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Pirelli Cinturato Velo 700c Road Tire

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Review by BourbonBill

Good comfortable and reliable tubeless tire
by BourbonBill
Cycling Enthusiast
Williamsburg, VA
1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.

This is an excellent tubeless tire. It comes in a 700 x 26 size. It rides fast and last a good while. I presently have about 2800 miles on them. I credit the ride comfort to 26 ml width. I also ride 700 x 25 Cont Grand Prix 5000 TL. The Cont is a bit heavier, last longer. Both are good options for tubeless, so I generally by in pairs whatever is on sale. To make a general comparison is the Pirelli rides like a Mercedes and the Cont rides like a BMW.

Reviewed 9/24/2021
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Review by Anonymous

Slower than GP5000s, but a better overall tire!
by Anonymous
Casual Cyclist
Baltimore, MD
4 of 4 customers found this review helpful.

(For reference, I am 6'0, 190 lbs, riding 700x28s, for ~150 miles per week on city and county roads at 15mph pace)

These are my new tire of choice. I come from GP5000TLs and will not be going back to Contis. While these are marginally slower rolling than the GPs (though, what isn't?), you get so much in return that the GP5000 simply cannot match. Namely, better grip, better comfort, better puncture protection (shoutout Baltimore city streets), and better longevity. I got around 1,000 miles out of a pair of GP5000s before the casing started to show/fray. I'm 500 miles into this pair of Cinturatos, and there is zero flat spotting and hardly any sign of wear on either tire.

The main criticism is, as others note, that the Cinturatos are slower than GP5000s. It's not much at all, but it's noticeable. The Cinturatos an all-season tire built not for straight line speed but for grip, comfort, and longevity. Just pedal faster! :)

For casual/enthusiasts like me who don't race, but want a tire that will hold up to whatever road you're on, give you peace of mind on unpredictable city streets and glass-strewn bike lanes, let you keep up with your mates, and last a while, these are it.

These are an absolute homerun from Pirelli. I will order a second pair for next year.

Reviewed 9/6/2021
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Review by jciron

Bulletproof But Clunky
by jciron
Cycling Enthusiast
LA CA
3 of 3 customers found this review helpful.

I bought these as a change from the Rubino Pro TLR.

These tires are bulletproof. After a year and nearly 5000 miles they held up over everything LA streets could throw at them...Rocks, Glass, Metal etc. However, the don't handle very well. Very stiff and clunky.

They don't track well and corner poorly. Just not a great handling tire.

If I was going to ride across country or around the world this would be a great tire.

My riding buddy had the same experience with his at the same time.

I went back to Vittorias and am very happy with them.

Reviewed 2/18/2023
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Review by Gus

Nice tires
by Gus
Ridgefield,Wa

Pirelli tires have great traction and low rolling resistance.

Reviewed 9/7/2023
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Review by Gus

Nice tires
by Gus
Ridgefield,Wa

Pirelli tires have great traction and low rolling resistance.

Reviewed 9/9/2023
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Review by Herr_Warzenschwein

Solid training and rough pavement/weather tire
by Herr_Warzenschwein
Cycling Enthusiast
Florida
2 of 2 customers found this review helpful.

Tires replaced a set of tubed Conti Gatorskins. I use these tires for training and general purpose riding.

Tires went on a set of DT Swiss E1800s very easily. In fact i had to pull part of the bead over the internal bump to the rim in order to get a good enough seal to mount with a pump. (not an issue, just a helpful observation for others). This easy mounting also means that the tire does not seal airtight immediately after mounting. I recommend seating the bead, adding sealant, re-inflate, swish around the sides, mount on the bike, reinflate again, then ride around your neighborhood for a few minutes to press some of the sealant into the small leaks. Check and reinflate later. For me it did take a little time before they stayed fully inflated so be careful about mounting and then immediately going out for a long ride.

After 300 miles on them I can say that they are more supple and lively than the Gatorskins which is great for a tire that is designed for hard miles, not hard racing. This is not to say that they compare in feel to a true race tire. Horses for courses. I have also found them to be durable over varied terrain. I do ride through a lot of large truck tire debris and have had good luck so far. bicyclerollingresistance.com has a test review of the tire also.

Reviewed 6/2/2021
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Review by Anonymous

Great tandem tire
by Anonymous
Cycling Enthusiast
Oregon

Use the 700x35, set up as tubless on our tandem. Larger volume provides comfort. Get more mileage than other brand tubeless tires.

Reviewed 8/10/2023
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Review by beanbait

Bomb proof , no flats in two years
by beanbait
Daily Commuter
New York

The best bomb proof tire out there. 4.1mm thickness is thicker than any other tire out there. I've put over 7000 miles on this tire. It's tubeless. Not one puncture hiss ever let alone an actual flat.

