Getting ready for autumn: New tyres for the Roux.

The Grand Prix GT tyres on the Roux are pretty awesome but they're not designed for winter. They're excellent in the wet but it's the temperatures in winter that can cause problems. Like winter tyres on a car, you need different rubber for a winter tyre, one that's designed to stay soft and grippy in plummeting temperatures.

Having scoured the internet for reviews, I went for Continental Grand Prix 4 Seasons in the end. They're not cheap at about £35 each but they're made of a softer, stickier rubber designed to grip the road in the grimmest winter conditions and they also have a double Vectran puncture protection layer, Continental's toughest anti-puncture technology . I'll fit them when autumn arrives and report back on their performance.