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Graham Findlater
a Recreational RiderDate Reviewed: April 26, 2012
Strengths: A light and durable sportive tyre. A technology packed clincher. Triple compound tread. Two puncture protection technologies.Weaknesses: Pricy. But this is an unusual tyre. hHigh performance by all the normal clincher measures and well as robust and durable!Bottom Line: A tyre aimed at racing, sportive riding and training! A triple compound tread and Kevlar composite puncture protection. The Courchevel is named after the famous mountain top stage of the Tour de France and it's packed full of innovation. This tyre promises to tick all the boxes, and should do, as Maxxis knows how to makes tyres for a massive range of applications - from Motor Sport to MTB to Urban riding.
The grip is excellent. I like descending fast and although not yet tested on tight hairpin bends, these tyres are very grippy and very stable under hard breaking. The traction as you hit maximum lean on the apex is excellent. Even when I was caught out over some wet loose gravel I was impressed with their stability. Triple compound tread technology from motorbike racing is here for cyclists!
Maxxis state 225g as the weight, but surprisingly my set weighed in at 208g a piece! The Maxxis Courchevel is certainly on the edge of lightweight high-performance tyres.
The Maxxis Courchevel is easy to mount, triple compound grip is superb and they also provide a light grippy feel when standing up to accelerate: nice. Let’s see how they wear but the claimed puncture protection for this tyre compared to weight is excellent.
For a full review go to: http://bityrestr2.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/maxxis-courchevel-3c-23c-review-test.html
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CipoWins42
a Road RacerDate Reviewed: August 3, 2011
Strengths: ZeroWeaknesses: Obviously the construction.Bottom Line: DO NOT BUY! Mounted four this weekend, one exploded and another has a bulge.
Favorite Ride: any
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$67.00
Purchased At: on-line
Similar Products Used: Kinda, Michelin
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Jeff
a Road RacerDate Reviewed: July 4, 2011
Strengths: They're fast - rolling resistance is minimum.Weaknesses: Anything, and I do mean anything, can puncture these things!Bottom Line: I have put 200 miles on these tires. They're fast, for sure - however, I've had three flats in the last two weeks, and - as far as regular, training road riding goes - these tires SUCK! That is, they seem to suck up every bad thing that can be found on the road, anyway!
Oh well, back to Gatorskins!
Favorite Ride: Coffee Ride - Sunday morning with Mad Duck
Price Paid:
$67.00
Purchased At: Online
Similar Products Used: Serfas Seca (used a pair with no issues for more than 4000 miles), Vittoria Open Corsa EVO
Bike Setup: Van Dessel Hellafaster with SRAM Apex and Revolution Wheelworks Rev22L wheels.
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ridingman1
a Road RacerDate Reviewed: July 26, 2010
Strengths: Low rolling resistance, high pressure (130psi), light weight.Weaknesses: tread separation, bulging and blowout, unreliable. DO NOT BUYBottom Line: Tires perform well for first 300 miles, then have problems with tread separation and bulging that ultimately leads to catastrophic failure (blowout). Left me standed on more than one occasion.
Favorite Ride: Pacolot Roubaix Route
Price Paid:
$40.00
Purchased At: Through team sponosr
Similar Products Used: Michelin ProRace, Continental Grandprix
Bike Setup: Cervelo Soloist carbon with Campy Centaur and Mavix Ksyrium SL
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mdavis121212
a Road RacerDate Reviewed: July 24, 2009
Strengths: Great Ride. Resistance to flats.Weaknesses: Develops Bulges. Believe there some real safety issues with this tire.Bottom Line: At first I loved these tires. They seemed to have to suppleness of the Conti 4000 but with the bulletproof toughness of the Vredestein tires. I was all set to make these my tire of choice. However this past week I had a big bulge form on my rear tire. When I looked at the inside it seemed like the threads were seperating from the inside. Very disappointing. But I wonder if they overrated the pressure rating at 130 PSI. It might be better if you run these at 120 PSI.
Favorite Ride: Broome County Tour of Flanders
Price Paid:
$59.00
Purchased At: biketiresdirect
Similar Products Used: Vredestein Fortezza Tricomp
Conti 4000
Bike Setup: Pedal Force RS
Ultegra componentry
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