Challenge Criterium Open Road Tyre Reviews
Review score: 9.4/10 – Updated November, 2024
Latest Price: £47.99 – Save 17% (RRP: £58)
Take a look now to discover what makes Challenge Criterium Open Road Tyre worthy of a review score of 9.4 out of 10.
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Challenge Criterium Open Road Tyre features
Challenge Criterium Open Road Tyre
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Spec 1
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Colour: Black – Tan, Black Other Tyres found with this Spec: 1 |
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Spec 2
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Size: Folding Bead Other Tyres found with this Spec: 306 |
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Spec 3
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Wheel Size: 700c Other Tyres found with this Spec: 850 |
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Spec 4
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Option: 320TPI Other Tyres found with this Spec: 1 |
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Spec 5
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Width: 25c, 23c Other Tyres found with this Spec: 7 |
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Feature 1
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Use: Road racing Other Tyres found with this feature: 5 |
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Feature 2
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Size: 700 Other Tyres found with this feature: 24 |
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Feature 3
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Tyre Width: 25mm Other Tyres found with this feature: 6 |
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Feature 4
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Internal Tyre Width: 13-17mm Other Tyres found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 5
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TPI: 320 Other Tyres found with this feature: 5 |
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Feature 6
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Bead: Aramid Other Tyres found with this feature: 22 |
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Feature 7
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Casing: Corespun Cotton Other Tyres found with this feature: 3 |
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Feature 8
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Flat Protection: PPS Other Tyres found with this feature: 10 |
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Feature 9
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BAR: 7.5-10 Other Tyres found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 10
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PSI: 105-145 Other Tyres found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 11
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Weight: 215g Other Tyres found with this feature: 10 |
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Price
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£47.99 |
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Number of Reviews
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3 |
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Review Score
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4 / 5 Average score in category: 4.3/5 |
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Quality
Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Tyres. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Challenge Criterium Open Road Tyre.
The first thing is material. Looking at what Challenge Criterium Open Road Tyre is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.
Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Tyres. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.
There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Tyres. Brands like Challenge are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.
Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Tyres category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.
Comparing Prices
Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Tyres.
It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.
Price of Challenge Criterium Open Road Tyre
So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Challenge Criterium Open Road Tyre.
We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find Challenge Criterium Open Road Tyre was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £47.99 in our latest search.
Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.6 out of 10 for price.
Average price of Tyres
Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Tyres.
We found 702 in the Tyres category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £38.94, making it above average at £47.99.
It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Tyres. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £296.99, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £7.50.
With 702 products available we worked out that 161 cost more than Challenge Criterium Open Road Tyre and 533 were cheaper.
Cost of Challenge products
At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 28 products from Challenge, of which 26 were in the Tyres category.
For now though we’re looking at Challenge branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £45.54 making this product above average.
You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Challenge product we found was £13.99 and the highest price we could find from them was £81.99.
Of the 28 from Challenge, 12 were more expensive than Challenge Criterium Open Road Tyre and 15 were cheaper.
How much are Challenge Tyres?
We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Challenge products that are listed in the Tyres category.
The average price of the 26 products that match this search was £47.97, with the cheapest coming in at £14.99 and highest price was £81.99. With the average being £47.97, Challenge Criterium Open Road Tyre comes in above average.
12 products that meet this search were more expensive than Challenge Criterium Open Road Tyre and 13 were cheaper.
Challenge Criterium Open Road Tyre Reviews
Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.
There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.
1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.
2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.
Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the Challenge Criterium Open Road Tyre reviews there.
Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Challenge Criterium Open Road Tyre, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.7 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Tyres category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.3 out of 5.
Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy Challenge Criterium Open Road Tyre or another similar product, like Challenge Grifo Open Cyclocross Tyre reviews or Challenge Limus Open Cyclocross Tyre reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Tyres.
Brand
As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Tyres. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with Challenge, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.
YouTube Video of Challenge Criterium Open Road Tyre
Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Challenge Criterium Open Road Tyre reviews.
Summary
Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Challenge Criterium Open Road Tyre. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 9.4/10 overall.
Further product details
- Product ID 1: 25010860293
- Product ID 2: 495857UK
- Brand: Challenge
- Model number: 360.CHRO00121
- RRP: £58
- EAN: 8855627001211
- Description: Challenge Criterium Open Road TyreForever the choice of professional riders. Numerous victories and podiums have proven Criterium the top Pro racing tyre.Open tubular differ from traditional clinchers for the construction. The Tyre is produced just like a tubular and uses the same materials and production process. Instead of being sewed with an inner tube inside, at the end of the process beads are made by folding the casing around Aramid fibers threads. For this reason an open tubular gives very similar ride feel of that of a tubular, mainly if a latex inner tube is used.Mounting an open tubular on a wheel is the same as mounting a standard clincher but with the advantage of riding a much more comfortable and performing tyre. This road tyre is a perfect choice of upgrade for riders who want world-class, super-fast rolling and cornering on every journey.Features: Use: Road racing Size: 700 Tyre Width: 25mm Internal Tyre Width: 13-17mm TPI: 320 Bead: Aramid Casing: Corespun Cotton Flat Protection: PPS BAR: 7.5-10 PSI: 105-145 Weight: 215gTechnologies: Challenge Handmade Clinchers (HCL): Our Handmade Clinchers are made from the same materials and processes as our handmade tubulars but instead of sewing an inner tube inside the casing is wrapped around an aramid bead to form a tire that fits on a clincher rim. The HCL is moulded flat, not in a horseshoe like a TLR or VCL. This shape allows the casing to naturally deform over surface imperfections and minimize rolling resistance. A tubeless tire is moulded in a U-shape to make the sidewalls rigid, so the system does not ‚Äúburp‚Äù or lose air when it deforms after it encounters a surface imperfection. The tubeless tire’s stiff sidewall compromises its ability to equal a supple HCL with a latex inner tube.Buy¬†Challenge Wheels & Tyres from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
- Full Category: Wheels & Tyres > Tyres
- Savings percentage from RRP: 17%
- Size: Folding Bead
- Unisex
- 10.01
- Adult
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Challenge Paris Roubaix Open Road Tyre reviews, Challenge Strada Bianca Open Road Tyre reviews, or we really liked the look of Challenge Strada Open Road Tyre reviews as another alternative.