Help me choose a tire
 

Hi,

I am torn between:

Conti GP4000S
or
Vittoria Rubino Pro
or
Michelin Pro 2 Race

Purposes:
group rides, triathlons, 70.3s, etc.

Thanks!

Continental GP4000s

There's really only one answer you're going to get from this crowd.

I drank the Kool-aid. They're nice enough.

This.

Agreed!

i dont think they even sell PR2s anymore, but my preference of the three is PR3s.

my first thought as well. pr3's for me.

btw- what is a 70.3?

I have never ridden them, so take this with a grain of salt, but the word on the street is the PR3's are a bit better handling than the conti's (i.e. stickier) but are much more flat prone and wear faster.

They would be a good choice for race-only wheels. But for overall riding the conti's are favored.

These are now the only tires I ride with. I wait until I find them on sale and then I stock up.

Half-Ironman.

26/2 = 13.

Aluminumman?

Ha ha. It's a chemistry joke...

70.3 is a half ironman (total of 70.3 miles)

Vittoria Rubino Pro

end of story. And drop the triathlon. running is silly.

Any of the above.

I ride Vittoria Rubino's but have a set of 4000's to try out once my current set wears out.

Continental

Or whatever is on sale amongst the 3 choices. They are all great tires. :thumb:

my experience say this is very true. only reason i'm running PR3's at the moment is they came with the new ride.

I guess I have to try the GP4000s since everyone vouches for them. I must say that I was very disappointed in the Gatorskins that everyone raves about. But I'll make up my own mind as to the GP4000s.

you have a long long time to wait. rubino pros go forever.

Get them now and thank us later.

Ideally on sale from PBK you can sometimes get them for approx 30-35 bucks each.

I like the Vittoria's as well.

I had the PR3s (not 2's, don't think you can still get them) on my main bike until a few months back when I switched to GP4000S. I prefer the handling and feel of the PR3s but have had a worse run with flats. The PR3s do attract a lot of small cuts but mostly you can ignore them.

I tried the PR3s and Vittorias this year - got only about 1500 miles from both of those. Switched back to GP4000s - I get at least double the mileage, and they don't grip any less well.

For What It's Worth...having ridden all three of your choices, I prefer the PR3 over the other two, but only slightly, as I feel the ride and grip are better, but not by much. I don't find the PR3 to be more flat prone, but some folks have. I think it depends on riding/road conditions.