Does Michelin still make the Pro4 Endurance?

[rothwem]

The Pro4 Endurance is probably the best clincher I’ve ever used. Yeah, Vittoria Pave’s ride a bit better, but nothing beats the combination of long wear, grip, flat protection, while still providing a pretty decent ride and low rolling resistance. They were all I used up until a few years ago, and I just had to toss my last pair because they were getting scary looking age cracks.

I’d like to buy another set, and they seem to pop online all the time. What I don’t want are dry rotted tires. Is there a way to see when tires are made? Car tires have a date code but I’ve never looked for one on bike tires. Is the 5 year expiration date for car tires somewhat relevant to bike tires? Lastly, with all of these tires I see on the internet, is Michelin still making Pro4 Endurance tires?

[mass_biker]

I think (at least at last peek) LordGun had them in stock from 23 to 28c.
Agree with you on these tires. The 28c that I am running plumps out to 30c and change on HED+ rims.
I also appreciate how easy these are to put on (relatively speaking vs. Contis). And while it took me a little while (at least visually) to slicks, I find that their wet weather chops are terrific.

[Dave]

https://www.michelinman.com/bicycle/road

A quick Google search brought up the Michelin website. They often change the names attached to various tires, which can be confusing. Times change too and users are moving on to disc brake bikes with wider rims and wider tires.

I used Michelin tires for a long time, but their early tubeless models suffered from bead stretch before the tread wore out. I've used nothing but Pirelli P-Zero TLR tires for several years. Just don't buy a TLR tire and use it with tubes. You may never get it back off. I have modern 25mm internal width hookless rims and use 30-35mm tubeless tires now, with 50-55 psi pressure, as recommended by the Zipp pressure calculator.<

[RoosterCogset]

And another link, since product availability can regionally vary worldwide

https://www.michelin.fr/bicycle/tyre...pro4-endurance

[AngryScientist]

Re: Vittoria

They discontinued the Pave's years ago. The Corsa Control replaced the pave, and recently the "Pro" version. They are in very way better than the former Pave.

Give them a try, I can almost guarantee you will like them better.

[IJWS]

I have been using 28mm Power Cup's for about a thousand miles and I really like them. They compare favorably to Pirelli P-Zero's and Specialized Turbo Cottons.