Vittoria Rubino Tech

Price Paid:  $0.00

Favorite Ride:
Sutherland-Stanwell Tops-Sutherland

Summary:
Great training tyre for the price. Have done about 500klms on these on roads with a lot of glass and other debris. During that time my riding mate has had 4 flats - 3 on Maxxis and 1 this morning on his brand new Gatorskins. I have had Zero, and i am about 20kgs heavier!

I have a slash in the tread from glass however nothing has got through the puncture resistant belting. An excellent tyre at a great price, handles well too....certainly gives the more favoured "puncture resistant" training tyres a run for the money.

Strengths:
Value, puncture resistance, Handling.

Price Paid:  $17.00 at NASHBAR

Favorite Ride:
AFTON HILLS

Bike Setup:
trek 5900

Summary:
These Tires are the BOMB.. Plain and simple NO FLATS Thats rite NO FLATS Lets face it. when it comes down to it who wants to get a flat tire when your on your ride Very confident feeling under your bike

Strengths:
NO FLATS NO FLATS NO FLATS

Weaknesses:
NONE

Similar Products Used:
bontrager race lites-- CRAP, flats every time out

Price Paid:  $25.00 at online

Favorite Ride:
wccc super B

Bike Setup:
Trek 5200 OCLV; Ultegra 10 - tires on bontrager race lites.

Summary:
Good all-around tire. I've now used these tires for a year and a half, two pairs in about 4500 miles. No flats!
That says it all for me.

Strengths:
Good all-around tire. Relatively inexpensive.

Weaknesses:
None that I found.

Similar Products Used:
Continental, Michelin

Price Paid:  $25.00 at LBS

Favorite Ride:
The one with the hills

Bike Setup:
'04 Bianchi Giro (aluminum frame/carbon stays and fork), 105 all around, Mavic Cosmos wheelset.

Summary:
Rubino Techs came on my '04 Bianchi, just replaced the first set with the same tires after 2,000 miles. My repeat business says it all, just not worth trying to find another tire or brand that works as well.

Strengths:
Good grip in a variety of conditions, fairly compliant ride at 120PSI, reasonable price. I've had one flat in 2+ years of riding on them. Plus, they're Italian!! Okay, they're made in Taiwan, but the name is Italian!!

Weaknesses:
Not a "race tire," no colors if that's your thing, wire bead so maybe a few grams heavier than a folding tire.

Similar Products Used:
Variety of Continental and Michelin touring tires on prior bikes.