Re: [CR]Vittoria tires

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Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2003 16:39:10 -0500
From: "Grant McLean" <Grant.McLean@SportingLife.ca>
Subject: Re: [CR]Vittoria tires
To: "Classic Rendezvous Mail List (E-mail)" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>


List,

I think the Corsa Cx is gone from Vittoria's line, so maybe grab all you can if you are a fan of that tire.

Vittoria's website isn't as updated as their 2003 catalog. The (Open) Corsa EVO CX is shown only in colours or all black, both clincher and tubular.

In addition to Veloflex, Gommitalia certainly do tan sidewalls seen at: http://www.gitabike.com/

Grant McLean Toronto.Ca

I am another huge fan of the Veloflex tires, but at 180lbs the sizes are on the lite side for me (though zero durability problems after a full season last year), and even the 22's just don't seem to look right on the older bikes. The standard, non-TT Vittoria Corsa CX is another good one, and a little larger in volume. I've been meaning to sample the newest top-model Gommitalia clincher. I liked the Platinum sew-up. The Panaracer category 1's looked very good as classic tires, and were decent and round in profile. A grade down were the Avocet K20 roads and even the Tioga Proline F.

Jon Schaer
Columbus, OH