Originally Posted by noglider

The Vittoria Voyager Hyper used to be called Randonneur Hyper, which was unfortunate, because the Randonneur is considered by many to be heavy and slow, and the Voyager Hyper is a fast tire. I'm impressed. One tester found it to have lower rolling resistance than any tire ever tested. Mine are rated at 35mm and measure 37mm.

I buy tires for how they ride, and if that means I won't have puncture protection, I'm cool with that. Same for reflective strips. But the Hyper comes with both. I haven't had a flat. I don't know if the reflective strip works, but I haven't been hit from the side yet.

Overall, this is the best tire I have ever bought, by most measures. I should have gotten the next size down, because it's difficult to fit such a wide tire in my favorite bike.

Continental and Schwalbe make some of the best tires, but their reputations allows them to command high prices. Vittoria tires seem to be at least as good in every respect, and the prices are lower.