Funny you should mention the Gran Bois because I plan to make those my next tire purchase. I fully expect the Cypres to far exceed the Vittorias in performance.
On Jul 7, 11:41 am, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > On Sat, 2012-07-07 at 08:34 -0700, clampe1...@cox.net wrote: > > Just a quick update. I finally saved up enough money to buy new > > tires (my priority has been funding a wheel from Rich Lesnik) and I > > went with the Vittoria Randonneur Hypers in 32mm. I have to say I am > > thrilled with the purchase!! The Vittorias are so much faster, > > cushier and they handle so much better than the Armadillos I've been > > riding. I know I will now ride more often and for longer periods of > > times. The tires really do make a difference! This has actually been > > a revelation for me and I plan to try other tires. > > I have no idea how good the Vittorias are in comparison to other good > 32mm tires, but I have to say, it's not hard to be faster, cushier and > better handling than Armadillos. They are about the worst tires in > every respect but one (i.e., flat resistance) ever made. > > A real comparison would be Vittoria Randonneur Hypers vs the Grand Bois > Cypres. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
