The Fortezza TriComp (25mm) has been our tandem tire for about 8 years and have been everything we want in a road tire! A tandem puts very high stresses on its tires - theses are the ones that have held up the best of any that we have used.
2000 miles per tire
Got around 3,400 miles before 12 ear through on center of tire showed up. Climb about 200,000 feet a year.
Ridden over 3000 mi this summer, tires still in good shape, only a few minor cuts. Smooth ride, fairly easy to mount. Occasionally on sale, can't be beaten for the price.
The super low price I paid for these terrific tires has me wishing I'd have bought two more. This is my first time using 25C tires after ten years of 23C's. These Vredestein 25C tires are so smooth with great traction cold or hot. Just as great of a rain tire as my Michelin Pro 3's & 4's have been.
Used these tire the last two years and have no complaints. Great tires
I put a pair of these in 25c on my road race bike that I mostly just use for faster club rides. I've used them for rides up to a century and they're smooth rolling with ok traction. I wasn't impressed with their performance on wet pavement. Great flat protection in mixed city riding, road, urban trails, highway. Vredestein recommends high pressures in their tires,and this one's minimum pressure is the max pressure of my carbon wheel. At that pressure, 8 bars, it still rolls without too much resistance and also smooths out some road chatter.
I've ridden many a tire, both on the racing circuit and recreational trips around town, and the Vredestein Fortezza Tricomp tire is 2nd to none when it comes to performance, cornering, ease of installation and durability. There may be faster tires out there, but you will be hard pressed to find a tire that feels like a tubular, yet with some of the advantages of a premium clincher tire. Although the Fortezza Comp has been replaced with other tires in the Vredestein lineup, you can still find the Tricomp, usually at a discounted price.
on rides from anywhere from a short training ride to an all day ride these tires perform well on wet or dry pavement. My only complaint is they they are only available in black, bring back the gray and yellow.
Great ride, great puncture resistance and good rolling resistance. Cant beat the price.
This is an all round tire great puncture protection and control
Avid cyclist, riding Midhigher end road bikes for 30 years, Avg 60-100 miles weekly in season, couple races year in AZ hotter conditions (just so you can qualify rider level of this review). I believe these are a Great set of tires, been riding TriComps for several years , won't bother with anything else now (compared to Viitoria tubulars, Continental & Michelin clinchers) These are very smooth, decent flatripblowout resistance (AZ is tuff on tires!) and they perform excellently on dry terrain, tread pattern may wear smooth a little sooner than a harder compound tire but you'll easily get 2k out of a set. I typically don't ride in wet weather unless it's raining on a race day (a few times) and then I back off speed on turns in groups so I can't say I pushed to the limit on wet days - that said I never had an issue. However on dry days, I'll hammer turns and power through with no issue just like I'm on rails. I had 700x23s for years, but wanted to try 25s - I've heard good things, wanted to see first hand. I find they have just a bit softer ride & no noticeable increase in rolling resistance, very minor increase in side profile visually, if any (all of which I feared), they're still fast & look great. I understand that many pros ride wider tires (25 vs 23) and keep their speed, with just a slightly softer ride. Frankly I can barely tell - maybe a slight difference (I run at 105 PSI, ride on a stiff aero carbon frame with Easton SLX clinchers - pretty stiff setup) - I'm now sold on the 25s. I rate these very good for those who are demanding about performance & want a comfortablesolid ride in a range of road and weather conditions.
Just rode a century with them yesterday. I was pleasant surprised with how nicely they roll. They corner well, too. I have not yet ridden them in wet conditions, but I expect they'll do fine.
These Tricomp are so much softer and roll better than the Senso. Glad I was able to find these since Vredestein stopped making the triComp racing line of tires.
I have ridden vredestein tires for 20 years been great tires over different weather conditions
Awesome tires. Glad these tires are back. They are a good race and training tire.
I don't race but put on this tires around 200 miles a week on long rides Saturday and Sunday and short evenings rides during a week. This tire is very durable and last several thousand miles. This tire have been my choice for many years now. Love it.
I had 2 sets of these for about 3500 miles. They were on a bike that was given to me (Time RXR Ulteam), so I rode them. After they flatted the first time, showing a fair amount of wear I replaced them with a new set. Turn in is sharp, ride is surprising good, and flat protection is outstanding. IMHO. From what I have read Vredestein had a better tire with this than the Senso which replaced it, but that based solely on what I have read.
