Hi!
I had a look to find the reviews page, but didn't find it, so I will write a little review about these tires here. I haven't seen too many reviews about them on the webz... Most of the reviews are for the normal Rubino Pro's and not the Tech version of the tire.
I just got a pair of Vittoria Rubino Pro Tech's to replace a pair of GP4000SII.
The reasons for replacing where that the GP4000S II's got a nasty sidewall cut and some other nasty deep little cuts on the rear wheel.
So far on these tires (about 50km)
1. Handling:
They handle pretty well actually. The tech version is also supposed to have a different compound then the regular Rubino Pro's. I haven't tried them in the wet yet, but they do seem grippy. They are also supposed to be a winter tire or something. Mind you that this is a 150TPI tire and not a 330 TPI one or whatever...
2. Roll resistance:
They do roll pretty fast. Mind again that this is a 150TPI tire... They dont feel "heavy" at all.
3. Cut - Puncture resistance.
They something like "Italian Gatorskins". They say that they have a "wet weather compound" and they also have their sidewalls reinforced. I haven't tried them extensively yet but so far so good. They are just 240g's each for the 23mm version. Wanted to get 25's but they were not available.
4. Comfort:
Ok, here it goes... They ain't smooth. My butt hurts after a 20min ride... They are not smooth at all... Every bump is picked up, amplified and delivered with a vengeance to your rear... The don't "absorb" bumps... Maybe because they are 150TPI and not 330TPI? Maybe because of some other reason?
...and mind you that this is for 8bar - 115PSI inflation pressure, out of the maximum 145PSI... Wont be inflating them to 145 any time soon...
5. Other stuff
No directional arrow! 145 PSI sounds a bit on the extreme side. At 240g per tire they are pretty lightweight for a reinforced winter tire...
Overall:
Really, really nice. The price is just right and they roll fast.
Keep an eye for my "Vittoria's Sh^tty Secret" thread, which will be my next tire thread after "GP4000S(hit) II", when things go wrong...