Pro3race a very good tyre

[mikesbytes]

I scored a stash of Pro3race tyres in the low $20's and since using them I haven't had a single flat

If you look in the flat tyre comp, you will see that I'm winnings, but those flats were all on other brands including tyres that supposedly have good puncture protection.

[gururug]

Thanks for the heads up Mike. Flatted today so might be in the market in the near future

[scirocco]

The fact that there is even a discussion about Prorace 3s and flats should set your alarm bells ringing.

PR3s are a wonderful, wonderful handling and riding tyre but let's just say they are best kept for race day.

[rustychisel]

Don't feed the troll

[mikesbytes]

The fact that there is even a discussion about Prorace 3s and flats should set your alarm bells ringing.

PR3s are a wonderful, wonderful handling and riding tyre but let's just say they are best kept for race day.

That's exactly what I thought, I put some on my race bike and then I got some for my fixie, which I commute on and I haven't had a flat since. I find it surprising, but that's what happened.

[toolonglegs]

My fav pneu as well... but they are getting hard to find. I have tried the 4's twice and I had loads of problems with them!.

[twizzle]

Mike - could your tyres be 'aged' by any chance? I have a Krylion I'm using on the front at the moment, it was sitting on a rim in the shed for a couple of years (maybe three), and it's been bullet proof since I started using it. I loved the Krylions when I was using them, but in general they were never as good as this one has been.

Also - Cell has the new Panaracer Race Type D's in stock at a bargain price ($<40). I only had 11 punctures until the start of Sept on the previous version of the tyre, once I ran out of stock I've had another eight punctures in six weeks. I'm hoping the Race D has the same qualities as the extreme duro.

[jacks1071]

Mike - could your tyres be 'aged' by any chance?

I think you maybe onto something Twizzle - I've found Pro Race 3's to be puncture magnets, several guys in my club have used them and retired them prematurely due to constant punctures.

[biker jk]

Mike - could your tyres be 'aged' by any chance?

I think you maybe onto something Twizzle - I've found Pro Race 3's to be puncture magnets, several guys in my club have used them and retired them prematurely due to constant punctures.

+1. Some guys I ride with regularly have Pro Race 3s and they seem to get frequent punctures. It's a race tyre not a training tyre.

[mikesbytes]

What's the definition of aging? I suspect they are old stock, as they have been replaced with Pro4race

[twizzle]

What's the definition of aging? I suspect they are old stock, as they have been replaced with Pro4race

Anything which isn't referred to as a "green tyre", I guess. And it's probably dependant on how the rubber is cured. Back in the "'ol days", people supposedly mounted the tubs but left them for at least six months before using them if they wanted them to be durable.

[jcjordan]

I am a big fan of aging.

Every tire I have every used always seems to be less puncture resilient and last longer if it has at least a year 'curing' before use.

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[Mulger bill]

I am a big fan of aging.

Every tire I have every used always seems to be less puncture resilient and last longer if it has at least a year 'curing' before use.

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Interesting...
Gotta theory on the whys of this?

I'd like to hear how it's done too if that's no problem.

Thanks
Shaun

[mikesbytes]

What's the definition of aging? I suspect they are old stock, as they have been replaced with Pro4race

Anything which isn't referred to as a "green tyre", I guess. And it's probably dependant on how the rubber is cured. Back in the "'ol days", people supposedly mounted the tubs but left them for at least six months before using them if they wanted them to be durable.

It may also depend on the compounds. I'm guessing that aging was more relevant in days gone by

[twizzle]

I am a big fan of aging.

Every tire I have every used always seems to be less puncture resilient and last longer if it has at least a year 'curing' before use.

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Interesting...
Gotta theory on the whys of this?

I'd like to hear how it's done too if that's no problem.

Thanks
Shaun

There was a good write up... unfortunately mainly as an obit., in Ride a few editions ago. Something along the lines of left under the bed for six months, then mounted and slowly inflated in stages over the next six months while still under the bed. Guy who wrote the article was saying that it still seems to work because he had some tyres that were crap (cuts) and he stopped buying them them... then about a year later ended up using a couple he had left over and they weren't crap any more.

[GreyhoundCycle]

Luck has been on your side. My Pro3 were fine for the first 1000km and starting to get punchers frequently. The cuts tend to be bigger and deep.

However, it is a race tyre after all. I wouldn't leave a negative review if being asked.

[toolonglegs]

Yeah I wouldn't get much more than 1000kms out of mine... probably do about 8-10 races on them and then put them in a pile for the training bike ( that pile is pretty big though )... probably get close to double out of the front.
But it is a thin well priced race tire so I am not complaining.

[jcjordan]

Interesting...
Gotta theory on the whys of this?

I'd like to hear how it's done too if that's no problem.

Thanks
Shaun

I have no scientific evidence for my belief other then personal experience.

I have quite a few write ups in various places which led me to try this.

One of the write ups mentioned that when rubber comes out of the factory it takes a while for some of the chemicals used in its production to evaporate off which hardens the rubber.


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[Mulger bill]

Thanks jcj, happy to listen to experience.

Might get another set of commuter tyres now and give them the treatment, better google "tyre aging"...

Shaun

[jasonc]

Thanks jcj, happy to listen to experience.

Might get another set of commuter tyres now and give them the treatment, better google "tyre aging"...

Shaun

by accident, i aged mine about 4 or so months before use (schwalbe marathon plus). i pulled a big-ass thorn out of the rear tyre this arvo, still ok

[MDL]

Don't know what people are riding over.......... Live in Toowoomba. Use the Pro 3's as a day to day tyre. In 15000k's (about 3 pairs) i have had 3 flats.

I have to say that you will get a cut here and there but not much else... and we don't have the best roads either.. Also i'm not a guy that cruise's around either they get a fair bit of a work out.

MDL

[sogood]

Let's get scientific.

- New tyres (with thicker rubber) are less likely to puncture.
- Temporally there may have been a change in riding style.
- Temporally there may have been a change in routing.
- Temporally there may have been a change in council street sweep program.
- Temporally there may have been a personality change due to various work, interpersonal and personal factor.

OR, GOD loves ya!

[jcjordan]

Thanks jcj, happy to listen to experience.

Might get another set of commuter tyres now and give them the treatment, better google "tyre aging"...

Shaun

Having a set of new tires ready and waiting is always a good thing in my opinion.

I have had a number of incidents when I have found a in use which is dead, or on the verge, with no time to get to the shop before the ride the next day.

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[mikesbytes]

Finally had a flat, but the rim tape was to blame.

Bizzare the lack of flats I'm having. It's making me think about buying a batch of them and storing them

Still available under $30 each http://pedallershub.com/search?keyword=pro+3+race

[Ross]

Cell Bikes have them on special at the moment too