Reviewed 11/22/2022
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Review by PlacitasMan

Great quality and ride.
by PlacitasMan
Cycling Enthusiast
Albuquerque, NM

I bought this to replace a tire (Schwalbe Pro One) on my wife's Specialized Creo. Was easy to get on the rim (Roval C38) and seat. She likes the ride and usually runs it at 70 psi. She's got about 500 miles on it and has yet to get a puncture. Looks very similar to the Pro One with the tan wall.

Reviewed 8/20/2022
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Review by SWF Rider

tire is wider and feels heavy
by SWF Rider
Cycling Enthusiast
SW Florida

The Pirelli Cinturato Velo 700c Road Tire was fatter than the typical 700c x 28mm from other similar tires. The tire felt heavy during acceleration in my estimation. The clearance fork in my road bike was similar to a 32 mm tire

Pirelli makes a great tire, but this one was not what I thought it would be.

Reviewed 7/18/2022
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Review by Don M

Durable, comfort Tire in max road bike size
by Don M
Cycling Enthusiast
Hartford,CT
2 of 2 customers found this review helpful.

I use these tires on my road bike. Tubeless ready, they hold air better than any other tubeless I've used in the past years. They are very comfortable and would make a great Tire for light gravel work. Unfortunately, they are terminally slow. I always feel like I'm pushing. For some, they will be perfect. For others not so much.

Reviewed 6/7/2019
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Review by FLBiker

Nice tire
by FLBiker
Cycling Enthusiast
Melbourne, FL
1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.

Pros

It's the only tire I've found at 26mm and the largest tire that will fit on my road bike. I ride on a lot of gravel and the extra width is nice. It also runs at 89 PSI which gives just a little bit of dampening on the gravel.

It was very easy to install.

It holds air fairly well. Some tubeless tires take a couple of rides before they start holding air well, but this one did on the first ride. It still needs to be topped off before each ride.

Cons

Another reason I picked this was the puncture protection. I got a flat that won't seal after 3 rides. It could be a fluke, so I'm trying another.

The larger softer tire is a little soft in the corners. This hasn't caused any problems, but it reduces my confidence while cornering a bit.

Reviewed 3/30/2019
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Review by SacTony

Great tire - feels like a light race tire, but is ready for any surface.
by SacTony
Cycling Enthusiast
Sacramento, CA
7 of 7 customers found this review helpful.

Id read early reviews saying this was a good ride, but also complaints that it didnt hold air and was hard to mount. I mounted them on DT Swiss Spline 24 rims using Stanss Notubes rim tape and 3 oz. of Stans standard sealant and have had zero problems, and no pressure loss, even over a two week layoff for that bike. The ride and handling have exceeded my expectations. A great all-road tire.

Reviewed 2/25/2019
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Review by Anonymous

Install Review
by Anonymous
Black Hills of South Dakota

I only have one ride on these, so this review is about installation. They were a bit tight on my Boyd 36's, but I was able to ease thw install by using Park's new tire levers. Also takes a bit of sealant to seal these, but they hold air well after initial sealant step.

Reviewed 2/21/2022
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Review by Desert Dave

Mounting challenge
by Desert Dave
Cycling Enthusiast
Southwest
1 of 2 customers found this review helpful.

Haven't ridden it yet, but mounted it yesterday. It was a challenge! Though the tire went on the rim easily and without levers, getting the beads to seat was difficult. Couldn't get the bead pre-seated all the way around. Definitely requires taking valve stem out of the valve and definitely requires a compressor. Once seated, some leakage was evident. However, once the sealant was swished around inside the wheel, the leaks between the bead and rim were sealed. I'm looking forward to riding it and hope the durability and ride quality warrant the work it took to get it mounted.

Reviewed 11/15/2018
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Review by Anonymous

Good all around training tire
by Anonymous
Cycling Enthusiast
Oakland Hills, CA

I was looking for a more durable tubeless tire than the PZero TLRs which lasted me about 2000 miles. So far so good with these tire. They do feel a bit slower, but very grippy and predictable even on wet descents.

Reviewed 12/9/2021
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Review by Cesar

Extremely durable
by Cesar
NYC
1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.

I got these for my new gravel bike. They are just perfect. Great traction and comfort on wet surface. No flats since. I also got the 26c for my old road bike and do not regret it. I use to ride Conti's, but I thought they were overrated, and wanted to try something new. Did some research on reddit, and decided to give them a try. Glad I did.

Reviewed 11/25/2021
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Review by Ramdog

Great all-arounder for training
by Ramdog
Competitive Racer
central Texas

Super durable with reasonably low rolling resistance and acceptable grip. My go to training tire or mixed conditions race tire.

Reviewed 10/20/2021
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Review by Anonymous

Great trainer
by Anonymous

Lots of grip. Darn good puncture protection. Bueno bueno!

Reviewed 10/6/2022
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Review by Anonymous

Reliable
by Anonymous
Atlantic City
3 of 3 customers found this review helpful.

Def. Of reliable: used as tubeless, avg 300mi/wk, 190lbs on a Lynks, DT swiss wheels: no flats for one year, ride beautifully, even when cornering. Only sad part? When I wear through and have to buy new ones.

Reviewed 3/8/2021
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