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Challenge Strada Bianca PRO TLR Tire Tanwall
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Description

From the Hills of Tuscany to Your Own Backroads

Race it hard or just head off the beaten path. The Challenge Strada Bianca PRO TLR combines their proven herringbone tread pattern with larger volume and gravel specific construction to take you comfortably over less-than-perfect surfaces.

This is the tire for rough roads, packed dirt, and most dry gravel surfaces. This tire takes tubeless to a higher performance level by combining TLR's properties with a handmade construction for the ultimate in traction and ride quality.

This tire includes PPS2, a combination of Challenge's sub-tread Puncture Protection System and an additional layer inside the casing to increase resistance to punctures. And puncture protection is enhanced when combined with the appropriate tubeless sealant.

Features:

  • Handmade
  • PPS2 flat protection
  • SuperPoly Corazza Armor casing
  • Aramid Bead
  • 260 TPI
  • 395 grams (size 36)

B-Stock - This product has one or more B-Stock units available. These units can be purchased at a discount (see option select). B-Stock units were returned from other customers and may have missing or damaged packaging materials. These units are otherwise as new. The full manufacturer warranty applies. Click Here for more information.

The product weight specified is an approximate weight based on the manufacturer's specifications (if available) or our measurement of one or two examples. For most products, the weight will typically vary by 5% to 10%.

Specifications

Weight: 355 grams

Threads Per Inch: 260 

Tire Type: Tubeless Ready 

Wheel Size: 700C/29" (ISO 622) 

700c x 30mm - Tanwall

Mfg PartNum: 00555 

Tire Width: 30mm (1.2in) 

700c x 33mm - Tanwall

Mfg PartNum: 00560 

Tire Width: 33mm (1.3in) 

700c x 36mm - Tanwall

Mfg PartNum: 00542 

Tire Width: 36mm (1.4in) 

700c x 40mm - Tanwall

Mfg PartNum: 00564 

Tire Width: 40mm (1.6in) 

700c x 45mm - Tanwall

Mfg PartNum: 00566 

Tire Width: 45mm (1.8in) 

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Reviewed 3/22/2024
by Anonymous
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Great speed

Incredible tires went up to 45s they are even better than the 40s supple FAST near slick that handles our Michigan gravel perfectly

A bit hard to mount but absolutely worth it

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Reviewed 12/18/2023
by T 3T
Michigan
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1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
Supple Confidence inspiring

Yes they're difficult to mount (not as bad as some claim 10 minutes two tires mounted, these are FAST !!!!! In all conditions They are SMOOTH over the washboard and chunky gravel, seem to hold up very good set on my training wheels have 1300 miles 1 flat still going strong

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Reviewed 4/3/2023
by Anonymous
Cycling Enthusiast
Carson City, NV
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1 of 2 customers found this review helpful.
So far a great tire

My goal was a fast rolling mostly pavement tire that can easily survive my 800 ft gravel driveway and other short off pavement excursions without flats or drama.

More difficult to mount because of the shape, but when I followed the video instructions it went on the Stans Grail rims with some effort and a plastic lever.

Inflation was a no brainer because it fit so tight. Sealed with a loud pop and is loosing virtually zero air between rides and none during.

I've been running R50 F35, which is likely higher than needed. I ran R45 F30 on my first ride and they still seemed fast rolling.

Wear is TBD because I only have 85 miles on them.

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Reviewed 6/21/2022
by Dylan
Daily Commuter
Tacoma, WA
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6 of 6 customers found this review helpful.
Amazing Tire...well worth the mounting hassle!

These tires are simply a joy to ride. They are fast, supple, and confidence inspiring. Yes they are the hardest tires I have ever mounted to my carbon rims, but oh so worth it! After a few rides, I duplicated a 15 mile course over rough and smooth asphalt and 1200 feet of elevation. On the route I was 1.1mph faster with a normalized power 32 watts lower than I had been a week earlier on my old tires. As a heavier rider I ride the rear at 50psi and the front at 48 and they feel wonderful.

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Reviewed 2/28/2022
by Zak Bugaj
Denver, CO
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6 of 17 customers found this review helpful.
These are impossible to mount

I struggled for a few hours trying to mount these. After wondering if it was because they were the first tubeless tires I was mounting in road wheels I took it to a bike shop and they struggled just as I did. They finally got it but punctured the rim tape in a few places and never held air. So then I had to take them off, which was less difficult, but I refuse to use these even though they are the exact look and tread I'm looking for. Giving away a free set of these unused tires if anybody wants them.

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Reviewed 4/6/2023
by filmillr
Competitive Racer
Long Beach
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4 of 9 customers found this review helpful.
HARDEST TIRE TO MOUNT IN THE WORLD

These are the hardest tires to mount I've ever experienced, I've been at it for 3 hours now and since I've broken two tire levers and my hands can barely work anymore I decided to take a break and write this review to warn others. DO NOT BUY THESE, they will not mount.....It's seriously ridiculous. Almost as if these tires are made as some sort of sick joke from lucifer himself. Absolutely F these tires 1000x

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Reviewed 12/28/2020
by Anonymous
Chicago
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7 of 7 customers found this review helpful.
Pretty great

Supple, fast, and grippy, and that tan sidewall looks amazing. Overall very happy with this tire, both on pavement and on gravel. I have the 28s on some dtswiss arc1400s and they've done great on "maintained" gravel, haven't tried anything too gnarly though. Only complaint is that it bleeds air quicker than most other tubeless tires I've used. Never a problem on a long ride, but goes completely flat within a week. It's more annoying than anything - I always top up my tires before a ride anyways, these just require a few more pumps.

