tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791205829167373593.post3041183455923837883..comments2023-08-05T10:10:14.345-04:00Comments on The Flamenco Chuckwagon: GamJams Reviews: Winter Training Tires - Continental GatorskinChuck Wagonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06418906274684022977noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791205829167373593.post-42056450059844747472008-12-04T23:05:00.000-05:002008-12-04T23:05:00.000-05:00I'm totally down with the Gatorskin. Trainer to r...I'm totally down with the Gatorskin. Trainer to road to trainer to training race. I get 1500 - 2000 hardassed winter miles out of 'em. The ne plus ultra of the Gatorskins for winter duty is the 700x25 *folding.* The folding part is key - the folders ride a bit better, and they are also really light, maybe 50-75 grams lighter than the wire bead models. A little slippery in the wet, but sticky enough to race crits on in dry weather. I run 'em with regular old tubes, nothing fancy, and had the same tube in my rear wheel since *January.* I burned through two sets of Gatorskins in that time with no rear flat. Yay. <BR/><BR/>Another alternative is the Armadillo, but that thing is slick and it rides like it was made out of adobe or something. Okay on a carbon or steel bike, not on a lower end aluminum bike. Could be very tiring on the long base rides.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461836999036966262noreply@blogger.com