Originally Posted by
Lombard
What kind of difference were you expecting to notice? Corsas are Vittoria's high end tires. I have tried Corsas and the less expensive Rubinos and I can't feel any difference.
When the GP5000 TL blew out I initially replaced it with an old Schwalbe Pro1 that I had run a couple of years ago. I immediately noticed that the bike felt unstable.
I hit something small at around 20 MPH and the resulting speed wobble and no crash recovery made me replace it immediately. Pro 1s have a good reputation, but I have had bad results from them.
That tire was the only one out of 4 that I had bought which did not die from a sidewall cut. I'm fairly large and often see speeds over 25 MPH. Not all good tires work well for me.
The only locally available high end tire was the Corsa, so it replaced the Pro 1.