What Road Tires Do You Suggest?

[Desert Tortoise]

Conti GP4000 here too. Love these, handle so well on the fine sand patches where I ride. Just a few hundred miles but so far so good with the various thorns and debris on the roads.

I know you said cheap but the price is so worth it to not have to fix flats and just have better handling.

[Jo-n-NY]

I also just recently heard from one of the bike company salesman that they will begin putting 25's on their road bikes including race bikes in 2013's. Reason, smoother/faster and they way the corner turns. I didn't fully understand it, just passing on what I heard.

All my tires have been Specialized and we always use Mr. Tuffy's regardless. I change tires once a year or 3000 miles when the treading is worn.

[featuretile]

I had a pair of Gatorskin Hardshell tires 700/23 and they lasted 4700 miles without a flat. My LBS finally said the side walls were ready to go and I needed new tires. They recommended replacing them with 700/25 for better handling on roads with potholes and bad pavement. Since I don't want to change flats on the road, I love these tires. Even though they cost more, they last twice as long and no money is spent on tubes. So, saving money on inexpensive tires might actually cost more.

[Chicken Little]

Gatorskins all the way.

[Dogmama]

Conti 4-seasons for me. But I think any continental tire is good. I just hate flats. Conti's also come in colors.

If you're concerned about flats, get some decent tubes too. I ride butyl michelins & like them. Race tubes are too thin. I buy the tubes from Amazon for a fairly good price.