Vittoria Corsa G+

I use polyurethane glue to fix those sorts of slashes and cuts in my Rubino Pros. Got the one made for wetsuits because it's black. Make sure to winkle out any bits of glass/flints first. Works a treat! At the end of the second winter last year's glued up cuts are still fine. No sweat

It may just be a healthy dose of placebo - but - I found that latex tubes have had a very positive effect, in terms of ride quality & punture avoidancewith, any lightweight tyres I've used them with. I've just tried some Of Conti's Supersonic lightweight tubes and although 'OK'.... their not as good as latex.

The downside to latex is the need to pump them up before every ride but that only takes a couple of moments with a track pump

I have to say that I was never really expecting the Graphene to be much more than a gimmic, I was hoping for a decent set of tyres though

My business partners have dealt with graphene in their composites business. It's nickname is nano 'bollox'. With the same scale of improvement

Having had a blow out at 44mph a few weeks ago (on an old tyre I should have thrown out, not one of these) I am pretty wary of doing anything to keep tyres going, but had considered the superglue trick as they were pretty expensive.

This is particularly annoying as I changed to these from Schwalbe Ones as they seemed to wear pretty quickly and I was hoping to find something a bit more robust.

and finally (apologies for the poor picture quality)

Interestingly the other tyre is pristine

This is the biggest cut

Just found this thread after having a look at my front tyre yesterday, disappointed to find this, and another couple of similar cuts (I'll put them separately).  Tyres bought in Septmeber and not used over the winter.

They feel great and I've been happy with them but not too impressed with this longevity.  My LBS are sending my pics in to Vittoria but I'm not too optimistic

Velo_Dom : I am looking at getting a pair of these. Did you get them and if so, how have they been over the last 8 months? 

The way I rate these is by having a nice smart tyre on your smart bike without being a heavy tyre. I’ve use the gator skins through the winter but we got to be serious that all our roads we use have pot holes and flints. It’s not like riding like the pros where the roads are all clear and roads in good order.

This is a summer / all year tyre with puncture resistance. A great all round tyre with out being heavy.

Check out the video I’ve found on the following web page https://cycling-gear.cc/product/vittoria-corsa-g-isotech/

Again im not one fure measuring tyres but they looked huge compared to my 23 bontrager R1s that came with the bike. However they made a hell of a difference comfort wise and seem to grip well in all weather.  I have just fitted them to my new wheelset (campy neutrons) and combined with the wider inernal rim width the grip and low rolling resistance is fantastic, look cool too! On the puncture front, i have taken them through rough weather over cobbles, down gravel tracks and the odd bunny hop over a speed bump without any issues as yet (touch wood), i even found a small metal splinter embedded in one of the tyres during the wheel change which had not managed to cause a puncture so all i can say so far is a big thumbs up after a couple of hundred miles or so.

Vittoria's G+ tyres are an entirely new game, and past performance is no guide to the future!

The 'old' Corsa 25 comes up fat, 26–27 mm even on standard-width rims. I don't believe the carcase has changed since the previous generation, so that's likely to continue into the new generation.

The tread compound of the new tyre is transformed by the admixture of graphene and this may put an end to punctures caused by small flints that DanTe mentions (that I also experienced).

I've used Corsa CX, Corsa SR, and Pavè CG and found the ride and handling peerless (until the advent of the Schwalbe One). But I would not use any of them as everyday tyres.

I too have the 25mm version (with grey sidewalls) on ENVE 4.5's and they do look wide, as DanTe points out. Although I haven't had any issues with punctures (kiss of death) as yet and the roads I ride in Lincolnshire are terrible, potholes and resurfacing etc.

As for tubes, I have used latex in the past and have reverted back to butyl as I couldn't feel too much difference and when latex punctures it's unrepairable. The tyres are supple enough though, I find them very comfy over poor road surfaces.

I've had Conti 4 seasons, force/attack but now just run with Vittoria, Pave for the winter, Corsa's for the summer, just my prefference, don't want to get into a debate over tyre manufacturers!

Hope this helps?

I'm not the tyre measuring type but they look fairly wide. I have a set in 25's and they certainly look a couple of mm wider but they're on my ENVE's which have a pretty wide rim. 

They're lovely tyres to ride and certainly look the part BUT and its s big but for me, I've had terrible trouble with punctures.

I reckon I might of had 4 possibly 5 in a couple of months. That's bad. Front and back. The cause of all of them have been the same, little tiny 2mm bits of grit. I think it's the tread on the tyre that's the problem. I think it traps a certain size of grit that then forces it's way in. It seems to be better now I've knocked the top off the tread which would support my idea but who knows.

5 is too many for just bad luck. They cut up quite easily too. Shame but I won't be getting another set. Back to gp4000's for me..

Been running them with conti supersonic tubes if that makes any difference.