I want to ride my bicycle ! - But I need tires

[cbelt3]

Anyone have any recommendations for a 20 year old Motobecane road bike ? 27 inch 1-1/8 clinchers. Schraders, of course, but I do miss the Prestas on my old racing Moto that I bought as a 13 year old in France. The current tires are worn out, sidewalls separated, and the tubes patched each at least two times. I'm gonna have a blowout some day and end up on my face again.

PS- oddly, that Queen song rings in my head when I take it out on the road. It captures that teenaged feeling of freedom.

[mattkime]

if its a road bike, those are probably 700cc wheels and not 27". Are there shrader tubes in there? you should stick with whatever the rims are made for.

[Spiff]

Wow, 1 1/8 inch tires. Comfy! What kind of riding do you do?

I usually find that Continental makes a darn good tire. There was a time in the early to mid '90s that they were cr@p, but they turned it around and are now putting out good products - again. They are on the expensive side, though.

[mick e]

There are plenty of older bikes with 27" wheels.

One source to check would be Bike Nashbar. The prices are a little steep, but there are not a lot of tires being made for that size anymore:
http://www.nashbar.com/bikes/SubCategory...276_200327

[mick e]

Another good place to bookmark if you have a vintage bike is Harris Cyclery. They have pretty much everything you would need - including New Old Stock.

http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/tires/630.html

[mrbigstuff]

stop with that Queen song. argh!!!

[Acer]

Bring on the fat-bottomed girls!

[mick e]

[cbelt3]

makk- It's funny- it used to be impossible to get tires and tubes for my 700mm presta valved racing Motobecane. I had to go to speciality bike stores (pre Interwebs, of course). And parts ? Ugh. I busted the rear wheel quick release 'spike' in college, and couldn't get anything to match- ended up hacking up something that was too long with a saw and a metric thread die.

Thanks for the ref on the continentals, I'll look into it. I've bought from Nashbar recently, and I liked their products (in fact, I still need to mount the speedometer I got at their 70% off sale). The idea of having a Kevlar insert to ward off sharp debris is a good one- road in NE Ohio tend to be well-carpeted with such nasties.

[deckeda]

Hey --- threadjack here --- can anyone recommend a smooth-tread 26" tire they like? It's for a nice mountain bike, and no, I don't know the rim width at the moment. It's got knobbies on it still, but I don't ride much off-road anymore and can't afford a 2nd bike.