Test 2018: Winter tyres for road bikes - Icebreaker: 6 road bike tyres for cold days

So you've overcome your inner bastard, donned your winter armour, bravely plunged into the darkness and freezing cold - and then, just as there is finally a balance between body vapour and clouds of mist, just as it starts to feel good, the air hisses out of the tyre. Kneeling down at the side of the road, removing the bike, pulling off the soggy tyre with stiff fingers and putting in a new tube - that's the last thing you want to experience. Punctures are always stupid. But in winter they are terrible. That's why a good winter tyre for road bikes is above all a puncture-proof tyre. A carefree tyre that won't win you any races, but will protect you as well as possible from punctures.

You can find the complete test of these winter tyres with all the results in the download area below:

• Continental GP 4-Season 25
• Michelin Power All Season 25
• Pirelli P Zero Velo 4S 25
• Schwalbe Durano DD 25
• Specialised Roubaix Armadillo Elite 23/25
• Vittoria Rubino Pro Endurance 23

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