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Solinco Tour Bite 20/1.05 String

5.0
5 Reviews
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Solinco Tour Bite 20/1.05 String

5.0
5 Reviews
$12.99
In Stock: 16

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Overview

Tour Bite 20 gauge is one of the thinnest co-polys ever made. It delivers a level of spin, precision and feel that must be experienced to be believed. Players who like hitting high arching balls that dive sharply and explode off the court should love this string. In addition to the amazing spin potential, our playtesters were impressed by the feel.

 

This string offers less durability than the thicker gauges.

 

  • Gauge: 20/1.05mm
  • Length: 40ft/12.2m
  • Composition: Co-polyester Monofilament
  • Color: Silver

String Comparison: Solinco Hyper-G vs. Tour Bite

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
5 Customer Reviews
5 out of 5 Stars
Would Recommend
Thin but Mighty (Big Spin)!I am a 3.5 all court player who hits fairly hard on the forehand (trying for max topspin) and volleys. I play with a Wilson Triad 6.0 strung at 54 pounds. I had been playing with Solinco TourBite 19 gauge string which lasted (no breakage) six months playing three plus times a week before I restrung (again, no breakage experienced). When ordering new string, I noticed Solinco offered a 20 gauge Tour Bite, so I thought I'd give it a try, but expecting some breakage... NOT SO! I hit with the 20 gauge string (54 pounds) for almost six months before it broke - and that was returning really hard serves from the club Pro during a lesson. It broke clean in the sweet spot. I now use exclusively the 20 gauge Tour Bite. The thinness gives you more "bite" and hence, more (potential) spin. I stocked up on it, as it's made in Taiwan. Unless I get frequent breakage (none yet after at least a month playing three plus times a week for 1 1/2 hours a session), I am sold on Solinco's 20 gauge Tour Bite.
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5 out of 5 Stars
Would Recommend
Home RunI've used 17 gauge Tour Bite and found it to be a little too stiff and lacking in power. The 20 gauge version blows it away. I don't hit with huge topspin, and wanted to add more arc to my shots. This stuff bites the ball and does that with ease. It also has more pop on groundstrokes and volleys than I expected. The downside is durability. My first set lasted about six hours and I'm not typically a string breaker. No matter. I string my own racquets and the cost per set is easily worth the benefit. I'm going to try the 19 gauge version and see how it compares.
5 out of 5 Stars
Would Recommend
The bestThe best string!
5 out of 5 Stars
Best string I have usedThe string is excellent for spin and control and feels crisp when hitting the ball.
5 out of 5 Stars
SolincoI have been using this Solinco 20g string since it's inception in Hybrid mix. Love the bite and feel on the ball.

Previous Feedback  

Comments: Fantastic string for feel and spin with the only limitation being durability. I ended up buying a reel and now my stringer sees me more often than anyone else.
From:JN, 12/22/17

Comments: The 20g is not for the string breaker. However, the control, spin and feel are excellent. I string polys at very low tensions (40 lbs or so). This string is very responsive and comfortable for me at lower tensions. I've used this string primarily on Prince racquets with 16x19 stringing patterns. I'm currently using this string on the Prince Warrior 107 and Prince O3 Speedport Black LB. I play doubles 3 times a week for 2 hrs each. I've used a variety of "textured" polys and find this one to be the best in overall performance. This string can slip through a stringing machine's gripper as mentioned below. Fortunately, I can adjust the gripper on my Gamma X-Stringer to compensate for thinner gauges. Overall, STB 20 is worth every penny to me.
From:James, 9/19/17

Comments: Played with this string after using Solinco Tour Bite Soft and it felt stiffer. Broke it after 45 minutes of hitting. Not my favorite string!
From:George, 8/18/17

