06-08-2009, 09:45 PM
Performance, and http://www.pricepoint.com are usually where I buy.
I always juist shop sales, but then I'm not that demanding anymore now that I just ride to get from A to B and not to log 150+ miles every weekend.
I last settled into Michelin Super Sports on my road bike, and liked 'em fine. I thought the rubber was dense and they didn't lose air too quickly. Many people swear by Contis but I always found they wore very quickly and then started to pick up glass and debris easily once they did.
For Deck, most of the smooth/"city" ATB tires are pretty cheap-- I usually just order whatever's on sale and if I like them, fine. You'll surely end up using whatever you order. Avoid tires with recessed grooves of any sort because they 'grab' sharp debris and hold it so it can get puched into the tire with each revolution. I Prefer knobbies in the city though (that is I prefer them over having to repair tubes on the way to work a few times a year).
I always juist shop sales, but then I'm not that demanding anymore now that I just ride to get from A to B and not to log 150+ miles every weekend.
I last settled into Michelin Super Sports on my road bike, and liked 'em fine. I thought the rubber was dense and they didn't lose air too quickly. Many people swear by Contis but I always found they wore very quickly and then started to pick up glass and debris easily once they did.
For Deck, most of the smooth/"city" ATB tires are pretty cheap-- I usually just order whatever's on sale and if I like them, fine. You'll surely end up using whatever you order. Avoid tires with recessed grooves of any sort because they 'grab' sharp debris and hold it so it can get puched into the tire with each revolution. I Prefer knobbies in the city though (that is I prefer them over having to repair tubes on the way to work a few times a year).