Vittoria Rubino Pro tyres

[Liveaxle]

Afternoooon,

I was warned off Rubino tyres by a couple of people I know due to their shocking lack of grip (particularly in the wet), this was a year ago or more, has anybody had any more recent experience of them as they have supposedly been "upgraded"? I was looking for a VFM winter tyre

Cheers

 

[andy_wrx]

I've been using them as Winter training tyres for several years and have always been quite happy with their grip levels
- they're excellent, considering how cheap they are and how long they last and how puncture-resistant they are, in both the dry and in the wet
- if maybe not brilliant when the roads are in-between 'greasy', neither wet nor dry

Now if you want a tyre that has no grip in the wet, try Conti GP4Seasons, which I binned as they were so awful...

 

[ianrauk]

Never had problems in the wet with either the Pro's or Diamante's. And have ridden many miles in some shocking weather on both.

 

[Noodley]

Never had any problems with Pros

 

[Liveaxle]

Thank you........they are a stuffin good price, will give em a go

 

[ianrauk]

Thank you........they are a stuffin good price, will give em a go

I find it's always best to try for yourself rather then give in to other peoples uninformed opinions.
If they don't work for you, you can sell them on here/ebay easy enought, there would be a good few takers no problems. (Blue ones? I'll have them off you

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[Globalti]

Another vote for the Rubinos. Great tyres for the money.

 

[HLaB]

Now if you want a tyre that has no grip in the wet, try Conti GP4Seasons, which I binned as they were so awful...

Ive never had a problem with 4 seasons other than the cost, Rubinos seem much better VfM. My mate uses rubinos pros on his bike and has never had a problem, my 3rd bike has the plain rubinos and its only used when weather is really bad (it had GP4seasons before) I can't say I've found either bad in the wet.

 

[mike-L]

I have a Pro on the back at the mo and I'd echo the earlier post - pretty good in the wet, ace in the dry but I have had some wobbles on 'greasy' country road corners, compared to my previous tyres, which had more off-center tread. So just be careful if the road looks dirty. There's a Pro 'Tech' now with more sidewall protection apparently.