Noel , if you are willing to pay the price , have I got a tubular for you.
Ridden buy the winners of Paris-Roubaix for many years in a row and is
700x27. It is the Victoria Pave Tubular. Weight is about 300 grams. Get'em
while they last!
Sterling Peters
San Diego
> I've been lurking on the list for some time; this is my first post. (Hope
it works.)
>
> The cause of my "delurking" is my surprise at the negative reaction to
Challenge tubulars. I will admit that they are not up to the standard of the
old Hutchinsons, Del Mundos, Paris-Roubaixs, etc., but they certainly seem
to me to be at least the equal of the medium priced "intermediate" tubulars
of a few (well, ten or fifteen) years ago. Certainly, they must be better
than cross tires with the knobs chopped off, not to mention the flourescent
plastic monstrosities put out by Tufo.
>
> I have used the Challenge tires for some months now, and have no
complaint. Yes, they are a touch dry, not always perfectly straight, and
they aren't Italian, but I put tens of thousands of miles on "training"
tubulars -- of exactly that description -- without problem.
>
> I would dearly love to see a properly made racing tire in the 26 - 28 mm
range, and would be glad to pay premium prices for them. But until that
happens (and I'm not holding my breath) the Challenge tires certainly seem
adequate to me.
>
> Noel Hoffmann
>
>
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