Originally Posted by
79pmooney
I love the Open Paves. Have they changed the casing/cut resistance. The OPs of a few years ago cut easily. I carried more bills when I rode them and sometim0es used quite a few to get home. I switched to the Corsa G+ and am just riding my last OPs to clean them out. These last three don't want to die. I don't know if Vittoria started doing something different or these tire just know that when they die, their done.
I started using them a couple years ago and have had no problem with cuts that caused flats, or to have to use a boot in the tire. I have noticed some small surface cuts, like from glass shards, but no worse than other tires. I see the same thing with GK's. However, I ride on mostly pavement that is in good condition. I do not get flats very often. I also probably change tires a bit before they actually need to be replaced. IMO, that helps. I have never kept track of what the actual mileage is that I get from tires. From June of 2020 to Christmas day of 2021, I put in 9,000 miles with not one flat. I would guess at least 7,000 of those miles were on Open Paves. I got a flat tire on that Christmas morning, but that was with a pretty worn Zaffiro Pro.