Comments: Great string for any 18x20 pattern! I play with a Pro Tour 630, I'm about 4.5 player although can sometimes play like a 5.0 on a good day. I love the PT 630 for it's amazing feeling and control, but have sometimes struggled to create decent amount of spin (I have semi-western forehand, 2 handed backhand, hit heavy topspin baseline game, mostly on clay), tried the Tour Bite 1.20 but it lacked control to me. Then tried this one and I was really amazed by the feel, control, power and spin it offered! What a string! I will post an update on how long it lasts since I only played for 2 hours, but pretty decent tempo and it was a hitting training, so the intensity of the rallies was high. I would recommend this to anyone playing with 18x20 pattern racquet and wanting to put more topspin on the ball. The dense string pattern will help with string breaking, since the strings generally last longer with it.
From:Luka, 1/17

Comments: This is my favorite strings for feel and spin. It's rare that I actually break a string because I rotate through many racquets and I restring often even when there is lots of life left in the string to maintain ideal tension. This is a string that can break at any time and often 4 strings will break at the same time with heavy topspin which is quite remarkable. But it is a great string and has better feel, if not more spin than the Volkl Cyclone 19g -- which is also a great string. I hope they never stop making these.
From:James, 12/16

Comments: I love the feel of this string, I string a full bed at 55 lbs but sometimes it lasts 30 minutes and sometimes it lasts 16 hours. I've never had a set last more than 8 matches, very inconsistent. I had problems using a drop weight machine gripping the string. What I love about it is no more tennis elbow. If you're a pusher you'll get a lot of life from these but any spin will shred them quickly.
From:Michael, 8/16

Comments: I had tried this string with my Yonex RQis 1 Tour at 64 lbs (normally I string at 65 lbs with 17-18g Solinco Tour Bite/Revolution) full bed. It did not give me the feel that I was expecting like past Solinco strings I've used and it snapped in 45 minutes.
From:Lee, 6/16

Comments: Using a drop weight stringer, I couldn't get the gripper to hold on to the string properly. It kept sliding when trying to pull tension. I just ended up shredding the string. I guess there wasn't enough friction between the gripper and the string. This was after giving my stringing machine a thorough clean. I can't recommend the 20 gauge, because I wasn't able to get it in my racquet. I love the 18 gauge and had no issues whatsover with that, so I guess I will stick to that one.
From:TK, 4/16

Comments: I'm a tour player, and I love this string, but find it can only be used in one direction, mixed with something else. Stringing it at 56 lbs in the mains Solinco 20 and cross it either with Prince Tour XT 18, or L-Tec O/S 18g, at 58 lbs. I can get about 8-10 hours at this level, but as it starts to move, I cut it out, but if you lay in a full bed, it will break in 20-30 minutes by itself. Cheers.
From:GoSurfBoy, 4/16

Comments: It breaks in a half an hour. This is sad because the string is excellent, with a lot of spin and control. Don't get me wrong, if it is necessary I would take four raquets for a match. But I don't feel confortable breaking strings every 30 minutes. Last week I won a beautiful set, serving heavy (plenty of spin), but I needed three raquets for just one set. For 2 hours of practice, I would need four strung raquets and this is not and option. I'm back to 18 gauge!
From:Italo, 11/15

Comments: Used it for my my mains and crosses, and strung it at 50 pounds. It broke in 3 hours of hitting, and i'm 14 years old. It feels amazing and gives you a lot of bite but it breaks way too fast.
From:Ty, 8/15

Comments: I was very curious when I saw a 20 gauge Tour Bite. My regular string is the 18 gauge. I can get 5-6 weeks out of it. I tried the 19 gauge but not much better that the 18 and only lasts a couple of weeks. The 20 gauge is really thin, strings easier as there is no friction when doing the crosses (nice!). Noticeable increased spin. I really noticed it on my slice serve. When the strings were new I was able to run an opponent wide off the court face first into the side fence chasing the serve. He bounced off the fence onto his butt several times. Never have been able to do that with another string. But the bad news is that the great spin is gone after 7-8 sets, then the string is worse that the 18 gauge. I might keep a racquet strung with the 20 gauge and only use it for serving.
From:Randy, 8/15

Comments: Amazingly thin. It's too harsh as a main, but works great as a very lively cross that unlike a multifiber string, will not quickly ravel and break.
From:Nelson, 7/15

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