Conti ultra sport , cheap alternative?

[cyberknight]

I was out on a club run today on the tryes that came as standard on the boardman and in the wet they were shocking , wheel spinning under power and the corners were unsafe at any sort of speed.
Can you recommend an alternative?

I have a pair of gator skins in the garage but i wanted to keep them for the commuter , looking at luganos atm.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Michelin Pro-race 3's are very light, fast comfortable and supremely grippy dry or wet. Fast wearing though compared to other tyres and slightly cut-prone, but hugely hugely grippy.H Perfect for a fast best-bike application, aving said that if there's not been much rain recently, the roads will be like skating rinks for any tyre.

 

[cyberknight]

I have a second hand pair of rubino pros in the garage how are they in the wet?

 

[gbb]

They're not brand new UltraSports are they Cyber ?
I don't know if its a Conti thing, but Gators are shocking too...but only until they've scrubbed up with a few miles on them. Slippery as an eel in the wet, but then they lose that shiny surface and all's well.

 

[cyberknight]

They have doen around 400 miles so not new but they were shocking , a lot worse than gators which i ride every day .

Up hill i would get wheel spin and round corners i was close to making a mess in my pants .

I do have a brand new pair of gators i was saving as well so its a toss up between new gators, second hand rubinos or buy new which i cant really do atm as i have spent enough the last month.

 

[Noodley]

I have just stuck Rubino Pros on my bike for winter. Never had any problems with them in the past.