Fango vs. Grifo: Clash of the Tubulars

Posted September 15th, 2009 by Mike Clark

It's well-past the time that I should be ordering my tubulars for this season, so I'm going to do that ASAP. I'm thinking of trying out the Challenge Fangos (32mm) for our series but the other obvious option is a pair of Grifos. Has anyone who's used the new Grifos and the Fangos and have an opinion either way?

The Grifos are certainly a tried and true design that's been updated slightly with the extra side knobs but I like that a lot of thought and development went into designing the Fangos from scratch as an improved design.

Anyway, chime in with your $0.02 if you've got an opinion. CX nerds always seem to be up for shooting the shit about tires so consider this an invitation. ;)

- Mike

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I am running both tires

On September 15th, 2009 smokn337 says:
I am running both tires you've mentioned here this season. By chance, I ended up using both at the Cowbell's cross race. In my opinion the Fangos are the way to go. The Grifos are a bit faster rolling tire, but the added grip I found with the Fangos far outweighed the speed gains on the Grifos. The Fangos would be faster rolling than the Dugast Rhinos IMO also as they are not ridiculously knobbed up. Just my $0.02. Good luck finding some. Pete

I agree with Pete! I've

On September 15th, 2009 Erik Box says:
I agree with Pete! I've ridden both and the added grip/confidence the Fango give, far outway the millisecond saved by running Grifos. FANGOS all the way, or Dugast Rhinos if you want a really good tire.....lol, sorry, had to.

I am feeling the same way

On September 15th, 2009 jmoote says:
I am feeling the same way about being more conservative with treads in general - on both mtb and cross I find myself faster with grippier tires because of the increased confidence. I'm not cool enough (read: don't have the skill) to really take advantage of file treads.

Midweek CC and the TICC are

On September 16th, 2009 Scott Doel says:
Midweek CC and the TICC are now sponsored by Challenge Tires... we'll have tires available for sale in the near future. with the proceeds going to the Toronto International Cyclocross

Good to know. I ordered some

On September 16th, 2009 Mike Clark says:
Good to know. I ordered some this morning from an online store but there's always the NEXT set of tubulars ...

Has anyone had any

On September 19th, 2009 pbeit says:
Has anyone had any experience with Vitorria EVO XM tubulars? Are they worth the extra $???

just got a set of them ...

On September 19th, 2009 Timma says:

just got a set of them ... but waiting on my wheels to glue em up and ride. should have some sort of opinion (but not race info) by the end of next week.

comparing the older xg (i think ... i always forget the names) tubular to these ones ... the old ones are one hell of alot stiffer ... so we will see if it translates into vittoria actually having a supple cross tubular. 


The tires arrived today. I

On September 22nd, 2009 Mike Clark says:
The tires arrived today. I picked them up from bikeman.com and while the price wasn't very good they did actually have some in stock.

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