Winter, wet weather tyres

[Nearholmer]

Very good tubeless tyres are expensive, I’m afraid, and the worse news is that because they’re made of very soft rubber, they wear-out quickly too! My personal experience is that they last less than a third of the mileage of Continental Contact Plus.

IMO, they’re really only worth resorting to if you can capitalise on their advantages (phenomenal grip and comfort off-road). If you don’t need that, they’d be an extravagance.

I couldn’t get them when I wanted to try them, but Schwalbe do now sell in the UK the G-one Overland, which is specifically designed as a mixed hard/soft surface tubeless tyre, a bit harder wearing than the rest of the G-one range, still not cheap, but that might be better value for some on the basis that it is supposed to be more durable.

[mjr]

I'm surprised that no one has mentioned leaf mush which takes months to decompose and afflicts many of my lesser local roads. Normal traffic moves it to the sides but then something very big, or two vehicles trying to pass, spreads it back onto the road again. How do slick, or near-slick, tyres cope with that muck?

They don't and that's why I have at least some tread on all tyres I ride in autumn and winter, but you can't convince some on here of that. They'll have to find out the hard way.

[JohnR]

My current preferred winter tyres are the Schwalbe G-One Allround which, I feel, can try to get some grip on whatever they encounter (other than deep mud or ice) while running fine on clean tarmac.

[url]https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/tyres-large ... nch-57584/[/ul]

good tyres but small stones will [almost inevitably] tend to get stuck in the tread and this might drive you nuts. Is there a cheaper alternative I wonder?

I've never had the problem of fine gravel getting stuck between the teeth. The photo at https://road.cc/content/review/schwalbe ... ion-285613 better shows the tread pattern on the <50mm wide versions of these tyres. The tread on the >50mm tyres (your link) is coarser. Mr Merlin has good prices https://www.merlincycles.com/search?w=G-One+Allround and seems to buy them in bulk as they are supplied without cardboard wrappers. I'm using them tubeless but haven't noticed punctures which have needed sealing. I suspect the teeth reduce the risk of sharp objects penetrating the carcass.

[rareposter]

Recent guide/reviews here:

https://www.cyclist.co.uk/buying-guides ... cture-free

[mattsccm]

My commuter gets a good mix of surfaces. 5 miles of FC gravel, 3 of tarmac and about 2 of manufactured single track or muddy woodland paths. Same the other way but a mile of the gravel is either up or down so that is probably where I notice tyres most. My solution.? A 35+mm tubeless front most of the year. Schwalbe G One speeds or whatever the current name is. Got a cheap CX tyre on at the moment and can't tell the difference. On the back it will be what ever lasts well so something cheap with thick tread. . Not prepared to replace a tyre twice a year. Really can't tell the difference apart from on one small muddy climb and if I hit that hard it doesn't matter.
Best ride and performance though will be some nice tubeless ones with a centre rib and some small side knobbles.