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Vittoria Gravel Tires get “Terrain Scores” and New Naming
Jun
Beforehand, Vittoria’s gravel bike tires borrowed from their cyclocross and mountain bike tire names, hoping the familiarity would show you how to select the suitable tire for the suitable terrain.
Now, they’re all going to be the Terreno, with a revamped naming system that tacks on two additional bits of information to explain each the kind and severity of the terrain they’re meant for.
The brand new naming will roll out all through this 12 months, however begins with the brand new Terreno Combined T50. The “Combined” refers to its functionality of combined floor sorts and circumstances, and the T50 means it’s rated for reasonable terrain. It sits between the Terreno Dry and present Mezcal fashions.
The “T” score system goes from 0 (clean asphalt) to 100 (the worst chunk you’ll be able to think about), so theT50 score means these are for regular gravel roads with a number of washboards, potholes, and rocks thrown in with clean hardpacked sections.
The spectrum of circumstances terminology contains hardpack, high quality free, combined, coarse free, and dirt.
It will get a brand new tread sample with a directional siping texture that works together with the directional edges of the knobs to offer you fast-rolling straight line efficiency but additionally higher grip within the corners. Middle lugs are shorter, getting taller and larger as you get to the strengthened facet lugs.
The rubber compound on the surface is grippier than the Terreno mannequin this replaces, however is barely slower rolling. Mixed, the brand new tread sample and rubber offers you a bit extra grip on the expense of a bit extra rolling resistance.
The brand new Terreno Combined T50 is available in their commonplace “Endurance” degree tires for fanatic riders. There’s additionally a “Race” degree that units their top-tier casings and development aside, and for some purpose it’s the Terreno Combined Professional T60, and never the Terreno Combined Race T60. So, keep in mind, “Professional” on the recent patch means it’s a “Race” degree tire.
What’s the distinction between Endurance and Race?
The 2 ranges of tire range by supplies and echnical variations in development:
Vittoria Endurance gravel tires
• Extra safety than Race (technically the identical casing as present tires)
• Casing: Nylon 120 TPI
• Anti-puncture: Anti-puncture belt + sidewall stability insert
• Compound: 1C Graphene
• Sidewall colours: black for all sizes & brown in 40/45mm solely
Vittoria Race gravel tires (coming later this 12 months)
• 92% renewable & recycled content material
• Designed to be absolutely the quickest choice from level A to level B
• Upgrades to a extra supple, multi-layer natural cotton casing
• Extra anti-puncture reinforcements with pure latex, recycled nylon sidewall safety, and anti-puncture belt
• Race rubber compound formulation
• Pure brown sidewall shade
The Endurance tires value €54.95 and Race, after they come out, will value €84.95.