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Aaron Gershenberg
a Road Racer
from Date Reviewed: August 1, 2010
Strengths: I loved the way these tires ride but will only use them on my aluminum rimsWeaknesses: Prone to blow-outs on bontrager XXX carbon rimsBottom Line: The first time I put these tires on my Bontrager XXX light carbon rims I got a blowout less than a half mile from my house. Thinking nothing of it - I continued to ride these tires. 10 rides later - after a 55 mile ride and 5,500 feet of climbing on a decent on Kings Mountain road - I had a front wheel blowout. Slide across the road - thankfully nothing broken and no oncoming cars. Replacing the tube using co2 - the tire blew again. My take away is these tires do not work with the Bontrager XXX carbon rims. BEWARE!!!
Favorite Ride: Tunitas Creek
Price Paid:
$64.00
Purchased At: REI
Similar Products Used: Bontrager tires
Bike Setup: Trek 5.9 Madone
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sigmabannysigma
a Road Racer
from Date Reviewed: February 1, 2006
Strengths: FAST
CLIMBERS
DURABLE (1600 MILES AND STILL ALIVE WITH NO BLOWOUTS!)
SMOOTH
CORNERS WELL
No buffalo butts or fatties allowed.Weaknesses: Hard to mount, but this may be due to my rimes as well.Bottom Line: I have 1600 miles on these demons. That is one thousand six hundred miles! I'll probably retire them soon, although they look like they could probably go a little longer. But I want to be on the safe side and swap them before a failure/blowout occurs. They're FAST, SMOOTH, and corner well. I'm a buck 52 in weight.
I've had NO blowouts!
A word to the wise: Acquire tires from a company that specializes in tires and has a long reputable history in the market. e.g. MICHELIN!!!!
Anybody that has blowouts with these tires early in its use probably does not know how to ride. They probably are a magnet to sharp objects and major pot holes and don't have the ability or anticipation to avoid them, and/or they are overbloated tubbies.
Favorite Ride: harder and less traffic the better
Price Paid:
$26.00
Purchased At: Nashbar
Similar Products Used: Vittoria, Hutchenson, Continental
Bike Setup: LeMond Victoire
Race X-Lite wheels
Ultegra
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sigmabannysigma
a Road Racer
from Date Reviewed: October 17, 2005
Strengths: Fast.
Durable.Weaknesses: hard to mountBottom Line: I now have 1000 miles on them.
I'm 150-155 lbs.
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sigmabannysigma
a Road Racer
from Date Reviewed: September 26, 2005
Strengths: Fast and smooth. It's really impressive how smooth these tires are for a lightweight racing tire.
Climbs and excelerates excellent.
Maintains speed excellent.
Durable so far, but I'm only 150-155 lbs.Weaknesses: Very difficult to mount; but that may also be attributed to my rims.Bottom Line: Actually, these tires excel. I've been testing them on an 11 mile circuit I ride around 4-5 times repetitively each day. The circuit has a steep hill, rollers and a flat section--basically everything to test a tire. The roads are a mixture of smooth and rough.
The tires are faster than anything I've ridden on so far, but I have not ridden the "light" version of the other tires.
So far I have 175 miles on them. I'll submit another review later stating how much mileage I accumulated on the tires.
Favorite Ride: anything challenging and without traffic
Price Paid:
$26.00
Purchased At: Nashbar
Similar Products Used: Vittoria and Hutchinson
Bike Setup: Lemond Victoire
Ultegra
Bontrager Race X-Lite wheels
Ritchey WCS stem and bar
Arione saddle
Thompson(zero setback) seatpost
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sigmabannysigma
a Road Racer
from Date Reviewed: July 13, 2005
Strengths: They have not blown out on me and they're still rolling fine, not fast, but fine.Weaknesses: Sluggish for a racing tire.
WIDE. The 23 is more like a 24 or 25.Bottom Line: I used this tire in two races on different days and I wish I would have used my Vittoria Diamante Pro's or Hutchinson Fusions.
The Michelin Pro Light tire is sluggish for a racing tire. I do not know if I received a bad batch of tires or if this is actually the riding characteristics. The tire is also a very wide 700 x 23 b/c when I remove my wheels the tires rub hard against the brake pads unless I deflate them. My other tires don't do this when removing them. There is another review by someone stating the same thing about the tires rubbing against the brake pads when removing the wheels.
Maybe the wideness contributes to the "unracey" ride quality and sluggishness.
Michelin needs to improve their quality control or re-engineer their Pro Light tires b/c they are slow for a race tire.
My Vittoria Diamante Pros are faster and techinically they are supposed to be in a class below the Mich. Pro lights because the Vitts. are 20 grams heavier. But they ride faster and have a better ride quality. Vittoria also make a Pro Light.
I'm relegating the Michelin Pro Lights for training just to get my money out of them. They probably will not last long since they're meant to be used only for races.
Favorite Ride: any
Price Paid:
$28.00
Purchased At: nashbar
Similar Products Used: Vittoria Diamante Pro
Bike Setup: Lemond Victoire
Race X-Lite wheels
Ritchey WCS Bar and Stem
Fizik Arione saddle
(Future) Thompson zero setback post.
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