Road Cycling - What do you guys think of these tires..

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PriO
06-05-04, 07:21 PM
Michelin® Megamium Road Tire
http://www.performancebike.com/product_images/400/50_2710RED.jpg

I currently restoring a bike and would like some red tires to go with it. What do you guys think? I live in NY and i bike about 10min to a bike trail at Brooklyn. Are the grips good and is it easy to get puncture through it?

Thanks in advance.

Trek Rider
06-05-04, 07:41 PM
I've been running them for about 3,000 miles now. I ran over a piece of glass in the rain and although the tire was slit, it never flatted. It even lasted for another 2,000 miles before I finally replaced it.
PriO
06-05-04, 07:43 PM
Great! Thanks!

Btw, Im kinda new to road biking, but how much is 3000miles in terms of hours at normal pace?

samp02
06-06-04, 04:46 AM
3000 miles is damn good on any tire.
Trek Rider
06-06-04, 05:46 AM
I'm still running the same front tire, but the back was replaced at about 2,000 miles. When I got the slit in the rear tire, it was 3 days old.
Bart5657
06-06-04, 10:30 AM
Hey Im from Brooklyn, which trail are u talking about?
PriO
06-06-04, 12:55 PM
Hey Im from Brooklyn, which trail are u talking about?
Its the one near the Belt Parkway. I saw from the Toyrus end ;0

Where do you ride?
Bart5657
06-06-04, 02:39 PM
Its the one near the Belt Parkway. I saw from the Toyrus end ;0

Where do you ride?


I go there sometimes, but usually Im in marine park or prospect park
PriO
06-06-04, 04:32 PM
Yea after i finish rebuilding my peugeot ill definitely go to PP.
And im not sure where Marine park is, but is that far from 16ave and 69 st?
Bart5657
06-06-04, 06:29 PM
Yea after i finish rebuilding my peugeot ill definitely go to PP.
And im not sure where Marine park is, but is that far from 16ave and 69 st?

So so, its near kings plaza, on ave U.
PriO
06-06-04, 06:53 PM
cool, ill def look into that someday.

btw do you know any good bike shops near me? im trying to buy some inexpensive wheels with cassettes and everything, any ideas?

ive tried the one at 20th ave and 63rd, but that shop is really small and have little stuff.
slvoid
06-06-04, 07:43 PM
Have you tried the prospect park loop?
Shore road is really narrow at places and littered with trash and it gets crowded sometimes. I just went to marine park with my gf this weekend and it seems really small and crowded too. The runways are kind of fun in the floyd bennet field airport.

You might want to look into some specialized tires too, especially if you're going to be going around shoreroad a lot.