clayborne

Whats your favorite tire for each..
a. skid durability
b. hold and handling
c. aesthetic

ps pictures are always sweet.

andre nickatina

a. gatorskins
b. gatorskins
c. white vittoria rubino's

Boss Moniker

a. gatorskins
b. conti 4000's
c. vredestein fortezza (tricomp or whatever).

I actually haven't tried the top two, but that's what I've been hearing.

freeskihp

a. vittoria rando
b. vittoria rubino pro
c. vittoria rubino pro white

thurstonboise

Aesthetics: GP4000 hands down. I've heard they ride nice, but haven't experienced them

Ride AND flat resistance: Schwalbe Stelvio Plus. Serious grip even in the rain. 2 flats in 12 months. This is hands down my favorite tire, but it costs too much, and can't handle skidding at all.

Skid: I don't really know, my love of the afore mentioned tire made me change my riding habits.

guerillaidiom

A. bingo
B. exactly
C. Spot on

trons

rando
fortezza
anything without black on it

hockeyteeth

I just put on some Continental Gator Skins this afternoon. They are awesome - super-grippy. Get some if you can afford them, but skid conservatively!

jchou701

are there any alternatives to gatorskins without the orange color on the sides?

piwonka

gatorskin
sprinter
sprinter

this is how i feel as of now and this list is sure to change over the course of time.

andre nickatina

yess... schwalbe's do feel the nicest on the road. i wish they were more durable if i had a road bike or a braked fix, i'd definitely run nothing but those...

sniks

a. soma everwear, 5mm of skid loving fun
b. gatorskins
c. vredestein fortezza tricomp

SkyeC

gatorskins
gatorskins
michelin pro2 race

andre nickatina

wider tires = more skid durability, correct?

my 23 gators haven't really lasted me anywhere near as long as 25 armadillos, but i also had a more skid friendly ratio with the 25's.

loaf

I've been skidding my brains out for the last 2 nights and I still haven't killed an old gator that I've seen threads on since last year. I don't understand why I didn't have to walk home.

kludge

i have a wierd set up. i like having a 23c tire in the front, and a 25-28c in the rear. aesthtic wise, anything with a gray/grey stripe will work. but in the rear its always something with cross treads.

chase.

I've got a 25c gator as a rear and couldn't be happier with it, both for grip and skid feel/durability. 23c rubino slick in front is cheap and sticky enough, but might end up being switched for a Ricorso or something white.

piwonka

this is very important to tire life if you skid or skip.

max-a-mill

i am really liking my everwear now that i have sometime on it. not the grippiest but then i found i don't really like supergrippy roadtires on the back.

they skid/stop real nice and so far are lasting pretty decently (but not as well as you'd think for such a thick tire). definitley better wearing than the road tires i have used so far including the much praised gatorskin but it definitely isn't as grippy.

pedex

a) gatorskins or armadillos
b) michelin pro race 2's
c) panaracer tserv messengers

Igneous Faction

While I use Rubinos's on my bike and have been skidding them since... June? I've decided that there's nothing more aesthetically pleasing than a gumwall. After these go, I'm done with whacky colors forever.

nick burns

They turn dark grey/black within a month or so.

andre nickatina

well, it was a slightly more skid friendly ratio on the old ratio but not an overly dramatic change. 49x19 on the old vs. 49x16 on the new, both fractions don't reduce so it's the difference between 3 (6 ambidextrious) patches.

jchou701

what model vitorria rubino's are u guys talking about? and are they any better than gatorskins/armadillos besides the looks/weight

Fugazi Dave

3x Specialized All Condition Pro. I swear by this tire, though I think they recently changed the rubber compound a little and it makes them a little less skid-friendly, as they are so damned grippy that it's notably harder to skip/skid than with other tires I've run. Long-wearing, great handling, and all black.