Tires - Front and Rear Specific
02-25-05 | 01:25 PM
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Tires - Front and Rear Specific
Anyone have any feedback on the Continental Attack/Force tires? These are the front and rear specific tires designed to be sold as a pair. 700x22 front/700x23 rear
02-25-05 | 02:24 PM
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The UK Cycling Plus magazine rated them highly for their intended purpose. But, there are some cheaper tires that are also rated highly, including some of Conti's other models.
02-25-05 | 03:31 PM
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According to Conti:
GP Attack 4plies/ 370 tpi
GP Force 5 plies/ 430 tpi
I know a lot of other factors go into the the ride quality, durability (or lack thereof) and performance, but these tires have pretty low TPI - 92.5 TPI front and 86 for the rear! Someone correct me if I am wrong, but I am going to call BS on Continental. They make cheap casing with low TPI, fold it over 4 or 5 times to get these "amazingly" high TPI numbers, then reduce the thickness of the rubber to keep the total weight down:
https://www.conti-online.com/generato..._force_en.html
Veloflex Pave's have 300-350 TPI with a lot less weight. Many low end tires have 127 TPI. Am I wrong? Do all tire companies multiply the TPI of the fabric x the number of plies?
GP Attack 4plies/ 370 tpi
GP Force 5 plies/ 430 tpi
I know a lot of other factors go into the the ride quality, durability (or lack thereof) and performance, but these tires have pretty low TPI - 92.5 TPI front and 86 for the rear! Someone correct me if I am wrong, but I am going to call BS on Continental. They make cheap casing with low TPI, fold it over 4 or 5 times to get these "amazingly" high TPI numbers, then reduce the thickness of the rubber to keep the total weight down:
https://www.conti-online.com/generato..._force_en.html
Veloflex Pave's have 300-350 TPI with a lot less weight. Many low end tires have 127 TPI. Am I wrong? Do all tire companies multiply the TPI of the fabric x the number of plies?
