Originally Posted by
Harlan
If you go to Paceline forums they have a whole thread about them. They aren't flat proof.
no tire we'd want to ride is flat-proof.
Originally Posted by
mike868y
thanks, i'll check it out. i'm definitely willing to sacrifice flat protection for better ride quality/rolling resistance in a race only tire.
my philosophy is that life is short, so i ride good tires all the time. however...if i commuted through broken glass all the time that would be different. on my regular rides i (almost) never flat....some years (yes) it is literally zero.
with vittorias i have learned their limits in terms of my riding, my roads and their wear. if i let them wear too far,
then i would get flats in bunches. i learned when to just toss the tire vs drop in a new tube.
vittorias offer better wear than the turbo cottons IME. i liked the ride quality of the turbo cottons (subjective) and the objective lower Crr, but i had some issues with the construction (tread separation).