Crikey, just fitted 2 brand new Michelin Pro race 4's and ....

[addictfreak]

My pro-race 3s go on without a tyre lever. Gatorskins are a different matter...

It's the opposite for me, pro 3 are a bitch, gator skins a breeze. Both on mavic rims.

 

[boybiker]

Who cares about thumbs... how do they roll

 

[Fab Foodie]

Who cares about thumbs... how do they roll

Hopefully I'll know tomorrow when I've done some hub-pawl fettling ....

 

[Fab Foodie]

[QUOTE 2431062, member: 259"]And how much do they cost? [/quote]
Cheap at the Moment ....
http://www.wiggle.com/michelin-pro4-service-course-folding-road-tire/

 

[User482]

It's the opposite for me, pro 3 are a bitch, gator skins a breeze. Both on mavic rims.

It must be manufacturing tolerances - my pro 3s are also on Mavic rims!

 

[beastie]

A VAR Tyre lever helps enormously with difficult tyres. I always travel with one now.

http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/categ...t/review-var-tools-rp42500-tyre-tool-11-44397

Is it really as bulky as the picture portrays?

 

[beastie]

ProRace 3 go on fine on my fulcrum 4s, which are allegedly hubs from 3s and rims from 5s, so I'm going to echo fossala's view. Wheelbarrow tyres are my bête noir...

Yebbut I only take the wheelbarrow if the weather is REALLY bad.

 

[Maz]

.... neither of my thumbs are bleeding!
Remarkable.

LBS job?

 

[Broadside]

Cheap at the Moment ....
http://www.wiggle.com/michelin-pro4-service-course-folding-road-tire/

And if you buy them before 30th April you can claim a pair of Lithion 2 tyres for free from Michelin, then they really are a bargain! I just sent my claim form off today :-)

 

[Fab Foodie]

Is it really as bulky as the picture portrays?

It's fairly big. I have to admit I was surprised when I first saw it, bigger than a decent pair of plastic levers but it's light and seems to pack away quite tidily into a small pack or back pocket. When you need it, it's a godsend.

 

[Fab Foodie]

And if you buy them before 30th April you can claim a pair of Lithion 2 tyres for free from Michelin, then they really are a bargain! I just sent my claim form off today :-)

How do you do this?? I could do with more tyres .....

 

[Broadside]

You just need to buy the tyres through a partcipating retailer before 30th April 2013 (i used Ribble which were cheapest anyway) and then fill out the claim form, return it to Michelin with the original receipt. Only the first 1000 people get the free tyres, a friend of mine received the Lithion 2's last week so I am hoping to get mine next week. Good luck!

http://mymichelin.co.uk/special-offers/michelin-pro4-bicycle​

 

[Fab Foodie]

Who cares about thumbs... how do they roll

First impressions are of a very comfortable tyre, more like Pro 2's in that respect but not quite as ballooney. Feel very sticky on the road. I had them slightly underinflated 105/110 psi as I expected some poor surfaced roads (I wasn't wrong) and they feel fast. Next ride at 110/115psi.