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Old 03-13-2013, 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by TwinsPoppa View Post
Okay, this makes sense. Care to share the other two brands?
Sure, but these are my personal top three, and it isn't an absolute list. If you get 100 people with similar info together, I think you will find that Pirelli and Michelin are often in the top few. I have a lot of respect for Bridgestone, but more so for the winter tires than the summers. Not saying there is anything wrong with the summer tires, but I don't have enough info personally. I think Dunlop make some good tires, and was really happy with my M3 Wintersports, but I think of them like Bridgestone; worth trying, but not up with Michelin and Pirelli across the full range.

I don't know anything about Continental tires in these size ranges. No opinion. But I will say that I buy only Continental GP4000S tires for four bicycles, black chili compound, and I think they are the best clincher bicycle tire that you can buy. They cost just under $100 each, and they are only 23 mm wide. Same philosophy, you get what you pay for.

I put brands like Kumho, General, Firestone, Vredestein, Falken, etc, down a notch or three. They can be cheaper.

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