Originally Posted by
Drillium Dude
Bummer. I have an NOS pair of Giros that look great and weigh next to nothing. They are (were?) slated to be glued up on the Mavic SSCs I have coming, but now I'm not so sure
What's the issue (issues?) with the Giros if you don't mind me asking?
FWIW, the label says they will blow up to 140psi.
DD
Ok, this is just my experience and opinion:
Seam tape is extraordinatily difficult to remove.
Carcass in two cases has fractured, so those tires look like they have snakes growing in them.
Valve tore out of a tube.
Leaks at the valve, non-repairable.
When rideable, they rode like aluminum hoops.
I think that's enough.
Is it a good design with horrid quality control? Who would ever know? IMO it's just a piece of ****. But the last one I bought was before 2000. Conti could have fixed them. But I'll never know.
I would not consider these good tires for good wheels. At best, they are occasional spares, and you should worry about damaging the valves by using them.
But this is just my opinion.