Pictorial life of an armidillo

i know they are bombproof and last for a while, but man these kept going and going. :O

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thats 9 layers!! zero punctures!!

looks like your anaconda has swallowed a goat.

gone through it yet?

That's pretty sweet. I just blew my rubino today, after about 2 months. They look somewhere between pic 4 and 5. Gonna have to ride with a rear slick for a couple of days.

nope, it's bulging in about 4 places and the tube is under that last layer.

Gnarly !
If/when my gators are fucked, i'm rolling on those.

you have these on your race bike, yeah Dale?

Did you do all that in one day? Damn you must be tired!

i got to about pic 6 before i shit myself cos i didnt have a spare...
still got it in my desk drawer though BIN £8 comes with hipster tyre wear.

that was a couple months of polo play

you have these on your race bike, yeah Dale?
actually i have one on the rear of my race bike with my training wheels at the moment. waiting for a replacement. rubino pro's though on that.

After 11 months and 1 punture my roubaix armidillo Elite is showing some signs of wear but not the expected wear based on this thread as chunks are rapidly tearing them selves off the tyre, any one know if I should panic buy another tyre or can I expect the same longevity that doggy got whilst waiting for someone cheaper to deliver.

I just seem to be revealing stitching at the stage so suspect I have another layer to get through, but haven't got to this stage in one of these before.

how grippy are these tyres? are they fuckers to skid on like gatorskins?

i am currently getting a whole 3/4 weeks out of a 28c randeonuer..... which is a bit annoying, but at 11 quid each i cant really complain.

Not very grippy, Rob... Mine didn't wear as evenly as that and started delaminating once they'd started to wear through the first layer and been in the rain a coupla times... Easy to skid tho'...

The roubaix's are grippy but skid nicely, I managed about 10 meters down a hill today, only complaint is that the sidewalls are completely inflexible so give a bit of a harsh ride....

how grippy are these tyres? are they fuckers to skid on like gatorskins?

i am currently getting a whole 3/4 weeks out of a 28c randeonuer..... which is a bit annoying, but at 11 quid each i cant really complain.

You spend £11/month on tyres?

And you have the nerve to question people (stupidly) spending £££ on bi-curious allen keys?

I suppose your dangler enterprise pays for it all - how's that coming along, BTW?

Rob just got served...

Well now that's over can someone answer my question?

A decent tyre should last a couple of years. Seeing as Armadillo's are shit, I'd change it now.

i am currently getting a whole 3/4 weeks out of a 28c randeonuer..... which is a bit annoying, but at 11 quid each i cant really complain.

I call you a fixie skidder in jest a while ago, but after hearing that an Randonneur only last a month for you, you're definitely a fixie skidder.

1 month? fucking hell, do you skid everytime you need to slow down??

Well now that's over can someone answer my question?

Change it, mine wore down in the same way yours did...

I call you a fixie skidder in jest a while ago, but after hearing that an Randonneur only last a month for you, you're definitely a fixie skidder.

1 month? fucking hell, do you skid everytime you need to slow down??

Shutup, Ed...

I'm not sure what's worse. Being branded a fixie skidder who spends too much on tyres by wearing them out, or being called that by someone who spends the same amount of money on stuff that barely gets used.

£8 in crc sale, vittoria zaffiro pro in blue. Fucking great tyres.

£8 in crc sale, vittoria zaffiro pro in blue. Fucking great tyres.

Haven't seen them in blue but based on a quick google you can get them for £5.60 at various online shops