I have used different road bike tires in the past such as the Michellin series, Continental ultra-race, CST comps, Kendas (they all perform very poorly) and any size piece of broken glass particle will puncture them all easily and will destroy your inner tube. These tires are nothing when compared to the Vittoria Zaffiro Pro 2 tires. Vittoria Zaff Pro 2s' are "single shielded wire-bead" and can withstand glass on the road quite well even after the tread is worn. I tested this out over the course of my first 300 miles of biking around the city, running over glass everywhere & it held out without any flats. Objects this tire CANNOT withstand are sharp metal debris such as (bolts, needles, large staples, etc..) or notorious goat-head thorns (it punctured through my new rear tire and new tube(at the wire bead -strongest area) on my second day of riding. I haven't tested rose thorns yet but I'm a little discouraged to do so b/c of the early puncture... A notable feature on the Zaff Pro IIs are dimples on the edges of the tires (used for rain conditions) but also in dry conditions, these do grip the concrete road very very well. I'll update this review again soon if I happen to come across anymore punctures.
By the way, you shouldn't pay more than 30 bucks per tire + tax. I had my pair for about 50 bucks shipped.
If you have the money and want even better tires, buy the Vittoria Randonneurs (double-shielded something material ) or the famous Continental Gatorskins (kevlar belt!)...these two tires are beast and many people on bike forums swear by them. Both are more expensive than Zaffiro Pro IIs & both perform similarly. Randos go for about 28 33 bucks per tire and Gatorskins ranges around similar or higher than Randos.
If you don't have the money get the 2nd best -Vittoria Zaffiro Pro II!!
Hope this helped. Avoid the thorns!
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The price/performance ratio seemed great for the first six months or so, and then I truly learned the limitations of inexpensive 23c road tires. I rode them daily on the road and didn't have a single puncture, until I hit some gravel. My training route hit a gravel section at the top of a climb, and three consecutive mornings I had punctures on the gravel... the last one taking a huge chunk out of the contact surface of the front tire. I patched the inside of the tire (and the tube) and made it home, but retired them after that. I was concerned that when I first got them they looked to be delaminating after about a week of riding, but they held up just fine until the gravel. So if you are riding road only, these will probably suit you fine as an inexpensive, relatively puncture resistant tire, but know their limitations!
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Seems pretty durable. i need to put more miles on it though.
a little bit more sluggish than the open corsa evo, but no cuts or anything so far. small price to pay for less flats.
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This tire was very simple to Install with a tire lever. I had no trouble at all getting these on the rim. These replaced old 700x28 tires on a road bike that I hadn't been used in a few years. I have about 100 miles on these so far and no flats or issues. I'm not a serious rider who puts in many miles every week on this thing, but so far these have been riding smooth on both dry and wet and seem to be a great replacement for my low-end bike which I use for fun to cruise as a change of pace from using a hybrid.
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OK for the money, but they won't last very long. I punctured one in the first two weeks going over a sharp crack in the street. Cool look, sub par performance.
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