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Just scored a clement criterium from behind our local recyclery bike shop. It looked pretty gnarly. Pumped it up, and its been holding air for two days. Looks better than the old crusty wolber I'm running on the back now. Tubulars rule!
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Anyone have experience with the Vittoria Terreno Dry 31mm?
I'm looking for a fairly large volume tire suitable for mixed terrain rides.
The Schwalbe s-one has been discontinued, and evidently all the Schwalbe tubulars are on their way out. Bike Radar reports that Schwalbe is getting out of the tubular business.
Challenge makes a fairly wide range of tubular "gravel" tires but my experience with them in the past has been mixed.
The Specialized Trigger might be another candidate, but I think it has a tread more suitable to cyclocross in dry conditions than to mixed surfaces.
Any advise is appreciated.
Brent
I'm looking for a fairly large volume tire suitable for mixed terrain rides.
The Schwalbe s-one has been discontinued, and evidently all the Schwalbe tubulars are on their way out. Bike Radar reports that Schwalbe is getting out of the tubular business.
Challenge makes a fairly wide range of tubular "gravel" tires but my experience with them in the past has been mixed.
The Specialized Trigger might be another candidate, but I think it has a tread more suitable to cyclocross in dry conditions than to mixed surfaces.
Any advise is appreciated.
Brent
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I live close to the 401 highway about 50 km (30 miles) east of Toronto, (The City Drake Made Famous) and I have picked up a few Holdsworth relics over the years that came to me with decent Mavic tubulars installed.
Right now I have this relic, with good useless Mavic rims with flat tires.
If it were not for this Covid-19 pandemic, I'd consider offering them to whomever can pass by and pick them up to use them.
Not holding air...
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If they have removable valve cores, have you tried squirting some Stan's Tire Seal into them? Of course, "Not holding air" is all relative. Latex tubes lose air all by themselves, no leaks required.
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I never thought of that.
I do have a gallon jug of green Slime sealer. I'll give it a shot.
Maybe these tires can be rejuvenated so at least who ever buys the bike can take it for a test ride !!
Thanks again.
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stans, orange seal or what has been best for me coffeelatex
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Is any shop selling Veloflex Vlaanderen at a good price?
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There's often someone selling them for about $60. Google tells me that starbike.com (whoever that is) has them for $58.86 at the moment.
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Thanks. That’s a pretty good price but, unfortunately, they don’t seem to have free shipping to US. Interestingly, if I upped order from 2 to 4 tires, shipping dropped about a third but didn’t budge if I went to 6 tires (just to see).
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That was just the first vendor I noticed in the $60 ballpark. Dive a little deeper into the Google search results for "Veloflex Vlaanderen". I'm sure something will come up with better shipping.
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Latex tube tubulars
I've been searching for a list of tubulars with latex tubes but it's not going well. I know veloflex uses latex tubes and some vittoria. It's hard to find out which models. Does anyone know the brands that use latex? They seem to feel the best. Has anyone tried a dugast? I can't switch over from Italian to English on their website. Much appreciated. Thanks
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Right and I’m sorry, I wasn’t really expecting anyone to do the digging for me, I just thought maybe somebody already had a line on a good buy. I think most of my best buys on tubulars have originated from tips on BF. It is how I got introduced to Veloflex in the first place. I even thought maybe someone would suggest another good alternative that I wasn’t even considering? My tires are getting a bit thin! Merlin, who I’ve used for veloflex before, seems to have some good prices on Vittorias. Has anyone ridden Vittoria Corsa G+ Isotech? They are available in 28 or 30mm and I think Merlin ships free (or did)? Thing is, I know I like the Vlaanderen.
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Patience
If you like Schwalbe One HT 28mm tubulars in all black, they are at this moment $26.30 (plus shipping) on Amazon. They are back ordered from Amazon UK and my total for two with shipping was $68. I won't be charged until they ship.
pastorbobnlnh , did you ever get your second tire? Was it tan wall like the first?
(I ordered a pair of these way back BC, but my order was cancelled. So I tried again, and that and subsequent attempts were all cancelled. Then, the product disappeared altogether. However, I'm nothing if not persistent, and mysteriously, they presented yesterday, albeit "back ordered". so I am trying once again. They are a couple of bucks less now, and shipping is like $18 for the first one, but only $6 for each additional tire in the order. My total with tax for two came to ~$78.)
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Right and I’m sorry, I wasn’t really expecting anyone to do the digging for me, I just thought maybe somebody already had a line on a good buy. I think most of my best buys on tubulars have originated from tips on BF. It is how I got introduced to Veloflex in the first place. I even thought maybe someone would suggest another good alternative that I wasn’t even considering? My tires are getting a bit thin! Merlin, who I’ve used for veloflex before, seems to have some good prices on Vittorias. Has anyone ridden Vittoria Corsa G+ Isotech? They are available in 28 or 30mm and I think Merlin ships free (or did)? Thing is, I know I like the Vlaanderen.
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Has any one tried the Michelin Power 28mm tubular tire? These look they would be nice.
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I have ridden both of these. The Corsa seems to pick up more junk from the road on the tread. This is even more true when wet. I still love them even though I had one flat (no biggie as they get lots of miles). These are also more available than than the Vlaanderen—which became my most favorite tubie...did not pick up any road rubble at all. But I did slice a sidewall riding thru some debris from a construction zone. That ruined a brand new tire. Even though I will migrate to the Vlaanderen over time. Just harder to find at a good price.
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Both the Corsa G+ 25 and 28 AND the Vlaanderen are delightful rides.
For context my other experiences were with older used tubulars (really small sizes!), really old clement 66 (came to me nos with a nos 74 ral international) which are really light save for race day type of tire which I thoroughly enjoyed using briefly but not long term —unobtainable now, and Tufos which had no feel and are now my spares only. For me Tufos feel like bricks compared to what I ride now.
