Road Bicycle Tires

On road bicycle tires, what is the difference between folding beads and wire beads?

Oct 26, 2007 by The Maestro | Posted in Cycling

What are the pros and cons to each? What are the reasons for having one or the other? Which would you recommend?

The lightest clincher tires have a folding - usually Kevlar - bead. Many manufacturers make otherwise identical tires with a choice of a wire or Kevlar bead. The tire with the wire bead is always a little heavier and less expensive.

If

Are thin bicycle road tires suitable for the city?

Aug 09, 2008 by spupy | Posted in Cycling

I just bought a second-hand road bicycle to commute around town. It has a lightweight frame, mudguards, luggage carrier, normal handlebars (not drop handlebars), and I guess it is not a racing bike. But the tires are very thin.
The Question is:

Hello!!
I used to ride in town with a mountain bike fitted with 26' slick (thin tires) and not only they were uncomfortable but they turned out to be dangerous in crossing tramway rails. You must cross them at 90°, otherwise, this is risky...

On a Trek 2.3 road bicycle, what wheel set and road tires would significantly improve riding performance?

May 05, 2010 by "Ferla" | Posted in Cycling

Currently have Bontrager Race wheel set and Bontrager hardcase tires. I must have higher performance to race with an "A" riding group in Orlando, Florida.

I rode a Trek 2.3 last year before I upgraded to a Madone, but anyway, when I got into racing, and got a little better of course, I upgraded my wheelset to a pair of Bontrager X Lites, and put on Continental 4000s tires. They seemed to improve my cornering

Road bicycle flats? How to prevent them?

Jun 05, 2009 by NeroN | Posted in Cycling

I have a problem with bicycle flats. Almost every 200 km i get a flat (I changed 6 tubes already). Ive got a road bicycle with tires Michelin Orium 622x23 and i inflate them to 7.5 bar.
(8 is max). There is pretty much glass on road and that is

I ride about 160km a week and flats are just a part of cycling. Besides ensuring your tires are good quality and fairly new, the best way I've found is to pay attention to the road surface. There is so much debris - glass, nails, thorns etc. One time

Does the tread on road bicycle (slick) tyres actually have a function or is it purely cosmetic?

Sep 21, 2007 by doberweiler | Posted in Cycling

I would just like to know if it has any function as I have heard that bikes can have completely smooth tyres in the wet any, answers much appreciated. Also if people in professional bike racing believe this to be true.

jman4117 is correct


The tyre compound is more important than the tread, I use
Vredestein fortezza tricomp they are the best slicks I have tried in the wet so far. (even though I avoid riding my best bike in the rain)

Changing a Road Bike Tire

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