Installed a pair of Stelvio Evolution Front/Rear specific tires about a month ago. The model is HS347. There is also a Stelvio model that is not front/rear specific. The HS347s have Front and Rear in white lettering.

I have been riding a lot and have been trying new pairs of tires; I've been a long time Continental GP/3000/4000 user.

These, Schwalbe, tires are very nice. A bit heavy at 235g but they really roll great. They feel faster than the Continentals even though they are heavier. They corner great and are very comfortable; after a month are in still in great shape (no cuts, etc). I bought the 23c; they look fatter than the 23c Contis. I believe they come in 25c (250g) but not less than 23c.

Lastly, a photo of the upper part of the Stelvio which the tires are named after. I climbed it in July. Beautiful.

do any racing on em? if so how did the do?

A granfondo. For me they really roll very well, and handle great. I would highly recommend them if they were a bit lighter but I can see some might not like the add'l weight vs. other tires in this category.

do any racing on em? if so how did the do?

thanks


they arent tooo heavy...plus they have the ultremo coming out soon....

Adding my brief part of a review:

The Stelvio Evolutions are pretty nice tires. I don't think the weight matters. Real-world, I weighed some of these, and Michelin Pro Race, Vittoria Rubino Pro, and Conti GP 3000. They all came in + / - 10 gm of each other at 700 x 23. Michelin Pro Lite and one other "TT-specifc," I forget which, were lighter, and Michelin Carbons were a little heavier. Vittoria Open Corsa were a LITTLE lighter.

The Stelvio grips well. It's relatively puncture-resistant, but it's definitely a "race tire" in terms of durability -- it wore faster than a Michelin Pro race. Despite the front and rear specific compounds, I still wore out the rear tire faster than the front.

I like it marginally better -- or it may be in my head -- than any other nylon-casing clincher, but not as well as I like "open tubulars" like Vittoria Open Corsa and Veloflex. Those two, of course, cost more and last half as long...

I have trained and raced on these tires. They work fine for racing.

Advertised at 195g.

thanks they arent tooo heavy...plus they have the ultremo coming out soon....

The Ultremo will be availabe for shipping in early December. I already have an order in and hope to have them before the 15th. I am looking foward to trying them.
The real weight is 197-204g from reports I have.

yea our team is most likely getting sponsored by them. on the phone they said they could have the ultremo and the other new tires (a new cross tire, and some mtb ones) by dec, jan at the very latest.