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Yes to both for Corsa G* and Veloflex. Have not ridden the Corsa 2.0 but would assume so.
Both the Corsa G+ 25 and 28 AND the Vlaanderen are delightful rides.
For context my other experiences were with older used tubulars (really small sizes!), really old clement 66 (came to me nos with a nos 74 ral international) which are really light save for race day type of tire which I thoroughly enjoyed using briefly but not long term —unobtainable now, and Tufos which had no feel and are now my spares only. For me Tufos feel like bricks compared to what I ride now.
Both the Corsa G+ 25 and 28 AND the Vlaanderen are delightful rides.
For context my other experiences were with older used tubulars (really small sizes!), really old clement 66 (came to me nos with a nos 74 ral international) which are really light save for race day type of tire which I thoroughly enjoyed using briefly but not long term —unobtainable now, and Tufos which had no feel and are now my spares only. For me Tufos feel like bricks compared to what I ride now.
Not sure if anyone has mentioned the michelin pro 4's these are excellent tires and can be found at very good prices.
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Yes to both for Corsa G* and Veloflex. Have not ridden the Corsa 2.0 but would assume so.
Both the Corsa G+ 25 and 28 AND the Vlaanderen are delightful rides.
For context my other experiences were with older used tubulars (really small sizes!), really old clement 66 (came to me nos with a nos 74 ral international) which are really light save for race day type of tire which I thoroughly enjoyed using briefly but not long term —unobtainable now, and Tufos which had no feel and are now my spares only. For me Tufos feel like bricks compared to what I ride now.
Both the Corsa G+ 25 and 28 AND the Vlaanderen are delightful rides.
For context my other experiences were with older used tubulars (really small sizes!), really old clement 66 (came to me nos with a nos 74 ral international) which are really light save for race day type of tire which I thoroughly enjoyed using briefly but not long term —unobtainable now, and Tufos which had no feel and are now my spares only. For me Tufos feel like bricks compared to what I ride now.
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I have a set of the tufo hi-carbon composites on one of my bikes. I didn't really like them at first the ride was a bit harsh. Kind of like the ride of most continental tires. But they are very susceptable to air pressure a few pounds here and there can make a big difference in ride quality. They are not latex inner tubes so you don't have to pump them up daily. And they are as tough as nails. But only available as a blackwall.
Not sure if anyone has mentioned the michelin pro 4's these are excellent tires and can be found at very good prices.
Not sure if anyone has mentioned the michelin pro 4's these are excellent tires and can be found at very good prices.
Could you give a link link to where these are available at a better price?
I have this Chris King R45 11 speed hubset in silver 28f, 28r that I had laced up to Velocity polished Major Tom rims and they came out beautiful. I’m not planning on using them for cyclocross, just road. In a separate thread, a BF member said the rim base is too flat/wide for road tubulars. I’m bummed about this but plan to forge ahead and try some wider road tubulars and also try some double sided 3M tape to mount them.
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These are "sort of" available again!
pastorbobnlnh , did you ever get your second tire? Was it tan wall like the first?
(I ordered a pair of these way back BC, but my order was cancelled. So I tried again, and that and subsequent attempts were all cancelled. Then, the product disappeared altogether. However, I'm nothing if not persistent, and mysteriously, they presented yesterday, albeit "back ordered". so I am trying once again. They are a couple of bucks less now, and shipping is like $18 for the first one, but only $6 for each additional tire in the order. My total with tax for two came to ~$78.)
pastorbobnlnh , did you ever get your second tire? Was it tan wall like the first?
(I ordered a pair of these way back BC, but my order was cancelled. So I tried again, and that and subsequent attempts were all cancelled. Then, the product disappeared altogether. However, I'm nothing if not persistent, and mysteriously, they presented yesterday, albeit "back ordered". so I am trying once again. They are a couple of bucks less now, and shipping is like $18 for the first one, but only $6 for each additional tire in the order. My total with tax for two came to ~$78.)
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I was asking about the Michelin Power tubular. I see where there was the Pro4 as well. In the USA these don’t seem to be as common. Some of the prices I have seen are ~80 USD to over $100.
Could you give a link link to where these are available at a better price?
I have this Chris King R45 11 speed hubset in silver 28f, 28r that I had laced up to Velocity polished Major Tom rims and they came out beautiful. I’m not planning on using them for cyclocross, just road. In a separate thread, a BF member said the rim base is too flat/wide for road tubulars. I’m bummed about this but plan to forge ahead and try some wider road tubulars and also try some double sided 3M tape to mount them.
Could you give a link link to where these are available at a better price?
I have this Chris King R45 11 speed hubset in silver 28f, 28r that I had laced up to Velocity polished Major Tom rims and they came out beautiful. I’m not planning on using them for cyclocross, just road. In a separate thread, a BF member said the rim base is too flat/wide for road tubulars. I’m bummed about this but plan to forge ahead and try some wider road tubulars and also try some double sided 3M tape to mount them.
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As as far as my wider than normal Velocity Major Tom rims, I’ll try different tires and hopefully find some that are road specific that don’t end up with a gap at the base tape. 27 to 30 mm would be ideal and hopefully clear whichever frame I ultimately run these on.
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I was just gifted a Major Tom wheelset - my first set of tubular wheels. I got them from a pretty intense cx racer, so they are shod with Clement PDX tires. I think the tires will work well for gravel and some moderate off-road riding, but I already have a couple pairs of clinchers that also fill that niche. So I would appreciate you keeping us posted with anything you come up with for more road-worthy tires that will fit the Major Toms. I’m pretty nervous about getting into the tubular world after spending so many decades not using them. I just really want to use these new wheels. Thanks!
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