New summer tire - Corsa G+ vs Strada Pro vs Turbo Cotton

[RickyKong]

Turbo Cotten 24.

Less rolling resistance, more aerodynamic.

[arizonahalfnhalf]

The price bwtween the Corsa G+ and Veloflex Master is not that big.

Witch one do u Think?

Corsa G+ hands down if price is a consideration at all. Yes, they're virtually the same price, but I'd expect the Corsa G+'s will last you 10x the mileage of the Veloflexes

[micro553]

Thanks for all advice. I ordered the Corsa G+

Maybe later in the summer I will try the Cottons aswell.

[arizonahalfnhalf]

You won't be disappointed. I'm on my first set and I know I will be riding them for a while and will be replacing them with the same when these wear.

[Denavelo]

My buddy bought a pair of Challenge Strada tires.. Mounted them, rode two miles to meet for a ride and the front blew out while he was waiting in the parking lot.... Challenge tires are utterly garbage. So inconsistent. A few of my friends have been riding the new new Roubaix Challenge tires wiith 2PPS protection. Those have actually been holding up..

[glepore]

I would love to love the Challenges, old school construction, supple tires but...see above. Oh yeah, occasionally they just blow off the bead as well, gnarly if you happen to be going 60kph downhill...

[arizonahalfnhalf]

I wonder where that is sold cheaply too.

The challenges or Vittorias? I'll have a whole slew of the Challenges up on eBay in a few weeks, haha!

[Marin]

I would love to love the Challenges, old school construction, supple tires but...see above. Oh yeah, occasionally they just blow off the bead as well, gnarly if you happen to be going 60kph downhill...

The good thing is, the blowouts all happen while the bike is just sitting somewhere, just close enough that the BANG! still scares you.

[xeladragon]

I recently ordered Corsa G+'s as well. I'm sure the ride quality will be fine... just hoping for some decent durability! Haven't had the best of luck with Vittoria in the past.

[boysa]

I agree about not experiencing great durability with Vittoria. It's one of the reasons I've stayed away from them as of late. Hopefully the new iterations are longer lasting.

[thumper88]

I just got a set of ZIPP SLSPEED 27C and I love them, also the price is really good

Here is a good review on the new ZIPP tire line up....

http://bikeblather.blogspot.com/2014/09 ... e-and.html

Have you seen this chart....

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... 1224624714

It's interesting, but there are caveats. 27c is not a width that will work for everyone and I am pretty sure I would never put one in the front of a bike. Also, with his charts and the rolling resistance website, you have to constantly be trying to figure out which clincher is getting tested with latex tubes and which isn't.
My take is that every time youre comparing say, a GP4000sII to a tubular with a latex tube built in, or a tubeless tire, you should run a latex tube.... ton of apples and oranges situations.

[nathanong87]

Scroll down to see a chart of puncture resistance http://www.bicyclerollingresistance.com ... otton-2016

Turbo cotton = 10.1 watts
Corsa G+ and GP 4000S = 12.2 watts.

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wait does that website infer that that we need to ride tires at 120psi?

[Marin]

No

[nathanong87]

No

go on.....

[mpulsiv]

No

go on.....

Tires were tested from 80-120 psi so you can see the delta. Just because it was tested at 120 max psi, it doesn't mean a you have to ride at this pressure. As a matter of fact, anyone who rides over 100 psi on 25mm tire lack basic knowledge.