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Vittoria Rally and Conti Giros are awful, and suspect they're more or less the same tyre. Lumpy around the valve with no puncture protection.
Even though the more expensive gumwall tubulars from Vittoria, Challenge, Veloflex etc are much nicer, they're still fragile. I was getting <500miles on City streets from 320tpi Vittoria Corsa Evo CX before they where cut to shreds.
I strongly suggest ditching the gumwall idea. Conti Sprinter tubulars are fine for city streets and are reasonably priced. Cheaper is the Schwalbe Lugano, but I've not tried those.If you absolutely must have gumwalls cheaply, I suggest adding sealant and keeping your fingers crossed.
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Thanks.
What about these Challenge Vulcano's? These seem absolutely perfect but I can't seem to find anyone that sells the tan sidewall version.
http://www.challengetech.it/products/road/vulcano-007/10905/enI may just bite the bullet and opt for the Veloflex Roubaix.
Yeah, the Gatorskin Sprints are perfect...just wish they came in different colors.
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Vittoria Rally and Conti Giros are awful, and suspect they're more or less the same tyre.
The Conti Giros are made by Lion Tyre so they do share a lot of "jeans". Crap. Ride poorly, are heavy and seem to be more prone to flats than pretty much anything I've tried-- and I used to ride a lot of oddball cheap "training tyres" back when I was a kid. The cheapest "training" tyre worth purchasing is-- and has been for more than 25 years-- the Continental Sprinter. Today's Sprinters are even better than there were back then.. They can be purchased for ~30 EUROs. Get the standard NOT the Gatorskin!
amey
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EdwardZ
The cheap tyre on the disc is only temporary....I'll be going to a nicer Vittoria before summer hits. I just need a temporary solution for the time being.
It's just an old HED disc from the early 90's that I paid next to nothing for....nothing fancy.