I have found that I have had very good luck with Maxxis and Schwalbe tires. In the Maxxis line, I ride the Courchevals and love them!! I also sell alot of the Detonator model in the shop. In the Schwalbe line, I'll sell a lot of different models... anything from the Lugano to the Ultremos that I ride. At any rate, any of the above are a good choice, it simply depends on what type of tire you want to ride and of course how much you want to spend.

[madscot13]

I'll vouch for the gatorskins. I ride 25 and enjoy it. A lot of the people I ride with use Conti 4000 and like those too.

actually I am still riding around on 700 x 40 from MD hillslug. Quite the workout.

[ttaylor508]

Love my new Vittoria Open Corsa's!

[Running Mommy]

CONTINENTAL GRAND PRIX 4000!!!!

They have gotten me through 3 years of ironman training and racing, and I have yet to have had a flat. Oh wait I had one once!!

And we live in the desert- so lots of pokey things around here.

I sell a ton of the GP 4000's here, and have yet to have anyone complain.

[OakLeaf]

+1 on the GP4000s... although they're by no means flat-free in my experience, they're reasonably sturdy, have gobs of tread life, and have a very quick feel. Plus they come in groovy colors, which will force you to scrub your freakin' tires whenever you wash your bike.

[aicabsolut]

I'd also say Conti GP4000's. They won't have the longest life, but for a good racing tire, they are quite durable. I prefer the grip of Michelin Pro Race tires, but they (especially the newer Pro3's) are kinda soft and subject to getting small cuts and glass stuck in them. I still find them to be durable enough for training for me, but if I was regularly riding through a ton of crap on the roads, then I would opt for something like the Conti's for training and Michelins for racing.