Stelvio as winter tyre?

The Spiderman
The Spiderman Posts: 5,625
edited November 2008 in Workshop
I managed to buy some brand new Schwalbe Stelvio evolution tyres (front and rear specific versions)from the stw classifieds for £25,some time ago.
Are they OK for winter use,or shall I save them for summer?
Bike is a Trek 1200 currently shod with the standard Bontrager Select tyres.
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  • blorg
    blorg Posts: 1,169
    It rains here pretty much the same winter or summer (in fact winter has been drier in recent years) so I'm not a big believer in distinguishing. I only used Stelvios for a couple of months until both tyres were destroyed by blowouts. Could have just been unlucky though, I wouldn't necessarily hold that against them.

    Replaced with Ultremos which I am very happy with. Have Gatorskins on my tourer.

    Have had a lot of punctures on Bontrager Race Lite tyres but found them very grippy. Again could have just been bad luck.
  • normanp
    normanp Posts: 279
    I use the Stelvio Plus in winter. A bit heavy but seem very tough - no punctures yet. These grip the road better than my previous Conti 4 seasons.
  • Daywalkercp
    Daywalkercp Posts: 25
    I used Stelvios last year and one only lasted 7 weeks before the sidewall blew
  • Not Another Hill
    Not Another Hill Posts: 382
    Mine did about 300 miles before cutting up badly. Didn't find them inspiring in the wet. Put on Rubino Pros instead (2800 miles) and no punctures (4 seasons of riding). Stelvios used on the turbo bike.

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