I have a pair of Tufo D28 (file treads) which I used used to have mounted on the '58 Olmo. Black tread, red sidewall. I found the tread to be very "sticky" on asphalt, making them rather slow on good roads. Also the (synthetic?) casing to be a bit stiff and they feel hard on bumps. Weight is 400 to 450 grams.
Good for rough road, dirt, gravel, but I wouldn't use them on good roads.
Aldo Ross Middletown, Ohio
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From: "Edward Albert" <Edward.H.Albert@hofstra.edu>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>,
<freesound@comcast.net>, <travis.harry@gmail.com>
Subject: RE: [CR]Tufo tires, for larger tubulars
Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 07:20:17 -0400
> The Tufo cylcocross 28's with file tread are great tires.
> I rode them twice al L'Eroica as they do well both on the
> dirt and on the pavement.
> I won't be riding them this year as they will not fit
> into the Masi I am taking. But, if they make your bikes
> clearances, they would be a tire of choice for serious
> consideration for events such at this. Use the Tufo tape
> and they will never roll off if done correctly. Edward
> Albert, Chappaqau, NY, USA
>
> >>> "Ken Freeman" <freesound@comcast.net> 09/26/07 7:11 AM
> >>> I assume that, strictly speaking, they'd be off-topic,
> but very interesting.
> My Masi came with a set of Clement Selle Main that measure
> out pretty wide,
> and I liked the ride. Where did you get them? I saw such
> a set on 'Bay last year.
>
> Ken Freeman
> Ann Arbor, MI USA
>
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> Subject: [CR]Tufo tires, for larger tubulars
>
> I just received a pair of Tufo D28 tubular tires. Hand
> crafted, of course,
> to pay respect one way.
>
> The other way way is to note that they would seem to fit a
> need for larger,(ie 28mm tubular tires) for the tubular
> wheelsets some listers here
> have in abundance. Yes, they are nominally cyclocross (CX)
> tires, for marketing purposes, but the tread pattern is
> just a fine wood rasp pattern,
> for pavement. On a regular mid 70's Super Champion tubular
> rim, it measures
> 28-239 wide and 25mm high. Maximum inflation pressure is
> 90PSI. normal 65psi
>
> http://www.tufo.com/
>
> Gentle, gentle. The pair I have has black tread and brown
> sidewall, yes more
> red than classic, but not so much as to intimate Italian
> road racing.
>
> Have these Tufo tires been discussed here?
>
> HPT
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