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(More customer reviews)I have used different road bike tires in the past such as the Michellin series, Continental ultra-race, CST comps, Kendas (they all perform very poorly) and any size piece of broken glass particle will puncture them all easily and will destroy your inner tube. These tires are nothing when compared to the Vittoria Zaffiro Pro 2 tires. Vittoria Zaff Pro 2s' are "single shielded wire-bead" and can withstand glass on the road quite well even after the tread is worn. I tested this out over the course of my first 300 miles of biking around the city, running over glass everywhere & it held out without any flats. Objects this tire CANNOT withstand are sharp metal debris such as (bolts, needles, large staples, etc..) or notorious goat-head thorns (it punctured through my new rear tire and new tube(at the wire bead -- strongest area) on my second day of riding. I haven't tested rose thorns yet but I'm a little discouraged to do so b/c of the early puncture... A notable feature on the Zaff Pro IIs are dimples on the edges of the tires (used for rain conditions) but also in dry conditions, these do grip the concrete road very very well. I'll update this review again soon if I happen to come across anymore punctures.
By the way, you shouldn't pay more than 30 bucks per tire + tax. I had my pair for about 50 bucks shipped.
If you have the money and want even better tires, buy the Vittoria Randonneurs (double-shielded something material ) or the famous Continental Gatorskins (kevlar belt!)...these two tires are beast and many people on bike forums swear by them. Both are more expensive than Zaffiro Pro IIs & both perform similarly. Randos go for about 28 - 33 bucks per tire and Gatorskins ranges around similar or higher than Randos.
If you don't have the money get the 2nd best -- Vittoria Zaffiro Pro II!!
Hope this helped. Avoid the thorns!
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