Tyres Deals & Offers

Must have been the company you work for, had 5 cycle to work bikes and only had to pay £10 for each at end of year, think you may have ticked the wrong box when completing payment.

My point is a huge number of so called German made products are simply re-packaged far east products. Many markets perceive German products as higher quality so that reputation is exploited commercially. When a bicycle frame has lower weight limits and a shorter warranty that would be indicative of a product that does not match the standards of a competitor's product with a longer warranty and higher weight limits. However Cube aren't alone in this situation typically many European and US brands simply import from the far east with or without local assembly, they constantly change factories to get the best prices and maintain their margin. The point is when you are basically dealing with an importer with inconsistent quality factor that into your buying decision. If you buy a Giant bike it will have high engineering standards and made in Giant's own factories. If you buy from an importer quality is unknown. As someone else pointed out some Cube frames have been appalling quality in the past, that could be a different factory to today or could be the same, how can we know. Quality is pretty much determined by the factory not the stickers on the frame.

That’s a pretty generic article about ‘made in Germany’, and has no specific relevance to Cube or indeed bike manufacture at all. Whereas, the examples I provide, specifically provide evidence of German assembly. Not reboxing, not trying to state ‘made in Germany’, but German assembly. Clearly some parts are made in Bangladesh and the Far East, but also quite specifically, the bikes are assembled in Bavaria. Not sure where you are going with this when the evidence is so clear and upfront. If you have problems with manufacturing of parts in low cost labour economies, fair enough, but you have no evidence to support your statements about ‘low quality’, ‘basic materials’, ‘poor quality control’ other than a personal view that this is how it is in relation to Cube bikes. We all have opinions and views on products, but please don’t try and pass this off as fact.

Not sure why I wrote Pakistan but I tend to write my comments very quickly. You have to understand a huge amount of German industry is what they call the last significant process where a product can come in and be simply re-boxed and get a made in Germany stamp. https://www.businessinsider.com/made-in-germany-2012-1?IR=T So as you can see from the article above. Cube can buy a complete bike manufactured in Bangladesh, rebox it and then sell it as made in Germany. The important thing is which factory is used to manufacture the bike, not which warehouse it is distributed from. That's not to say Cube don't properly assemble some bikes in Germany though.

Again - it’s Bangladesh not Pakistan. Splitting hairs you might think, and on the assembly of the bikes, the below states predominantly German assembly; google.co.uk/amp/s/singletrackworld.com/2016/08/factory-tour-cube-bikes-new-german-factory/%3famp The bike radar article below actually specifically states; https://www.bikeradar.com/features/inside-cubes-german-hq/ ‘Every Cube bar some of the childrens bikes are assembled at the factory in Germany’

Tired - goodyear..... i’ll get my coat (flirt)

He's right. Heavy boots are tiring and they don't need to be. I had bought some deWalts once and they where good but terribly heavy after a few hours. My whole legs ached at the end of the day. Swapped them for some similar design V12's and the difference was massive. I can't get the same v12's now, so will give these a try.

What do you expect from working boots? :p

Look heavy, would probably be tired after wearing them all day.

says £30.14 now?

No, I was just shocked how little life they have in them

On bt015s?

I hope you are joking. I commute on a motorcycle. With sensible throttle I get about 15k miles on a set.

What a bargain. Nought some as spares for my Superduke 990.

I'm going for it was thinking of Road 5s but not going to get much riding this year and I don't like old tyres. Thanks for the post.

To be honest go for a normal alloy wheel brush or wheel wooly and a good fallout remover like bilt hamber. I imagine quite awkward to use on the end of a trigger lance.

Fair enough (y) 🏻 can’t beat karcher stuff

I agree. £7 to £10 max.

Used it twice, mixed feelings, very bulky and not comfortable for me. Another garage treasure chest item, I would say. The quality and water flow is ok.

It depends on the alloys, the washer doesn't get into the sides of the rims on mine leaving them filthy, this brush gets it out nicely. It will very much depend on the number of spokes, I think my are 12 spoke from memory.

Looks like it, glad I grabbed a few more for the kids bikes now (cheeky) 4 x vittorria grafite 26" tyres and 8 x tubes for £40 delivered, that keep em going for the summer.

Deal expired !

They easy to get on?

Ye I bought it aswel

Hope so as just bought some , but I'm not a biker

Retread save the planet

I actually believed that briefly.

