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$80 USD for a single Conti Sprinter? What do they want for Competitions? Or what about FMB PRs? While I tend to strongly prefer to purchase from a LBS it does not translate into a willingness to pay more than 2x what mailorder, resp. import, would provide. A 32 EURO-- that 32 EURO includes 19% VAT if sourcing from Germany (which does not apply to exports out of the EU)-- tyre for $80 USD at current exchange rates is a bit too much of a premium to source locally.
The Specialized tyre? It looks like a cheap "training tyre" from some Asian subcontractor. "Training tyres" are, in general, not worth bothering with. I've yet to find a tyre in the last 20 years priced below the Sprinter that is not crap. Its not like clinchers.. Cheap clinchers can really be OK.. Sometimes even the better choice.. Cheap vulcanized clincher tyres are often robuster than their upmarket "open tubular" cousins..