Any thoughts on the bike brand 'Giant'?

thescouselander

Giant are a good make and in fact they are the largest bike manufacturer in the world so they should know what they're doing. I do think you pay a slight premium for the name though and I've heard good things about Jamis so that bike would also be worth a look.

Keep_pedalling

fred246 wrote: »

I have used Schwalbe Marathon Plus for a few years now. I think they are very similar to car tyres in terms of puncture resistance. I use them for commuting as I need to get to work on time. I recommended them to a cyclist friend who couldn't stand them - far too heavy for him. You just have to decide what your priorities are.

I'm not too keen on them either too sluggish, My touring bike is shod with Panaracer Tourguards which are well protected under the tread but have zero protection on the sidewalls, which makes them lighter more flexible and a lot easier change if you do get a puncture.

Hopefully they will hold up on the 115km ride I will be doing on Sunday, as it is not too much fun fixing punctures in the wind and rain

Nebulous2

I've had the standard slightly nobbly tyres on my cross / commuter for the past year without a puncture. The rear was quite worn and I've just replaced it with a marathon (not the plus)

I was wary of the plus because of negative comments online, but the bike is running better than before.

brat

Keep_pedalling wrote: »

I'm not too keen on them either too sluggish, My touring bike is shod with Panaracer Tourguards which are well protected under the tread but have zero protection on the sidewalls, which makes them lighter more flexible and a lot easier change if you do get a puncture.

Hopefully they will hold up on the 115km ride I will be doing on Sunday, as it is not too much fun fixing punctures in the wind and rain

Good luck on the ride! Peering out from behind the curtains it looks a bit windy and wet.

Keep_pedalling

brat wrote: »

Good luck on the ride! Peering out from behind the curtains it looks a bit windy and wet.

Thanks, I must admit half way back I was beginning to regret not joining the quite large list of non starters, nice back wind for most of the outward leg, but an even stronger head wind for virtually whole 57k back, so currently feel like I've riden a lot further.

At least there was a lot less rain than forecast.

Hanky_Panky

modsandmockers wrote: »

When I bought my new bike (4-5 years ago) it came with Continental Sport tyres, and I was assured that they were amongst the best for general use. I had at least three punctures in the first eighteen months, despite covering well under 100 miles a month (exclusively on clean hard surfaces, and never in the gutter). With hub brakes and gears, that number of punctures is a serious pain in the neck, and my mileage has gone down to less than 100 a year. That is about to change, though, because my two oldest grandchildren are now both bike-riders and they are lucky enough to live in Milton Keynes, where cycling can still be fun.

As I explained in another thread, the motor industry is as interested as the rest of us in fuel efficiency, and tyre design is part of the equation. The idea that that a puncture-resistant tyre will be horrible to ride sounds like an easy excuse for the manufacturers to continue to offer poor-quality bike tyres.

As a cyclist who lives in MK I presume you are talking about the Redways. I rarely use them as they are most definitely not fun and you can almost guarantee a puncture with the amount of holes, lumps (out of nowhere), tree branches and general debris that seems litter them. That's also assuming it hasn't been raining when, due to the amount of leaves etc, it can be downright dangerous.

Anyway - OP, we are a three Giant household and I thoroughly recommend them for great value for money.