ayaseeno

any recommendation for the a good tires to be used in California streets, recently moved to live in USA/California & every time i ride my bicycle i end up with puncture.

Road Bike (TT)
Full carbon wheels (cosmic mavic SL)
riding 25-50 miles 3 times a week

Barrettscv 

Welcome to Bikeforums.

I use Michelin PRO4 Endurance on my road bike with great results. These have substantial flat protection, but still roll with minimal effort and ride smoothly. No flats yet with 3500 miles on the tires.

You might review the test results here to find a tire with better-than-average flat resistance (scroll down to see a list of tires);

https://www.bicyclerollingresistance...min=7&minpr=13

caloso

Another fan of Michelins.

Can you be more specific than just California? This is a big place and we might be able to give you more specific information.

BillyD

Moved from Cyclocross to Road forum.

anon`

Really? I live in SoCal, and do most of my riding in the IE, San Diego, and OC areas. All road. I ride 23C Continental GP4000s IIs and have never had a puncture. And I've picked more than one boneheaded line through the shattered remains of a bottle.

johnny99

Continental GP4000 are very popular in my club. Use the widest size you can. The new Michelins are supposed to be good, too. Also Gatorskins for people who mostly ride in more urban areas.

RushFan2112

For a general all around great tire I have yet to find anything better than the Conti GP4000.

jordanair45

+3

You'll get a lot of Conti fans, but I've never been a fan of their tires. Michelin WTF. I'm also on pro 4 endurance and ride some nasty roads, no flats yet. Their newer tires are even better, but steep for the $ ($60 each). Other than that, they are road tires, and you will puncture, so be sure to get extra tubes and a patch kit, carry it at all times along with some co2, levers, etc

Doge

It is a big state. Longer Interstate drive than TX!

We go goat heads, delinquent kids who break glass bottles, industrial screws and junk, old barbed wire and clean roads. So it depends.
Conti's are very popular. I ride Veloflex and avoid Goat Heads.

Sullalto

gatorskins are ****, go with marathons.

Sullalto

What map are you looking at?

Doge

Look at that - the miles changed. 55 miles farther in TX if you can manage to stay on the I-10 the whole time.

CA I-5 795 miles on the same Interstate.
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/32.5...a=!4m2!4m1!3e0

The longest TX end to end (seems to be) I-10 .
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/31.7...a=!4m2!4m1!3e0

cccorlew

Your question is too broad. I use Marathons on my commute, but jeezzz are they slow rollers.My commute is covered with glass and goatheads so it's worth it. I use Michelin PRO4 (not the Endurance) on my road bike, but mostly because I like the retro whitewall they make. You also can't miss with Continental GP4000. But so much depends on the roads YOU ride.

MSchott

If you are getting a lot of punctures check to make sure the rim tape is covering the nipples. Second, are you riding on the dirty bike path or the far right side of the roads where it’s cleaner?

cpach

Your geography is a little to vague to be helpful at all.

GP4000s have pretty good puncture protection for tires that also have phenomenally low rolling resistance, great grip, and surprising life.

Bontrager AW3s are pretty nice. They supposedly have better puncture resistance than Gatorskins but definitely roll faster and have better road feel.

I've been really loving road tubeless but you have some pretty nice wheels that aren't tubeless compatible, so that's out.

pdoege

I'm in Mountain View and use mostly 23-28mm GatorSkins for my road work. A sufficiently aggressive Goathead will penetrate these tires but they shrug off the typical glass/metal/plastic road debris.

I just installed 32mm Hutchinson Sector tubeless tires and should have some results in a year or so.

diphthong

another fan of the michelin pro 4 endurance. last longer with fewer punctures imho. every time i've used the michelin pro 3's (whether the lbb was out of stock or i cheaped out), i've regretted it (4x now). worth the extra $10 a tire. ridden the comparably priced contis, vittorias, hutchinsons as well and always found myself returning to the michelin pro 4 endurance. they handle firm dirt/fire roads decently as well.

dim

check the IRC clincher tyres .... :

https://www.irc-tire.com/en/bc/products/road/

I use the IRC tubeless and am well pleased

On my commuter bike (clinchers), I'm currently using Vittoria Pave CGIII (320 Tpi) .... nice fast tyres and good puncture resistance

previously, I used a variety of tyres but the Conti 4 Seasons were good for winter on crappy roads .... My next clincher tyres will be the IRC Aspite Pro (they are good for wet and dry and I've read very good reviews of these)

my advice is if you do ever get another wheelset, get tubeless ready ....

Bob Ross

Most of the time when I ride i CA I'm on Conti GP4000SII. In fact, since 90% of my riding is on my own bike (I have a coupled travel bike) I could say that same thing about any state in the country, and several countries in Europe as well. Never found a paved road anywhere that honestly warranted a more robust tire than the GP4000SII for recreational enthusiast riding.

Now, for commuting, that's another story...

dim

Conti GP4000SII are an Ok tyre .... however, it's hit and miss with them .... I've had 2 that have had sidewall splits (on good roads) whilst riding (both of the tyres were fairly new).... I cycle lots of miles per week (approx 200 miles)

Many people buy the Conti GP4000SII because their mates say that they are good and they read forums where members say they are good, so believe what they hear and read

Conti GP4000SII were one of the better ones a few years ago, but there are many newer tyres that cost the same or cheaper and that are better and faster. ... to name a few: Vittoria Rubino, Bontrager R4 320, Michelin Power Competition, and Specialized Turbo Cotton (my favourite clincher so far.... amazing tyres that roll very fast ) ....

I'm currently using Vittoria Open Pave CGIII, and I would rate them the same/equivalent to Conti GP4000SII and give a very nice comfortable ride (they are 320TPI)

I have not tried the Michelin yet, but will do so next year. My next set of clincher tyres will be the IRC

trailangel

I like those Specialized 24mm Turbo Cotton tires.... nice riding tire.
I liked the older Vittoria Open Corsa II ... similar.. nice ride
But being practical in Los Angeles, I am on 25mm Conti 4 Season tires.... not as nice a ride.
But less flats. I don't like fixing flats with homeless people standing (passed out) around watching.

caloso

The Turbo Cotton tires are some of the nicest clinchers I've ever ridden. Very supple, very fast. But not particularly long lasting or flat resistant. I keep them on my race wheels.

diphthong

not michelin lithions. picked them up as some cheapies to try out. 4 flats in 70 miles on the first ride with them.
3 front flats and one rear (boy is that ratio off in my experience). 3 thorns (not goatheads) and a staple.
not an industrial/construction staple mind you. a regular staple. i could see this happening after a thousand miles but after 24 miles?!
have generally been happy with the old kyrlions when they're around. pro 4 endurances are the preferred.