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Vittoria Adventure Reflective Tire - 26 x 1.75

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Wet condtions are no excuse not to ride with this city tire designed for wet surfaces

Double-shielding technology places a hard rubber layer under the tread's middle section and a high-density nylon fabric layer under the tread
Aqua Flow thread design drives water out of the tread by rotating forces for improve safety on wet surfaces
High-carbon tire with a nylon casing offers excellent durability, and its tread pattern adds traction for light trail use
Aramid fiber-reinforced rubber makes tread strong, stiff and cut resistant
Reflective line around the perimeter improves your visibility to motorists in low-light conditions

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Vittoria Adventure Reflective Tire - 26 x 1.75 Customer Reviews

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Vittoria Adventure Reflective Tire - 26 x 1.75

4.2

(based on 6 reviews)

67%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Low rolling resistance (3)

Cons

Best Uses

Commuting (5)

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REVIEWS

Reviewed by 6 customers

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Oct

2007

(5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Excellent city and light trail use tire

By DTHiker

from Seattle, WA

About Me Weekend Warrior

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Pros

Good Breaking Surface
Rolls fast

Cons

Tread is a little light

Best Uses

City Biking

Comments about Vittoria Adventure Reflective Tire - 26 x 1.75:

I bought this tire about a year ago for my hard tail mountain bike, which I use to commute to work (in city, about 5 miles each way), ride paved and dirt bike paths, and occasional gravel/dirt trails.

I'm not one to spend a lot of time changing my tires for the perfect ride in every situation, so I wanted something that leaned toward city riding but wouldn't punish me for playing in a little dirt. This tire fits that profile very well. It is smooth enough that it rolls great and feels wonderful on pavement, has enough tread that I'm comfortable in some gravel and dirt as long as it's not too steep, and is a big enough tire to handle curbs and potholes.

If you pedal hard in dirt or gravel, this tire will spin out. The only time I wish I didn't have these tires on was trail riding in a park (nothing hardcore, just a dirt trail with some steep sections) and I spun out a lot trying to get up a hill. Even that wasn't worth looking for something different though for me.

The channels also seem to work well in wet conditions, though coming from knobby tires I wasn't having a problem to start with.

Feb

2010

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

One tire CAN do it all

By Micycle

from Granite Bay, CA

About Me Avid Cyclist

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Pros

Durable
Excellent Grip
Good Cornering
Low Rolling Resistance
Puncture Resistant

Cons

None

Best Uses

Commuting
HybridTouringCenturies
Rain
Serious Racing/Training

Comments about Vittoria Adventure Reflective Tire - 26 x 1.75:

I use these tires on my Franken-bike (My old 90's Mongoose Rockadile I modified in December with drop bars, bar end shifters, interrupter levers, rigid Surly 1x1 fork, fenders......and Vittoria Adventure Reflective tires). Awesome tire!

800 miles since Jan 1, 2010. Commute twice a week(47 miles round trip) weekend and mid-week evening training rides, pavement to dirt/rock/singletrack (even with trail-a-bike in tow). Couldn't be happier!

And yes, OMG, I had a flat during that time. Sakes alive!...A flat?....Well dagnabit, any tire that gets a flat should be rated NO STARS, right?! No way!! Give me a break! These tires are great, are not pavement suckers and should not keep you from holding a 17-18mph commute pace on an old steel mountain bike with a rack trunk and saddlebag. Nor should they stop you from having one hecka good time when you see a dirt side trail off the paved path or when you are going to try some new trails and not sure what you will encounter.

Dragging you down to 8mph?... Hmmmmm....Better look at something else besides this tire for the problem....Installation?...Easy.

I also have a nice dual-suspension mountain bike, and a straight-on road bike as well, but I find that I just want to keep riding the Franken-bike with the Vittoria Adventures, because these tires help it be the jack-of-all-trades I was looking for. They simply let me focus on enjoying the ride. Love em!

Nov

2008

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Great for Commuters

By Wiggly

from Chicago

About Me Avid Cyclist

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Pros

Durable
Excellent Grip
Good Cornering
Low Rolling Resistance

Cons

Best Uses

Commuting

Comments about Vittoria Adventure Reflective Tire - 26 x 1.75:

Great tire for commuting. Just the right combo of road tire manners with fat tire comfort. I was surprised how quiet and grippy these tires are on paved surfaces, and they perform well on crushed stone paths as well. After over 500 miles of commuting use this fall, you can barely tell these have been used. The reflective sidewalls also help since my ride home is in relative darkness.

Jul

2008

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Why aren't all tires reflective?

By SLC Tortfeasor

from Salt Lake City, Utah

About Me Avid Cyclist

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Pros

Low Rolling Resistance

Cons

Best Uses

Commuting

Comments about Vittoria Adventure Reflective Tire - 26 x 1.75:

These tires are just fantastic for commuters who ride mountain bikes.

I can't figure out why all tires don't have reflective sidewalls like these. They really make a difference, because now instead of merely having reflectors on my bike frame, I've got these huge, reflective 26" circles, making me much more visible to drivers in low light.

Additionally, you can pump them up to 70 psi, which is a little more than most mountain bike tires, leading to somewhat lower rolling resistance.

If you're an urban commuter on a mountain bike, I think these tires are ideal.

Jan

2010

(0 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

3.0

rolling suction cups

By schopenhauer

from michigan

About Me Commuter

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Pros

Cons

High Rolling Resistance

Best Uses

Commuting

Comments about Vittoria Adventure Reflective Tire - 26 x 1.75:

if you just want to plod along at 8 mph then these
tires wouldn't bother you and they are probably as good as all the rest in this price range.

Feb

2009

(0 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

2.0

Looked like a good tire...but

By unirower

from Seattle, WA

About Me Casual Cyclist

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Pros

Cons

Poor sizing

Best Uses

Commuting

Comments about Vittoria Adventure Reflective Tire - 26 x 1.75:

I was looking for a good tire for on the trainer and settled on this tire. Even though I have worked in a bike shop for three years, I had a tough time seating this tire. As I put the wheel (with the new tire) on the mountain bike, the tire came unseated and blew. I don't know if this was a defective tire or if they are all slightly too large for a rim, but the tire that I purchased is too large and is going back to REI.