What is your favorite Tubular tire?
Tufo, Vittoria, Conti.
When I say favorite, I think light, low rolling resistance, great flat protection.
I just got some Reynolds Stratus DV UL’s and would hate to ruin them due to poor tire choice.
Thanks
AF
What is your favorite Tubular tire?
Michelin Pro Race clinchers.
Actually, they’re better than tubulars.
I could change my handle to Contiguy
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Tufo S3 Lite.
I just yesterday put on 2 new training tubies tufo s22 260 grams per tire . I had s33 tufo and they lasted one season. My new tires have more tread nice and round for the price of less then $25 a tire. I havn’t had a flat problem where I live in the country. I don’t think the tubies are much more then a nice clincher price wise and I like all the crap that goes with the tubies. The glue smell and fussing with them . I don’t have over $600. in my bike so I don’t mind spending a little more money on tires. I think the most imporant parts for good road feel are tires and wheels. Reflex rims 32 spoke durace hubs make a nice light strong wheel. I don’t know what they weighbut I don’t think new lighter wheels would make me any faster. I bought my first tubie bike in 1970 a PX10E. I guess I am just stuck in a tubular rut. Life is good.
Nice set of wheels.
Depends on the course. The rough chipseal of Ironman New Zealand I went with with a more supple, larger cross section tire like a VeloFlex Criterium, 22mm. On the now smooth Kona coast, VeloFlex Record, 19mm. Ironman Canada has that crappy section of pavement on the out and back and over Yellow Lake so I choose the Conti GP, same for Wildflower and Vineman. I haven’t ridden the high end Tufo road tubies, but their cyclocross tires are second only to Dugast, and those are $100 a piece. Super supple.
Good luck.
I’m a big fan of the Tufo s3 Lite. I haven’t tried the new Tufo Elite Jets (<160g) but I bet they’re pretty damn good also. I will say the new Zipp tubulars suck. They’re heavy, slow, and they don’t wear very well.