From CyclingNews.com
By Will Jones
The top road bike tyres for speed, puncture protection, grip and more, tested in the lab and out on the road by our team of expert reviewers
One of the most cost-effective upgrades you can make is a set of the best road bike tyres. The right rubber can transform your ride, improving rolling resistance, grip, comfort, and in some cases, aerodynamics.
Our team of testers has covered countless miles on the road and in all weather conditions, putting road bike tyres through their paces to see how they perform in the real world.
We’ve also taken many of these tyres to the wind tunnel and assessed them using our own lab-based rolling resistance testing. Our results are combined with feedback from our expert test team, giving a complete picture of each tyre’s speed, grip, comfort and durability.
As a result, we’ve collated the best road bike tyres across a range of categories, including the fastest tyres, the best racing options, the most puncture-resistant and the best budget choices. We’ve awarded scores for grip and puncture protection in the specs for each tyre. Higher numbers are better.
Different riding conditions may call for more specialised options, such as thebest gravel tyres where the tread pattern plays a much bigger role in providing grip on loose surfaces, or the best winter road bike tyres which feature additional tread detailing to help the rubber deform more easily and maintain grip in colder, wetter conditions.