Originally Posted by
Otis
Just don't run Challenge Paris Roubaix's. This photo from the first CA Eroica after the ride. Really glad I did not see that before the last big descent into town.......
I've had the same issue with A. Dugast Pipistrellos, Vittoria Corsa CX Squadra Profs, and Challenge Paris-Roubaix tubulars. I'm certainly not going to suggest staying away from A. Dugast tires. The Vittorias were rather old and I'm not sure how well they'd been stored. The defective Challenge tire was quite new and I was surprised that it had started to come apart from the casing. I applied some Barge cement under the rubber and went on to use that tire until the tread wore out. I've put thousands of miles on different P-Rs without problems. I can understand your wanting to stay away, but I've mostly been pleased.