Hello all,
I was inspecting my tire part way through my commute for an unrelated reason and noticed that my back tire is probably in need of replacement (there's a whole on part of the sidewall through which I can see the tube). I was hoping to get some recommendations on what tire to replace it with, where to get it, and whether I should also change my front tire.
I don't think about my tires that much, and last time I changed it was a few years ago when I had a blowout part way through my commute. I walked it over to the nearest bike shop and they replaced both tires at the time.
My bike is a Marin San Rafael and the tires currently on it are Continental Tour Ride
Front: 28 x 1 5/8 x 1 1/8 (28-622)
Back: 28 x 1 1/4 x 1 3/4 (32-622)
I'm not sure why I ended up with different size tires for the front and back, I never noticed until well after I left the bike shop, and it has ridden fine size. I'm tempted to just get the same size tire online (any recommendations where?), or get the same as the front tire (though I don't see that size listed on the continental website).
Should I also be looking into replacing my front tire? Visual inspection shows that it has much less wear than the back tire, though obviously I don't pay that much attention to my tires if I rode a hole through the back one.
Are there other make/models of tires that might be better suited for my situation? This is my commuter bike, but I've also paired down to only one bike, so I also use this for fun rides: mainly on roads, sometimes grass/dirt/gravel.
If I happen to get a blow-out on the rear tire before I get around to buying a new one, I'll probably hobble into whatever bike shop is on the way home and have them replace it with whatever they have on hand and reccomend, but I get the feeling it will be much cheaper to buy it online.
Thanks