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mikeDate Reviewed: April 29, 2013
Strengths: strong
very strongWeaknesses: pricey. (but worth it)
Bottom Line: I love love love these tires. oh yeah did I mention I love these tires. I have yet to get a flat on them in over 1500 miles of hammering on these bad boys. I am sold bottom line. the only thing I wish is that they had a variety of colors.
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mdalkeDate Reviewed: March 29, 2013
Strengths: So far, no punctures in 3,000+ miles. Good grip for hard cornering (after the new tire shine is gone). Long wearing.Weaknesses: If your rear wheel slips out of the dropout under power, i.e.: QR wasn't tight enough after remounting wheel ... the sidewall will shred considerably, and perhaps be unusable afterward. Similar results can come from gutters and curbs if you get forced off of the road at high speed. Both of these are real life situations that have caused extra wear on my tires, but not "killed" them.Bottom Line: I still carry a pump and 2 patch kits with me on every ride because of my rotten luck with flats prior to buying Gatorskins. My average ride is 24 miles over asphalt with the occasional pothole, patch of gravel, glass or a 50yd golf course crossing to hit the cart path. Aside from the usual daily ride, I try to do a century every 6-8 weeks. These tires have never let me down, but I made a pact with myself to never be caught with an unusable inner tube again. The real life problems that I have read about from Gatorskins seemed to be from overinflation. There is a unique texture in the sidewall which will essentially come undone if the tire is overinflated. I always recommend these to people who are sick of flats, and give them the caveat of NEVER OVER-INFLATE.
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SighcloneDate Reviewed: January 25, 2013
Strengths: No flats.Weaknesses: A bit slow and weak sidewalls?!?Bottom Line: Don't remember what tires came on my Scott CR-1 Team in 2011, but they flatted fast. So I switched to these in 25mm. No flats. But, just before a fast community ride, right at the start line, 5 min before the whistle, I noticed a bulge in the sidewall. Tire finished the race, and dealer swapped it out for a new one. I would buy again, but might look at something lighter and faster with a sealant instead. Kinda rough to mount the steel-beaded variety...not a problem unique to Gatorskins, however.
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PaulDate Reviewed: May 27, 2012
Strengths: Resistant flats, cuts, grips well (wet & dry) & rolls well.Weaknesses: Hard to put on (but isn't every tyre these days), pricey (depending on where bought) but the biggest problem for me was a BULGE that developed. I decided to ride on it and it got much worse. Thankfully I have tire liners and could get to a stopping point.Bottom Line: Obviously very good tires only let down in my case by a random bulge which meant its premature end.
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HarrisonVogel
a Recreational RiderDate Reviewed: August 29, 2011
Strengths: Grippy
low rolling resistance
durableWeaknesses: overly difficult to put on and take off
a bit pricy
Bottom Line: I have put about 4000 K on these tires over the past 6 month season, mostly on horrible Michigan roads. They are extremely durable and seem to withstand the occasional patches of broken glass, rough roads, and long periods of abuse. I have gotten two flats on my rear tire on the same ride from going through one patch of glass (I think another piece was still inside my tire when I pulled the chunk out). They also have much better cornering grip as well as much lower rolling resistance than what I got as stock bontrager tires.
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$50.00
Purchased At: Motorless Motion
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