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REFLECTIVE

Michelin City Trekking Tire - 700 x 28

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Item # 768732

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If you enjoy riding your bike around the city for errands, commuting and just plain old fun, throw these tires on your bike and let the games begin.

Reflective sidewalls enhance safety
Features an efficient, smooth-riding tread design
Puncture-resistant reinforcement under the tread
Exceptional durability for miles and miles and miles of riding pleasure

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Item 768732

$7.00

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Michelin City Trekking Tire - 700 x 28 Customer Reviews

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Michelin City Trekking Tire - 700 x 28

3.8

(based on 4 reviews)

75%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Durable (3)
Excellent grip (3)
Puncture resistant (3)

Cons

Best Uses

Commuting (4)
Rain (3)

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Reviewed by 4 customers

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Mar

2013

4.0

sluggish but durable and grippy

By mc 98102

from Seattle, WA

About Me Commuter

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Pros

Durable
Excellent Grip
Puncture Resistant

Cons

High Rolling Resistance

Best Uses

Commuting
Rain

Comments about Michelin City Trekking Tire - 700 x 28:

Bike to work, mostly city streets. Bought these for Seattle winter for rain / frost to improve grip. A bit sluggish compared to my 700x25 slicks but I think of it as good training. Worth it -- tires seem to be really durable, much better grip on the road, and added bonus of reflective stripe around the entire sidewall for better visibility

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Jan

2013

5.0

excellent tires

By bluebikeman

from sacramento california

About Me Commuter

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Pros

Durable
Excellent Grip
Good Cornering
Low Rolling Resistance
Puncture Resistant

Cons

Heavier Than Treadless

Best Uses

Commuting
Rain

Comments about Michelin City Trekking Tire - 700 x 28:

recenlty bought a Cannondale Badboy9 that came with Kojak tires. They have no tread & twice the bike slipped out from under me on wet pavement while NOT turning sharply or moving fast.

I replaced them with these trekking tires. substantial tread and a nice grip. i no longer worry about bike cornering on wet pavements.

Puncture resistent and almost half the cost of gatorskins or amardillos.

i highly recommend these tires. they were recommended to me by a bike mechanic at the sacramento store. I bike 18 miles a day, 5 days a week - 6 miles on surface streets and 12 miles on the American Bike Trail.

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Feb

2012

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

3.0

avoid wet rides

By derAngriff

from seattle, wa

About Me Avid Cyclist

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Pros

Puncture Resistant

Cons

Corners Poorly
Heavy bulky
Poor Grip

Best Uses

Commuting

Comments about Michelin City Trekking Tire - 700 x 28:

These tires always seemed to have a tenuous grip on a wet surface, which here in Seattle is 90% of the time. . . making me very uncomfortable, especially while cornering. My bike has slipped out from under me on numerous occasions, especially on any contact with road paint. All those sharrow markings are a nightmare. And definitely avoid those yellow wheelchair ramps on sidewalk corners when they are wet.
That being said, these tires performed as expected on dry surfaces and crushed gravel. They were reasonably fast despite their weight. And one of the reasons I originally got them was their puncture resistance which I found to work quite well.
I am speaking in the past tense because today I had to order some replacement tires to these (different brand) because after about 2000 miles my rear tire is bulging and ripping at the casing near the rim. Seems a little early to me as there is a reasonable amount of tread left.

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Jul

2010

3.0

first few miles

By sthomper

from reno, nv

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Durable
Excellent Grip
Good Cornering
Low Rolling Resistance

Cons

Best Uses

Commuting
Rain

Comments about Michelin City Trekking Tire - 700 x 28:

i purchased a 700x35 michelin city trekking tire at reno, nv rei.
from handling various 700c commuter/urban tires in the store this tire had the most durable feel to it. strong sidewalls and a tough casing. store help there said it was one of their most puncture proof tires.
i was using a flimsy kenda kwik-roller tire with standard innertube. this combination was very susceptible to a particular type of thorn in reno and was getting punctured often. i swicthed to a serfas tuono tire with standard tube hoping for better puncture resistance but they didnt work either and the tire was defective.
after purchasing this tire i found a good thorn specimen to stick into this tire. the tread casing is thick so the thorn didnt go all the way through..thats good. i also have coupled this tire with a true-goo super duty innertube. hopefyully this combo will be resistant to the thorns and other road debris.
this adds a little more weight but i am on a urban bicycle anyway with internal hubs and often carry many pounds worth (~25lbs)of groceries so a few extra grams isnt noticed.
grip seems good on technical tight turns on bikepaths. tread channels look as if they would move water adequately.
hopefully durability wont be be a negative issue.