XN Pro, Jet or what?

ugo.santalucia
ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,243
edited May 2014 in Cyclocross
I think my Vittoria XN PRO have another 3-4 months left in them, then it'll be time for a new set of hard pack /gravel tyres. I really love the XN and currently run them tubeless.
I'd be tempted to buy more of the same, but I am aware Michelin Jet and the filed thread Schwalbe Sammy Slick get good reviews too. On the other hand the Vittoria have 150 TPI vs 60 TPI of the others.
I need something tubeless convertible, so the Grifo XS are out... any idea?
Requirements are 30-32, fast, light, supple, happy to be tubeless
left the forum March 2023

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  • tgotb
    tgotb Posts: 4,714
    Clement LAS?
    Pannier, 120rpm.
  • mattjevans
    mattjevans Posts: 253
    Sidenote - are Clement made by Tufo or do I recall that incorrectly?
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,243
    TGOTB wrote:
    Clement LAS?

    Look nice, do they go tubeless? And more importantly, does anyone actually stock them in the UK?
    Any real difference with the Vittoria, they look identical...?
    left the forum March 2023
  • angrynortherner
    angrynortherner Posts: 530
    SJS have them http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/clement-las- ... e-700-(622)-prod31857/?geoc=us

    I've set up the PDX to run tubeless with stans tape on A23 rims, they never really sealed perfectly around the rim but were fine in use until I tore the sidewall whilst riding some MTB trails.
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,243
    AngryNortherner wrote:
    SJS have them http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/clement-las- ... e-700-(622)-prod31857/?geoc=us

    I've set up the PDX to run tubeless with stans tape on A23 rims, they never really sealed perfectly around the rim but were fine in use until I tore the sidewall whilst riding some MTB trails.

    Yeah, I did a bit of reading and seems many people have found them a difficult seal... seeing they look exactly the same as the XN and my XN sealed perfectly, they seem a bit of a downgrade.

    Anyone has any experience with the Jet or the Sammy Slick?
    left the forum March 2023
  • tgotb
    tgotb Posts: 4,714
    ugo.santalucia wrote:
    TGOTB wrote:
    Clement LAS?

    Look nice, do they go tubeless? And more importantly, does anyone actually stock them in the UK?
    Any real difference with the Vittoria, they look identical...?
    I raced the first third of last season on Vittoria XG Pro, and the remainder of the season on Clement PDX, both with Iron Cross rims. From a sealing/tubeless perspective, both performed very well (much better than the previous season's XG Pro on Excellight). The two treads are obviously not comparable, but the Clements felt a lot more supple.

    Hargroves usually have stock of Clement, as do Bike24 (not UK, but very quick/cheap delivery).
    Pannier, 120rpm.

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