Michelin City Tire 700c

Have only been riding these for about a week now but I have to say, 28's are a huge improvement over 23's for the less than stellar road conditions here in Providence. Good ride on dry or wet pavement. Plenty of coasting speed with these inflated slightly higher95psipressure than the list max of 87psi as suggested in some of the other reviews I've read. Pretty easy to install. Could corner a little harder on the 23's but that's to be expected. It isn't really as big an issue for me as being able to take a pot hole or two without getting a flat.

Anyone remember the Winter of 2008 up in the Northwest?

This San Diego guy will never forget it.

(Though Arctic Blast was a bit added drama from the Portland weather stations.)

On my move to Vancouver, WA, my car gave out and I was left alone with my tour bike to face their worst Winter in 40 years. I bought these tires (700X32's) upon arrival in August and commuted almost exclusively by bike through the rain, wind, ice, and snow until the following Summer when I finally had a car again.

Pushing anywhere from 13-50 miles a day, these tires man-handled the nasty roads of Vancouver, carrying me, my daily things, and often a respectable load of groceries. They never whined, whimpered, or complained, and even after a couple years had gone by, they were cracking their knuckles and ready for more.

I couldn't have chosen a better tire at such a great price to face that time of my life.

Are they ugly? Yes.

Are they heavy? Absolutely.

Are they sexy in anyway? Not so. They don't wear V-necks and know nothing of manscaping.

They look like something the local mechanic would throw on your bike to get you by.

Indeed, though not elegant or sexy, they are seriously tough, burly, blue collar, they take their coffee black, and they get the job done. As soon as you pick one up you wonder, What sort of barbaric weapon could penetrate this?

I will say that I did get one flat, and I do me ONLY one. However, when I looked at what I ran over over (a long skinny spear of glass at just the wrong angle), it reminded me of when one of the soldiers in The Two Towers managed to somehow stick an arrow past the armor of the Orcs before the battle of Helm's Deep...or so a geeky friend of mine who watches that stuff has told me.

But don't get me wrong, for heavy brute touringcommuter tires, they move nicely and provide a smooth ride.

Anyway, after many more miles with other higher-end diva tires, including a bike tour down the coast (4 flats total), I just now bought myself a new pair of these and am looking forward to once again forgetting how to fix a flat.

Bought this tire after my original set of Bontragers gave out. Opted for a treaded tire instead of slicks. Rolling resistance is very low, in fact I didnt notice much difference. The BIG difference was when I went to HNH100 last summer. 110F in the shade with road surface temps approaching 130F. I saw TONs of exploded tires on the side of the road. Many quit after loosing more than one tire. These kept rolling along, over chip seal, HELL hot Texas roads. I ran them around 95psi, never missed a beat, and better traction which gave me piece of mond after taking a spill on barely wet road....good tire. Have about 2K on both, and ready still for another season of riding.

Ive been riding a set of these for about 6 months. The tires ride nice, and i havent had any flats while riding them. My only issue is just last week i noticed the rear tire has a moderate buldge on the side wall. ( i did also rotate these tire about 3 months ago ) Regardless of this issue ive been happy enough with these tires that i plan on replacing the rear with another Michelin City Tire.

Usually use Continental Contact tires on my commute (paved but not in good conditions in some places)), but wanted something 'faster' (less rolling resistance). About 900 miles total on Michelin City, at 0 dark 30 on my commute to work went through 2 tubes and a $$ taxi ride home to discover basically a rip in the side wall when installing a 3rd tube at home (discovered when it blew out - literally). Will stick with the 'slower' Continental, no side wall problems in 10 years with it.

Purchased the 700x32 for my steel frame touring bike. Replaced the original tires that came with the bike. Ride only on pavement (city streets and country roads). The original tires were very difficult to install after fixing a flat. I had read in reviews that These tires were very easy to put on, which I found to be true. Good valve and ride smooth. I ride 75 to 100 miles a week. Puchased tires in August so have about 700 miles and no problems. Only wish they ran at a higher pressure to reduce rolling resistance. Otherwise very happy.

It was pretty easy to get on my 700C x 32C wheels and has worked great. I have a couple hundred miles on it already and no flats, unlike with the tire it replaced.

I ride about 4500 miyr and normally have to change tires every 1500 mi. With these, I got 6000 mi on the rear and 9000 on the front (700 x 28). Now that I've said that, watch them jack the price up.

I like the look of these tires. I bought 32's which were actually 35mm wide. They seemed to roll pretty good. The thing that made me switch to another tire was that they still got flats. My punctures were all glass caused. I think that they are a bit heavy. On the plus side, they didn't show any wear after several thousand miles.

My wife and I have Hybreds(several years)and still had the original tires on them. We were out trail riding(paved)and my wife hit something and the tube blew right thru the tire....time for new tires! Googled bike tires and checked several sites before settling with this site. Have Michelins on one of our cars so decided to outfit the bikes with the same and am VERY Pleased! They are one size narrower than the originals and the reduced frictiondrag is very noticeable as I am actually coasting in areas on the trail that I'd normally be peddling! Have 5lbs less than the max which is providing a smoothsoft ride yet are Faster than the old tires. Have about 100 miles on them now and am TOTALLY Pleased with our Michelin Cities and with the overall purchase expierenceprice!!

Smooth ride, and the reflective side walls are visible from a long distance.

I use this tire for touring which exposs the tire to some of the worst varying road conditions a cyclist will run into with a heavily loaded bike. The tire has great puncture resistance (no tire is impermeable). It runs smooth and wears evenly giving me equal of better than mileage then other tires I have run. This is a great value at the price offered.

I ride the country roads in the Upstate of South Carolina and NE Georgia, some tough on tires others smooth rides, but all are isolated and require a reliable tire. This Michelin City Tire does the job, keeps me rolling and gets me home safe. Rides are most often 50 miles or less, no long hauls yet on these tires.

Bought two, mounted front wheel first, waiting for current rear wheel tire to need replacing.