Vittoria Zaffiro tyres

[Fifelad]

Arggh what a job I had putting this back on while out and sufferred a p**ture today. Got most of the tyre on by hand but had to put the last bit on with tyre levers and then nipped the tube and had to do it all over again ! Anyone else had bother with these tyres?

 

[DCLane]

Yep - the Fulcrum 5's came with Vittorio Zaffiro Pro Slick tyres. Interesting in the wet and a pain to remove. They're in the shed whilst I run the Conti 4000s's.

 

[Fifelad]

You would recommend the continentals then ? How much ? Cheers.

 

[ianrauk]

upgrade to the Vitorria Rubinos. Much better tyre for not that much more dosh wise.
Save the Zafirro's for emergency spares.

 

[HLaB]

My only experience of vittoria is rubino's. I can't remember how difficult they were to fit as I don't recall them ever p'turing. I didn't like their grip though but I heard similar reviews and folk saying they are grippy
I forget where Jim got his Conti's, ask him I think he got a pair for what I paid for one around £20.

 

[DCLane]

You would recommend the continentals then ? How much ? Cheers.

I got them from Evans who price-matched Parker International.

The pair came to about £56. Steep for tyres, but they're on the best wheels on the best bike.

 

[biggs682]

i had a set a while back they were fine for general riding and commuting , cant say i had any issues at all

 

[gaz]

They hare almost zero puncture protection and are a bog standard tyre that many manufactures put on as default.

 

[the_mikey]

Not zaffiro, but I once crashed into a tree due to a loss of grip using vittoria rubino pro3's in the rain, a loss of grip that I have not managed to replicate using other tyres.

 

[Sittingduck]

I had Zaffiros on the road bike I built 3 years ago. They were really tight to the rim and offered cack p-protection. Took them off within 2 weeks and haven't used them since. Give Michelin Lithion 2s a shot. They are folding tyres and fairly easy to get on/off, offer some protection and are fairly fast. Around £15 each, online.

 

[raindog]

Odd that, Zaffiros were fitted to my Vitus when I bought it and I never had the slightest problem getting them on or off the rims. They did 4000ks before I binned them, with no more punctures than any other tyre I've used.

 

[Fifelad]

Thanks for feedback folks!

 

[citybabe]

I have Zaffiros on my bike and I've just had a p#ncture in my front tyre and I busted my tyre levers trying to get it off