I just bought a 2010 Blue Triad SL and apparently this bike has insanely narrow seat stays. My 23 mm vittoria training tire was rubbing on the stays and my LBS said I needed a "narrower" 23 mm tire so they put on a Continental Ultra Sport. I'd like to use a nicer tire than this for the long-term, so anybody know of "narrower" 23mm tires out there? I figured they were all the same width, but apparently some are wider than others.
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Re: Suggestions for "narrow" 23mm tires? [triguy86]
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The supersonic tires are pretty narrow for 23mm I find.
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Re: Suggestions for "narrow" 23mm tires? [triguy86]
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just go with a 20 mm tire.
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Re: Suggestions for "narrow" 23mm tires? [styrrell]
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Love to go with a 21 or 22 but they are all crazy expensive. At least the ones I've found.
Re: Suggestions for "narrow" 23mm tires? [Thomas Gerlach]
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Thomas Gerlach wrote:
The supersonic tires are pretty narrow for 23mm I find.This. They look like 22s.
Re: Suggestions for "narrow" 23mm tires? [triguy86]
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Ribble has the 20c GP4000 for <$41. Black Chili, just like the GP4000S.
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Re: Suggestions for "narrow" 23mm tires? [triguy86]
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Michelin Pro 4 COMP. The 23 is about 21mm wide, at least on the rim I tried (but the tyres are expensive too).
Re: Suggestions for "narrow" 23mm tires? [MrSkinny]
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MrSkinny wrote:
Michelin Pro 4 COMP. The 23 is about 21mm wide, at least on the rim I tried (but the tyres are expensive too).I just switched from Pro 4 Comp to Conti 4000S last week. Measured both with calipers on the same rim. Both tires were the same exactly 23mm, within 1/10th of a mm.
Edit: this was on SRAM S60 (hybrid toroidal carbon clincher rim with alu bead and alu brake surface), pumped to 110psi.
Re: Suggestions for "narrow" 23mm tires? [triguy86]
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triguy86 wrote:
I just bought a 2010 Blue Triad SL and apparently this bike has insanely narrow seat stays. My 23 mm vittoria training tire was rubbing on the stays and my LBS said I needed a "narrower" 23 mm tire so they put on a Continental Ultra Sport. I'd like to use a nicer tire than this for the long-term, so anybody know of "narrower" 23mm tires out there? I figured they were all the same width, but apparently some are wider than others.Hutchinson Atom in 23mm are narrower than 23mm
Vittoria's new Diamante Pro Radiale offers a 22mm width.
Felt's TTR tires are 23mm but "narrow" and "tall" measuring about 22.2mm on our TTR rims
The older Conti Force/Attack are often found for about $80 for the pair if you search around online.
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Re: Suggestions for "narrow" 23mm tires? [triguy86]
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You could try the Bontrager R4 Aero, which is 22mm. Pretty good rolling resistance, very aero (similar to GP4000s, though very slightly worse on both RR and aero).
Re: Suggestions for "narrow" 23mm tires? [Toby]
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Toby wrote:
Ribble has the 20c GP4000 for <$41. Black Chili, just like the GP4000S.PBK has it for right around the same $ too, not sure what shipping does to the overall price though.
sometimes you just have to lay out the $$$$
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