Thoughts on Vittoria Zaffiros for the front?
03-11-08, 02:15 AM
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Thoughts on Vittoria Zaffiros for the front?
...seen a few around. generally like vittoria so thought i'd ask.
03-11-08, 04:47 AM
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Vittoria in the front, party in the back.
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03-11-08, 04:49 AM
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I think its one of the cheapest vittorias. You could spend a little more and get an open corsa 140 psi. But if you don't care all vittoria tires are good.
03-11-08, 06:04 AM
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They're fine, I'm running them on the beater, they're cheap and they've lasted quite a while actually.
03-11-08, 06:34 AM
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I'd much rather run Rubino Pros over the Zaffiro from the Vittoria line of tires. Had a pair of Zaffiro's on my Gazelle, now running Rubinos, never going back.
03-11-08, 09:36 AM
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I have a zaffiro in the front. It runs fine, never gotten a flat, and its wearing down at an average pace for a cheap tire. They are worth the money.
03-11-08, 10:05 AM
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I had a set of Zaffiro's on my Pista. Great tires for the price. Got one flat but I don't think any tire would have stopped that. Now I have a set of Rubino Pro's on my C'dale track and I honestly can't tell the difference other than in my wallet. So when these wear out back to Zaffiro's for me. They wear really well for the price as other have said. Plus they come in colors!
03-11-08, 10:47 AM
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I will second that. I had a set of Zaffiros on my first bike and although they wouldn't die, I think I got Rubinos for only a little more and they're more grippy.
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What pressure are you running?
That's another reason why my tubies rule...less bad vibes.
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03-11-08, 11:09 AM
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Incidentally, I got my new tubular wheels and tires all mounted up last night and commuted to work on it this morning. The ride is like night and day. I swear it's a different bike after running 350gr Zaffiros with heavy 2300gr wheels.
03-11-08, 11:20 AM
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since im poor i bought a vittoria zaffiros on sale for $24 and threw it on the rear and ive got some other tire on the front but its been holding up in the rear
03-11-08, 12:05 PM
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I got these tires and the rubinos pros. These are extremely hard to mount, for me and a friend that runs them as well. The pros are much more grippy and I think they last a little less than the zaffrinos because of that.
