So after going through 2 Vittoria Rallys with their joke of "Kevlar 3D Compound" - one lasted about 100 miles before a 1" slice in the tread, the other got a small puncture at 30 miles (I'll patch this one and keep it as a spare) - I need to find a good flat-resistant sewup. I prefer black tread and tan sidewall.
I've got a set of Panaracer Practice Dual TGs, but they have red tread and look like a clown bike. I also see the Continental Sprinter Gatorskin, but those sidewalls are darker than I like.
So after going through 2 Vittoria Rallys with their joke of "Kevlar 3D Compound"
Those tires are junk. Not only does the "compound" do nother to stop punctures, the casings are prone to breaking any time you run over a pebble.
Any advantage you may find to riding tubular tires will be lost in a "puncture-resistant" one. Decent tires would last much better than those Vittorias, but will cost you. My advice is to either deal with the cost and get the best tire you can find, or get a set of clincher wheels for training and save the tubulars for races.
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Any advantage you may find to riding tubular tires will be lost in a "puncture-resistant" one. Decent tires would last much better than those Vittorias, but will cost you. My advice is to either deal with the cost and get the best tire you can find, or get a set of clincher wheels for training and save the tubulars for races.
Another route is to go with tubular race and training wheels. Use the high end tires for racing and when they flat, patch 'em and use 'em on the training wheels. I've had this rotation going on for some time now. I also get other folks cast off flats for patching. Sometimes they want 'em back but more often than not they don't.
