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Vittoria Terreno Zero Gravel Tires
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Senior Member 646 posts stu Senior Member 646 posts
stu
Has anyone used the Terreno Zero with the lightweight TLR casing?  If so I'd love to hear your opinion of it.
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ChillyWilly Member 30 posts
ChillyWilly
I have them on my gravel bike, and I love them - with a minor caveat or two. 
I had been using the Terreno Dry (which I really love) and when I went to get new tires I was shopping for the best deal and somehow accidentally ordered the Zeros instead of the Drys. So I went ahead and mounted them up to try them. 
First thing - I'm running them with tubes. I tried to set them up tubeless, but wasn't able to get them to seat. They're very tight on my rims. So I went ahead and mounted them with tubes and figured I'd let them stretch out for a few days and try them again. Well, I'm lazy and don't really notice much difference between tubes and tubeless so they've still got tubes in them. 
I ride a combination of road, bike path, and gravel. The Zeros are just about perfect for my riding. They roll super fast and comfy on pavement. They roll super fast and comfy on gravel - as long as it's well packed. Get into any kind of softer gravel and they get squirrely fast. 
I'm not a fast rider. I don't particularly like to ride through challenging gravel and singletrack. I don't bomb down long steep hills like a madman. So they're fine for me. When I hit areas where the gravel is loose, I'm gonna go about 12-14mph and I'm going to take it easy. Which is good, because these tires don't handle anything more than that. 
If you want to race fast, and want to feel confident going through anything soft and loose while still rolling fast, consider the Terreno Dry instead.  
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stu Senior Member 646 posts
stu
Thanks for the review!  Sounds interesting because I don't ride fast on anything soft.  Do yours have the TLR or TNT casing?
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ChillyWilly Member 30 posts
ChillyWilly
I really don't know for sure. I went and looked at the tire but I couldn't find any markings on it that said. But they're 700x38 and tan wall. I think they're TLR.
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mtbnut87 Senior Member 168 posts
mtbnut87
stu wrote:
Thanks for the review!  Sounds interesting because I don't ride fast on anything soft.  Do yours have the TLR or TNT casing?


May or may not help....  but I have the Terreno Dry's in 750c and 650b, both with the TLR casing.  They're different enough from the Zero that nothing I can tell you may be of any value except this.  I mounted them up and expected a very supple ride and struggled to get pressures right.  Coming from Ramblers with the 120tpi EXO casing, they felt very boardy at the same pressures.  And then I lost the front on some kitty litter over hard and decided to go back to the Rambler in the front and could not believe how much more comfortable the Rambler rode at the same pressure.  I had to lower the pressure in the back 8 lbs. on the TD in the rear to get a ride that was compatible with the Rambler front.  Disappointing.
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stu Senior Member 646 posts
stu
Thanks mtbnut87.  I like tires on the supple side and I expect the Zero to be a little stiffer than the Dry due to its thicker, solid tread.  That's a problem I've noticed with touring tires - by the time I let out enough air for comfort they're pretty draggy.
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widerisfaster Senior Member 253 posts
widerisfaster
Bicycle Rolling Resustance found the Zero had thicker tread than the Dry. This caused more resistance but they expect they will last longer. 
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