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There don't seem to be many reviews of this, so I got curious and bought it. Overall it's not a rubber built purely for speed-focused attacking, but it puts out quite a lot of speed, and spin comes on easily and strongly too. When I drove the ball, it would send it right to the spot I was aiming for along with a really high amount of spin. Compared with rubbers I'd used before, it can't match Tenergy 64 for speed, but I think it beats Rozena and Tenergy 05 / Omega 7 Pro on spin and stability. It's also forgiving of small mistakes — for instance, drives I couldn't normally land would sometimes still catch the edge of the table and go in — so I think most people would like this rubber. However, since it's a limited player-special-order rubber, it's on the pricier side, so I'd recommend something like the Tenergy series or Omega 7 Pro instead for most people. I've decided to make this my main rubber until it gets discontinued — it's a rubber with a decent amount of spin, stability, and speed all at once, so if you can afford it, I don't think it's a bad idea to give it a try.

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It's expensive, but it's really, really good. I think it's worth the price. Way better than Tenergy, Dignics, Rasanter, and the like! A flawless, perfect-score rubber.

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Well, like everyone else has written, it's comparatively capable of doing a bit of everything — serves, receives, topspin drives, etc. It handles everything competently. In terms of feel, it seemed softer than a 50-degree rubber, about the same as or even softer than Rasanter 48, though that might be because I have V15 on my backhand. The rubber I was using before was a regular 7 Tour at 55 degrees. Personally, I'd recommend sticking with the 55 for hard hitters, and Tour i for hard hitters who lean more toward spin. That said, I'd read about explosive speed, but I didn't really feel the benefit there. I think it would be interesting paired with an inner-carbon blade. I think I'll go back to 7 Tour the next time I change my equipment.

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It has "Tour" in the name, but the feel is closer to Asia. There aren't many reviews of it, so I'm writing one.
Visually, the sponge has a sheen to it and feels high quality.
That said, for the price, I think it's a rubber that doesn't leave much of an impression either way.

What stands out is that there's "no technique it's bad at" and that "if you swing like the shot is going in, it actually goes in." That's where this rubber excels.
The performance itself really is a nicely balanced pentagon, which ironically means there's nothing particular to single out...

It's easy to use for pretty much every technique. It feels like Asia with a slight boost to grip, defense, and attacking power.
In terms of power, roughly Asia < Tour i <= Hyper < original Tour.
If I had to pick one thing, chiquita is especially easy to pull off.

If the two points I mentioned appeal to you, I can highly recommend this rubber. Because you can trust the rubber, you can focus on your own body movement.
If those points don't appeal to you, you probably don't need this rubber — Tenergy or Dignics would do just fine.

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