Quote Originally Posted by wheezing donkey View Post
Graham,

Have a look on the Spa Cycles (Harrogate) website. They usually have some good deals on Schwalbe tyres. Take a look at the Schwalbe Marathon Plus Tour, they are available in 35mm x 700c, it's what I have fitted to my 'monster cross' bike. Far more grip than the road oriented Schwalbe Marathon plus and just as puncture resistant. Not a 'fast' / light tyre but very puncture resistant - no point in gaining 10 seconds/mile if you are going to waste 15 minutes changing an inner tube.

Ian.

Ian

Thank you. What good company you keep!

I have a recommendation from one Graham Wright on the virtues of Schwalbe Marathon Plus.

Mine came with Vittoria Terreno Zero Graphene 2.0 which is not what it shows on the Boardman website, the website that suggests the bike can go anywhere, when it means "unless you need some grip"! Anyway I will see how we go. I do wonder about Boardman (or rather Halfords) which seems to be following INOV-8 in offering a thousand different models and sizes. They also seem to be pursuing vanity "high price" bikes but I have never seen a high priced prestige Boardman go past me amongst the Colnago, Pinarello, etc., unless they were too fast for me to notice! But far be it from me...

I will take a look at the Schwalbe.

Graham