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Old 10-07-2024, 12:26 PM
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Sad if true. I, too, join the Vittorio Corsa comments as a good clincher substitute, at least in the 25mm range.

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Old 10-07-2024, 12:44 PM
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Is Veloflex the last company to make tires in Italy and not Asia?
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Old 10-07-2024, 12:51 PM
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Pirelli is manufacturing tires in Italy.
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Old 10-07-2024, 01:58 PM
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Wow! I really hope this isn't true. I discovered the Corsa EVOs this year and by far and away my favorite tire. Damn! Maybe it's time to stock up
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Old 10-07-2024, 02:24 PM
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https://escapecollective.com/daily-n...Veloflex-close
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Old 10-07-2024, 05:08 PM
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What model?
P zero race 4s non tubeless
P zero race TLR speedcore tubeless

The box and tyres needs to say made in italy - the earlier versions were made in france under contract by hutchinson/michelin and were serviceable but their in house made stuff is in a class of its own
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Old 10-07-2024, 06:45 PM
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This sux....good thing I purchased a couple pairs of ProTour tubulars back in August.....should be good for a couple years.
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Old 10-07-2024, 08:06 PM
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P zero race 4s non tubeless
P zero race TLR speedcore tubeless

The box and tyres needs to say made in italy - the earlier versions were made in france under contract by hutchinson/michelin and were serviceable but their in house made stuff is in a class of its own
Thanks, appreciate the info — I’ll give the non-tubeless a try.
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Old 10-07-2024, 08:15 PM
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I picked up a few pairs of 28c corsa evo. Should last me awhile. I'm not ready to switch just yet.
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Old 10-07-2024, 10:15 PM
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This is a bummer. They made great tires, both tube & tubeless were A+ IMO.
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Old 10-08-2024, 12:56 AM
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Sad news. Pretty amazing that anyone - big or small player - is still able to manufacture tires in Italy/Europe instead of Asia though. Kudos to them for hanging on this long.
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Old 10-08-2024, 01:10 PM
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So now I’m wondering what the shelf life is on these tires. Loving the Veloflex Corsa 32s on my new Hampsten.
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Old 10-08-2024, 01:37 PM
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So now I’m wondering what the shelf life is on these tires. Loving the Veloflex Corsa 32s on my new Hampsten.
Others here may know better but from what I've read as long as they are stored in cool dark place no issue with storage up to 5-6 years. I store my stock of tires (mostly tubular) in a Rubber Maid bin in my shop.
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Old 10-08-2024, 02:25 PM
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Others here may know better but from what I've read as long as they are stored in cool dark place no issue with storage up to 5-6 years. I store my stock of tires (mostly tubular) in a Rubber Maid bin in my shop.
Nice discussion about aging tubulars in this thread (from 2006!), especially 11.4's detailed explanation:
https://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=13860

Getting close to 19 years ago. God I love this forum...

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Old 10-08-2024, 03:11 PM
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Aging tubulars only works on actual rubber, which we don get. Unless you have 300$ limited Hutchinsons or something from a pro team.
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