I'll second the Vittoria Mastic, and while I have the Rallye's on a bike, and they are durable, I find their ride quality to be mediocre at best, about on par with a similar priced clincher.
John
On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 8:17 PM, Ken Freeman <kenfreeman096@gmail.com>wrote:
> I've so far had pretty good results with lowly Vittoria Rallye, and
> Vittoria Mastic.
>
> Ken Freeman
> Ann Arbor, MI USA
>
>
> On 3/27/09, Jan Heine <heine94@earthlink.net> wrote:
> > At 5:01 PM -0400 3/27/09, <bikefll57@aol.com> wrote:
> >>Here's one to wade in on:
> >>
> >>What do you consider to be the most "bulletproof" tubulars, as in
> >>least likely to puncture, preferably ones that still give a
> >>responsive ride?
> >
> > With most tires, "bulletproof" and responsive ride are mutually
> > exclusive. With tubulars, that seems to be even more the case. That
> > said, the more expensive tubulars are less flat-prone than the
> > cheaper ones.
> >
> > In the day, I had good experiences with Clements, but they certainly
> > weren't bulletproof! With tire savers, I got maybe one flat a racing
> > season, until the day when I had three flats in a cross-state race
> > and only two spares...
> >
> > Clement now is Challenge (more or less), and I do like Challenge's
> > clinchers, especially the wide "Parigi-Roubaix" ones. (I like them
> > enough to sell them alongside our Grand Bois tires.) I believe they
> > make a tubular version, too. (I don't sell the tubulars.)
> >
> > Tufo's "tubular clinchers," on the other hand, seem to combine the
> > worst of both worlds. They are heavy, sluggish, offer a poor ride
> > quality and are hard to fix. And you have to carry spare tires, too.
> > I prefer a good high-end clincher any day.
> >
> > Jan Heine
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John Wood
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