Yet Another Cycling Forum

General Category => The Knowledge => Topic started by: hubner on 10 November, 2018, 04:45:42 pm

Title: Amberwall tyres
Post by: hubner on 10 November, 2018, 04:45:42 pm: There's not much choice if you want amberwall tyres, off the top of my head there are these:

Open Tubular (expensive, fast, fragile, comfortable):
Vittoria Corsa G+
Vittoria Corsa Speed G+
Veloflex (various models)
Challenge (various models)
Specialised Turbo Cotton

Med weight with good suppleness:
Panaracer Pasela (700x25 seems to be out of of stock from online retailers most of the time)

Touring, low end, cheap:
Michelin World Tour
Michelin Dynamic Classic
Schwable Lugano
Title: Re: Amberwall tyres
Post by: LittleWheelsandBig on 10 November, 2018, 05:20:45 pm: https://www.cycleking.co.uk/arisun-metro-runner-700c-x-32c-amber-wall-tyre.html
arisun-rapide-700-x-25c-retro-amber-wall
michelin-lithion-2-road-bike-tyre
https://bicyclechain.co.uk/product/1413/raleigh-discovery-cycle-tyre-700-35/
Many Compass tyres https://www.velovitality.co.uk/collections/700c-tyres
Title: Re: Amberwall tyres
Post by: hubner on 10 November, 2018, 05:31:13 pm: Quote from: LittleWheelsandBig on 10 November, 2018, 05:20:45 pm
https://www.cycleking.co.uk/arisun-metro-runner-700c-x-32c-amber-wall-tyre.html

I've never heard of that brand, apparently they're made by Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Co Ltd
http://www.arisun-bicycletire.com/
Title: Re: Amberwall tyres
Post by: Gattopardo on 10 November, 2018, 05:36:22 pm: At a guess amberwall and tan wall are the same thing?
Title: Re: Amberwall tyres
Post by: LittleWheelsandBig on 10 November, 2018, 05:39:32 pm: Usually skinwall tyres (without any black dye) or gumwall tyres (with yellow rubber).
Title: Re: Amberwall tyres
Post by: mcshroom on 10 November, 2018, 05:44:21 pm: Clement Strada LGG come with tan walls.
https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/TYCLSTLGGWT/clement-strada-lgg-wire-bead-tyre-700c
Title: Re: Amberwall tyres
Post by: Oxford_Guy on 10 November, 2018, 05:51:25 pm: Quote from: LittleWheelsandBig on 10 November, 2018, 05:39:32 pm
Usually skinwall tyres (without any black dye) or gumwall tyres (with yellow rubber).

Quite different things!
Title: Re: Amberwall tyres
Post by: LittleWheelsandBig on 10 November, 2018, 05:58:13 pm: Yup, so know what you are getting. Usually the first option is expensive and light while the second is cheap and heavy.
Title: Re: Amberwall tyres
Post by: dat on 10 November, 2018, 06:00:54 pm: Compass make some beautiful and very comfortable tyres. Rode the 650bx38c for a while.

https://www.compasscycle.com/product-category/components/tires/
Title: Re: Amberwall tyres
Post by: Oxford_Guy on 10 November, 2018, 06:29:05 pm: BTW the very nice Veloflex Master tyres now come in 28mm, as well as 25mm and 23mm: http://www.veloflex.it/en/open-tubular-master28

Size-wise, they're usually pretty much to spec, or under, depending on the rim, unlike most, which tend to go over.
Title: Re: Amberwall tyres
Post by: vantage on 11 November, 2018, 06:31:48 pm: Schwalbe City Jet are available in 26" x 1.5 or 1.95".
Title: Re: Amberwall tyres
Post by: hubner on 17 November, 2018, 09:12:14 am: What used to be Michelin Axial Sport is now Michelin Dynamic Classic, a cheap low grade tyre at £7.

Planet X seems to have several amberwalls with lesser known brand names, eg:
https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/TYPAJBG/jack-brown-green-folding-tyre
https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/TYPANS/nifty-swifty-wire-tyre
https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/TYPARP/rolly-poly-folding-tyre
https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/TYNIFTFT/fairweather-tyre-for-traveler
Title: Re: Amberwall tyres
Post by: Jakob W on 17 November, 2018, 11:13:57 am: I think those planet X tyres above are panaracer models that Rivendell Bike Works (used to?) sell in the US; I don't know if they're end of line, overstock, or whatever, but assuming they're the same as the RivBike ones they're likely to be decent..
Title: Re: Amberwall tyres
Post by: morbihan on 17 November, 2018, 12:18:19 pm: Plus one for compass. Preferably ultra lights.
Expensive and a little tricky to set up, but despite the frail appearance, incredibly hard wearing.
One set of 650b 42mm with a few 1000 km on, and one set 700cc 44mm that were used on TCR (lots of dodgy surfaces). Still tonnes of tread left on both.
Title: Re: Amberwall tyres
Post by: hubner on 23 December, 2018, 05:31:16 pm: The Panaracer Pasela 700x25 is actually 23mm wide on my Mavic 20mm MA2 rim.