Nonsense, I've got a set of Conti Sport Contact 28's that are spare right now that I picked up from my lbs for the Great EscapadeFletcher wrote:I've been running a 32 Conti Sport Contact on the rear wheel of my flat bar for 3,300km so far - they're a bloody excellent tyre. It's quite squared off now, so might replace it soon. When I bought them I wanted 28mm, but the lbs said conti didn't import them to Oz in that size, so I bought the 32s.
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Postby Baalzamon » Wed Jan 13, 2010 1:23 pm
Yup, I snatched the latest book as soon as it was out. Also a fan of that tyre. I had it on my MTB and they were great, just wish I had a fatter tyre on the Great Escapade. They were great on that, no flats, ran very well.Ozchuck wrote:^^ fan of the wheel of time there, Baalzamon?
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Postby Fletcher » Wed Jan 13, 2010 9:36 pm
andBaalzamon wrote:Nonsense, I've got a set of Conti Sport Contact 28's that are spare right now that I picked up from my lbs for the Great EscapadeFletcher wrote:I've been running a 32 Conti Sport Contact on the rear wheel of my flat bar for 3,300km so far - they're a bloody excellent tyre. It's quite squared off now, so might replace it soon. When I bought them I wanted 28mm, but the lbs said conti didn't import them to Oz in that size, so I bought the 32s.
Not happy about that. That particular lbs would be unimpressed to know that. I think I'll tell them about that tomorrow, as I was planning a lunch time spend at the lbs.
I put a Vittoria Zaffiro on the rear last night. What a nice piece of rubber. It handles very well. I want to get another for the front, as my front tyre is total rubbish - a Serfas Seca. It has a so-called puncture resistant strip in the middle, that has been pierced twice by the tiniest pieces of glass. It has really steep sides and encourages the bike to really drop into corners.
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Postby Caelum » Tue Jun 22, 2010 5:26 pm
Current thinking is:
Conti Gatorskin 1.1"
Conti Sports Contact 1.6"
Maxxis Hookworm 2.5"
Love the grip and big bag of air of the hookworms, but they're heavy++. Certainly secure for the winter riding though, and makes curb jumping fun, rather than enduring pinch flats!
Had some gatorskins on my surly for a while, turned it into a super-fast commuter.
Mate has the Sports Contact on his XTC 2, for use as a commuter... Love the look of them, and the handling isn't bad either...
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Postby Boognoss » Wed Jun 23, 2010 9:26 pm
Loving Conti Sport Contact 700c 28s on my CX commuter. Also use Specialized Armadillo 28s on the SS extreme weather commuter. Both good tyres with very good puncture protection.Baalzamon wrote:Nonsense, I've got a set of Conti Sport Contact 28's that are spare right now that I picked up from my lbs for the Great EscapadeFletcher wrote:I've been running a 32 Conti Sport Contact on the rear wheel of my flat bar for 3,300km so far - they're a bloody excellent tyre. It's quite squared off now, so might replace it soon. When I bought them I wanted 28mm, but the lbs said conti didn't import them to Oz in that size, so I bought the 32s.
Picked up the Contis from Wiggle without bothering to look locally (and under $30 each with free delivery). Fletcher's experience is a great example of why to buy what you want online .
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Postby Cinder » Sun Jul 18, 2010 5:53 pm
Got a few more k's on my sports contacts (32-622) now, and in a wider range of conditions. They seem to do pretty much everything I need them to do (that is not go flat and have nice levels of grip).Caelum wrote: Mate has the Sports Contact on his XTC 2, for use as a commuter... Love the look of them, and the handling isn't bad either...
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Postby Caelum » Sun Jul 18, 2010 6:28 pm
Awesome tyres... but there are positives and negatives to them...
You can run them as low as ~10-15PSI if you feel the need, for offroad use... i'd be more comfortable at 20 though.
I run them at 40-65 for road use, and have not yet found the limit to their grip, which is obviously a good thing.
Yes, they're heavy. But on the flipside, i've ridden over LOTS of glass, not even a sign of a puncture as yet.
Curb hopping etc, lovely... big fat bags of air
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Re: Best tyres for commuting?
Postby Crawf » Fri Aug 27, 2010 1:17 am
I'll be disappointed if get a puncture within the first 3mths with these Randoneur's.
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Postby Comedian » Fri Aug 27, 2010 6:27 am
If they are no good I'll use them on my commuter.
