Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - So, yeah… Vredestein Fortezzas…

RIP my two month old Vredestein Fortezza. You were a great tire until I skidded right through you on the side of Lake Michigan this past Sunday. Sticky on pavement, able to hold 160psi, and sexy blue stripes – you were beautiful. I’ve replaced you with another, but I’ll never forget you - the original, my first.


Yeah, I skidded through that sucker on Sunday doing some skids on the stepped concrete wall on the edge of Lake Michigan south of the Planetarium. Actually, I had three flats that day. I jinxed myself by saying I’ve never had a problem with a patch. I had a few problems. Three flats in under an hour. Then, when replacing the tire/tube last night I blew the damn thing off the side of the rim (don’t try to seat a tire in the dark…).

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Hi,
you can get another one from Perfomrance or Nashbar pretty cheap. And if you pump it up to a sane pressure it will stick around
for about a year.

Hi,
you can get another one from Perfomrance or Nashbar pretty cheap. And if you pump it up to a sane pressure it will stick around
for about a year.


I just picked up a new one from the local Performance shop here in Chicago yesterday on sale for $25. I think I'm going to get another one tomororow.

I love insane tire pressures. I've been skidding a lot lately (I recently got good at it) - that's why it wore out so quickly. That and the pavement I was skidding on this past Sunday was like a cheese grater.

dude, take a look at that tire and tell me ya think it's gonna last long thru that kinda use! :) just a few skids will start puttin bald spots on there right quick.

good tire tho. @ nashbar: < $20 (no blues tho)

haha, yeah. I knew it wasn't going to last long.

my stupidity gets better - i was running 48x16. One skid patch, baby!

You oughta get a cheap-o rear tire to skid on, but when you really just wanna ride (with some skidding, of course), put the new Vred on...

save the old ones for Josh....

use black ones

I just picked up a new one from the local Performance shop here in Chicago yesterday on sale for $25. I think I'm going to get another one tomororow.

I love insane tire pressures. I've been skidding a lot lately (I recently got good at it) - that's why it wore out so quickly. That and the pavement I was skidding on this past Sunday was like a cheese grater.
yeah i saw that deal a last month. but hated the color. if they were black, i would have gotten a set.

i, too, destroyed a fortezza (black) in < 3 months. they are very soft tires. while that makes for a great ride and good grip, it doesn't help in the durability department. i wouldn't buy them again.

i, too, destroyed a fortezza (black) in < 3 months. they are very soft tires. while that makes for a great ride and good grip, it doesn't help in the durability department. i wouldn't buy them again.

well, until I can find something I like as much as this tire that last longer, I'm stickin' with them.

RIP my two month old Vredestein Fortezza. You were a great tire until I skidded right through you on the side of Lake Michigan this past Sunday. Sticky on pavement, able to hold 160psi, and sexy blue stripes – you were beautiful. I’ve replaced you with another, but I’ll never forget you - the original, my first.


Yeah, I skidded through that sucker on Sunday doing some skids on the stepped concrete wall on the edge of Lake Michigan south of the Planetarium. Actually, I had three flats that day. I jinxed myself by saying I’ve never had a problem with a patch. I had a few problems. Three flats in under an hour. Then, when replacing the tire/tube last night I blew the damn thing off the side of the rim (don’t try to seat a tire in the dark…).

http://photos30.flickr.com/36010900_68bb4b04ba.jpg

Nice wheelset!

Why in the world are you running 160psi?

Thanks!

I like the higher pressures. It's like riding on glass.

(well, here in chicago very very very bumpy broken glass).

but it feels super nice on the track.

I picked up 4 of them from Nashbar.com a few weeks ago when they were on sale for $16 each. I now have my next year's supply (and then some).

BTW:Just checked their site. It seems they sold out of them.