That’s why they’re not supposed to be used on the street, as they’re designed with a higher Shore hardness / transition temperature. Road tyres can overheat and come apart when used on a trainer.
So for a skid comp, probably a good choice. For a tyre ridden on the road, the potential to bin it is high.
Didn’t Urban Velo do a test on the skidability of some tyres recently?
haha I can see it already, hipsters will no brakes, no handlebar tape, and totally inappropriate home trainer tyres riding around because they apparently skid well… :lol:
I take your point though. The conti people probably didn’t have the brakeless fixie in mind when they wrote the product blurb.
I use my trainer quite a bit but have never bothered with a special “trainer tyre”, I just use whatever I’ve got that’s no longer fit for road use and keep that money for beer and pizza.
I’m in no way saying it’s a good idea, probably so hard you’ll go arse up but you never never know if you never never go.
Just get someone else to go first and tell you if it’s good or not
when should i replace my tire… i have Vittoria Zaffiros, they have lasted about 3months with a pair of brakes and about 200kms a week, well the rear has… but some fabric is starting to show through and I want to avoid a blowout…
I think I’ll get them again, how much should I be paying for them?