Rubino tyres

Airwave

I had a pair Rubinos(not pro) lying around which i had'nt used.I have been using Bontrager race lite hardcase tyres for the last couple of years.Whilst they're very puncture resistant& i get about 4000miles out each pair they're not the lightest of tyre at 330grms.So i was thinking of getting some Rubino pro 3's which are much lighter.I put the Rubino's on to try them they're a couple of years old.Anyway the roads were a little damp yesterday&the Rubinos were very slippery in the wet.Much more so than the Bontys.I'm satisfied they're tough enough but have they improved the wet performance of the new Rubino pro's or are they like the older versions&just not good in the wet either.

Andrewa123

I can't comment on the newer Rubino tyres but when I bought my first road bike second hand they came with pretty Rubinos on and after a short amount of time (days) I replaced them as I found like you they were very poor in the damp. And even in dry conditions they didn't give me any confidence. Switched to another brand (can't remember which but they were budget ones) and the difference was instantly noticeable, since then I've always steered clear of the Rubinos.

huuregeil

Rubinos are absolutely fine, in fact the perfect training tyre IMO. Sure, they don't grip like a race tyre, but then they don't cost or wear as much as a race tyre! Anyway, you can't tell anything about a tyre's grip until they've scrubbed in a bit (~250miles) and you've worked out the right pressure to run them at. Talk of "bought them, fitted them, went out for a spin, thought they sucked, never going to buy them again" is just silly...

Airwave

I did'nt say i was'nt going to buy them again.What i was asking is-as the Rubino's i have are not the pro model&are a couple of years old.Are the newer pro rubinos any good in the wet.I know some tryes can be a little slippy when new but it's abit more than that.

huuregeil

Sorry, wasn't meant to be arsey reply! All I meant to say is that Rubinos (I've had multiple Pro 2s) are very solid training tyres. I can only imagine the 3s are better. They certainly have a more supple casing, and this will help with both ride quality and grip. And the casing is the key difference between the standard version and the pro, so you should see a big jump up from your old vanilla Rubinos to the Pro 3.

Airwave

huuregeil wrote:

Sorry, wasn't meant to be arsey reply! All I meant to say is that Rubinos (I've had multiple Pro 2s) are very solid training tyres. I can only imagine the 3s are better. They certainly have a more supple casing, and this will help with both ride quality and grip. And the casing is the key difference between the standard version and the pro, so you should see a big jump up from your old vanilla Rubinos to the Pro 3.

Thanks-will order some pro 3's

triMPW

i just ordered some Zaffiro Pro's from Ribble, anybody used these?

redddraggon

triMPW wrote:

i just ordered some Zaffiro Pro's from Ribble, anybody used these?

I have some blue ones, absolutely no grip whatsoever. Rubino Pro3s are pretty good though.

triMPW

Great, i bought the white ones. Are they really that bad?
I was going to use them on my commuter.

redddraggon

I got loads of punctures in a really short space of time on the zaffiros too

triMPW

Not great then!

Oh well there could be 2 brand new Zaffiro's in the classified section real soon then!!

aarw

Used Zaffiro's all winter on my fixed biked and the rear wheel of the geared bike (rubino pro on front). didn't hold much hope for them, but got them on the cheap. They've been very reliable. not the livliest tyre in the world, but spot on for winter training duties. I used 25mm tyres and i come in just inder 80kg. Have been using the tyres at around 105-110psi. I'll use them next winter again probably.

Tom Butcher

I wouldn't get another set of Rubinos except maybe as a commuting tyre - for me they are way too slippy when the surface is a bit greasy.

Maybe for solo training where you can just ease off in every corner they are fine but I've had a couple of big slides with mine - one particular night where there had been a cold snap and there was a lot of salt on the road it felt like I was riding with about 30psi the tyre was all over the place - never experienced anything like it.

bexley5200

i like my rubino quite punture resistant

ajb72

I'm on my first set of rubino pro 3's and have now scrubbed them in after a couple of hundred miles. This weekend was the first really wet ride and I didn't have any issues with lack of grip, even coming down filthy surfaced hills. Overall, really pleased with them as a training tyre.