markieta

I was initially going to purchase the Vittoria Pave Evo CG (green stripe) tubulars but they won't be available from our distributor for another two weeks. Are there other tubulars that would be just as good, if not better than the Pave's as weekend warrior tires?

rangerdavid

Boyd 38m tubies. Awesome price and I've heard rave reviews. Psimet also makes incredible wheels. Both are members here.

sced

OP's talking tires

Jay Olson

The FMB Paris Roubaix tires are a similar idea to the Vittorias (i.e. a tire that has been ridden to victory in Paris Roubaix). I used to ride the Vittorias, but I ride the FMBs now and I like them better. The price is not outrageously more ($110 for the FMBs vs. $92 for the Vittorias on worldclasscycles.com).

merlinextraligh

yeah, Vittoria Open Corsa tires.

weekend warriors don't need to be riding tubulars, unless they're being followed by a wheel truck.

markieta

It takes less than 10 minutes to rip off a flatted tubular and install a pre-glued spare. Thanks for your input.

markieta

Sure looks great. I'll take a look at reviews.

carpediemracing 

The CGs are basically CXs with different tread. In the old days you put a CX up front, a CG in the rear.

Tubulars are fun if they're durable and the rider takes care. At least the OP is looking at quality tires, not ones that puncture when they're within 10 feet of a shard of glass.

The CX/CGs are made in Thailand in the same factory as the mainstream tire's tubulars like Specialized, Bontrager, others (allegedly Michelin's tubulars supplied to their pro teams since Michelin owns a big portion of that factory) so you can look at some of those other manufacturers for similar quality/build tires.

I used to use CXs for everything, with a brief stint with Contis to help a local shop (the shop is gone and I don't like Contis). I went back to CXs until I joined my current team, sponsored by a shop that sells Bontrager stuff. Because of them I decided to give Bontys a shot and I really like them.

They have two handmade tires (skip the low end one). One is $79.99 MSRP and is basically like a CX (less tread, 22mm) and the other is $89.99, 23mm, and more like a Clement/Veloflex style tire. I'm currently on the second tire and my teammate is on his third season on the first style.

More thoughts on how to select a tubular:
https://sprinterdellacasa.blogspot.co...ular-tire.html

hope this helps
cdr

*edit prices are now $99.99 and $87.99 respectively:
https://bontrager.com/model/07557
https://bontrager.com/model/02852

Although I got a break I've bought 6 or 8 of the $99.99 one. I wouldn't have gotten that many if the first 2 weren't nice. I got 2 of the other before I gave the wheels and tires to a teammate (in 2010). /edit

fa63

I have also had good luck so far with the Bontrager Race X-Lite tubulars. I pre-treated mine with some Stan's sealant, and haven't had a flat so far in about 1,000 miles (knock on wood).

I am also trying a pair of Kenda Super Domestique tubulars on another set of wheels, and have been very happy with those as well.

c_bake

+1
Weekend warriors that want to ride tubulars should be riding on tubeless.

CALE262

I've been very happy with my conti competition's and my vit corsa evo cx's...

merlinextraligh

I did it the other day, and it took about 2 minutes. Still living with tubulars is a pretty big hassle, for virtually no return if you're not racing.

Have you tried Vittoria Open Tubulars?

bikepro

I must disagree. Riding tubulars takes a lot of dedication to learning how to properly mount them, etc. But if a person is willing to make this effort, and appreciates the advantages of tubular, nothing is better than tubular. The best you can say about road tubless is "they are almost as good as tubular". I've ridden tubular and tubeless . . . If you like tubless, by all means use them. I personally like tubular but ride clinchers because I like their simplicity and don't need tubular.

chaulky61

I find that tubeless are more of a pain than tubular (sealant, bugger to mount), and the ride is not nearly as good (Hutchinson Atoms on Ultrgra 6700 wheel set is what I have used) . Once the initial set up/prep is done (nice winter diversion) , tubulars are just as easy as clinchers. The ride is much better than clinchers (my clincher for comparison are Vittoria Open corsa on Dura ace wheels), and in my experience tubulars flatten less. If you have thousands invested in a top of the line frame and group set, why not ride the best wheels/tires available?

And to answer the OP's question - have you considered Veloflex? xxcycle has decent prices

c_bake

Hmm..you've got me thinking maybe I should give them a try. I have a good friend that would let me use his wheel set for a bit and he has told me they ride like nothing else. I just worry about flats.

merlinextraligh

Most all reports are that tubeless are less prone to flats. Also if you get a flat on the road, you just put in a tube.

bikepro

For flats you carry a spare tire. You can carry it in an under-the-saddle carrier, or go old school and just use a toe clip stap to attach the spare under the saddle.
The spare is pre glued. To fix the flat, just remove the tire and mount the spare. You need to watch the hard cornering since the tire may roll off the rim.

Or, there are a number of tire repair products, such as Vittoria Pit Stop that can be used to repair the tire.