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26/10/2008 7:15:05 PM
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Darren arnold
Posts 4
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Hi
i'm looking to buy some new tyres i've been told michelin pro race2 is a good all round tyre.
just wondering if anyone has had any dealings with this tyre.?
any other suggestions would be a great help.
I"m after a good wearing,grip in all conditions,puncture resistance,fast tyre
most ride i do are between 50-150kms
cheers safe cycling Darren
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27/10/2008 10:21:17 AM
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Jeffrey Schulz
Posts 60
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I use continental Attack Force or GP 4000. These are great tyres and when the Aussie dollar was worth something could be purchased cheap on the internet, now around $100 for a set on PBK. Although I did get a puncture today but I have had these tyres on the bike for over 5000km now.
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27/10/2008 12:50:10 PM
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Aaron Babb
Posts 14
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Ill back Jeff on that one ive been on a few tyres and ive had the Continental Force/Attack now for ages (replaced a few times) and plan on sticking with em. Great tyre
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27/10/2008 1:09:57 PM
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dean watson
Posts 12
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bought cont attack force on ebay recently @ buy it now price of 98 +5.50 postage - aussi seller 100% rated - havent used them yet but lots of riders recommended them- if i could open my ebay i could tell you the seller name
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27/10/2008 2:10:20 PM
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Robert Rau
Posts 150
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Hi,
I ride on Continentials. Not sure how Sarge got over 5000 kms on a set, must be on a trainer or he is ultra light and able to ride over all the glass and used syringes on Adelaide streets. Thought about taping a sharps container to my handle bars, then all those druggies which drive past can deposit their syringes in the container rather than throw them out the car window. Sometimes I feel like a real sitting duck, more chance getting a needle stick injury going up Flagstaff Hill Road or Shepherds Hill Road than at work! Sometimes you score a bong! However back on the subject of tyres, Im lucky to get 1500 km out of a good set of tyres like Conties. Have a set of plain jane (not Bob Janes) Rubinos on my work bike which have lasted more than 1 month. The problem with Attack force is that you cant swap back and front tyres when the back starts wearing out due to the different tyre widths - real bummer but nice tyres anyway. My ultimate preferance when I have the spare cash is Continential GP 4000 (new chilli compound) but the size 700c X 20 (not 23), as they are more thin and I can push these very fast up a hill, heaps of fun.
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27/10/2008 4:35:47 PM
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Jeffrey Schulz
Posts 60
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Wow only 1500kms, I have not purchased a new set of tires this year, although I do run 3 sets of wheels. My training bike would do 200kms a week on average and I put the tyres on the wheels in September last year. Although I have been off the bike for 5 months so approx 25 weeks at 200kms a week and still going. The other tyres I have I put on at the end of last year and have done at least a few thousand on each. I even sold some of my spares as my tyres lasted so long I did not need them.
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27/10/2008 10:15:22 PM
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Jason B Spencer
Posts 5
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My family has been using Michelins for a while now, I was originally using pro Race 2's and they worked really well, very few punctures, maybe 1 per set which would last 3-4,000km 'till i got new ones 'cos of tread wear. They grip really well also however make noises when cornering hard which the new Pro Race 3's don't which lets me go harder through corners. since beginning of this year i have been using Pro race 3's and have only had 1 puncture, and that was when using lightweight tubes.
Another set of tyres if your looking for better tyre life i definately recommend if ur not racing is Michelin Kryllion Carbons, I could descend equally as quick on these and never got a puncture in the one set i used. Also hardly had any cuts in the tyres. i'd still use them but since i'm racing i swap pro 3's once they've been worn a bit off my race wheels onto training wheels. so i now use pro 3's for everything.
I've never had problems with punctures but it may have something to do with where i ride also.
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9/11/2008 9:25:01 PM
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Troy Collett
Posts 171
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hey guys
I swear by rubinos.I get around 5000kms from the rear tyre.Never had a single puncture either
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10/11/2008 10:03:35 AM
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Sam England
Posts 10
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Troy Collett wrote:
I swear by rubinos.I get around 5000kms from the rear tyre.Never had a single puncture either
No such thing as a free lunch. I've never ridden a tyre worse than Rubinos in the wet - avoid this tyre unless you never corner hard in the wet.
GP4000s and ProRace3s get my vote.
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18/11/2008 1:13:09 PM
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Michael Warner
Posts 122
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The Vittoria Rubino Pro is a great training/everyday tyre - thick, hard-wearing and almost puncture-proof - but unfortunately the price seems to have jumped lately. As someone else pointed out, it doesn't have the sort of grip on wet roads that softer race tyres do, but that's an inevitable tradeoff.
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8/12/2008 5:54:44 PM
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No Chain
Posts 31
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Just bought GP 4000s on Torpedo7 for $53 each - weekly special then lo and behold the following weeks special is Michelin Pro 3 @ $54 each. If I had the spare cash I'd buy a set of the Michelins too .... next time maybe. Has anyone tried both of these tyres in quick succession?
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19/07/2009 12:00:28 PM
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Troy Collett
Posts 171
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I finally got a puncture on my rubinos.I think given the rear is 3 years old may have something to do with it
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20/07/2009 12:25:06 AM
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Michael Warner
Posts 122
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Troy Collett wrote:
I finally got a puncture on my rubinos.I think given the rear is 3 years old may have something to do with it
3 years! Most tyres would have perished so much as to be dangerous by then.
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25/07/2009 10:19:51 AM
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Jason Daniels
Posts 30
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Troy Collett wrote:
I finally got a puncture on my rubinos.I think given the rear is 3 years old may have something to do with it
You need to get out and ride more if you are only getting one puncture and three years out of a tyre. Up here in the tropics, tyres perish so quickly, especially if the bike is not doing anything and just sitting around the shed. By actually riding the bike, you seem to keep a bit of flexibility in the tyre.
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25/07/2009 3:37:42 PM
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Troy Collett
Posts 171
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well due to work & the fact its dark at 6pm I dont really get on the road till the weekends.I do train on the trainer during the week tho
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28/07/2009 11:58:57 AM
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andrew rowling
Posts 27
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Vittoria Rubbino's rule ! The tubes are good too. The good thing is they go up to 150psi, a bit of a rough ride but fast.
Have used Specialized slicks before, they are not very puncture resistant and you loose about 2-5 kph on the flat.
Their tubes are not very good either, leaking valves, valve stem too easy to bend or break, and the pump end does not seal properly-
turning a simple task in to a marathon.
As for Michelin-never ending punctures are to be expected.
The Rubino's are not too good in the wet-Pound Rd-Knots Hill in driving rain is a handful, but you get lots of kays from them and very few punctures.
edited by andrew rowling on 28/07/2009
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14/05/2010 1:20:16 PM
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Troy Collett
Posts 171
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I saw an ad in Bicycling Australia for the new Rubino.Trouble is supply wont be here till almost August
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14/03/2011 2:09:35 PM
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Troy Collett
Posts 171
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well Im off to get new tyres this week.Most prob go for Rubinos again
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21/03/2011 1:30:26 PM
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stu
Posts 11
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bargain tires. SCHWALBE STELVIO $90 per pair. See market place for more info
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6/04/2011 9:19:20 PM
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stu
Posts 11
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Clearing last of the Schwalbe Stelvio tires (boxed). Only blue and black left. $75 per pair. If postage required extra $10.
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