Summary: i just got these tires to replace my stock bontregor selects. they have a very high psi and are nice and light. they are great tires for the price, good for racing, recreational, commuter.
Strengths: light
well priced
fast
psi
Weaknesses: little on the thick side
Similar Products Used: bontregor selects
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Bike Setup: Ridden mostly on Cannondale aluminum with Mavic Cosmic elite or Ksyrium Elite, somewhat on Performance forte road wheels. Ridden less on Scott CR1 with HED alps clinchers.
Summary: Bought these because they were cheap and (shame) matched my blue bike. In the year I've ridden them, about 2000 miles or so, they've performed very well. To say they are a value is an understatement. I rode these every day on my commuter for about 6 months, then realized they were doing better than my GP4000's and moved them to my nice bike. Very few flats considering the punishment I put them through on a daily basis on chicago streets.
Strengths: 160 PSI (I ran about 125) is more than most rims can take, no pinch flats in a year despite chicago potholes. Very few flats, perform well in all conditions (including chicago winter).
Weaknesses: Only come in blue? My red road bike looks like superman's outfit now.
Similar Products Used: Conti GP 4000, Conti Attack/Force, Vredestein Fortezza TriComp, Specialized Armadillo elite
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Summary: These tires are surprisingly durable, fast and grip quite well. They have a 160 psi rating which is more than most rims can handle. These babies are hand made in the Netherlands and have a beautiful blue aesthetic, they appear to last quite well and are not Chinese junk.
Strengths: $25.00 at Performance and this tire comes in the beautiful performance blue, which really adds to the aesthetics of your race machine.
Weaknesses: They will unseat at high pressures dont inflate past 110 or 120 max.
Similar Products Used: Continental
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Summary: The price is hard to resist and seems that I'm not the only one as the rack is usually low stock with these. I've got a mildly used set at 800 miles and they have been very nice. Based on my 150#'s at 115psi inflation levels, these ride smoothly and they corner well for me. They look like I'll get another 800+ miles easily.
Strengths: Smooth, nice handling, reasonable price at a constant $25.
Weaknesses: Wish they had other colors available.
Similar Products Used: Fortezza, Vitt Zaffro Pro
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Bike Setup: 91 Paramount PDG Stronglight compact 46/34x 12-26 all oem orig. RX100 derailleurs,brakes and wheelset.E3 gelform saddle.
Summary: I'd been running Vittoria Rubino Pros on the PDG and was hesitant about switching to the Fortezza SE fearing the worst flat wise.
Well, 4000 miles later I'm well into my second pair and bought 2 backup pairs . These are Tubular smooth and fast yet haven't had a flat in all the miles I've ridden on em. I keep the pressure at around 140 vs the max 160 as I'm not sure the oem rims on the bike were designed for that pressure.
Strengths: Fast good riding tire with fantastic durability and resistance to flats
Weaknesses: I simply haven't found any
Similar Products Used: Vittoria Rubino
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