Vittoria Tyres

[The Central Scrutinizer]

Merlin cycles has a bank holiday sale on at the moment and they are selling Vittoria Zaffiro iv folding tyre at £10 or buy two for £9 each.Also they are selling the Vittoria Zaffiro pro g2.0 at £13 each.
Usually pay more than this for tyres but with tough times at the moment i am looking for bargains.
I'm looking for good grip and puncture resistance.
Has anybody ever owned these tyres?

 

[Gunk]

I’ve used them, but the higher spec versions

 

[Adam4868]

Was looking at the Vittoria Rubino pro G2 tan wall.Anyone got any views on them.22,50 each I think

 

[winjim]

I hated the Zaffiros but I have Rubino pro tech, which I think are an older version now, and I love them. Corsas on the fancy bike but I don't ride that much.

I think any version of the Rubino is good but personally I'd avoid the Zaffiro.

 

[vickster]

Wiggle have the pro Zaffiro in 23/25/28mm at 9.99. I’ve got 25s on one bike, and 28s to go on another.

https://www.wiggle.co.uk/vittoria-zaffiro-pro-training-folding-clincher-road-tyre

i think the super cheap wired Zaffiro are poor but the folding better. But if happy to spend £20 a tyre, the Rubinos are better. That said I did lose the rear wheel on a greasy road going round a corner locally, it’s a strange road surface (sort of little pebbles) with a notable camber, and the tyres were new

 

[winjim]

Wiggle have the pro Zaffiro in 23/25/28mm at 9.99. I’ve got 25s on one bike, and 28s to go on another.

https://www.wiggle.co.uk/vittoria-zaffiro-pro-training-folding-clincher-road-tyre

i think the super cheap wired Zaffiro are poor but the folding better. But if happy to spend £20 a tyre, the Rubinos are better. That said I did lose the rear wheel on a greasy road going round a corner locally, it’s a strange road surface (sort of little pebbles) with a notable camber, and the tyres were new

It's the wired Zaffiro I had so maybe the folding are better. Stock Bianchi VN7 tyres.

 

[Mo1959]

Was looking at the Vittoria Rubino pro G2 tan wall.Anyone got any views on them.22,50 each I think

Only ever had the plain black ones but I love Rubino Pros. Between them and Schwalbe Ones pretty much covers most of my bikes.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I used the Zaffiros. They are fine puncture wise, and didn’t have grip issues. They do run tall though which is why I removed them as they were rubbing the mudguard. I replaced them with Continental Ultra Sport III which run slightly faster and similarly cheap.

 

[Adam4868]

Only ever had the plain black ones but I love Rubino Pros. Between them and Schwalbe Ones pretty much covers most of my bikes.

Yea have schwalbe ones on both my bikes at moment.A lot more expensive to replace now and I quite like the look of the tan wall

 

[Sharky]

Seem to have migrated to Rubino Pros on three of my bikes over the years.

Was riding on conti City contacts on my winter bike. A comfortable ride, but lost confidence in them when I lost the front wheel on black ice.

 

[newts]

I've had both & no issues. Currently have 25mm rubino pros on no2 bike since 2020 with about 2k miles & no puntures. Wiggle's current offer on the Rubino pro's @ £11.99 is a great deal.

 

[Adam4868]

I've had both & no issues. Currently have 25mm rubino pros on no2 bike since 2020 with about 2k miles & no puntures.

You do know you shouldn't have said that 🙄

 

[vickster]

Dunno what width you want, but Wiggle have Rubino pros for £12
https://www.wiggle.co.uk/vittoria-rubino-pro-folding-clincher-tyre

 

[chris667]

Sometimes, I wonder if the On-One/Wiggle/Megawebshop special offer versions of tyres are the same quality as the retail versions.

I have some Vittoria Randonneur MTB tyres. I think Planet-x were selling them for £4 each a few years ago, so I bought 20 as it's my favourite size.

They are basically good tyres and very comfy, but they get more punctures than I would expect from modern tyres. Hardly scientific, of course, but you do wonder.

 

[slowmotion]

Another vote for Rubinos.