Volae Team Tire Fits

I've got a Strada with 650 wheels. I had a pair of Fortezza's on it and in only 500 miles destroyed
one with road debris and the other has a small puncture in the tire from a piece of gravel. I won't
be buying any more of them. I bought a pair of Terry Tellus 650x28 tires and rode 'em a couple
times. They seem durable, more cushy than the Fortezza's and seem just as fast. They definitely
have more rubber on the road than the Fortezza's. I plan on using them if I take any long trips or
go somewhere with unknown roads. I've used Conti Grand Prix wire bead tires on my lowracer for a
couple thousand miles and have had no problems with them. I don't understand why 650x23 Stelvios
wont fit and the Terry Tellus 650x28 do. The Terry tires, BTW, measure a little less than 27mm
wide. Dan Kluckhuhn

"Rick Moll" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I finally got my new Volae Team. I love the bike -- haven't had a chance to ride it a whole lot;
but I was immediately impressed by how easy it is to get started and stopped. I find it more
comfortable in start and stop riding than my V-Rex, I suspect because the high center of gravity
makes it easier to balance, and also that they just did a great job with the design to get the low
speed handing right.

So I love riding it but I'm now looking for some different tires before I take it out of town on a
cycling vacation.

For some reason Hostel Shoppe specs Conti GP Supersonics on the Team, which aren't intended for
the rigors of day to day riding. My impression is that I'll be lucking to get 1000 miles of life
out of them.

The Team is also speced with a True Temper Alpha Q Pro front fork, which looks like a great fork,
but it doesn't allow for a lot of tire clearance. According to the Hostel Shoppe not all 650C x 23
(23-571) tires will fit the fork. In particular the Schwalbe Stelvio, and a Michelin tire they
tried would not clear.

The tires they say will work include:

Conti GP Supersonic 23-571 Folding 145psi 145g Conti Ultra Gatorskin 23-571 Wire 145psi 250g
Terry tellus ST 28-571 Wire 100psi 340g

As I said I'm looking for something more durable than the Supersonic, and I'd like something
lighter weight and lower rolling resistance than the other two. Both the Conti GP 3000, and the
Vredestein Fortezza look interesting:

Conti GP 3000 23-571 Folding 120psi 195g Vredestein Fortezza 23-571

I'd be curious to hear from others whether they have tried fitting either of these, or any other
light weight 23-571 tires to their Volae Teams.

Thanks,

Rick Moll RANS V-Rex Volae Team

I have the Terry tellus on my Bacchetta Strada it's a good touring tire it's also a big 28mm tire
it's odd that other tires will not clear the fork and the tellus does.

It not a light weight so may as well stick with what the bike came with all light weight tires wear
fast. They are made for racing and racers don't care about wear.

"Rick Moll" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I finally got my new Volae Team. I love the bike -- haven't had a chance to ride it a whole lot;
but I was immediately impressed by how easy it is to get started and stopped. I find it more
comfortable in start and stop riding than my V-Rex, I suspect because the high center of gravity
makes it easier to balance, and also that they just did a great job with the design to get the low
speed handing right.

So I love riding it but I'm now looking for some different tires before I take it out of town on a
cycling vacation.

For some reason Hostel Shoppe specs Conti GP Supersonics on the Team, which aren't intended for
the rigors of day to day riding. My impression is that I'll be lucking to get 1000 miles of life
out of them.

The Team is also speced with a True Temper Alpha Q Pro front fork, which looks like a great fork,
but it doesn't allow for a lot of tire clearance. According to the Hostel Shoppe not all 650C x 23
(23-571) tires will fit the fork. In particular the Schwalbe Stelvio, and a Michelin tire they
tried would not clear.

