Charles,
The Tufo Elite Road is a nice tire at 23 mm and lasts forever. I put thousands of miles on a pair until one punctured on poor roads during a 200 K ride this summer. The tape stayed on the rim, I slapped on my spare and was back on the road in minutes. Veloflex Criteriums ride wonderfully but are much more fragile. The Servizio Corses are even more so. I only use both for short rides on smooth roads. However, I use the Tufo tape almost exclusively now, on all my tubulars. I've never had the problem of the backing tape pulling off the tire during removal. Plus, I've never rolled a tire, even on steep, twisting river valley descents at 40 MPH+. Unfortunately, I have too many wheel-sets to afford vintage silk Clements, Also, I don't have the time for all that gluing. The Tufo tape is quicker, easier, just as secure and makes centering the tire idiot-proof. Also, once the tire is mounted, you can hop on your bike and ride. One last thing, they're made by Czechs (of which I am one) and if they can make beer like Pilsner Urquell the tires can't be that bad.
George Allen Lexington, Ky
At 10:31 PM 8/31/2006, you wrote:
>Jerry wrote:
>
>Tufo looks better every second.
>
>Regards,
>
>Jerry Moos
>Big Spring, TX
>
>*******
>
>Jerry. Jerry. We all know you love to be a contrarian. (you having
>a slow night or
>something?)
>
>But this is just perverse. Tufos cannot even be discussed in the
>same league with
>top-quality tubulars for ride-quality. You wanna ride Tufos, go
>right ahead. Leaves
>that many more vintage Clement silks for moi.
>
>But don't get the idea that somehow the gluing of good tires is so unreliable,
>or a hassle, that the better choice is Tufos. That's only the case if one is
>too lazy, or too indiscriminate, to use the better product.
>
>Charles Andrews
>SoCal