Tubulars for racing wheels

Triathlon Forum
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Hi,

I have a pair of new tubular Ritchey Carbon wheels (like Zipp 404’s) that I need to set up. From looking over past posts I know that Tufo’s apparently suck, and that Vittorias and Zipp tubulars are pretty good. I will only be using these wheels for TT’s and triathlons and not to train on. I’m also looking to spend ~$75-$80 a tire, but now that I have these nice wheels I don’t want to put a crap tire on them. I plan on carrying a spare (I might buy a tufo for my spare since they are inexpensive and I’m poor). Any tubular recommendations, specifically the model and not just the brand would be appreciated.

~Jason

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The Tufos being tested are the cheap ones.

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Continental Competitions have been good to me. Make sure you stretch them good, especially around the valve stem. Very, very good puncture resistance.

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I’m quite impressed with my new Veloflex Criteriums. They also have good reviews on roadbikereview.com

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Chop:

I like Conti Comp’s, but may go w/ Zipps when I replace them. You can find the Conti’s at a good price at biketiresdirect.com, and you can find the Zipps at bicycledoctor.net.

-Tim

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I third the recommendation for Conti Comp’s and the best price I have seen ever on them is from www.biketiresdirect.com
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I’d vote for the Vittoria Corsa CX or KS (same tire, different tread pattern - nice that you can choose). The Continental Competition would also be a good choice.

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Ok, so if I go with the Conti Competition, what glue should I use, Conti’s brand or go with the Vittoria glue that everyone seems to mention? Does it make a difference?

~Jason

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I’ve never heard anything bad about conti’s, but for the record, my lbs currently chooses to use vittoria to glue on conti tyres.

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What are the shitty tufo’s that everyones talking about? I just bought the tufo S3 Lite’s. Can someone enlighten me whats wrong with them? Please tell me I didn’t blow $70 per tire (X3) on a sub-par tubular.