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  2 0 Tires are supposed to deform at the point of contact with the pavement. That's what gives them their grip; otherwise you'd be cornering on a point of contact about the size of a cockroach's butt. It sounds more like you don't like riding on the gooshier feeling tires. What width are your current tires? They sound like 28 or 32 mm based the max pressure. Despite the max pressure being a lawyer's number you don't really want to exceed it. With that in mind, get some less gooshy tires, assuming your rims can handle them. Road racing/training tires are awesome, and surprisingly flat resistant. 25 or 28 mm is a good width for Seattle, I like 25. I used a pair of Vittoria Diamante Pros for almost two years and probably 3k miles with one flat. Now I'm using some Vittoria Rubino Pro Techs which I like even more and are cheaper than the Diamantes. Lilting Missive answered in Bicycles about 1 year ago | Report 2 comments by Dallas Swank and Lilting Missive… 1 0 I'm actually already on 32 width tires. So you are suggesting getting smaller width tires than that in order to increase the pressure within the tire? That makes sense. Also, the gooshieness, which is a awesome word, is more than what I would consider normal. Thanks Dallas Swank commented about 1 year ago | Report 1 0 Yes, exactly. Narrower tires have higher pressures and tend to deform considerably less. Different tires deform all different amounts, so there's not really a "normal" amount of gooshiness, but generally 32s are going to be pretty soft. There are 25 and 22 mm racing tires that go all way up to 200 psi, I think, and the tires I use are rated for 130. I generally don't go any higher than 110, and for reference I weigh between 155 and 160 and generally have anywhere from 10 - 30 pounds on my back. But then it's a personal thing that I don't like the rock hard tire feeling that I get at 130 psi; some people do. Finding tires that you like is really a matter of trial and error. At this point I'm a pretty devout Vittoria evangelist, as I've now owned four pairs of their tires between my road and touring bikes and have never had an issue with them. That said, when I used their 28 mm Randonneurs on my road bike, which had a 85 or 95 max psi, they were more gooshy than I preferred. Vittoria's 25 mm racing/training tires are about perfect, while I use 32 mm Randonneur Pros on my touring bike. You can spend weeks researching racing tires online, but as long as they're 120 TPI or higher (or the equivalent; Schwalbe's Durano Plus doesn't have a specific TPI but it's on par), preferably dual-compound, and from a reputable company you're usually good. I'm quick to point people at Vittoria's lineup (I really think the Rubino Pros, not the regular Rubinos though, are an amazing deal), but I've heard people sing the praises of over brands as well. If you want to stick with Continental their Grand Prix 4000s have a lot of fans among year-round city riders. Lilting Missive commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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