What Type of Tires Should I Use?

Most of our riders ride mountain bikes.  Narrow tires with a thin, smooth center ridge and light treads or slicks seems to work best as we spend the majority of the time on paved roads.

If you want a specific tire recommendation, we recommend Michelin 26 X 1.5 "Transworld City (Puncture Protection)" or Kenda 26 X 1.5 "Kwest" tires.

For you who live in the metric world, 1.5 inches is about 39mm.

Personally, I ride a full-suspension mountain bike with the shocks locked out and I use semi-slick tires the entire time.

The rental bikes all have semi-slicks or slicks for the Tour de Thailand because
The spare tubes we carry on the Tour de Thailand are primarily 26 X 1.75-2.35, so any tire that can fit them and roll on paved cement is ideal in my opinion.

We had a rider that brought his road racing bike with razor-thin tires; they would blow-out frequently, but he still preferred to ride it instead of a mountain bike.