I've ridden the Open version of the CX Evo III extensively in the wet. Same tread.
The CX is above-average in wet performance overall but it is not my first choice for a rain-specific tire because it does not have a progressive breakaway. Its wet limits are good but when it loses traction it tends to do so suddenly instead of warning you by drifting.
However, when I say "not my first choice for rain-specific" I'm speaking of tires in general, not tubulars specifically, since wet-condition tubulars are very rare (thus the peloton crashing in the rain a lot). It's a shame that the wheel-inventory management for pro teams doesn't really allow a clincher for pouring rain days, since somebody running Michelin Pro4 Grip or Vredestein Fortezza Senso All Weather clinchers would run rings around any tubular rider when curves/descents are involved.
Vittoria CX Isogrip in the wet?
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Zitter wrote:only difference with the SC is the gum sidewall instead of black, same tread
I thought the SC's had a different compound - at least in the open version. More resistant to punctures. My SC's weigh like 20g more per tire than my CXIII's in the 23mm version.
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I have had the rear lock/slide downhill in wet but I think it was just the new rubber, as it was only like 50 miles on it at the time. I ride those tires in dry conditions all the time and love them. I punctured one on a bad root/crack that put a good 4mm hole straight through, but otherwise they feel and ride great..