Vittoria

I got 700x32 Urbanos last year as a winter tire and just put them on the bike again for this winter. The trouble is, I really don�t like how heavy they are and they make me feel like a weak old guy when I go out for a spin. They are really sturdy, have pretty good tread for rainy conditions, and the reflective stripe is attention-getting. They are pretty well puncture proof, but so is a tank track and these feel like they weigh about that much. My ride pace is about 3-4 mph less on average riding these and trying to get uphill causes shame and embarrassment.

Did I mention they are heavy?

I have been riding these for about 5000 miles and boy they are fast and reactive. Coming from a faithful GP5000 user these are significantly faster and I have only had one puncture on them (The pair already had about 4000 miles on the so it was bound to happen.) They do wear out a bit quicker the GP5000s, I recommend swapping the back tire to front and vice versa when you add sealant to get a bit more longevity out of them due to their higher price point.

Safe to say these will be my road tires for the foreseeable future.

BRR has reviewed an older version of these in a different size, and if you were to extrapolate that data then these probably aren't super fast tires, but I've had good experience with Vittoria and decided to give them a chance. There's not a ton of options at 650b.

One tire weighed in a 581 and the other at 558g, which is a good result vs the advertised weight. They look nice, and the rubber has a svelte and tacky feel in hand. So far so good.

Mounting the tires on the rims was fine, not particularly hard or too easy. Getting them to seat was difficult, which was surprising to me. I've only ever had issues with cotton sidewall tires. I had to use a tube to get the beads to seat, and then removed the tube unseating only one bead. Then inflated again and the tire was seated tubeless.

Unfortunately for me, my bike doesn't have a ton of clearance, and these may run too big for me. I'm still undecided if I want to give them a shot or not. The rear tire measured 50.3mm on my 25mm inner width rims (hookless) right after installing, and that's cutting in very close. If the tires stretch out I'd be in trouble. I'm used to most tires running a little smaller than measured initially and then stretching out too close to their stated sizing.

One other note, the rear tire has been inflated with no sealant for two days and was at 25 psi when I checked it just now. Never seen a tire hold air that long without any sealant.

Front and Back on my new Propain Terrel CF. San Diego gravel + riding on mostly single track, but sections of road to link together. Rolls pretty well on the road and nice and cushy on the dirt. I run 27psi in the back and 25 in the front, with the Vittoria Air Line Lite in the rear as well. Tire takes a little time to get used to as there are no transition nobs. You are either going straight or leaning it way over in the turns. Once the side nobs bite though, really great traction for cornering in the loose and sandy stuff. Tires are BIG! They measure just under 53mm on my 24mm internal width rims, just a heads up. Overall, pretty cool tires, and they look great. Only four stars due to the bigger width which could be problematic.