I second Peter's thoughts about Tufo, with one exception. I'm comimg to like wide tubulars and Tufo has those also. I've used the Tufo Diamond 28 in both the basic Pro price level and the more expensive Elite level, and I love them. These tires are also available in 30 mm for those who want to go even wider. I've also used 22 mm Tufos and been well pleased. All these widths are available with classic tan sidewall. I haven't used the Schwalbe, but I have been disappointed in Vittoria Rallys in terms of the number of failures of almost new tires. Tufos are the only tubulars I have bought for a couple of years now.
Regards,
Jerry Moos Big Spring, TX
"kohl57@starpower.net" <kohl57@starpower.net> wrote: Fred mentioned the Schwalbe Milano tubulars having traditional buff sidewalls. They do indeed. That and their low price are the only virtu es, trust me. I went through like four of these rubbish tyres in a week due to the usual problem with cheap sew-ups: broken casings. Very disappointing as Schwalbe wire-on tyres are excellent quality. My recommendation for cheapish, traditional sew-ups are Tufo Jet-Pros which wear like iron, uber
easy to use with the Tufo tape and, best of all, they are very thin (19 mm ) profile. I guess I am the only one who cannot abide fat, plump and juicy
sew-ups. I prefer 'em lean 'n mean.
Peter Kohler Washington DC USA
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