The tyres that I had on my red hybrid bike were getting a bit thin, and since pushing them to their limits the back tyre was showing the nylon threads. I decided it was time to get some new tyres, but as with most things kept putting it off.

When cycling to my sisters a week ago, I head a very loud ‘phftt’ which sounded like a gunshot, and my back tyre went flat. It didn’t surprise me, but was slightly annoying.

Once back home (after walking the remainder of the way) I looked on ebay for some more tyres. The ones I had put on there a couple of years ago for my land end to John ‘O’ Groats trip were still available, but I decided to go for something a bit more stylish, and so opted for Schwalbe City kevlar lined tyre. I found it cheaper from an online shop (link) than on ebay, and so promptly trusted an online retailer that I had never seen before with £8.50 of my hard earned cash, and awaited delivery. It came very promptly, and I put it on with a new tube, and cycled 12 miles to Manchester and back. One of the concerns with this tyre is that it can slip in the wet, but the road was wet and in places snowy, and it didn’t seem to have any problems. Over the next few weeks if the road is deserted I might try to make it slip to find it’s limits, and until then I hope it doesn’t.

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