Originally Posted by
fietsbob
hand made , pure silk casing , in a small European professional caliber Race Tire making shop,
[So labor has to be paid better (than the common off shore chase to the bottom)]
Like I said, I still can't believe they are twice as expensive as tires that are in fact handmade in Europe, like FMB and Dugast who have to pay everything out of the sale of dedicated racing tires. A large concern like Hutchinson can amortize some of the running cost of the specialty department over a large concern, whereas small builders can not. I still call BS on 500$ tires.