Best "on road" mtb tyres

[Old Ned]

You could always try and find a pair of Specialised Turbo S which were basically a roadie slick but in MTB size. I had a pair (along with the matching tubes) but never fitted them and sold them on some years ago. Now THEY would have flown!

 

[orange71]

another vote for the city slickers - had them for years with little wear. In the end the sidewalls went from age.

 

[johnkiteman]

Conti Top Touring get my vote every time

Run smooth and fast, excellent in the wet, few punctures - have 1.7,s on my pub bike as they are good for any unscheduled off road excursions too :?

 

[reanimation]

Another vote for conti sport contact, fitted on last bike and came standard on my big wheeler. does the trick for me

 

[Frank West]

Check Schwabe they have some fast rolling light tyres. They do a gumwall in the city jet tyre in 1.5 and 1.7 I think.

They also make the awesome-looking Super Moto, a performance version of their Marathon and Big Apple city balloon tires. It comes in 2.35!

 

[sastusbulbas]

I have been using Continental Sport Contact 1.6 for some time, I also used the thinner model, then a 1.6 on the rear and the thin one on the front.

They are guaranteed for a year against punctures, done me well the last 5+ years or so, and I ride just about every day of the year regardless of the weather through some pretty rough areas and poor condition roads and all sorts of surfaces.

Good value for a tyre which comes with an inner tube and 1 year guarantee.

 

[Xesh]

If I was to fit another set I reckon I would try conti gatorskins.

I can recommend gatorskins. I've got them on my SS all be it in the 700c version. I've had them for 6 months now and I've never had a puncture yet (now I've said that I'll probably puncture tomorrow :roll: ). They are the only tyre I've ever used that I can say that about. They're also very hard wearing, reasonably grippy and don't seem to pick up and debris (unlike Michelins :evil: ).

All in all I can recommend these tyres. Money well spent imo.