Currently: 700x38 Invert 2, on Bontrager Fairlane rims. On a Trek hybrid rescued from the trash some years back.

I ride ~90% city pavement and backstreets, 10% spontaneous mad park turf hill-bombing. Not high-mileage use.

I could appreciate a better set of rubber, but would probably appreciate a really good deal even more. I'm sure any decent set will be a significant upgrade from the crumbly-sidewalls I've been rolling on, probably born c. 1990's.

Definitely time - ok, past due time: The rear one got a tube puncture last week, now a week of riding after replacing the tube, that tire has developed a big prominent ominous-looking bulge (so no mo ridin fo me time bein'...).



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Performance will give prob you the cheapest...

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amazon is a lot cheaper in this case. just search for "38mm tire" schwinn comes up first. looks like you have some options in the >$20 price range.

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Ps. I could have some leeway in tire width and price if it buys something particularly better.

What the heck- just ordered a set of these: [www.performancebike.com]
700x35 Fortè Gotham ST, all of $26 for the pair, +7 sh.
Cheap! and the reviews note their low road roll resistance, handling in the wet, toughness (if a little heavy), and reasonably ok off-road ability. Probably a good balance. Wish I would've gotten around to doing this last month. Hopefully Performance ships (ground) out quick?

Id day get the widest you can -- not sure if they sell 700 x 43s anymore.

Although not much thinner, those 35s you got might have a harsher ride than your old 38s.

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Doubt that 3mm will make any discernible difference in feel.

Check if you have any bicycle co-ops in your area, I got an almost new mtb tire from ours for $5.00. I was lucky to already have a newer tube. Riding my old Giant Iguana was getting a bit worrisome with the tires I put on it when I built it, lol.

[www.biketiresdirect.com] has frequent specials.

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Doubt that 3mm will make any discernible difference in feel.

Maybe. I ride with 32Cs myself, and they seem so much cusiher than the 27s I used to ride on. Only a few MM, but thats 10% of the total width...

I run 26 X 1.25" slicks on my city bike, can really take the sting out of things...

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Unless riding very rocky or rutted gravel trails, anything wider than about 35 mm is overkill, plus you pay a weight penalty.

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Thanks for all the replies.
f/u -Even better. I just went back to read a spec on the tire's page at Performance, and it now offered an additional 20% off the tires I ordered last night. -Called them up, they cheerfully credited me back $5.20, so now I'm at $10.39 per tire +sh, more like garage sale or tube prices!

I wasn't aware of biketiresdirect, looks like they have a somewhat larger selection of tires in 700x3_ range than Performance did (starting w/a cheap Michelin at $13.xx), but their shipping was higher, $10.15 vs $6.99 at Performance.

Good to have choice + cheap.

ps. JDC : the ancient 38's dried-up sidewalls were so threadbare, they probably already had narrowed down close to 35's...



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