for driving/ to drive

[navi tasan]

Which are correct:

1-These tyres are for driving on icy roads.
2-These tyres are designed for driving on icy roads.
3-These tyres are designed to drive on icy roads with.

4-This bicycle is for riding in the city.
5-This bicycle is to ride in the city.
6-This bicycle is to be ridden in the city.

7-This bicycle is designed for riding in the city.
8-This bicycle is designed to ride in the city.
9-This bicycle is designed to be ridden in the city.

[PROESL]

Which are correct:

1-These tyres are for driving on icy roads.
2-These tyres are designed for driving on icy roads.
3-These tyres are designed to drive on icy roads with.

4-This bicycle is for riding in the city.
5-This bicycle is to ride in the city.
6-This bicycle is to be ridden in the city.

7-This bicycle is designed for riding in the city.
8-This bicycle is designed to ride in the city.
9-This bicycle is designed to be ridden in the city.

They're all correct in a structural or grammatical sense, but number three, five, and eight sound a little iffy. I would not use them. Post a follow up question if you have one.

[navi tasan]

Thanks a lot PROESL,

I think I had left out one possibility.

These tyres are to drive on icy roads (with).

I think it is technically correct, but I don't think it sounds natural.

[PROESL]

Thanks a lot PROESL,

I think I had left out one possibility.

These tyres are to drive on icy roads (with).

I think it is technically correct, but I don't think it sounds natural.

Yes, you are correct to say this. Grammatically correct sentences hold many more possibilities than sentences that are likely to be used.

I would rephrase the sentence in this way.

These tires are made to drive on icy roads.

Here's another possibility, and even better, as in a more logical phrasing of the intended meaning.

These tires are meant for icy roads.

Note: tires - American English - tyres - British English