Original Message: ----------------- From: Kristopher Green kristopher.green@gmail.com Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 14:18:05 -0800 To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: Subject: Re: [CR] tubulars today
"Experiment one was to buy 10 Vittorias Rallyes ($12, heavily discounted).
These lasted about as well as legend led me to believe--perhaps 800 miles o n average before punctures ended their lives. I've since heard a rumor tha t Vittoria sells off their seconds and I wonder if that's what I ended up with."
I had the same experience with Vittoria Rallys... I bought them both on eBay and on Nashbar. With the exception of the pair still giving good service (knock on wood) on my Cinelli, all of them (and we're talking four
pairs of tyres here) had the casings fail. Some within 20 or fewer miles . Casing breaks, tyre gets this zit like bubble, goes "pop" and you're toast . Now had I got all the tyres from one source, I'd say someone was selling m e seconds. But two sources... indicates these are not worth botherin g with.
I certainly can't say the ride on the Tufo S-22 is that bad... I thi nk they ride better than the Vittorias. But they have been utterly reliable and a breeze to install. I just wish Tufo made a primo racing tyre in a traditional black and tan combination. Not lizard green with banana gree n.
Peter Kohler Washington DC USA
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