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Pages: 1 Lon sage Reged: 12/20/03 Posts: 595 Loc: Pittsburgh, PA Calling All Tufo Tubular Riders #4692 - 11/30/04 12:50 PM (12.76.109.7) Edit Reply Quote I am having a set of tubular wheels built. I plan to use the Tufo Tubular with sealant. Anyone who has ridden them...what is your opinion on different models...or what have you been told by folks who ride them? S 33 Special S 3 Lite Road Elite Thank you very much. Post Extras: Dave_Thompson prophet Reged: 12/19/03 Posts: 721 Loc: Spokane, Washington Re: Calling All Tufo Tubular Riders [Re: Lon] #4693 - 11/30/04 03:51 PM (24.17.236.162) Edit Reply Quote Lon: I believe there was a pretty good discussion on this subject on the Serotta forum not too long ago -------------------- Steel lover, but then I like Ti with carbon too. Licensed bike geek. Post Extras: Dave_Thompson prophet Reged: 12/19/03 Posts: 721 Loc: Spokane, Washington Re: Calling All Tufo Tubular Riders [Re: Dave_Thompson] #4694 - 11/30/04 04:21 PM (24.17.236.162) Edit Reply Quote Man, I gotta quit getting up so late. I see you knew that I was going to tell you to post on the Serotta forum. And you did! -------------------- Steel lover, but then I like Ti with carbon too. Licensed bike geek. Post Extras: Lon sage Reged: 12/20/03 Posts: 595 Loc: Pittsburgh, PA Re: Calling All Tufo Tubular Riders [Re: Dave_Thompson] #4696 - 11/30/04 07:04 PM (68.233.219.25) Edit Reply Quote It is just the time zones! Post Extras: Rex2381 new member Reged: 12/07/04 Posts: 4 Re: Calling All Tufo Tubular Riders [Re: Lon] #4725 - 12/07/04 07:15 PM (65.73.217.91) Edit Reply Quote Did not see the Serotta posts, but I have ridden all 3 of the models you listed. S3 lite is nice to ride, however it is fragile. The Elite and S33 special are pretty durable, but the ride is harsh. I also rode all 3 with sealant and no sealant. The ride is negatively affected by the sealant. As a comparison, Gommitalia tires are much nicer to ride and they can be repaired with the Tufo sealant. I have also used the gluing tape, but I have gone back to the glue. It ends up being a little easier for all situations. Post Extras: flythebike captain Reged: 08/26/04 Posts: 272 Loc: N. Virginia, USA Re: Calling All Tufo Tubular Riders [Re: Rex2381] #5043 - 02/03/05 06:20 PM (66.7.29.138) Edit Reply Quote Like everything else synergy is key. If you have a harsh wheel you want a softer tire. I agree that the elite roads as well as others and I agree that the ride is firm. Maybe not supple but I don't know if I I'd call them harsh. I don't want a tire flexing all over the place in the corners. If you want it softer lower the psi. I think that is a pretty good tire for a Zipp 404, for example, because the rim does a good job of mitigating the road shock. I picked up some Vredstein Tricomp Pro Tubulars over the winter. Anybody ridden that kind before? Post Extras: Pages: 1

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