(This is a sponsored article, brought to you in association with Michelin)
They're the crucial contact point between your bike and the road, but can you honestly say when you last checked your tyres? Chances are, if you've been riding the same ones through winter, they could be a bit tired and worn by now.
With spring firmly here, many riders will be thinking about converting their training miles into summer smiles. So what should you be looking for in a new pair of road tyres? Well it depends on what conditions you'll be riding in, how deep your pockets are, and whether you want to use the same type you've always ridden.
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1. What roads will you be riding?
This is the crucial question – there's no point running 23mm road tyres at 100 psi if you're planning on riding cobbles, or the local council is a bit slow at pothole repairs. Your teeth will get rattled out and your bike will hate it. On the other hand, 30mm tyres inflated to 60 psi is almost certainly overkill for the smooth roads of Lanzarote.
2. How much racing are you doing?
There's a major proviso to the comfort issue mentioned above: will you be racing? Because if so, you're more likely to accept a little discomfort if it means you can go a little faster. Whereas if you're training, you don't want to get punished on every ride, when no one's timing you anyway.
3. How wet will it get?
4. Have you tried tubulars yet?
5. How long do you want them to last?
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