Current favorite is Vittoria Open CX TT. Vittoria's ride great, but I think they are a little too flimsy (cut easy and wear fast) to use 100% of the time.
Wondering if I should try out the Fortezza TriComps? Found a place to buy at $25US/ea, so high price is not a factor. Looking for long lasting, good puncture/cut resistence, and excellent high speed cornering for twisty decents, all-round training/racing tire.
Current favorite is Vittoria Open CX TT. Vittoria's ride great, but I think they are a little too flimsy (cut easy and wear fast) to use 100% of the time.
Wondering if I should try out the Fortezza TriComps? Found a place to buy at $25US/ea, so high price is not a factor. Looking for long lasting, good puncture/cut resistence, and excellent high speed cornering for twisty decents, all-round training/racing tire.
- Thumbs up or down?
- Use it or lose it (what tire beats it)?
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I like the TriComp a lot. I find them to have very good punture and case cut resistance. The wear is pretty decent. The construction is good: the hard compund is the first one on the case, and the softer rubber is put on the outside on the sides. Why this is good is stability is very good. I rode the Vittoria Techno Twin Treads for a while and they are constructed the other way: the soft rubber goes on first, then a harder band is put on the center. The hard strip wore off fast and they always felt like they were squirming around in turns: not exactly confidence-inspiring. The TriComps are very stable and predictable. So let me know where you can get them for that price. I could stand to get a few for the coming year...
They are wonderful tires. The regular Fortezzas are great too. Great cornering. Nice compliant roll even at suggested pressure of 145. There aren't many tires out there that have that wonderful ride. You can't go wrong.
For racing the Veloflex Pave tires are great. They are just a little fragile for year round training.
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Bryan said:
Getting anxious to stock up on tires for 2003.
Current favorite is Vittoria Open CX TT. Vittoria's ride great, but I think they are a little too flimsy (cut easy and wear fast) to use 100% of the time.
Wondering if I should try out the Fortezza TriComps? Found a place to buy at $25US/ea, so high price is not a factor. Looking for long lasting, good puncture/cut resistence, and excellent high speed cornering for twisty decents, all-round training/racing tire.
I've been riding the Vredestein Fortezzas (not the tri comps) for several years now. They corner very nicely, are very stable in the wet, and my incidents of punctures has gone down dramatically. I also like the 145 psi rating. At this point I won't race on anything else.
