vittoria tyres

km991148

Hi,

Got a new tyre (700X28) for my hybrid from lbs and its a vittoria randonneur,
does anyone know of these and what they are like?

cheers,
km

Hungrycol

Can't comment on the randonneur but I have the Vittoria Diamante Pro Kevlar Carbon and punctured on the W200 and again last week in a race with only 5k's to go. Not very happy but thinking about it I have put some mileage on them. Generally Vittoria tyres are considered very good in the dry but perform below par compared to rivals in the wet.

km991148

thanks,

only for a commute anyway, nothing major - I got a blow out on my rear tube and thought i'd replace the rear tyre while I had the back wheel off, hence tied to what the lbs had in stock

Hungrycol wrote: »

Generally Vittoria tyres are considered very good in the dry but perform below par compared to rivals in the wet

not a good summer tyre then !

unionman

I have Vittoria Rubinos on my fixie. I've heard them described as 'cheap n' nasty' but I've only had one puncture since last November. Better in the wet than the Specialized Mondos they replaced.

Having said that I think I'll be changing to Gator skins or similar very soon, they are showing signs of stress.

New York riders seem to like them.

km991148

yeah, about the 'cheapness' I got it for 28euro, prob about the same price as a gatorskin, when I googled them, they were £9 in the uk!! (hence the post to find out more!)
I am only replacing the rear for now, I will get round to the front with a web supplied 'better' tyre when I get the chance (might swap them round putting a better one on the rear and the slightly used vittoria on the front)

cheers,
km

blorg

I got a set of Vittoria Zaffiro tyres a few years ago. Got a blowout on the back very quickly and swore I was going back to Armadillos, which I did on the back. The front though stayed flat-free for several years and several 10,000s of km. It's now on the back of my commuter although I probably should replace it, it's looking worn.

This is a cheaper tyre than the Rubino ;-)

You can puncture on anything, except Armadillos, which will hurl you off your bike in the wet instead

Killgore Trout

Have a vittoria randonneur on the back of my crappy commuter. It's pretty good - have used for about 6 months for about 20k a day and haven't had any probblems with it. No punctures. Found the grip rasonable to good.