UPDATE
Purchased a pair of Duranos. Hated them. Felt harsh, skittish and slow. Removed.
I’ll either be selling them or keeping them as an emergency back-up.
I have just fitted a pair of Panaracer Minit Tough tyres. I managed to get a shop soiled unused pair for the price of 1. Early days with them as only 9 miles under the TSR with them, but this is more like it. Free running and sure footed like the Continental Grand Prix. One thing that is surprising is that they are quite noisy – like the tyre is being peeled from the road surface. Another note is that there is no mounting direction indicator on them, so I guess it doesn’t matter.
Back on the Continental Grand Prix subject… I got a response from Conti UK yesterday, they state they should have them back in 8 weeks time (late June). St John Street Cycles are accepting back orders on them (via telephone) who say they will arrive between 16-30 days. Conti GP fans watch this space…