It's been a while since Veloflex tubular tires became available only in 22C width,
and now the WO tires have also discontinued the 20C size.
Once the stock in circulation runs out, that's it.
I have what you might call a "faith in narrow tires,"
and I really can't wrap my head around the current trend of putting 24-25C tires on road bikes.
These are road bikes, after all!
There's some logic to the argument that "wider tires reduce the contact patch front and rear, lowering rolling resistance,"
though there are limits,
but I still think road bikes are meant to be ridden with narrow tires.
Anyway, once stock runs out it's done,
but I'd picked up some 20C Veloflex Corsa WO tires for myself.
↑As you can see from the packaging, Veloflex's colored tires
have color on the entire tread surface.
Considering grip performance and weather resistance, the tread should be black only—forget about the sidewalls—
so I've only been ordering black ones.
When I did that, I'd ask customers "The Corsa 20C is going away, want some?"
and I'd place additional orders only for the ones people requested.
It's supposed to end once stock runs out, but when I order 4 I get 4,
and later when I order 6 I get 6...
Huh? There's still stock?
The other day I ordered 10 just for customer orders and...10 arrived.
Some have become repeat customers, so I've gotten additional orders from them too.
(Not because they used them up and need more,
but because they're afraid they'll run out and want to stock up while they can)
So this time I ordered 16 and 16 arrived.
There are customer orders, but this is the first time I'm also setting aside stock for the shop floor.
If you're interested, order early!
The pricing is honestly too good to post here.
For how narrow they are, the ride quality is really nice.
Because the tires are light, they roll smoothly too.
The stock on hand comes only in all-black as shown in the image above.
and now the WO tires have also discontinued the 20C size.
Once the stock in circulation runs out, that's it.
I have what you might call a "faith in narrow tires,"
and I really can't wrap my head around the current trend of putting 24-25C tires on road bikes.
These are road bikes, after all!
There's some logic to the argument that "wider tires reduce the contact patch front and rear, lowering rolling resistance,"
though there are limits,
but I still think road bikes are meant to be ridden with narrow tires.
Anyway, once stock runs out it's done,
but I'd picked up some 20C Veloflex Corsa WO tires for myself.
↑As you can see from the packaging, Veloflex's colored tires
have color on the entire tread surface.
Considering grip performance and weather resistance, the tread should be black only—forget about the sidewalls—
so I've only been ordering black ones.
When I did that, I'd ask customers "The Corsa 20C is going away, want some?"
and I'd place additional orders only for the ones people requested.
It's supposed to end once stock runs out, but when I order 4 I get 4,
and later when I order 6 I get 6...
Huh? There's still stock?
The other day I ordered 10 just for customer orders and...10 arrived.
Some have become repeat customers, so I've gotten additional orders from them too.
(Not because they used them up and need more,
but because they're afraid they'll run out and want to stock up while they can)
So this time I ordered 16 and 16 arrived.
There are customer orders, but this is the first time I'm also setting aside stock for the shop floor.
If you're interested, order early!
The pricing is honestly too good to post here.
For how narrow they are, the ride quality is really nice.
Because the tires are light, they roll smoothly too.
The stock on hand comes only in all-black as shown in the image above.