Vittoria Terreno Mix Graphene 2.0 Cyclocross Tyre

I've had lots of models and brands of tyres. And between the tufo swamperro and the zipp G40 for dry terrain, the terrano mix pleasantly surprised me with their versatility and I would even place them a notch above. Excellent grip in the mud, so you can go round corners with confidence. I have them in 37 mm section and frankly being used to being in 40 I haven't seen any big difference in performance. You just have to be careful with the inflation. 2 bar is not bad. They are a bit hard and transmit vibrations quite well but it's not a disaster either. The only downside is that the road holding is not the best.

Top tyre, still just fits on my normal racing bike, ideal. Nice grip now on gravel strips and forest ground. Easy to mount without levers, just neatly with your hands alone, easy.

Pros & Cons

Grip is perfect, thanks to the very MTB-style profile, which could give the impression of high rolling resistance, but this is not the case. No feeling of the tyre pulling. The casing is very rigid, so you need to ride at low pressure on the trails: in electric gravel, I'm at 1.8 front and 2 rear. Beyond that it bounces, below that it's a blur.

Good all-around tires.

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I had the Dry version of this tire for two years, but needed more grip. Both in wetter soil and just in corners. They perform super. I personally feel they only roll a fraction slower than the Dry. Even though they have a whole extra stud edge in the middle. I slide off much less on dry climbs and am much more confident when cornering. I have the 40mm wide version; bolts really nicely on my wide rims. I couldn't get them on my Bontrager Aeolus rims by hand. That required a plastic attachment. But they were plopable with a regular pump afterwards. One of the tires is still slowly deflating, but under riding no problems. It would be great if the tires could also function under 2.5 bar, but then they burp and you are pumping on the road.

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