The Tufo Elite Diamond Tread with a 220 thread count (real) is a 30mm, 290 gram tire that rides wonderfully. It's actually meant for cross but is fine on the road. The rubber is on the soft side so it's nice in the rain and corners great but the rear will wear out fairly quickly. The downside is that they are either bright yellow or orange.
I recently bought for test purposes some Victoria Pave 24mm tires. I like the feel of them but they are not 24mm tires. I have 23mm tires that are wider. The advertised weight is 290g but mine weighed over 305 grams (not a big deal). Latex tubes may give a better ride but you have to pump these tires up before every ride (and not the night before either). I'm spoiled by Tufos: they lose about 2 psi daily. I actually have women who will ride nothing but Tufos because they only have to pump them up once a month.
But I am prejudiced.
By the way Craig Fenstermaker of Vintage Cycle Studios has taken over my distributorship in Southern California.
Jim Cushing-murray
Mountain States Tufo Distributor
Del Mar CA but soon to be
Frisco Colorado.