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Road tires on a MTB
This may be a silly question but i want to get in to doing some duathlon and i was wondering if i could buy road tires to fit on my mountain bike (2011 avanti vapour 3). I have an Easton EA90 UST Tubeless Wheelset
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You can get slicks with at least 35mm section.
I've done the same thing but bought a 2nd set of shimano wheels, an extra 9sp cassette and disc rotor and fitted conti sport contacts 1.3 wide on them. I swap out the wheels rather than mess around changing tyres every time I wanna ride. Works a treat and rides really well. MTB looks a tad silly and turns heads from our friends the "roadies".
Now, I'm currently at a "cycling crossroads" in that I'm considering selling my epic and buying a trail bike instead. If so, I'll be selling my gear to fund the move. Could be a future classified to look out for.
PM me if you'd be interested in my gear
My shopping Trolley - A Spesh Stumpy HT with road tyres, panniers, Rohloff hub and Stan's ZTR Crest rims with Arisun Cruiser tyres (cheap but strong)
I can recommend the Michelin XCR slicks:
http://www.competitivecyclist.com/michelin-xcr-r...
Have a look at the maximum psi as a high tyre pressure will help you roll (to a point). These have 80 PSI. Which is pretty high. They do roll pretty fast, using the same rubber compound as the roadie Pro Race III which a lot of people thought was a very fast roadie tyre.
Not cheap but mine have lasted for ever.
If I remember correctly the Vapour is a 26" bike.
You can easily & cheaply fit slicks from 1" to about 2" although the circumference isn't that big & you can run out of gears.
Personally I found that 29er wheels fitted with 32mm 700c slicks really were the fastest option.
Not too sure if these might be a suitable combo either, but my Parents have the Maxxis Wormdrive Tyres on their MTB's, easier rolling resistance for them over knobby tyres and they love them. Both being 70+ and still hitting the Walking/Bike Trails up at Laurieton.