Winter tyres – any tips?

[Russell]

Maddy has asked ‘does anyone have any good ideas about winter tyres?

[Paul Hobbs]

Surely no road tyre will be a match for the hazards of winter cycling, such as the Wheatsheaf manhole covers of doom in the wet or invisible black ice. Even standard mtb tyres would struggle in winter – hence the need for steel-studded tyres.

Unless you have cantilever brakes, not even cyclocross tyres will fit, so you’re a bit limited.

The Vittoria Rubino Pro is a good value high quality tyre with a reasonable amount of tread, and can be bought for £10 on Amazon. Not bad for a 150 tpi 200g foldable tyre – and they’re meant to last for a few thousand miles.

[Chris B]

Always a trade-off between weight, grip and puncture protection. Gatorskins are good all rounders with the hardshell variety offering a very well protected tyre. Use these on the commuter to try and minimise time spent at the side of the road. Just make sure they’re foldable.

[Chris B]

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/continental-nordic-spike-240-winter-tyre/rp-prod30211?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=Shopping&utm_name=UnitedKingdom&gs=1&gclid=Cj0KEQiA8MSkBRCP5LaRlcOAusMBEiQAiqldkmeMF-AevKgolX2b1svL5utyb726JYlkTFl2lcKXb0oaAsr08P8HAQ&gclsrc=aw.ds

[Chris B]

The perfect commuting/touring tyre;

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/active/recreational-cycling/11258405/Tannus-tyres-is-this-the-end-of-the-road-for-bike-punctures.html

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