Continental Tour Ride Urban Bicycle Tire

I was always getting flats as I commuted 18 miles to work because I swear they never clean up the debris in the bike lanes and it all just builds up. I bought a couple of these tires and put them on my road bike. Since then I have biked over 900 miles and have only experience 3 small punctures from a piece of wire or a staple. I have not yet had any punctures from a rock or piece of glass which I am constantly riding over or hitting. These tires are still in good shape and still have a lot of tread on them. They have low roll resistance and don't seem to slow down my average speed. I'm very impressed by the performance of these tires and the affordability.

Critical context that make this review meaningful:700x32 tires on 700cx23 road bike rims for city commute in northern Calif. Pavement are rough with holes here any there. These are the fattest tires that clear my bike. I hoped to obtain better riding quality and durability against flats. About 400 miles on them.This tire is soft - install easily by hand and traction is good on winter (just above freeze) and summer (about 85F). Compared to the newer version, the traction is significantly better both cold and hot. Tread life is less concern given my ride distance.The newer version of this tire, as amazon suggested, is remarkably stiffer and requires great effort to mount. Metal levers were used in summer and made some marks on my rims. The traction was poorer in winter (front wheel slips from time to time).Efficiency wise, I feel a sensible loss (~15%) compare the 700x23 Michelin road / city fusion I used for recreational riding. Given the added comfortableness and by far no flat, I vote for these.This is a 4.5 star tire, and given its is no regret for me, round it up to 5.

I really want to like this tire. I read a lot of reviews and the price is pretty good. First, you need to allow about 3 weeks to get this tire, as it is shipped from the U.K. I ordered a 700x37 and received. 28x1 3/8. Doing the math, I figured it is close enough. I ride a Giant hybrid that originally came with 700x40 tires. This is on the front. Tire mounted fine, and I usually put 60lbs of air. I ride about 300 miles a month and will update this review after I put some miles on the tire. If it is as good as I want, I will give it a fifth star. Not sure how they can make and deliver a tire for 20 bucks, but whatever. Works for me.Update 11/4/17. I have put about 600 miles on this tire, and I do like the way it rides overall. As one reviewer said, it can be a little squirrelly. I run it with 60lbs of air, and it’s a few mm thinner than I am accustomed to. Overall a good tire for the price.

Was great for 2 years. I wish I knew how many miles... But I estimate about 700 miles. However, I just got 3 flats in one week and 2 of them were punctures on urban, Michigan roads (we have terrible roads). When checking the tire, I noticed that the tread is starting to tear the tire and I see dry rot forming on the side walls. I'm not sure what the manufacturer date was, but that's early in my book. I've had other tires last many more miles and years at the same price point and on the same roads. I'm disappointed.

UPDATE: Well, I have decided to return these after just two short rides. They constantly feel under inflated...even when they are inflated past their max. It leaves these tires feeling like they are slipping in tight turns. I see that most of the reviews are great, so maybe I just got a bad pair, or maybe I'm just not used to the way that tires like these feel.ALSO: These tires are obviously not the size that they are advertised. I purchased 28mm but they are 25mm max.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------These tires are a bit perplexing to me. On one hand, they feel like they have more bite than the slicks I was riding on...but on the other hand, they feel like the sidewalls aren't thick enough. When I corner hard, the tire feels like it's going to roll off of the rim. For the type of riding I do, the tread comes in handy...but I'm still trying to decide if they are going to be good enough in the long run.

Continental Tour Ride Urban Bicycle Tire (26x 1 1/2 x 2) These tires are great for all around use. I have these on a fully ridged Giant ATX I use as an all terrain touring bike. I ride on paved roads and trails, gravel, crushed limestone, and even mild single track. They handle it all very well, even wet pavement. The only thing they don't do well in is mud since they have no self cleaning properties, but I don't expect them to be able to do everything. Rolling resistance is excellent for such a wide tire (I have the 54mm version).I have not experienced any flats with these so far which is a vast improvement over my cyclocross tires that came with my bike. I even ran through glass from a shattered car mirror.These tire soak up bumps and road vibration very well.These are not the most efficient or the fastest tires around, but if you want reliable commuting/touring tires that handle most surfaces well then these will meet your needs.

Tyres made in India, then again how would they be so reasonably priced. Delivered 5 days before expected, so came in time for my weekend ride. Having come off my bike twice, bad injury to my knees. I was looking for a more substantial tread on the edges of the tyre. My eBike being hybrid tyres and a general-purpose tread, these tyres appealed. 42mm tyres as opposed to standard 38mm's. Some apprehension about fitting, maybe too wide, too tall, may have to take mudguards of?. No such worry, fitted a treat, could have gone wider, maybe. But will certainly look for some other variant for more off road riding. Let's hope I can remain in the saddle with these?

Its ONE single tyre, not 2. Because .... you know, bikes only need one, duh. Delivery took forever. I will put that lonely, sad single tyre on my bike and if all goes well order a second one because my bike is special apparently.

These are great tyres compared to what I had.They handle we'll have very little drag and good grip.I put 70psi in them and they are outstanding for me,i could instantly feel the difference,and my average speed went up and commute to work time was quicker.How these perform in the wet and how puncture resistant they are only time will tell.At the moment I am very impressed and would recommend.

I was hoping that I could manage without puncture resist tyres. Silly me. On three consecutive days I got punctions 8 miles into a 12 mile ride. The rubbish at the side of the road cannot be avoided without asking to be hit by other vehicles. I fitted this tyre and the problem has gone away. A small price to pay for a good solid ride.

The bike manufacturers should provide these by default as what typically comes with 'consumer' bicycles may cause a huge distress in particular in autumn when they trim the bushes - one time I had to repair the punctures nearly every day before switching to products like this.This one however does not have a reflective strip.