Components, Track/Fixed

Denver Murders City Tires

I Hate Thorns!

Tires in Denver are a sore spot for some. Not us, though. We know what tires will work well and what tires Denver will KILL OFF IMMEDIATELY. If you ride in the city, you have only a few choices that will allow you to stay upright, not have to walk your bike home from flat tires and not kill your pocketbook. Here is our short list:

1. Continental Contact Series – People who get flat using these are typically trying to prove us wrong. An infamous messenger skidded through one of them: not one flat until he went through all the layers. Even at the end, he was dumbfounded (and probably still is). We had another commuter come in with well over 200 thorns in each tire. Only 1 huge thorn made it through. That is a pretty good ratio.



Continental Contact Tire

The Contacts come in sizes for 26″ and 700c, from pretty skinny to a touring fat size. They have several different tread patterns as well.

2. Continental Gatorskin Series – These tires are not only tough, but the rubber is nice to ride on. When the going gets nasty, the Gatorskin can take it. People generally report about 2,000 to 3,000 miles. The mile per dollar ratio is really nice on these!

3. Serfas Seca Series – No where near as fancy as the Contact or Gatorskins, the Serfas Seca tires have a built in strip that resists the nasty thorns that Denver throws at cyclists. Expect about 800 to 1,000 miles out of these tires before it is time to replace them.