In the mid-seventies I had a couple who rode cheap blue Bianchis with sewups as customers in my shop in Austin. The bikes were their only transportation and they rode all the time. Their tires of choice: Hutchinson Sprint Butyls with fifty pounds of pressure, not a pound more. They never, never, never, ever had flats. They rode the tires until the tread wore through. Could never figure that one out. Each time they came in the shop we looked at the tires in amazement.
Michael Murphy Paige, Tx
On Monday, October 28, 2002, at 07:02 PM, Brandon Ives wrote:
> The thread last week got me thinking about my favorite inexpensive
> tire the Vittoria Mondiale. On my ride home I noticed how straight
> the tires were and how they don't seem to pick up glass like the Corsa
> CXs. I now have my last pair on my bike and just noticed they are no
> longer listed on their web page and no one on the web seems to have
> any more. I guess this is just a eulogy to my favorite $15 tire.
> enjoy,
> Brandon"monkeyman"Ives
> SB, CA