Buyers Guide to Training Tires - The Long Road Home
Long miles spiced up with group rides and speed-work. You need a tire that performs, lasts, and does not have you spending your precious training hours on the side of the road pumping.
Training tires are a very important piece of equipment to every road cyclist. By choosing a good riding and reliable tire you will be able to focus on your program, the road, the traffic, just plain riding not worrying about your tires. In this guide we will cover a very broad range of tire types and sizes: from slick folding speedsters to large volume luxury models with a ride so plush. . .
Forte® Pro Kevlar Road Tire
Fast and affordable. With a supple 127tpi casing and grippy fast rolling silica based tread compound this tire compares to the fastest, highest tech race tires of a few years ago. With the added Kevlar puncture resistant belt and slightly thicker tread this tire stands out as a high speed trainer that rolls and rolls. Sticky enough in the corners to handle mountain descent switchbacks and yet long wearing and affordable to keep the pennies per mile low. Other features include: Nice low profile tread pattern. Secure fitting folding Kevlar bead that reduces the chance of pinch flats and allows the use of a wide range of pressures (as low as 90psi) handy when the road gets rough or your bum is sore from lots of good miles. Colors All Black or All Black.
700x23c 127tpi 216g 120psi max
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Michelin Krylion Carbon®
Fast and durable. Michelin's top trainer tire is certainly fast enough for most race conditions. The Krylion® uses an extra supple 127 tpi casing laid up to provide 5 plies of puncture protection under the tread area. To ensure a long wearing tire Michelin uses a hi-carbon tread compound that grips very well in both wet and dry conditions. Other features include an additional rim/bead strip to protect the tire from rough/damaged rims. Colors: Grey, Red or Yellow
700x23c 250g 127tpi 115psi max
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Continental Ultra Gatorskin®- Wire Bead
Durability and puncture resistance. Since its release a few years ago the Ultra Gatorskin® has revolutionized the category of invulnerable tires. The Gatorskin® uses an extremely long wearing hi-carbon tread compound mated to a patented Duraskin® polyamide reinforced multi-ply 60 tpi casing. The result is tire that wears long and retains a good ride feel. Other features include a new tread pattern for 2006 that features a smooth fast rolling center tread and a high grip side tread pattern. Colors Black/Duraskin only.
700x23 60tpi 280g 120psi max
700x25 60tpi 300g 120psi max
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Continental Ultra Race - Wire Bead
Long wearing and comfortable. This latest version of the favorite standby Continental Ultra/Ultra 2000 uses a faster race oriented tread pattern in a long wearing carbon black tread compound. A thicker 60 tpi casing laid 3 ply under the tread and an additional Continental Safty System® (Kevlar/Nylon Fabric) belt provide a good amount of puncture resistance while maintaining a fine ride quality. Other features include an easy to mount/remove wire bead.
700x23x 60tpi 270g 120psi max |
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Performance GT2 Kevlar - Wire Bead
Long Wearing and Affordable. A Kevlar belt under the tread maximizes puncture resistance on this classic hearing bone tread tire. A full carbon rubber tread compound on a basic 33tpi casing ensures a durable tire that will last mile after mile.
700x25 33tpi 340g 110psi max |
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