… in praise of vittoria corsa elite tires

[juanj]

I'll have to try them. My question was in ref. to the tubulars, which you figured out. Sorry for the confusion.

[thwart]

Have to add here that these great tires are indeed still available for $38 each (yes, you read that right) from Ribble. And yes, they have 25's.

Free shipping if you buy a few… like yours truly.

[Scuzzer]

Originally Posted by thwart

still available for $38 each (yes, you read that right)

Helluva deal isn't it? In case anyone is wondering these (25c) measure 24.8mm pressurized to 90 psi, mounted and ridden for over two weeks.

[LJohnny]

Just got the corsa elite in the mail. First thing I noticed was that there is no removable core. Luckily for me they just make it on the wheels.

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by LJohnny

Just got the corsa elite in the mail. First thing I noticed was that there is no removable core. Luckily for me they just make it on the wheels.

hmmm, mine are.

[LJohnny]

Oh wait. You are right, but on a second approximation it is still not obvious since they don't have the squarish tool appending part. How do you take them out?

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by LJohnny

Oh wait. You are right, but on a second approximation it is still not obvious since they don't have the squarish tool appending part. How do you take them out?

Needle nose

[LJohnny]

Needle nose on saddle bag. Multi-tool with pliers...

[beeatnik]

Originally Posted by teleguy57

+1 to all the positive comments. If I don't look down, I have a hard time telling whether I'm on my Pave CGs or Corsa Elites -- both in 25mm. Thanks to OldPotatoe for being one of the first to call them out as a great tire, which helped me decide to give them a try. Now if they only came in a tan sidewall...

Did you mount them on the Nucleons?

They are berry nice tires. And as thwart mentioned, the price makes them a no-brainer. First ride on them I sliced the front tire on construction debris and it didn't hurt 1% as much as losing a Corsa SC (with under 1000 miles) to sidewall rot a week later. I'm a cheap bastard.

[teleguy57]

Originally Posted by LJohnny

Just got the corsa elite in the mail. First thing I noticed was that there is no removable core. Luckily for me they just make it on the wheels.

Mine are removable... I carry one of these.

Originally Posted by beeatnik

Did you mount them on the Nucleons?

They are berry nice tires. And as thwart mentioned, the price makes them a no-brainer. First ride on them I sliced the front tire on construction debris and it didn't hurt 1% as much as losing a Corsa SC (with under 1000 miles) to sidewall rot a week later. I'm a cheap bastard.

As a matter of fact, I did Have Pave 24 tubs on my Nemesis, then got Pave 25 tubs on my next order and have those on my Bontrager D3 3 wheels. In theory the wider tubs would be on the Nemesis, but the glue job on the 24s is just fine so I left them on. Still thinking a tan sidewall tub will look better on the Bontragers, so I may just have to pop for Veloflex Roubaix as an upgrade over Vittoria SCs. Would be wonderful if the Corsa Elites came in tan, but for the price that's way too much to ask.

On cheap -- we're bros....

[LJohnny]

Very well, that will do the job!

[fogrider]

Originally Posted by thwart

Have to add here that these great tires are indeed still available for $38 each (yes, you read that right) from Ribble. And yes, they have 25's.

Free shipping if you buy a few… like yours truly.

funny thing, it was 46 bucks when it was being shipped to the UK, I only changed the currency to $US...when I changed the destination to the US, the price changed to $38 bucks!

I had given up on vitttoria after they moved all of their production to Thailand... the ride was still good, but the tires were either wearing out quickly or I was getting flats from big cuts. I'm willing to give it another try.

[fogrider]

they are now running a sale...enter 'stock13' and get 13% off...thats three tires for 101 bucks and free shipping!

[Bantamben]

I've been riding the elites as well and honestly they feel the same as the corsa cx. They are slightly heavier. But unless your building a bike to start a weight weenies thread it's not worth it.
I bought mine at ribble for like 37 a piece in 25mm

I put sealant in mine too and swear by riding tubulars as everyday.
I used to ride continentals which are good but a pain in the axx to put on.

[stackie]

I just went to Ribble site and the drop down box for destination does not show USA. Price stays at $46 for other destinations.

Anyone else see this?

I'd like to stock up on tires as I am down to my last two tubies.

Jon