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06-26-17, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by rhenning

I would assume since the new tire didn't have the reflective stripe and when it wore through the color was different it was not exactly the same model tire. Same Brand but not the same model. Roger

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Originally Posted by TimothyH

There are several different flavors of the Vittoria Randonneur tire.

The lower end "Randonneur" model has reflective stripe and 30 TPI nylon casing. Vittoria describes them as "extremely durable."

The Randonneur Pro II is much lighter and has 120 TPI casing. This is a higher performance tire and will not last as long.

My guess is that the OP's friend purchased the latter while the bike came with the former.

-Tim-

No. The Randonneur is available with and without reflective stripe. Both tires were Marked Vittoria Randonneur 700 x 32. Neither the new or old was Randonneur Pro because that is a folding tire.

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