I
hate reviews like this:
I have mistakenly used this tire on the front wheel of my road bike and this resulted in two crashes going around corners on patchy wet pavement and also on damp pavement. This tire is designed for banked turns as found in velodromes. The design of the tire, and the rubber compound used, will not grip the pavement around corners at speed especially when used as a front tire. Wear, as I was lead to believe, is not the issue, with using this tire on the road, its traction around corners.
Vittoria Diamante Pro Pista Track Tire -Clincher | Backcountry.com
2/5 stars.
The guy actually writes "This tire is designed for banked turns as found in velodromes." and "I have mistakenly used this tire on the front wheel of my road bike and this resulted in two crashes going around corners on patchy wet pavement and also on damp pavement."
That's like using a hard rubber training tire on a front wheel and wiping out and giving the trainer tire a 2 star rating because you admittedly used it incorrectly.