Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Despite most road bike tyres all looking practically identical, there’s an enormous range of options and prices. Could it possibly be worth paying $100 or more for a single bike tyre, or are cheap and cheerful options the way to go?

In this video, Simon pits the cheapest tyres he could find – a set of Halfords Essential road bike tyres – against some of the most expensive road bike tyres currently available, Pirelli’s recently launched P Zero Race TLR SL-R.

Are the Pirelli’s really worth ten times what the Halfords tyres cost, and are they actually any faster when tested against the clock? Tune in to find out.

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