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I've ordered some Challenge Criterium for my aero wheelset. Basically out of curiosity.
I may go with comps for my next set of tubs for the mountain wheelset. But thats a while off hopefully. ALthough I'm not sure I need heaps of protection. Just good wet grip. The Mountains I ride arent exactly bathed in sunshine. Maybe the tempos could work.
Possibly With Dugast as the NeXT set for the aero Wheels.My FMBs have done around 2000km. They really are a Nice riding tyre, without being sketchy in the wet. Takes a fair bit of force for them to Wash out. Even on a wet descent. Which I've gotten used to now.
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I've ordered some Challenge Criterium for my aero wheelset. Basically out of curiosity.
I think I've failed to collect any Challenge branded tyres (yet) :-)
I may go with comps for my next set of tubs for the mountain wheelset. But thats a while off hopefully. ALthough I'm not sure I need heaps of protection. Just good wet grip. The Mountains I ride arent
One may not need the protection but having robust tyres does not hurt. They are popular in peleton for good reason.
exactly bathed in sunshine. Maybe the tempos could work.
Contis always had good grip but the "Black Chili" compound is really nice..
Possibly With Dugast as the NeXT set for the aero Wheels.
Don't know about Dugast anymore.. Used to be the best but the new brand is quite different from the old. For old school road tyres at the price point I'd kept to FMBs...
My FMBs have done around 2000km. They really are a Nice riding tyre, without being sketchy in the wet. Takes a fair bit of force for them to Wash out. Even on a wet descent. Which I've gotten used to now.
2000 km is not bad for a set of light tyres. Beyond 2-3k almost any tyre has pretty much elected itself for retirement in glory.
EdwardZ
They don't feel that "naff". I quite like them. I've got loads of tubulars but the Comps are my "go to" long distance tyre. They are reasonably round, have very good grip, corner well and are robust. There are LTDs out there with latex inner-tubes but I really don't mind the butyl. If you don't need the protection layer and want something a bit lighter you can also run the Tempos--- a lot of people in the pro-tour circuit use them in mountains.