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soulcoughing
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: August 9, 2004
Strengths: wear
flat resistance
consistent, good feel in cornering
valueWeaknesses: ?Bottom Line: I bought these (700x23) to go on Botrager Race Lites which were having a problem holding on to the bead of some vredesteins during inflation. I've had NO problem with these tires. I just rotated them for the second time. I weigh ~210# and inflate the tires to ~120psi. This is the first time I've had anything on this bike other than GP3000s. I feel like the performance of these tires wrt speed and traction has been comparable and they've yet to flat (which the conti's did with some regularity). These tires have been an excellent value and I fully expect given the wear so far to get at least another 1000 miles. I would purchase another pair if they are still available when these need replacing.
Favorite Ride: Left Hand Canyon
Price Paid:
$22.00
Purchased At: Performance
Similar Products Used: Conti GP3000
Bike Setup: Lemond Zurich
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jmp66
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: June 10, 2004
Strengths: ride, less vibration than the contis which were on beforeWeaknesses: i think they're kind of ugly with the white sidewalls...bought 'em online so it was hard to see what they really look like.Bottom Line: so far so good after 300 miles. nice ride/grip. have had no problems to date and I ride on some of the worst roads on earth (new york city) I do inflate them to 130 which exceeds what it says.
also they are 20c, which some people think are less likely to pick up glass.
Favorite Ride: route 9W
Price Paid:
$50.00
Purchased At: performance bike
Similar Products Used: conti grand prix
Bike Setup: litespeed classic
dura ace
mavic open pro
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Doug
a Recreational Rider
from Webster, NY, USDate Reviewed: August 19, 2003
Strengths: Roll fast and corner well. Price is discounted recently, but why waste your money?Weaknesses: VERY poor puncture resistance. Acquire little cuts readily. Also seem a little soft in the sidewall, in that they flex under load more than other tires I've used.Bottom Line: Like several other reviewers, I've had trouble with flats: two punctures through the green tread within the first 200 miles. In one case, it was just a little sharp stone (that any good tire would have sloughed off easily), another was a bit of glass. Very annoying for a name brand tire. On careful examination of the tires, I found numerous other little cuts in the green tread and sidewall.
Where does Michelin expect that we ride these tires? On a groomed track?!? Most of us ride on real roads with pebbles, glass and debris.
I got excellent performance previously out of a set of Michelin Hi-Lite Pestige tires, and I was looking for a similar set of tires, as these are no longer available. Needless to say, I am disappointed with the Axial Supercomps, and will switch to another brand.
Hope Michelin reads these reviews.
Price Paid:
$22.00
Purchased At: Performance
Similar Products Used: Michelin Hi-lite Prestige (great tire, see review, regrettably no longer available), also Continenental Super Sport and IRC Triathlon
Bike Setup: Trek 2200 with Rolf Vector wheels, Shimano 105 hardware.
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Mark Plotz
a Commuter
from Alexandria, VA 22310Date Reviewed: July 13, 2003
Strengths: Nice ride at max inflation (116), grippy, tough bead--at leastWeaknesses: Poor cut resistence resistance, poor quality control?Bottom Line: Zero cut resistance! I rode this tire for less than a week before it destroyed itself. I'm still not quite certain what I ran over--most likely it was broken concrete--but it cut the tire from the bead all the way to the middle of the contact patch. I have cut other tires, but never like this. I weigh 160 lbs, I was riding 110+ psi, and am not particularly hard on my tires.
I would write this off as an Act-of-God but this is the third Michelin tire incident I've had in less than a year. The other two incidents occurred with Michelin Axial tires. In both instances the tire developed a sideways-bulge in the tread, and within the next 100 miles the tread disintegrated. Both tires lived less than 500 miles.
All incidents occurred with tires mounted on the rear wheel.
Price Paid:
$25.00
Purchased At: online
Similar Products Used: Other Michelin Axial family products
Bike Setup: 1996 Bianchi Eros w/32 spoke, Veloce hubs/Mavic Open pro front, Sun CR18 rear
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Barry Acker
a Recreational Rider
from Moore, OK., USADate Reviewed: March 31, 2003
Strengths: So far good wear. Bought new at E-Bay for $13 each, so the price was not bad.Weaknesses: none so farBottom Line: I haven't had any of the problems that others have had so far. The only problem, If you want to call it a problem, was that they were initially difficult to mount on the rim.
Favorite Ride: OBS Spring Fling
Price Paid:
$26.00
Purchased At: E-Bay
Similar Products Used: Vredenstein Fortezza
Bike Setup: 2000 model Softride Roadwing. Utegra triple groupo, BRC carbon fork, Mavic Open Pro wheels. Control Tech handle bars, Ahead headset, etc. Terry TI race Saddle.
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