Road Cycling - Tufo tire update

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dwatson
08-13-03, 01:19 PM
After waiting for two weeks to get the tires in. I installed them last night and went for a ride. After another ride this morning I will have to say that they very close to the ride of tubulars.I didn't get the top the line Elite Elites ($75 each), I got the Special Giro twix($62 each). I would, at this point, give them two thumbs up.
The install took no long than doing a set of clinchers, about 20 mins for both.
I will be putting a 100 miles on them this weekend, and will post back.
Dave

lotek
08-13-03, 01:28 PM
Dave,

Sounds good, the only concern I have about the Tufo
is that you can't repair them, the seam is under the tread
not the base tape (on the tubulars).
I've been thinking of getting some for my wife who
refuses to ride tubulars!

Marty
dwatson
08-13-03, 01:40 PM
Marty,

I bought the repair sealant. The shop told me that it will close a 1/4" slash. The only thing that is a little hard to deal with is that you need to remove the valve from the stem, and the plastic tool that comes with the sealant is a joke.
You can look into the Pro CS 22, it has reinforcement under the tread, and sell for about $30. The shop had them in stock, and said that they tandums that swear by them.
Dave