Grippy, fast, Italian.

Paper sidewalls.

I'm easy on tires - I kept my Pro Race 3's for 5000 km last year (racing). The gommitalias lasted about 300 km before both sidewalls were gashed. I'm not even racing this year, just a couple of training rides on decent roads. These are light, grippy and fast, but the sidewalls are made of paper. Don't buy them if you're on a tight budget (I got them at a firesale) - you'll need new tires in a month - hence the low value score.

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Cadence Propulsion Kevlar, Conti 3K, Conti 4K, Michelin ProRace 3, Challenge Gara, etc etc

Handling, traction, supple ride and impressed with durability consider the plush ride they give.

Not ultalight like some but that would probably make them less durable

Love the way the tires feel, ride, handle and last. They have a supple ride compared to other tires I used in the past. Feel alot like the Vrestein Fotezza but lighter and seem like less rolling resistance. Been using for about 3 years now and never been dissappointed. When I start to see some small cuts in rear just rotate to front to extend tread life.

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Older Continentals, Specialized, and Vredestein Fortezza

Value-

TIRE LIFE!!!!

YMMV

I've had these on for about 500 miles. I had my first flat today. It was due to a cut in the tire from a very small piece of glass. A few things on these tires.

1) Price is fantastic for a set!
2) I live in the desert and I must say that the area around the bead has become gooey to the touch.
3) The rear will only last about 200 miles more for a total of 700miles.
4)Puncture resistance is ok at best.
4) I weight about 200lbs at 6'4 so it could just be my huge @$$.

Don't get me wrong, great tire for the money, but I was hoping for a bit more life. The gooey thing has got me scratching my head a little.

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all of them!

good feel and tranction on the road

vulnerable to slit

I have used the tire for nearly 3 months and recently experienced a slit on the rear tire which rendered it unusable. I felt the tread/feel of the road was good, but am disappointed the rear didn't last very long.

Excellent grip in both dry and wet conditions. Very nice ride feel (though this is always subjective.) Tires also have a good tread life.

I have found the tires to be susceptible to punctures from small wires directly into the tread. (vs the sidewall) While this is true for any tire, it seems to be more so than many of the other tires I have tried. FYI I am about 150lbs (67kgs).

Overall a very nice tire. Value is excellent and the overall is a 4 due to higher puncture rate for me than other tires I have owned.

Easy to Mount
Well priced
Puncture resistance

None that I can think of

This is an old favourite I have just gone back to after trying various Vittoria's. I was having too many punctures with the CX model. This is a great all round tyre which is reasonable light, good puncture and cut resistance and looks good. What more could you ask.

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Vittoria Rubino Pro, CX, KS
Veloflex Black

Reasonably light
cornering traction
road feel
easy to mount
flat protection

Relativly unknown

Excellent tire for the money. I would say that it would be hard to beat it for an everyday commuter/training tire. It's easy to mount. Has great traction and road feel. It has pretty good flat/cut protection. I've only had 4 flats in the last 2k miles. Definitely a tire I will buy again.

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Continental
Vittoria
Michelin
Specialized

Not harsh. Light, tough, good traction, good value.

Little known brand, limited availability.

Rides similar to Vittoria Corsas; almost as supple and cuts less. Easy on/off and no flats in 1200+ miles. Better than slicks on wet roads. Already bought 2nd pr as backups.

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Vitt Corsas, Rubinos, Specialized All-weather, Veloflex Pave(more nimble and soft but costlier and very hard mounting).

Soft and supple, great cornering and road feel. Feel like open tubies. CHEAP.

A little heavy, tan sidewalls kind of suck.

Totally underrated. I train and race on these, and will buy them until Excel stops carrying them.

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Pretty much everything.

No flats (kevlar belt), light, look good. A few color choices. Cheap. Come in a nice decorative tin that my girlfriend uses to store brownies.

Sidewalls get grubby, but a little soap and water cleans them up nice.

Great tires. 500 mi. and no flats yet and still reasonably light. Very easy to mount on my OP rims. And hey, they look great. These are, hands down, the best tires I've owned.

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Various Contis.