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26 inche tyre

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  • 21-04-2019 4:57pm
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    cena
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    I went to go for a cycle around the village and notice both tryes flat and all cracked.

    Where is the best place to get cheap tyres? Can you buy tubless tyres


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    covey123
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    That's a can of worms! yeah tyres can be very cheap but depends on what type of riding you do before making any suggestions, hard to recommend anything without more details so post up what kind of riding you normally do


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    cena
    Registered Users Posts: 10,027 ✭✭✭✭cena


    covey123 wrote: »
    That's a can of worms! yeah tyres can be very cheap but depends on what type of riding you do before making any suggestions, hard to recommend anything without more details so post up what kind of riding you normally do

    normally road cycling some riding in the woods. Not used a whole lot


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    Lemming
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    cena wrote: »
    Can you buy tubless tyres
    cena wrote: »
    normally road cycling some riding in the woods. Not used a whole lot

    To add to the [several] cans of worms already posted, it's not just the tyres that need to be 'tubeless ready', but the rims need consideration too. Is there any particular reason that you feel the need to go tubeless given your described cycling environment?


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    cena
    Registered Users Posts: 10,027 ✭✭✭✭cena


    Lemming wrote: »
    To add to the [several] cans of worms already posted, it's not just the tyres that need to be 'tubeless ready', but the rims need consideration too. Is there any particular reason that you feel the need to go tubeless given your described cycling environment?

    I don't need to go tubeless. Was just curious.


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    covey123
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    If its mostly road, fire roads and woodland trails that are well packed/bedded in to be honest I don't think there is any need for tubeless,if you intend on hitting more technical trails with different surfaces then yeah they are a bonus.

    Something cheap and cheerful from Michelin should do fine, after that Continental do some that won't break the bank, narrow profile too if not on the trails too much.


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