Favorite tires?
 

Maybe I just suck at searching, or maybe the search engine here kinda sucks...but...

I have been riding on Michelin Pro 3's. Between Patti and I, we have worn out/destroyed three and a half sets this summer. They have performed admirably (high mileage year) and I don't really have any gripes. I'm thinking about buying a butt load of 'em (like, say 10).

Before I drop the major coin to do that, is there a better tire I should be looking at?

gp4000 is good.

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After riding Vittoria Open Corsa Evo tires this summer I'm returning to the Michelin Pro 3's. Wear is a little better with the Michelin's, but the traction and cornering feel are the primary positives. Straight line riding, the Vittoria's have the best road feel and compliance, but not by much.

I have had great luck as well with the Pro 3 race! If you have not tried any similar foldie clincher tires I would not act so quick. I have tried similar continentals, Specialized, victorias but I have never been as happy as I have been with the Pro 3's. If you are like me and you have tried others out but still like these the best then by all means go for it.

I converted from Pro 3s. Haven't looked back

To each their own. Personally, I hate the ride feel of GP4000's. I love the Pro 3's.

5000+ posts and you don't know this is the answer? I changed over from Vredestein Fortezza's and the difference is noticable. Smoother riding, great road feel and just overall confidence that you've got a reliable tire on the pavement. The only strange thing I found was that in a moderate to hard corner, the tire kind of "sings". For the first several rides I kept checking out my brakes and making sure my quick releases were tight, as I though the noise was coming from a brake rub...but then I read somewhere online that when you lean the tire a bit it makes a little noise...maybe the tread pattern on each side of center.

And yes, the search function sucks.

If you're blasting through tires that quick, you might want to look at Vittoria Rubino Pro slicks. I love them -- great handling/road feel, minimal rolling resistance, and they're inexpensive.

vittoria rubino pros are very good. mine show hardly any wear or little cuts after a good amount of riding.

What about Michelin Krylion Carbon Tires...

Got a pair coming in the mail this Monday. I'll report back after breaking them in...

My all-time favorite was the old Clement Criterium Seta. AWESOME racing tire! Apparently they're still making them:
http://www.competitivecyclist.com/ro...26.2127.0.html

Sadly, they're too pricey for my budget these days (I have a mortgage note to pay and a daughter to put through college) so I ride cheap-and-durable 300g Servizio Corse tires purchased from The Yellow Jersey.

(Btw: They're sew-ups.)

GP4000s FTW.

They are the CAAD9 of tires.

Are you new here??!!?

How about for those of us who desire puncture resistance? I'm using the Bontrager Hard Case tire right now and it's heavy as heck but lives up to its name. I've driven over broken beer bottles and picked the glass out of the tire only to find that it didn't penetrate through the protective layer and saved the tube. I can't comment on handling since I don't throw my bike in to corners very hard. I just wish I could get something with the same puncture resistance only in a lighter weight.

I have not ridden GP4000s or Pro3s so take what i say with a grain of salt. I have about 2500 Vittoria Rubino Pros and have ridden them on gravel bike baths, rough forested paths, and unpaved bike paths through the country. Not a single flat from punctures. I find them to be superb, high mileage and great puncture resistance. they also corner great and roll really nice.

My Raleigh Sojourn came with Vittorio Rando Cross 35cx700 tires on it. I replaced the rear tire at about 4,500 miles, and now, at about 5,500, the front tire is looking pretty worn. But I have never had a flat on either. So I can't say how they compare, and it's not like I'm riding through cactuses every day, but I intend to keep using them.

Rubino Pro. Light, tough, fast, grippy and stylish.

Vittoria Open Corsa Evo

GP4000s

Ugh... sooo many of these. But anyway here's the setup you should be running as BF favorites.

Bike: CAAD9
Wheels: Psimet
Tires: Conti GP4000s
Components: SRAM Rival -> Red

There you have it, the only BF approved bike.

With a Lezyne pump, right?

vittoria rubino pros or no tire at all.

GP4000 here too. I tried Rubinos and got a flat on my 3rd ride with a gash in the side. This happened on a smooth road. I replaced it with a GP4000 and never looked back.

Clement Criterium Setas were the best tire made ever. I still have one that I rode on last summer. It dates from the early 80s and I wouldn't trust it for a long ride but this was just around Prospect Park. When I first put a GP4000 on I was very impressed at the road feel, although not quite a Clement.

I switched to the Conti 4000 tires about 400 miles ago because of excessive puncture flats on my other tires. They have been great, until the end of last week when I got a sidewall split on the rear tire. I don't know of any road hazard that would have caused the split, so I chalk it up to a weak area in the tire. I have ordered another pair of the 4000 tires from PBK and am hoping that the sidewall issue was a fluke.