Source for Vittoria Voyager Hyper (formerly Randonneur Hyper) in 700x32?
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Source for Vittoria Voyager Hyper (formerly Randonneur Hyper) in 700x32?
My Randonneur Hypers are the best tires I've ever owned, but they are starting to get a bit worn. I figured I should buy some spares, and discovered that they have been renamed "Voyager Hyper". Ok, but it turns out no one seems to have them in 700x32. I've been looking the past few months off and on, and come up empty.
Does anyone know if Vittoria are still producing Hypers in this size? Are they a special-order item only? Hard to believe, as last I recall, they were a forum favorite here for commuting and touring. Although it has been several years...
Does anyone know if Vittoria are still producing Hypers in this size? Are they a special-order item only? Hard to believe, as last I recall, they were a forum favorite here for commuting and touring. Although it has been several years...
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I found it in 35mm but that's the closest I see.
https://www.modernbike.com/product-2...iABEgJFNvD_BwE
Maybe you'd learn to love the extra 3mm?
Why do you love this tire so much? The tread pattern looks cool.
https://www.modernbike.com/product-2...iABEgJFNvD_BwE
Maybe you'd learn to love the extra 3mm?
Why do you love this tire so much? The tread pattern looks cool.
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My Randonneur Hypers are the best tires I've ever owned, but they are starting to get a bit worn. I figured I should buy some spares, and discovered that they have been renamed "Voyager Hyper". Ok, but it turns out no one seems to have them in 700x32. I've been looking the past few months off and on, and come up empty.
Does anyone know if Vittoria are still producing Hypers in this size? Are they a special-order item only? Hard to believe, as last I recall, they were a forum favorite here for commuting and touring. Although it has been several years...
Does anyone know if Vittoria are still producing Hypers in this size? Are they a special-order item only? Hard to believe, as last I recall, they were a forum favorite here for commuting and touring. Although it has been several years...
It's even got a reflective stripe on it for you

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I found it in 35mm but that's the closest I see.
https://www.modernbike.com/product-2...iABEgJFNvD_BwE
Maybe you'd learn to love the extra 3mm?
Why do you love this tire so much? The tread pattern looks cool.
https://www.modernbike.com/product-2...iABEgJFNvD_BwE
Maybe you'd learn to love the extra 3mm?
Why do you love this tire so much? The tread pattern looks cool.
If I was looking for a 32mm...I would get the 28mm GP4000iis, which measures more like 30-31mm from what I hear. I have it in 25 mm and its very good; sort of the gold standard for road tires.
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Why love them?
I found it in 35mm but that's the closest I see.
https://www.modernbike.com/product-2...iABEgJFNvD_BwE
Maybe you'd learn to love the extra 3mm?
Why do you love this tire so much? The tread pattern looks cool.
https://www.modernbike.com/product-2...iABEgJFNvD_BwE
Maybe you'd learn to love the extra 3mm?
Why do you love this tire so much? The tread pattern looks cool.
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Thanks for the Planet X link! Weird that you have to order them from the UK, for [what used to be?] such a popular tire and size. But their price, with current promotions, is less than half of any US-based retailer!! I went ahead and ordered four... just in case...
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Same here. Also, I haven't surveyed the market lately, but slicks > 30mm used to be quite difficult to find. The Hypers were one of the few good options (not entirely treadless, but almost). My Specialized Sirrus only accommodates the 700x32 size.
Thanks for the Planet X link! Weird that you have to order them from the UK, for [what used to be?] such a popular tire and size. But their price, with current promotions, is less than half of any US-based retailer!! I went ahead and ordered four... just in case...
Thanks for the Planet X link! Weird that you have to order them from the UK, for [what used to be?] such a popular tire and size. But their price, with current promotions, is less than half of any US-based retailer!! I went ahead and ordered four... just in case...
I take short cuts behind a few stores on my commute sometimes. I'm mostly pavement and the occasional gravel rail trail. But once in a while I hit the dirt for a short cut.
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I don't hesitate to ride mine on packed gravel or dry dirt. Loose gravel, not so much, although the wider sizes might do better there. I've taken my bike on the Iron Horse trail, from east of Snoqualmie Pass to Seattle, and felt quite secure. (That was the only time I ever got a flat on the Hypers.) I also used them for a month-long tour in the Netherlands which involved some forest riding on dirt roads, with no trouble.
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Same here. Also, I haven't surveyed the market lately, but slicks > 30mm used to be quite difficult to find. The Hypers were one of the few good options (not entirely treadless, but almost). My Specialized Sirrus only accommodates the 700x32 size.
Thanks for the Planet X link! Weird that you have to order them from the UK, for [what used to be?] such a popular tire and size. But their price, with current promotions, is less than half of any US-based retailer!! I went ahead and ordered four... just in case...
Thanks for the Planet X link! Weird that you have to order them from the UK, for [what used to be?] such a popular tire and size. But their price, with current promotions, is less than half of any US-based retailer!! I went ahead and ordered four... just in case...

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Still beats Schwalbe by a long shot.
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Yeah the Vittoria is a fantastic tire in every way. I like the big brands of bike tires, but I like Panaracer and Vittoria because they're less expensive than Schwalbe and Continental.
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Rolling the Vittoria Hypers 32's on my Bianchi Volpe.
Love these tires. Light, fast, smooth, enough flat protection for me.
Just ordered 4 more folding Vittoria Voyager Hypers from PlanetX. $80 shipped, $20 per tire.
Brown, reflective, 35's.
Too good a deal to pass up.
Current pair of 32's showing some wear. Now I have 2 backup sets or may put one pair on my wife's 1982 Univega mixte.
Both of these bikes are a shade of royal to sky blue. Brown Voyagers should look sharp on the bikes.
The 32's roll so well. Hope the 35's aren't noticeably slower. Sure that they will be comfy and fast once underway.
Planet X Vittoria Voyager Hypers Brown 35's
Love these tires. Light, fast, smooth, enough flat protection for me.
Just ordered 4 more folding Vittoria Voyager Hypers from PlanetX. $80 shipped, $20 per tire.
Brown, reflective, 35's.
Too good a deal to pass up.
Current pair of 32's showing some wear. Now I have 2 backup sets or may put one pair on my wife's 1982 Univega mixte.
Both of these bikes are a shade of royal to sky blue. Brown Voyagers should look sharp on the bikes.
The 32's roll so well. Hope the 35's aren't noticeably slower. Sure that they will be comfy and fast once underway.
Planet X Vittoria Voyager Hypers Brown 35's

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wow- deceptive to have a black tire as the default pic, but sell only brown.
I got a set of 35s from planetX last year and finally started using them. Really wish I had bought more sizes before they ran out. Whats amazing is how great opinions and reviews are of the tire, yet it wasnt replaced with anything comparable.
I got a set of 35s from planetX last year and finally started using them. Really wish I had bought more sizes before they ran out. Whats amazing is how great opinions and reviews are of the tire, yet it wasnt replaced with anything comparable.