Originally Posted by
AlexCyclistRoch
Vittoria Rallys are cheap junk-a section of garden hose would be better! Lousy construction, lousy ride, poor grip, heavy.
Tufo's are at least well-made, light and durable, but every Tufo I ever used rode like a truck tire, and had mediocre grip. I actually was hoping they would wear out so I could get rid if them. Still have better than 50% tread left on that pair....
Challenge tires are nice, but I don't think they come in tanwalls.
Continental Giro's are nice, and within your price range.
Conti Sprinters now start in the region of $65+.
Yellow Jersey sells tanwall tubulars under the name "servizio corse" at the price of 3/$50. They are essentially the old D'Allesandro/Clement tubulars from about 15-20 years ago. Removable cores, decent construction, nice ride, good grip.
The garden hose comment made me laugh.
These are the Challeng tires I was referring to.
Criterium
You do like the Giro's? I could always go 25mm front/23mm rear. I was under the impression the Giro's were on the same level as the Rallys.
Between the Giro and the Yellow Jersey specials, which do you think is a higher quality tire?
Planet Cycle actually carries the Gatorskin Sprinters for under $50....which is surprising since that seems to be the going rate at the UK shops (which are always incredibly cheaper).
Continental Sprinter Gatorskin Tubular Black 28''x25mm - Road Tubular - Tires - Components