Vittoria Open Pave....gone?

[Gartenmeister]

I just realized (apparently somewhat late) that one of my favorite tires-the 700x27 Pave- has been discontinued. Question is, is there an obvious successor for it? I looked at the Vittoria website but am not impressed....I don't even see tpi specs listed.

[Hermes_Alex]

Yeah, it's been basically replaced by the new Open Corsa G+ in 28c.

[miguel]

one of the corsa graphene tires will be just fine for you. i mean if you are a pretty pretty princess and need 27mm wide then you're going to have 23mm wide rims (for a 25mm tire) but the 28 will be fine on ~19mm wide rims

[Gartenmeister]

Ok thanks. Found the tpi for these on Art's- 320, so should be similarly supple....I hope.

As far as the sizing, in general I prefer fat tires and am fine with 28s when they fit. But I do like how the Paves come in undersized...usually around 26.... and thus are the largest tire that can be stuffed into tight frames that otherwise take only 25s.

[rwsaunders]

Both Art's and Competitive Cyclist still have them in stock.

[Gartenmeister]

Both Art's and Competitive Cyclist still have them in stock.

Yes, thanks. I ordered some from Art's this morning and also won a pair on e-Bay. I should be set for awhile. It is just hard to believe that a tire with such notoriety is being completely eliminated rather than improved/upgraded.

[eBAUMANN]

Yes, thanks. I ordered some from Art's this morning and also won a pair on e-Bay. I should be set for awhile. It is just hard to believe that a tire with such notoriety is being completely eliminated rather than improved/upgraded.

Besides the green stripe, the name "pave" and its 27c size...what does a pave have going for it that a g+ corsa doesn't?
As historic as the pave is, and as big of a fan as I am of them...give me a choice and I'm picking the g+ tires every time.

[nate2351]

The old Pave has nothing on the new Corsa.

[hollowgram5]

Was gonna say what eB did. I would consider the new corsa g+ stuff a huge upgrade.. and I've got a secret stash of paves laying around..

[bobswire]

Was gonna say what eB did. I would consider the new corsa g+ stuff a huge upgrade.. and I've got a secret stash of paves laying around..

Well, it's not a secret anymore,blabber mouth. :)

[weisan]

Pave contributes to product development of G+.

[hollowgram5]

Well, it's not a secret anymore,blabber mouth. :)
But.. where are they hidden?

[bobswire]

I just realized (apparently somewhat late) that one of my favorite tires-the 700x27 Pave- has been discontinued. Question is, is there an obvious successor for it? I looked at the Vittoria website but am not impressed....I don't even see tpi specs listed.

I feel the same way about Vittoria Rubino Pro Tech in 28mm but found some at Merlincycles, $49 a set shipped.
They have the Pave for $33.81 each (Green). https://www.merlincycles.com/vittoria-open-pave-evo-cg-iii-folding-road-tyre-45126.html

[bobswire]

But.. where are they hidden?

I have my ways......:eek:

[Gartenmeister]

Sounds like I will be trying out some new Corsas. Thanks everyone.