michaelm101

I've used Biketiresdirect since 2015. However, their selections have dwindled and they're out of stock on many items I seek.

Is there another reputable supplier of bike tires out there?

Thanks in advance!

Sy Reene

Excel is often pretty good with special pricing (at least for road tires); not familiar with their offerings in other sizes.

'02 nrs

just ordered 3 panaracers that no one stocked here in the US.UPS delivered in 3 days.save more on shipping by ordering more than 1 tire even though their price for 1 is about the same as a US dealer with shipping.https://www.merlincycles.com/en-us/r...e-tyres-75331/

t2p

Bike Closet is another option

Barry2 

Sports Basement, there are a couple down there.
AND they match online pricing before additionally applying their member discount.

Barry

terrymorse 

I just picked up some GP5000 tires from Planet Cyclery. Good sale price.

squirtdad

I like BTD, but in general seems tires are hit and miss al over the world

here are number of British shops, I have done business with

https://www.probikekit.com/bike-tire...e_content:700c
https://www.competitivecyclist.com/bike-tires?fl=true
https://www.merlincycles.com/en-us/r...e-tyres-75331/
https://www.wiggle.com/cycle/tires-and-spares

german site

https://www.bike24.com/cycling/parts...1658,1740,1951

mstateglfr 

Google. Just google whatever tire you want and click on a dozen results. Then compare.

I honestly dont know why there is loyalty to a specific online vendor when dozens of them are of equal quality for service/speed. I would much rather buy the specific tire I want from wherever has it for cheapest, versus buying whatever tire is closest to what I want from a specific vendor.

michaelm101

I'm getting many "scam" alerts for this website...WUWT?

veganbikes

Your local shop probably has a good selection of tires or can order whatever you need.

79pmooney

I know nothing about Bike Closet but I know some reputable vendors have older internet services/software/practices that don't fit modern scam scanners. Also, some scammers use addresses very close to those of reputable vendors. So, no answers here but more research might find you either assurance that the site is valid or a different web address. If it is indeed a scam, come back and tell us.

mstateglfr 

bikecloset is a real site.

mstateglfr 

Mine certainly do. They also cost nearly double what I can buy them for online.
It's a tough reality. Some find value in buying a commodity in person.
Some find value in having immediate availability.
Some find value in saving cost because they don't need the tires that day and they can easily install em.


More than one way to skin a cat...though I don't think there is a vegan way.

veganbikes

You could say more than one way to peel a potato or carrot or apple or other similar fruit or vegetable. No need to harm cats or anyone else : )

michaelm101

Hey veganbikes, it's ok, buddy. I have volunteered in animal rescue for over 20 years, and currently foster and re-home cats. I own several cats (and dogs too) and treat them better than I treat my GF.
That's just a figure of speech... like "kill two birds with one stone," etc. I wouldn't ever think of killing a bird unless it was a game bird for my own food source.

Better than buying dead birds in the grocery store raised in little pens (livestock) just to be slaughtered for human consumption. Like God intended.

But, that's OK too...

veganbikes

This is quickly going to devolve but it really isn't OK. The language we use has a powerful impact on life and normalizing and making bad things OK is a huge problem. Yes it maybe an old expression but we have a lot of those that are problematic. The thing with animals as their voice is not one we can understand so we can easily ignore it and since they might not understand our language either they might not be able to stand up for themselves. Whereas if someone said the n-word someone would be able to say hey yeah don't say that. We can say other things, we don't need to say those things just because we said them in the past. We can be better humans.

Thou shalt not kill.

Anywho back to tires. What tires are you looking for?

michaelm101

FYI: Thou shalt not kill refers to the ending the life of another human.
I need fast racing tires that have a reflective sidewall. BTW, I spent the afternoon with goats, pigs, chickens, lamas and alpacas while contemplating how humans freak out on simple linguistic expressions.

timdow

My LBS's don't carry many tire choices. I buy my Marathon Plus tires from Chain Reaction because usually they are the best price there.. Downside is that $100 needs to be spent for free shipping.

BillyD

Oh stop it! It’s a common expression, why are you making it an issue? Let’s just drop the nonsense and get back on topic.

prj71

Let's not talk about furries and litter boxes and just use google people.

https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=Bike+Tiresht

Once you have taken all of these hard steps to look for bike tires then select that little shopping button at the top.

seypat

This. It's really not that hard.

unterhausen

BillyD asked for the subject of metaphorical harm to animals to be dropped upthread, so let's drop it, d'accord?

On the subject of the thread, you have to be very careful with whatever google comes up with nowadays because scammers have figured out how to use it to scam. Not everyone is sufficiently online to know which vendors are legit, so we are going to see this question asked occasionally. I don't see anything wrong with it, you can scroll on buy if you don't like it.

Paul Barnard

eBay has been my go-to for a while on bicycle tires. Feedback and transaction history have served me well as indicators of reputable businesses. Many are brick and mortar stores like the previously mentioned Planet Bike.

pdlamb

It may just be that time of year for biketiresdirect -- they'll probably be getting new stock in the next couple of months.

One other site to check would be universalcycles. Unfortunately, it's a bit less convenient to search than BTD.

veganbikes

To be fair, I didn't mention the expression nor mention my name. Common expression or not there is no need for it. I am happy to end the conversation though not a problem. Have a great night : )