But crap quality new ones can be allowed? This guy's a genius folks (lol)

Part worns should be banned in the UK, utter garbage.

Always one.

Great deal, bought 235/40/18 XL PS4 from Kwik-Fit at the beginning of lockdown for £428, which was the best price then with mobile fitting. Only managed a few miles since but these feel like a much softer ride than the previous PS3's, and hopefully will provide the same performance and longevity, 30K+ on original set over 4 years. :D

I dont think so based on what they display on their membership page.

Just to make sure, online only membership for £15 isn't enough to buy tyres right?

So for 205/55/R16 Michelin Primacy 4 - two tyres fitted at Costco with the £30 promo discount is £106.76 total https://www.costco.co.uk/Tyres-Automotive/Tyres-Accessories/Tyres/Michelin-20555-R16-91V-PRIMACY-4/tire/p/777386 If I compare the same two tyres at Blackcircles (which looks to be the next cheapest) is £146 fitted, so nearly a £40 difference. So even if you need to get a membership for Costco the saving looks ok.

Fitting or not, whatever is cheaper. Looking for 205/55r16 tyres for front.

This is a tyre, not a saddle.

27.5

Banging deal. Wtb make the nicest saddles. I got selle italia, but to be fair... Then wtb one's are way more comfy.

Alloy wheels come in various finishes, most alloys are painted and lacquered. There are some high end wheels which of course are either powder coated, diamond cut, anodised or chromed, but these are normally on the most expensive wheels. I would envisage that people who buy high end wheels probably would not use Cif on them and for us common folk who have a painted finish should most definitely not use Cif, it says so on the CIF bottle, not suitable for painted surfaces. I personally would not suggest Cif as an alternative though there are plenty other products that could be used.

If only I had a car. :D

There not all good you know. covers are ok,Get A nice set.

correct - CIF is a lot better and its £1 a bottle and works a lot better - voted cold.

You don’t need this stuff! It’s rubbish. cif

Ok. Luckily I am not fast enough to be bothered about weight in the slightest.

Not sure about that but they're heavier is the stand out disadvantage for me.

Are the wired versions just more difficult to put on/take off?

Schwalbe One Vguard tyres are my first choice. I use them all year round with latex tubes. The rolling resistance is a bit worse on these tyres but still a very good price.

No idea as not used them. Could use this as a comparison https://www.bicyclerollingresistance.com/road-bike-reviews/compare/schwalbe-one-performance-2020-vs-vittoria-rubino-pro-control-2016

Tell me about it...been looking for months for a decent offer, but nothing !

Remember fitting and balancing is usually £10 per corner so when you tot it up it doesnt seem that great a deal. The eagle F1s are supposed to be very grippy tyres but I'm looking for something that will last so I'm thinking Michelin or Bridgestone.

Great deal. I fitted these last year as was very impressed. Felt like a new car.

Just had two of these fitted on mine, couldn't afford all four yet as needed 235/40r18

Just what I need. Such a shame 225/45R18 are hugely more expensive. :(

Has anyone had this confirmed by Toyo? I was going to buy but then read the terms and noticed Demon Tweaks isn't in the list of participating dealers... https://www.toyo.co.uk/springpromo/terms

Are these any good? At the moment I have Bridgestone Blizzak LM-25 RFT. I do know Toyo are not RFT and summer not winter like Blizzak.

Toyo cover most sizes. That is a fairly common one so you should be ok.

Sorry for the noob question, but really out of my depth when it comes to tyres. My current tyres are 185/60/R15/84H - would these be "compatible"?

For people moaning about these being terrible, are you an 'enthusiastic motorist' or are you driving like most of us who just go from a2b at a normal speed and aims for 20k+ out of a set?

Just went to order these but saying PS4 in 225/40/18 are no longer in the promotion

"Get them delivered to your house and then have them fitted when the garages are open again" - Good point Cheeter - Currently nearly all the tyre factories in Europe and North America are closed due to Covid-19 so there are going to be big shortages of tyres in the near future especially from European manufacturers like Michelin....

Cold for me. My bmw has 225's front, 255's rear but the rears arent included in the offer. Fitting and balancing is £10 per tyre at most places. Would rather use blackcircles.

Always used Camskill for my tyres since 2003.

225/55 R17 sadly not included