Description
Train hard, win races.
The Vittoria Zaffiro Pro II Clincher Tire fulfills a wide variety of needs to an equally wide variety of riders. Constructed with Vittoria’s durable Aramid Endura compound, the Zaffiro Pro II is built to roll fast, far, and without incident. The nylon Puncture Resistant Belt (PRB) found in Vittoria’s higher-tier rubber, like the Open Corsa and the Rubino, is also used here. The Zaffiro Pro II accomplishes all this without adding an exceptional amount of rotating weight. Its newly developed tread, with deeper grooves in the middle and shallower shoulders, means you'll get excellent cornering in both wet and dry conditions. Since it's a 60 TPI tire, the overall cost is reasonably low for the high-quality performance. Black tread with black sidewalls only, leaving you to choose from 700C x 23mm or 25mm widths.
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durable tire
dra505555983
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Love these tires, ride them front and back on my fixed gear, skids well but does not disintegrate in a month, fairly cheap to replace when you wear one out. Max PSI of 140, I run them at about 120 in the back and slightly lower up front. A little rough on the crappier roads but rolls well everywhere else. Limited experience in the rain but they seem to do ok when its wet out.
Great for the price
Seth
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Last long and don't cost more than my bike, I have the blue ones and the color really stands out.
1000's of miles of uninterrupted service
Duncan Poling
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I have been commuting to work on these tires for a little over a year (2500+ miles, not counting weekend rides) and only now am I preparing to replace them. In all of this time, I have suffered only one flat (from a staple, of all things). Needless to say, these are extremely durable and dependable. If you are searching for a race day tire, keep looking. However, if what you need is a sturdy piece of rubber between you and the road, look no further.
Years of quiet, faithful service
Brian B.
Member since
I've run these tires on more bikes than I can count, always in the 25mm width. It's a fast-rolling, comfortable, durable tire. It might not be great for high-level racing, but it's the only clincher you need for training, recreational rides, and Wednesday Worlds. It's a tire you don't have to think about. It's not the lightest, it's not the toughest, it's not the smoothest. But it's close enough in all of those categories that I wouldn't even think about putting anything else on a road bike. I used to commute on them, too, but have since switched to the Fyxation Session 700 tires for a little more durability (they're twice as heavy, though).
Not bad.
Keepers
Member since
Picked it up for commuting, and I have nothing to complain about. Don't have much to brag about, either. But I suppose that's all I can ask for.
It's just as much of a pain to get on as any other kevlar bead, so be ready for that.
Great training tire
mcc3961868
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Best training tire I've used. I've tried Gatorskins, Armadillos, Refuse, etc. and these have lasted the longest and cost the least. I don't ride a ton (~300 mi/wk), but I ride on all sorts of road surfaces and can't remember the last flat I had. They've even survived several rides of 20+ miles on dirt roads.
Not recommended
Griff
Member since
These tires came on my new Cannondale Synapse 6 bike. In the first 1000 miles I had five flats. I don't ride on bad roads either, so it was surprising. I feel the saying "you get what you pay for" comes to mind with these tires. Overall I wouldn't recommend these. Having to change a tire during a ride really puts a damper on the day. Suffice it to say, I switched to Continental 4000S tires.
blow out in the house
Kyle Robertson
Member since
These tires came on my new bike. After the first ride(8.5 miles), the front tube popped and damaged the tire. I hope this is not a sign of things to come. My cheap road bike never had a flat tire.
I'm feelin it
ela3819825
Member since
put this tire on the back wheel of my fixie... last one i ordered lasted 3+ months. it is a good skidding tire in my opinion
Vittoria Zaffiro Pro Tire
Cru Jones
Member since
Rocking the red pair. They have been really nice so far. Put around 150 miles on them so far and I haven't had any problems with them. They have been wearing well, hold tight on those slushy spring mornings and I have no flats so far. Great tire for the price.
better than a mountain bike tire
Jason
Member since
I have these on my road bike and I love em, why you ask, because it isn't my mountain bike tire!!
Zaffiro, not Zaffrio, but still a nice tire
Brian B.
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I use these on what used to be my commuter, but has now come into the job of recreation and training bike. It's not the lightest bike, and I'm not too concerned about weight overall. These are a nice tire for a situation like mine, where you want a reasonably priced tire that will last a long time. I commuted on these for about a year before I had issues (semi-regular commuting, average 2-3 days per week), but when I had issues, they were pretty big. Three flats in one ride, alternating tires big. Until that point though, they'd done a bang-up job. Definitely recommended.
OK Training Tire
Randy Sherwood
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These were very reliable for about 1,000 miles. By then they had a nice flat surface and became susceptible to flats. They were noticably slower than the Michelin Pro Race 3's I had before these. For the price though, not a bad deal.
Adriaan Verhulst
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Yeah I'm in similar scenario. Same mileage, same flattening out but no flats so far. Very reliable for extended rides. Very good tire for the price. I'm ready to order another set.

JT
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