Road Cycling - Open Tubular - Challenge Gara & Criterium Tires - very odd!!

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TCR
05-23-08, 08:29 PM
Picked these up for next to nothing earlier this year and they've just been sitting on a shelf collecting dust. Just opened up a box and I had to stare at 'em for a while to figure out what the hell they were. At first I thought they were tubbies but no, not quite. Took me a while to figure out the trick to mount them but now they're on and inflated. Will have to see how these suckers feel this weekend.

Here's a link:
http://www.excelsports.com/new.asp?page=8&description=Criterium+Open+Tubular&vendorCode=CHALLENG&major=1&minor=27&site=qbike

Anybody have experience with these?

dervish
05-23-08, 09:18 PM
never even knew they existed, sounds pretty cool though
grahny
05-23-08, 09:42 PM
Nothing new really... Vittoria open corsa evo's are the same thing. Just a high TPI count clincher.

Tufo makes a 'tubular clincher' if you really want to get confused. They're like a tubular glued to a strip that fits a clincher rim. Max PSI is like 175.

Youngin
05-23-08, 09:46 PM
Let us know what you think. I was thinking about getting a pair because I get a good deal on them.
RiverHills
09-01-09, 08:50 PM
Anyone have any good things to say about these tires? My LBS is running a sale on them and I can't find a darn thing about them on the internet.
campyman099
09-01-09, 08:55 PM
They are awesome tires, basically they are Clement tires, they are made in the old Clement factory.