What are they? Needing to get a new pair, wanting to get a set primarily for racing. Any ideas?
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What are they? Needing to get a new pair, wanting to get a set primarily for racing. Any ideas?
I think this is pretty subjective, but I've have been racing Michelin Pro Race 700x23 for the last two seasons. I have used them in crits and road races. I have never had any cornering, performance or wear issues. Eventually the tires do get cut up, I just buy a new pair and put the old ones on my training wheelset. They are sort of pricey, but I have never paid full retail for a pair, you can usually find deals on line.
Michelin tires are kick ass!
http://www.pricepoint.com/detail/128...-of-2-DEAL.htm
These the ones?
Those are them, also check out places like Performance, they might have a better selection of colors, at Performance they're 46.99, plus you can get 20% until 12/31 with the coupon code 6000386.Quote:
Originally Posted by Telephil
Cool, thanks. I'll check that out. Don't know if you noticed, but on pricepoint that $74.98 was for two tires.Quote:
Originally Posted by Artie Fufkin
Yeah, the price for two tires at Pricepoint and Performance is almost exactly the same after the 20% discount at Performance. The Pro Race comes in about 6 different colors and research has shown that a color coordinated bike is substantially faster. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Telephil
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Originally Posted by Artie Fufkin
Of course it does, I wouldn't think of going all black. Looking at the grey and black ones and changing my grip tape to grey also since my bike is black and grey, putting them on my new Mavic Ksyrium SL wheelset. :D :D
Racing?? umm, I'm kinda slow, but Continental Grand Prix 3000 are nice.
Maybe you wouldn't be so slow if you used the Michelins ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Benny Profane
Hutchinson Gold's hands down for an all-around race/train tire. Also, whatever the gucci specializeds are. They're made by Hutchinson. I was riding some prototypes last summer that were the tits.
I don't like the Michelins because, a) they're soft and get cut really easily b)when filled to the recommended max. 116 PSI, they were still flexy in the front when I got out of the saddle, and I only weigh about 170. I'd rather have a 125 PSI plus tire that I can feel safe on.
If you want the trickest racing tire, Veloflex's are the shiznit. Though you only get about 800miles out of a set, they're light, ride like tubulars, and grip like nothing else. You can get them direct from www.veloflextires.com, I'd recommend either the Record, or the Corsa, depending on if they're going to be pure race tires or not.
The Vredestien Fortezza is my favorite road tire ever. Up until this summer, I was on them almost exclusively for 7-8 years. Very smooth ride and fairly puncture resistant. However, the price is now up to $45 and I was told that they're no longer hand-made in Holland. I haven't ridden the "new school" Fortezza yet. The Fortezza Tri Comp isn't worth the extra money. For racing, these are kinda on the heavy side.
One tire that has recently impressed me is the Maxxis Detonator and Fuse. I can get these from the LBS for $20/tire (so maybe $ 8-12 at Preformance) and they are very nice-riding tires. Solely for training.
I got a good deal on the Velomax Pave, but passed on them cuz they wear fast and aren't too puncture-resistant. Very light, though, and supposed to be a sweet ride.
A tire to stay away from: any Clement clincher. On the small side so just about impossible to get onto any wheel other than the standard box construction type.