Results tagged “Tires”

With my new ride I decided to test out another set of tires. After about a month and more than three hundred miles I have to say the Schwalbe Ultremos are the best tires I have ridden so far. Ultremo is an race tire engineered with modern space age technology. Schwalbe uses a tightly woven Vectran fabric layer to protect the tire from punctures. The Vectran fabric is the same fabric used by NASA for the Mars Lander's airbag landing mechanism. In addition three different compounds provide optimal performance for durability, wet grip, and low rolling resistance.

I tried out three different tires over the past season. Basically I was looking for the perfectly light tire to match my climbing wheels. The tire I rode on for most of the season was the Michelin Pro3 Race.

What I really liked about the Pro3 was it was light, had good grip, and provided a soft ride. Most of my riding was on local roadways and highways where there was either a bike lane or a shoulder.

The problem I had with the Pro3 is they seem to attract small sharp objects creating little cuts quite often. Over the course of the summer months I went through three sets of tires. Every set had small cuts that eventually grew into a bulge and then allowed the tube to poke through.