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Andrew McIntyre
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: October 7, 2010
Strengths: BombproofWeaknesses: Heavy, horrible rideBottom Line: I have about 600 miles on my Armadillo without any flats, however, im probably going to switch Continental Gatorskins because the ride quality is absolutely horrible. Im 6ft 4", 250lbs, I need something a little lighter and a lot more comfortable.
Favorite Ride: Various loops around Tucson
Price Paid:
$50.00
Purchased At: Fairwheel Bikes
Similar Products Used: Continental Gatorskins
Bike Setup: Landshark Road bike
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Joe Twomey
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: July 8, 2010
Strengths: Easy to mount.Weaknesses: Extremely poor reliability and toughness.Bottom Line: Absolutely the worst tire I have ever owned, bar none. With less than 150 miles on the tire, I noticed an out of round condition on my rear wheel during a ride. I stopped to investigate only to notice an "S" bend in the tire (tires were inflated to 120 psi). Fearing that it would fail, I returned only to have the tire blow up (not just go flat) a short while later. Luckily I was not cornering. This is the second Specialized tire I have had this happen to in the past month (First one was a Mondo with only 350 miles on it. Oh, and the LBS would not warranty the tire).
Price Paid:
$50.00
Purchased At: LBS
Similar Products Used: Michelin, Continental, Maxxis, Specialized, and yes, even Nashbar.
Bike Setup: '09 Specialized Tarmac Expert with Ultegra all around, Koobi AU Enduro seat
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pdainsworth
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: January 30, 2010
Strengths: Strong, durable, puncture resistant tires that ride, on the whole, well.Weaknesses: They are a little spendy at retail, I suppose. However, I feel the benefits outweigh the cost.Bottom Line: These tires are a really solid all-around tire, particularly if puncture resistance is important to you. They are not the smoothest riding tire, but are on par with similar tires from Continental, Schwalbe, etc. I have used two sets of these tires over the past 2+ years and 7000 or so miles. I had my first flat two weeks ago, and never did find what caused it. It may have been a tube defect. I did have one tire suffer a serious cut that destroyed the tire, causing it to have a hernia-like bulge in the casing. I did not, however, get a flat, and was able to finish the ride without a problem.
The tires are grippy enough, and perform well during the wet Northwest winters. Peopl talk about them riding harshly, but I hae never had a problem with that. I am a bigger rider (6'1", 230lbs), so perhaps that mitigates the harshness of the ride.
All in all, these are durable tires that perform well. I have no complaints.
Favorite Ride: Lake Crescent Loop
Purchased At: Mike's Bikes, Sequim
Similar Products Used: Conti GP4000, Conti GP4Season
Michelin
Pro 2 Race
Schwalbe Stelvio and Durano
Bike Setup: 2009 Tarmac with Red drivetrain, S-Works crank, Mavic Ksyrium SL wheels. I have recently put on some new TRP 960 brakes (which are GREAT).
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aaronis31337
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: August 19, 2009
Strengths: Hard and strongWeaknesses: Hard riding.Bottom Line: I've had these tires for some time and and I swapped them off for higher-end tires. After seeing the poor life of my Hutchingson Fusion's and Rubino's I went back to these. They are really hard riding, but the work well and have very few flats. The tread seems to last forever. I'm really happy with these and would rate them almost equal to the conti GP4000's.
Favorite Ride: Ione Hills
Price Paid:
$70.00
Purchased At: Kinetic cycles
Similar Products Used: Lots and lots. These are a great training tire.
Bike Setup: Titanium / ultegra
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meeshu
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: July 1, 2009
Strengths: Appear to be reasonably durable with very little wear shown. Puncture resistant to a degree.Weaknesses: A bit sluggish. Uncomfortable ride. Not puncture resistant enough.Bottom Line: I purchased these tires as they seemed to fit my requirement for tires that were durable, puncture resistant, and not too slow.
I have two sets of these tires now.
First set front tire developed a slow leak from a puncture. Soon after, the rear tire also developed a slow leak puncture!
I've now replaced the first set of punctured tires with the newer second set of tires. So far there have been no punctures or other problems with the replacement set.
Although no (current) tire is completely puncture proof, is was disappointing to have two punctures occurring so soon on these tires.
There is a degree of chance involved when getting punctures, but the local roads here are hard on tires (and cyclists!) due to chip seal, broken seal, and debris. Therefore it is preferable to use puncture resistant (and durable) tires on these roads, that is why I purchased these Elite tires.
I might go back to Ultra Gatorskin tyres, as I've never had a puncture with them, so far. Plus they are more comfortable to ride and are a bit faster as well.
Price Paid:
$100.00
Purchased At: Local Bike Shop
Similar Products Used: Continental Ultra Gatorskin, Vittoria Rubino Pro
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