Old 09-24-11, 07:41 AM
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Plus I made this mistake with previous Vittoria tires on my road bike. A few years back a Bianchi I bought came with Vittoria Rubino 'tech's which also were heavy and inflexible with 60tpi which is almost unheard of on a road bike...especially in 23c. Enter Vittoria Rubino "Pro" which are now at 150tpi and what I run on my current Look road bike. They aren't even in the same hemisphere...the latter Rubino 'Pros' are a completely different tire which a much more flexible carcass with not only reduced rolling resistance but better ride even aired up at higher pressure.
I wonder how many customers Vittoria alienates with their umbrella marketing of Randonneur and Rubino which incompasses lower end tires that ride like a cattle truck all the way up to perhaps the best combination of ride, durability, flat resistance and low rolling resistance available.
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