Vittoria Rubino Pros and grip
Clever Pun
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on the way home my rear wheel really slipped out going round a roundabout, I managed to hold on easily enough but it felt pretty slippy after that.
I'd heard from another chap a while back that they didn't have much grip...
Anyone got any experience of this or am I being paranoid?
I'd heard from another chap a while back that they didn't have much grip...
Anyone got any experience of this or am I being paranoid?
Purveyor of sonic doom
Very Hairy Roadie - FCN 4
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I love vittoria tyres and used rubino's for around 8 months in all weather conditions, never had a wheel slip on them.
It was damp today in london, so where you taking the roundabout aggressively? did you go over wet leaves/drain cover/paint?
Nearly every tyre will have an issue in those situations if you are aggressive with it.
IMO it's part and parcel of being a cyclist, you have to be aware of the dangerous and take action to avoid putting your self in a position where you will drop the bike.0 -
You often get oil/diesel spills on roundabouts - could that have been it? I'm with gaz on this one - don't be too quick to blame the tyres.0
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My issue with Rub pros were that i was picking up punctures every couple of weeks. Grip was always great.0
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Mine grip great in wet and dry. Haven't had a puncture with them yet. Mind you I look where I am going . Vittoria tyres are the best of the bunch IMHO.Life is like a roll of toilet paper; long and useful, but always ends at the wrong moment. Anon.
Think how stupid the average person is.......
half of them are even more stupid than you first thought.0 -
Problem is you managed to buy Runbino's, which are a cheap Chinese knock-off of Rubino's. Bad luck.
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I've used them since I read a comprehensive review of tyres in a French cycling mag - they were best buy in their class and came pretty much top both for rolling resistance and for the angle at which you could lean them before losing grip.0
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I wasn't hammering round as the road is all grooved (when heavy traffic as shaped the tarmac) and there was lots of traffic so the racing line wasn't available
The tyres were fine this morning, the road last night had a wet very cold film on it so that could have been it or a diesel spot seems likely too in hindsight
cheers guysPurveyor of sonic doom
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Clever Pun wrote:on the way home my rear wheel really slipped out going round a roundabout, I managed to hold on easily enough but it felt pretty slippy after that.0
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_Brun_ wrote:Clever Pun wrote:on the way home my rear wheel really slipped out going round a roundabout, I managed to hold on easily enough but it felt pretty slippy after that.
yeah I can go with thatPurveyor of sonic doom
Very Hairy Roadie - FCN 4
Fixed Pista- FCN 5
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