tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36139180.post3112682609426819684..comments2024-03-19T05:40:22.017-04:00Comments on Sprinter della Casa: Equipment - Michelin Krylion Tires, 700x23Akihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00430651087205849350noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36139180.post-10303211086427876142012-10-26T08:18:06.959-04:002012-10-26T08:18:06.959-04:00Just as a heads up the ReFuse is a significantly d...Just as a heads up the ReFuse is a significantly different tire. It feels much less supple. It's less of a durable race tire and more of a commuter/training tire.<br /><br />Having said that it seems fine in the wet and I have no qualms riding it for short distances on dirt and such.Akihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00430651087205849350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36139180.post-39807301490552403992012-10-26T02:48:44.637-04:002012-10-26T02:48:44.637-04:00No worries. I'll give the Maxxis ReFuse a try...No worries. I'll give the Maxxis ReFuse a try. Thanks!Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03173032009419448888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36139180.post-14630648279435086462012-10-25T07:50:06.892-04:002012-10-25T07:50:06.892-04:00Jake -
I don't have a good source at this ti...Jake - <br /><br />I don't have a good source at this time. I am currently riding Maxxis ReFuse tires, ones I bought at an LBS to try and help them out (got one set, it was good, so got a second). I've been on them for about two years now (mostly on one set). The Krylions were great but since I rode them on the trainer a good portion of the time and rarely raced on them I decided to experiment and try less fancy clinchers. If I raced regularly on clinchers I'd make an effort to find more of these.<br /><br />I tried, and was not impressed with, the Bontrager tires (I don't remember which ones I got but they were orange/black). The rubber hardened up quickly and the tires felt incredibly slippery as soon as the road was damp. It's the tire I used in the 2010 Nutmeg State Games (a wet race, and I made a clip out of it).<br /><br />Hope this helps although I don't feel very helpful here.Akihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00430651087205849350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36139180.post-43036853362534324992012-10-25T02:33:03.724-04:002012-10-25T02:33:03.724-04:00I've been riding these ever since I read your ...I've been riding these ever since I read your recommendation. It seems they are becoming harder and harder to find. Do you have a source you can recommend or a recommendation for another tire?Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03173032009419448888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36139180.post-28520284091167856152009-04-07T04:07:00.000-04:002009-04-07T04:07:00.000-04:00Have to agree with all you wrote. This is absolute...Have to agree with all you wrote. This is absolutely best tire.. No tire can match it.ggajichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01776304800637389335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36139180.post-76804096556286591082008-07-13T14:49:00.000-04:002008-07-13T14:49:00.000-04:00due to your mention of these a while back, i picke...due to your mention of these a while back, i picked up a pair at a good price thanks to wholesale QBP access (swish). i put them on my track bike and have been quite pleased with them. they hold up to the city riding that i do in order to get to the track - much more so than ProRace2s, which did flat on me a whole lot on my track bike, and my road bike - i'd never put them on my commuter. nyc roads.<BR/><BR/>anyway, thanks for the recommendation.mattiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07083635006967075889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36139180.post-73139824669526925032008-07-13T00:08:00.000-04:002008-07-13T00:08:00.000-04:00Haha, possibly another reason to buy once. Maybe I...Haha, possibly another reason to buy once. <BR/><BR/>Maybe I'll buy a campy rear wheel cassette to replace the shimano cassette and wheel on my otherwise campy bike. <BR/><BR/>Nahhhh...<BR/><BR/>Haha.<BR/><BR/>-Young rider.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36139180.post-81665842042501161562008-07-12T12:16:00.000-04:002008-07-12T12:16:00.000-04:00mike - Perhaps I had a bad patch, but when my frie...mike - Perhaps I had a bad patch, but when my friend and I both ride over the same stuff and I flat (twice on one ride!), I get suspicious. I also get curious what my friend is riding, and he basically had Krylion type Michelins. In the other series of flats my riding partner had some Vittorias.<BR/><BR/>YR - as far as cheap tires go, there are those out there. I count any nice but cut tire as a cheap tire... which means that my ProRace2s may be trainer tires :) I'm just amazed at how durable the Krylions are - today I realized the front tires still have the molding ridge in them (!).Akihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00430651087205849350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36139180.post-48104163385467678292008-07-11T21:56:00.000-04:002008-07-11T21:56:00.000-04:00You should see the flat spot on my rear tire from ...You should see the flat spot on my rear tire from trainer riding, as it's pretty ridiculous. Then again, they are pretty crummy tires (Maxxis Fuse). I was debating between the Michelin lithion and the Vittoria Rubino's for a training tire, but I might just get another set of Michelin Krylions now. I have a set on my race wheels and I really like them. <BR/><BR/>I don't really like the idea of using 'good' tires on a trainer, but the price difference isn't enough to lose sleep over it. Besides I'll probably buy 2 new sets of tires once a year, if even.<BR/><BR/>-Young RiderAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36139180.post-50642725138490346622008-07-11T11:18:00.000-04:002008-07-11T11:18:00.000-04:00"Michelin ProRace2s (cuts easiest, like wrapping p..."Michelin ProRace2s (cuts easiest, like wrapping paper under a box cutter knife, cut four in 2 weeks)"<BR/><BR/>Interesting. I've been commuting on these tires for quite a while now and haven't really had any problems. I did have a run last year where I was flatting about once a week, but since then it's been all good.<BR/><BR/>I'll probably look at the krylions next time - there's a pretty substantial savings there over the proII'sMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12047590428827738771noreply@blogger.com