Hutchinson Intensive 2 tyres review

Good puncture protection and impressive durability, but at the cost of a serious lack of grip.

Cycling Weekly Verdict

The Hutchinson Intensive 2 tyres offer top-quality puncture protection and superb durability that are a match of any winter tyre currently on the market, but the lack of grip means they lack the handling to cope with British roads.

Reasons to buy
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    Good puncture protection

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    Durable

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Reasons to avoid
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    Very poor grip

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“To crash once while testing tyres may be regarded as a misfortune; to crash twice shows the tyres lack grip especially in wet conditions”

So said Lady Bracknell about the Hutchinson Intensive 2 tyres in Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest. OK, so maybe not, but if she had, she would’ve had a point, as these tyres seriously struggle for grip when cornering, something we found out to our cost.

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