The tires they say will work include:

Conti GP Supersonic 23-571 Folding 145psi 145g Conti Ultra Gatorskin 23-571 Wire 145psi 250g
Terry tellus ST 28-571 Wire 100psi 340g

As I said I'm looking for something more durable than the Supersonic, and I'd like something
lighter weight and lower rolling resistance than the other two. Both the Conti GP 3000, and the
Vredestein Fortezza look interesting:

Conti GP 3000 23-571 Folding 120psi 195g Vredestein Fortezza 23-571

I'd be curious to hear from others whether they have tried fitting either of these, or any other
light weight 23-571 tires to their Volae Teams.

Thanks,

Rick Moll RANS V-Rex Volae Team

I've put about 350 miles on the Conti Ultra Gatorskin, 23, tires that came on my Volae Club - they
show no sign of wear. Although most of the riding has been on pavement, there has been several miles
of gravel and bit of broken glass on my routes. Although I wanted a 25c tire (of which there are
none for the 650), I was satisfied that the Gatorskin was a good, tough tire. So far, I'm very
pleased with this tire.

"Rick Moll" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I finally got my new Volae Team. I love the bike -- haven't had a chance to ride it a whole lot;
but I was immediately impressed by how easy it is to get started and stopped. I find it more
comfortable in start and stop riding than my V-Rex, I suspect because the high center of gravity
makes it easier to balance, and also that they just did a great job with the design to get the low
speed handing right.

So I love riding it but I'm now looking for some different tires before I take it out of town on a
cycling vacation.

For some reason Hostel Shoppe specs Conti GP Supersonics on the Team, which aren't intended for
the rigors of day to day riding. My impression is that I'll be lucking to get 1000 miles of life
out of them.

The Team is also speced with a True Temper Alpha Q Pro front fork, which looks like a great fork,
but it doesn't allow for a lot of tire clearance. According to the Hostel Shoppe not all 650C x 23
(23-571) tires will fit the fork. In particular the Schwalbe Stelvio, and a Michelin tire they
tried would not clear.

The tires they say will work include:

Conti GP Supersonic 23-571 Folding 145psi 145g Conti Ultra Gatorskin 23-571 Wire 145psi 250g
Terry tellus ST 28-571 Wire 100psi 340g

As I said I'm looking for something more durable than the Supersonic, and I'd like something
lighter weight and lower rolling resistance than the other two. Both the Conti GP 3000, and the
Vredestein Fortezza look interesting:

Conti GP 3000 23-571 Folding 120psi 195g Vredestein Fortezza 23-571

I'd be curious to hear from others whether they have tried fitting either of these, or any other
light weight 23-571 tires to their Volae Teams.

Thanks,

Rick Moll RANS V-Rex Volae Team

Dan Kluckhuhn said:

... I don't understand why 650x23 Stelvios wont fit and the Terry Tellus 650x28 do. The Terry
tires, BTW, measure a little less than 27mm wide.

I don't think the fit concerns with the Alpha Q Pro fork are just width, but also with outer
diameter. I think the Stelvio and the one Michelin tire they tried may have been too big around
to fit. From what I understand some of the Michelin tires can have a very high profile --
almost angular.

Thanks for tire recommendations/observations,

Rick Moll RANS V-Rex Volae Team

Dave Harney said:

... Although I wanted a 25c tire (of which there are none for the 650)...

If you want a wider tire, you might want to consider the Terry tellus ST 650x28c. From what I
understand it actually measures around 26-27mm wide.

Sheldon Brown has comments about it:

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Rick Moll RANS V-Rex Volae Team

I really don't want the Terry tire (too wide and not the same quality as the Gatorskin). What I'd
really like is 25c Gatorskin - until that is available, the 23c is fine.

"Rick Moll" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Dave Harney said:

... Although I wanted a 25c tire (of which there are none for the 650)...

If you want a wider tire, you might want to consider the Terry tellus ST 650x28c. From what I
understand it actually measures around 26-27mm wide.

Sheldon Brown has comments about it:

sheldonbrown.comindex.htmlOpen ↗

Rick Moll RANS V-Rex Volae Team