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Postby elStado » Mon Nov 15, 2010 8:13 pm
I need a 700x35 tire, and I am deciding between the Schwalbe Marathon Plus which goes for around $42 at most stores, or the Vittoria Randonneur Hyper City which is around $44. The Marathon+ seems to be a 'tougher' tire, however it is considerably heavier, weighing in at 895gm compared to the Hyper City which is 390gm.. that's a 505gm difference in weight! Half a kilogram, unless that weight chart is wrong!
Can anyone offer advice on this, or another alternative option for a 700x35 city/commuting tire.
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Postby Aushiker » Mon Nov 15, 2010 8:30 pm
HielStado wrote:I need a 700x35 tire, and I am deciding between the Schwalbe Marathon Plus which goes for around $42 at most stores, or the Vittoria Randonneur Hyper City which is around $44. The Marathon+ seems to be a 'tougher' tire, however it is considerably heavier, weighing in at 895gm compared to the Hyper City which is 390gm.. that's a 505gm difference in weight! Half a kilogram, unless that weight chart is wrong!
And that is per tyre so you would be riding with an extra 1 kg. Personally I would go with the Vittoria out of those two choices.
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Postby elStado » Mon Nov 15, 2010 8:36 pm
True, although one of my stock OEM tires is fine, so I only need one replacement. But ~500gm extra weight is quite excessive.Aushiker wrote:Hi
And that is per tyre so you would be riding with an extra 1 kg. Personally I would go with the Vittoria out of those two choices.
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Only issue is I have the typical online store conundrum, evans have the particular road tyre I want for my project bike, and wiggle have the commuter tire.. I have to order $80 worth of gear to qualify for shipping.
Might go back and have another 'last chance' look at my LBS in case they got new stock, would be much easier if I could just buy it there and then and physically see what I am buying, I don't mind if there are a little more expensive either.
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Postby the grid » Wed Dec 01, 2010 9:04 pm
STOP!!elStado wrote:True, although one of my stock OEM tires is fine, so I only need one replacement. But ~500gm extra weight is quite excessive.Aushiker wrote:Hi
And that is per tyre so you would be riding with an extra 1 kg. Personally I would go with the Vittoria out of those two choices.
Andrew
Only issue is I have the typical online store conundrum, evans have the particular road tyre I want for my project bike, and wiggle have the commuter tire.. I have to order $80 worth of gear to qualify for shipping.
Might go back and have another 'last chance' look at my LBS in case they got new stock, would be much easier if I could just buy it there and then and physically see what I am buying, I don't mind if there are a little more expensive either.
I have two unused (well maybe 30km) schwabe marathon plus 32s that I had on my Giant Seek ( now running 700x28 Specialized All Conditions).
I don't think they weigh 800g+ That seems excessive.
I can send to you for say postage cost +$20. PM me if interested.
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Postby elStado » Thu Dec 02, 2010 12:37 am
Looks to be the goods for a wider city tire.
Thanks anyway for the [late] offer.
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Postby mikedufty » Wed Dec 22, 2010 8:23 pm
Impressively long life and no punctures, I had the feeling they were a bit slow and seemed to transfer every bump even with lowish pressures.
I decided I was imagining that and have persevered with them for 2 years, but now have put sport contacts on and they feel much nicer, and I seem to go a couple of kph faster.
I did change the size slightly (now 1.6 rear and 1.3 front) but I think it is just the tyre model that makes the difference.
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Re: Best tyres for commuting?
Postby Crawf » Thu Dec 23, 2010 1:47 am
My Randoneurs have just made it to over 4000km since mid Aug, the only punctures (5!) have been in the last week. They went 5mths without a puncture before that.Crawf wrote:I've just thrown on some Vittoria Randoneur 28's, coming from GP4000 23's I noticed the resistance and weight difference instantly, I usually only get 2mths puncture free on new tyres no matter what they are, then at about 3-4mths they need replacing due to being sliced to pieces (gotta love a commute through some ghetto London suburbs).
I'll be disappointed if get a puncture within the first 3mths with these Randoneur's.
They are coming off very shortly as they are slashed to the shizen. I think it'll be tough to find a match for these tyres.
Definitely the best value/resistent/performance mix out there that I have used.
http://www.this link is broken/vittoria-randonneur-city-tyre/
Have a set of Specialized All Condition Armadillo's ready to go on, the dead of winter is really going to test these.
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