Vittoria Rubino Pro Folding Clincher tyre

[Welsh wheels]

Thinking of getting a pair. Good tyre, yay or nay?

 

[Nibor]

I like em

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Not super puncture proof but they roll well and feel secure on the road. I like em too.

 

[vickster]

Yes, done plenty of miles on mine. Older ones, probably still available but they have changed them in the last year or so

I have the slicks

 

[mjr]

Good but they seem to cut up easily so make sure you've some Stormsure or similar to fill the nicks every so often.

 

[ColinJ]

Good but they seem to cut up easily so make sure you've some Stormsure or similar to fill the nicks every so often.

I'd never heard of 'Stormsure' but it looks similar to the 'Shoe Glu' that I just bought to rebond the soles of my SPD shoes. I hadn't thought of using it like that.

I wouldn't glue a significant cut in a tyre but I have tyres that are pretty good but with nicks slightly larger than I am happy with. I'll try Glu-ing them and see how long the repairs last.

I haven't ridden Vittoria Rubino Pro but I thought my old Rubino slicks were very good value for money.

 

[mjr]

I'd never heard of 'Stormsure' but it looks similar to the 'Shoe Glu' that I just bought to rebond the soles of my SPD shoes. I hadn't thought of using it like that.

I've heard that some use Shoe Glu, but Stormsure seems easier to get in a port town. The main things are not to try gluing a big cut and not to use something that dries hard else it might just model the original sharp object that made the nick!

 

[ColinJ]

I've heard that some use Shoe Glu, but Stormsure seems easier to get in a port town. The main things are not to try gluing a big cut and not to use something that dries hard else it might just model the original sharp object that made the nick!

I found 2 x 55 mL tubes of Shoe Glu on eBay for about £5.50. Fixing my shoes actually only took about 1/3 of one tube. A friend has taken the remainder of that tube to fix her walking boots so I have a tube spare for future shoe and tyre repairs.

 

[vickster]

No notable nicks in mine, at least 1000 miles on bad road surfaces

 

[Johnno260]

I'm using the Rubino Pro G tyres, I love em.

Rolls really well, and I feel confident in the corners, I can't fault them so far.

 

[Jason]

yes good tyres and i rate them highly

 

[slowmotion]

They seem to survive pretty well on the mean streets of London.

 

[BrynCP]

Good but they seem to cut up easily so make sure you've some Stormsure or similar to fill the nicks every so often.

I just bought some of these http://www.wiggle.co.uk/vittoria-rubino-pro-folding-clincher-tyre/

I've nearly always ridden Vittoria Rubinos, first time with the folding ones though. After only 100 miles the rear has a few cuts in it already, but I did go over two patches of broken car window glass yesterday which I had no time to avoid which may explain that - didn't puncture though! Otherwise I've had good performance in both wet and dry weather with them (in 3 rides on 3 days with the rear I've had bone dry roads to waterlogged roads).

 

[derrick]

I'm using the Rubino Pro G tyres, I love em.

Rolls really well, and I feel confident in the corners, I can't fault them so far.

They don't last.

 

[Venod]

Thinking of getting a pair. Good tyre, yay or nay?

One of my favourites