Hi!
I am thinking of finally changing the Specialized Espoir 700x25 wire tires that were stock on the Allez and after lots of searching on line and trolling in the forum I narrowed it down to these two:
1. The Continental 4000s (the first all black version as the newer colored second version is not yet available in the online vendor I am thinking of getting them from). 23's.
These cost around 50euro in the LBSs but I found them for about 26 euro online. Including shipping they come up at around 30euro per tire.
2. The Vittoria Open Corsa, either the SC or the CX, which can also be used in the rain. (Vittoria says the slick "SL" ones are not suitable for use in the rain.) Again 23's.
These are a bit more expensive, at around 32 euro per tire, about 35 including shipping.
The bike at the moment with two bottle cages and Shimano 105 pedals is around 10.3 kg. The espoir ones are around 370grams each so with these tires which are around 200grams each the bike is finally gonna be under 10kg!
(Yes I know, 7kg would be even nicer but...
)
Any opinions which one of these tires is gonna be best for just frequent rides? I dont race, I just try to reduce some personal records on Strava because I am just that bored.
I am not after every single second of speed, so I dont care for TT specific tires, but I woudn't mind a faster tire that doesnt slip and can handle around 5000km of use.
What are cotton tires? (The Vittoria ones say they are "cotton" tires...)
The roads around here have lots and lots of small stones which I am frequently removing from the current tires. Will these two be Ok with that or are they gonna get shredded after 1000km?
Thanks!
I am thinking of finally changing the Specialized Espoir 700x25 wire tires that were stock on the Allez and after lots of searching on line and trolling in the forum I narrowed it down to these two:
1. The Continental 4000s (the first all black version as the newer colored second version is not yet available in the online vendor I am thinking of getting them from). 23's.
These cost around 50euro in the LBSs but I found them for about 26 euro online. Including shipping they come up at around 30euro per tire.
2. The Vittoria Open Corsa, either the SC or the CX, which can also be used in the rain. (Vittoria says the slick "SL" ones are not suitable for use in the rain.) Again 23's.
These are a bit more expensive, at around 32 euro per tire, about 35 including shipping.
The bike at the moment with two bottle cages and Shimano 105 pedals is around 10.3 kg. The espoir ones are around 370grams each so with these tires which are around 200grams each the bike is finally gonna be under 10kg!
Any opinions which one of these tires is gonna be best for just frequent rides? I dont race, I just try to reduce some personal records on Strava because I am just that bored.
What are cotton tires? (The Vittoria ones say they are "cotton" tires...)
The roads around here have lots and lots of small stones which I am frequently removing from the current tires. Will these two be Ok with that or are they gonna get shredded after 1000km?
Thanks!