Bought this tire on a whim having never run Michelin. I love pirellis and usually run the Pzero Race. My use case was fast training rides, in the city and burbs, and i went with 32c for comfort.
Long story short, these are some of the best and easiest tires to use. They went on easy, almost too loose on my zipp hookless wheels. Then with a normal track pump, seated after 5 pumps and fully set at 40 psi. IDK how Michelin nailed the sizing and construction, but all tires should be like this. After adding sealent, I only lost 2 psi the first night which is crazy good.
Then onto the feel, they are great. Supple, grippy, and predictable. There is a weird white powder on the center of the tire, as this tire has multiple compounds, which comes off after only a few short minutes of riding. But after the first 100 miles, they have zero wear or cuts. These are NOT the fastest tires(my guess is 13.5 watts for BRR tests coming), but they are pretty close to race day tires and i think the durability and wet grip will be amazing long term. I will def buy these again. The only thing I don't like is the logo as it was printed a little crooked, but that's a TINY niggle. I got these during the memorial day sale for 55 which is an insanely good deal.
Caught a small slash this morning on my road bike and didn't have a boot for the new tube, so I thought i'd give these a try on a non-tubeless tire, and it worked perfectly. The plug seals the hole through the tire, and the base glues up against the inside wall of the tire just like a patch. Trim off the excess plug, and you've got a solid fix instead of a new $70 road tire.
I was in need of a new tire (thanks to some glass) and decided to give this one a try. It went on fairly easy. No need for tire tools. I have only had it on for two rides but the last one had some serious bumps (tree roots under the asphalt) that sent the bike air borne. I pump the tire up to 85lbs and I did not get any pinch flats. This is on the rear wheel of a two wheel recumbent and rolls fast. I would recommend this tire to anyone looking for a good tire.
I purchased these tires to switch to tubeless on my new Scott Addict RC e-Ride 10. I've put about 500 km on them to date and I'm extremely impressed so far with the ride quality and most particularly, the (lack of) wear. In addition to my weekend rides, I commute 27 km each way to work a couple of days a week and portions of the route are littered with debris like broken glass, staples, nails, etc. Typically by now I'd be digging glass shards out of cuts in the tires, but so far these Vittoria's don't have a single cut of any kind and the tread is holding up very well. If they continue to perform the way they have so far, I'll buy them again, for sure.
