Specialized Armadillo Elite Vs Gatorskins

I have had few flats with gatorskins while none yet after years of use with armadillo. All condition armadillo elite tire according to the website they are 280g vs. Some people like the armadillos but i thought they lacked grip on wet roads.

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Specialized armadillo elite vs gatorskins. 405g for the standard armadillo and 310g for the mondo sports i. In the battle of durable tires between gatorskins and armadillos armadillos get a big thumbs down from me. Specialized s all condition armadillo elite tyres are a quality set of rubber hitting the rare sweetspot between puncture protection a reasonable turn of speed and good wet weather adhesion. The two that im considering are the conti gatorskins or specialized all condition armadillos.

Supposedly nearly as puncture resistant as the gatorskins as well and a bit lighter. I ride both the continental gatorskin and the specialized armadillo on diffrent bikes. Both are almost the same weight on the 700x25. Froze really good info.

Hey guys i looking for the best puncture proof tyres for my road bike. I put 25mm gatorskins on my winter bike i was a bit worried that they would be a bit sluggish in comparison to my michelin pro race 3 s on my summer bike. Please note though that all of. I always thought that armadillos rode like solid rubber but the armadillo elites are okay.

Specialized s grand armadillo elite lab testing claims despite the stiff competition specialized thinks it has a winner and has some numbers to back it up. Specialized armadillo s seemed to be rated a bit higher than the gatorskins but you can only buy specialized products from dealers. Conti gatorskin v specialized armadillo. Specialized bicycle components.

The gatorskin has a more supple feel while the armadillo is tough. If you can spare the money go with 4000 s they have the anti flat layer and are oh so supple. Gatorskins vs armadillos posted in tech q a. When i mounted these tires for the first time i actually broke a tire lever and required another person to help get the last little bit of tire over the lip of the rim.

Continental gp 4000s way lighter than the armadillos and a better ride. Cheaper than the specialized which you can only get from a dealer or their website for closer to 60. I got a flat on my ride in to work on tuesday and while changing my tube i noticed that the sidewall of my armadillo elite was torn and the tube was showing through making it pretty much useless. They for the saturday rides to the cradle from fourways where there seems to be a fair bit of glass and debris on the road.

I ended up with the specialized armadillo elite as that is all they carried at the lbs where i bought the bike cyclodrome near allentown pa.