On 08/01/2013 12:16 AM, Peter wrote:
Hi everyone. Please tell me what tire and width of tire you'd recommend for a novice commuter riding on wet (rainy) and poor city streets. I find that I don't feel very safe on wet streets and thus suffer a loss of confidence unless I ride quite slowly--obviously I want to keep riding and improve my skills. At the moment I'm gearing up to buy a new bike from Rivendell, but haven't yet decided on the model. My current bike is a Cannondale touring bike.
I feel confident on wet roads with just about all the tires that I use, including Grand Bois Cypres 700x32C, Grand Bois Hetre 42x650B, Grand Bois Lierre 38x650B, Panaracer Col de la Vie 38x650B and Challenge Parigi Roubaix 27x700C. I don't ride the one bike that has narrower tires than those in the rain very often because it won't fit fenders, but I was caught by unexpected rain on a long ride last summer and found that Michelin Pro2Race 700Cx25 were fine in the rain as well.
If you're commuting on poor quality city streets a lot, I'd definitely recommend a wide tire. 38-42mm width and around 50 psi takes a lot of the worry out of bad pavement, especially at night when visibility isn't good and it's hard to be fastidious about avoiding problem areas.
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