Pirelli Cinturato Velo TLR Road Bike Tyre

Had I known how laborious the fitting would be, I would not have bought the tyre. Just changing a tyre on the road is quite a task.

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I have already worn out several copies of this tyre (size 32 mm, with inner tube). This order replaces my previous tyre, which served 14,000 km as a front tyre without significant wear. After that, the tyre served as a rear tyre for another 4,000 km to ride it up. So now it needs replacing after a total of 18,000 km, without having suffered a single puncture. I deliberately choose this tyre because they are proven puncture-resistant and also well suited with hardpack gravel paths, which I ride over quite frequently. Even abroad (Italy, France) with the requisite bad road surfaces, these tyres perform perfectly. With some tread profile on the sides of the tread, they also offer sufficient traction in corners. The tyres may be a bit heavier, have a bit more rolling resistance and are therefore not the fastest. But for me, this does not compensate for all those years without a puncture. Tyres you can rely on, then! In terms of price/quality they are OK, especially if you get the occasional interesting offer. In general, I have no problems with fitting. If you keep the edge of the sidewall well in the middle of the rim tape, you put it on relatively easily, without too much effort. I also have no complaints about the looks of these tyres.

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Rode both the Tour of Flanders and Paris - Roubaix on this tyre. Great tyre, providing great comfort and even traction on the cobbles. I now use them for my training sessions on the road, because of the comfort

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Nice solid tyre for daily use and light gravel. Unlike the other reviewers, I had no trouble fitting it.

Rode with these tyres all the way through 2024. Front the 32 mm version and rear the 35 mm version. Both were very easy to fit, without any tools. Finally did 18 000km during this whole year, and never had a single puncture. They do bulge slightly more than the faster tyres available, but I find it more important not to have a flat !

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