New tyres

June 16, 2010
I've been wanting to get some new tyres for a little while but in preparation for the London to Brighton Bike Ride on Sunday I bought some.

After getting some advice from a colleague I decided on a pair of Continental Touring Plus tyres which are 26" x 1.75". A few weeks ago when I was looking for them, the cheapest I could find anywhere was £20 per tyre delivered. Well, on Sunday night I thought I'd look on eBay on the off chance of a bargain and found a pair for sale from Absolute Cycles for just £28.95. By 9am Monday morning they emailed me to say they'd been despatched and Tuesday morning they arrived in the post, Recorded Delivery.

I fitted the tyres yesterday lunchtime with the help of a colleague. They were a little tough to get on but we got there in the end.

Having ridden on them today I'm impressed with how smooth and quiet they are but they seem slower. They aren't, but they seem it!

Roll on Sunday.



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7 comments:

  1. Les Beales16 June 2010 at 21:36

    Nice one Toby wot time u gotta b there Sunday mate

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  2. Unknown16 June 2010 at 22:15

    I use similiar one by the same manufacturer - quality!

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  3. Toby Field16 June 2010 at 22:25

    Les - I should be there from 7.30. My start time is 8am.

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  4. Anonymous16 June 2010 at 22:50

    Whoop.. when you getting the road bike though? :P

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  5. Les Beales16 June 2010 at 23:09

    ok mate wiii see you then wot i will do giv u a ring wen i am nearly there so we can meet up mate

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  6. Clive Chapman17 June 2010 at 08:35

    It should make your pedalling easier too mate, less rolling resistance you see! :-)

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  7. welshcyclist17 June 2010 at 09:18

    I use Continental Touring Plus and can definitely recommend them.

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