Vredestein Volante TriComp

Price Paid:  $14.00 at lbs

Favorite Ride:
group rides

Bike Setup:
madone 5.0, ultegra group&wheels,fsa carbon bars&seatpost, selle italia slr

Summary:
This is my training and winter tire of choice for about 2 years...decent rolling resistance and very long lasting(i swich tires when rear starts to wear out)...no problems what so ever since i started using this product.For racing i use Vrederstein Fortezza which i`m very pleased with

Strengths:
long lasting
cheap
good quality/price ratio
fairly good puncture resistance

Weaknesses:
none

Similar Products Used:
many brands

Price Paid:  $15.00 at Math Salden

Bike Setup:
Bianchi, several bikes.

Summary:
In order to warn you guys, here a copy of my thread on the forum.

WARNING!

Last year I bought a set of Vredestein Volante Clincher tyres. They were very light, not too expensive and in my so much favoured Bianchi colour!

I rode on them less than five ordinary training rides. Than during the first serious descent in the Dolomites both tyres exploded at the same time! It was a miracle I was able to stop my bike without falling from a speed of about 80km/h to zero. Also I was riding next to a very steep and rocky gorge.

Later I found out both tyres collapsed due to their way too light construction (one ply of thread). The road was perfect dark black flat asphalt, no stones, tyres were inflated at the manufacturers pressure just before the race, I used new inner tyres.

Though both my rims were a total loss, when I informed the Dutch factory about this dangerous accident with their tyres, they were just anxious to waive a possible claim. I never received any money back from them for the tyres and due to lack of interest of them I threw away the tyres instead of handing them over for "research purposes"...

I wonder if anybody has simmilar experience with Vredestein tyres?

Be warned! Frank.

Strengths:
Bianchi Colour

Weaknesses:
Strength and common sense of reliability of this manufacturer

Similar Products Used:
Vittoria Rubino/ Michelin Hy binergic/ Conti super sport etc. etc.

Price Paid:  $39.99 at Incycle, San Dimas

Favorite Ride:
Rio Hondo River ride

Bike Setup:
200sci I weigh 215 lbs. I'm 5'11" tall, race bike, ultegra group with cane creek wheels

Summary:
Great tire, I don't like bright colors and flashy colored stuff. I like tires that last 1,000 miles and these are great tires to use.

Strengths:
The tires was plain. lasted 1,000 miles and was a great tire to ride during the summer months.

Weaknesses:
With no tread it was hard to see when it was wearing low except my mileage count.

Similar Products Used:
Continential grand prix 3000, specialized race tire red thread