Originally Posted by
ptrqc
Big fan of Conti: Conti Toptouring are really good, my GF just put a pair of Conti Contact Pluses (cheaper) on her hybrid, seems like a good tire as well.
Started using Vittoria Randonneurs that came on a new bike I bought: these feel really good (don't know how durable they are though).
Friend of mine who was also a bike mechanic, and originally recommended them to me told me he was getting 5,000 miles out of them. I haven't been accurately tracking how long they've been lasting me, but I'm pretty sure it's between 3 and 4 thousand miles, which is fair, given that I'm a Clyde + and sometimes my commute includes some jumping off of curbs. I've been using them for about 7 years now, and my only complaint is about their quality control. Over the years I've had a couple of sidewall blowouts on nearly new tires (like mounted a month earlier) that I suspect we're factory defects. But at $35 a pop, I'm willing to take that risk.
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