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Reviewed 11/24/2020
by Anonymous
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7 of 30 customers found this review helpful.
Absolutely the worst tire mounting experience.

How do I use his product? Well, let me take a moment to describe my use experience...Two tire clamps extending over my workbench being held in place by my stomach while I strained with a koolstop tire lever, two punctured tubes,...I must say, it was fascinating to see a tire lever fly 20 feet across the workshop...twice.....Anyone with these tires on their bike better pray they never have to change an inner tube roadside with these tires....

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Reviewed 11/22/2020
by Anonymous
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9 of 30 customers found this review helpful.
Absolutely the worst tire mounting experience.

How do I use this product? Well, let me take a moment to describe my use experience...Two tire clamps extending over my workbench being held in place by my stomach while I strained with a koolstop tire lever, two punctured tubes,...I must say, it was fascinating to see a tire lever fly 20 feet across the workshop...twice.....Anyone with these tires on their bike better pray they never have to change an inner tube roadside with these tires....

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Reviewed 6/15/2022
by carbonryda
Cycling Enthusiast
Fallon NEVADA
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3 of 6 customers found this review helpful.
Mounting was rough

I mounted the tires on a pair of BLACK INC Thirty carbon wheels. It took me a few hours and I had some high tech tire levers and various mounting tools. Mounting these tires onto the rims was a complete struggle fest. Toughest tires I ever mounted and I almost thought they were too small with a defect...NOPE. They are just tough to mount period.

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Reviewed 3/1/2022
by Anonymous
Cycling Enthusiast
Austin TX
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1 of 3 customers found this review helpful.
Fantastic all road tire

They're a little hard to mount, but on I9 rims it wasn't too bad. They roll extremely fast, and have fantastic grip on packed dirt and pavement. Perhaps they've changed some construction, because they took sealant well and sealed immediately.

I came from Rene Herse Bon Jon Pass 38s to these in 40mm, and they are tops in everything but suppleness.

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Reviewed 12/18/2021
by Anonymous
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6 of 15 customers found this review helpful.
Absolute rubbish

Just replaced a pair of GP5000tl with these. They were awful. The hardest tire I've had to mount. Don't hold air. Spin slow. Don't know if I'm more irritated that I bought them, or that I wasted 4oz of sealant on/in them. Cut them off after first ride with them (34 miles). Absolute rubbish. Back to the tried and true GP5000.

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Reviewed 11/15/2021
by JeffL
Competitive Racer
Eugene, OR
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1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
Good for mixed terrain rides

Purchased these tires for a 200 mile mixed terrain cycling event. These tires rolled very fast on tarmac and did OK in the gravel, although once the grade got over 12% on gravel they did start to lose traction a bit. Since the race was 80% tarmac I didn't want something too aggressive. These have also become my go to winter tire, which I run at slightly lower pressure when it's raining and they work out well.

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Reviewed 11/28/2022
by Anonymous
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2 of 2 customers found this review helpful.
Awesome tire no mounting hassle

I love the tire, but have yet to test the durability. Mounted pretty easily on my Zipp 303s with my high volume pump.

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Reviewed 9/11/2020
by KP
Competitive Racer
Maine
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3 of 4 customers found this review helpful.
supple and handles well but can be hard to set up!

really fast, really smooth. But setting up onto my particular rims was HARD.

Like breaking tire levers hard.

Once on, they lasted well and ride really nice.

NOTE : being handmade, mine were NOT perfectly round. Only noticed 1x when I was on rollers

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Reviewed 5/21/2020
by Anonymous
Cycling Enthusiast
Princeton, NJ
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1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
Love em!

Nice a grippy, supple, and work well as tubeless. Also, the tan sidewall looks slick. I'd buy again!

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Reviewed 2/12/2020
by Anonymous
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7 of 8 customers found this review helpful.
heavier than claimed weight

List weight was 355grams. I ordered two and the both weighed in at over 420grams which is not a competitive weight for this class of tire at this price. The gravelking tire in 38mm is lighter and cheaper.

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Reviewed 1/20/2022
by Anonymous
Cycling Enthusiast
Colorado Front Range
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2 of 3 customers found this review helpful.
Fantastic single quiver road and gravel tire. Surprisingly durable even on rougher, rocky trails in the Colorado front range. Don't even bother to swoop out for road wheels/tires for long asphalt rid

Ride on pavement, gravel and lite single track. Really just a great multi surface tire with incredible ride quality, traction and control.

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Reviewed 8/14/2019
by FlashBazbo
Competitive Racer
Middle Tennessee
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4 of 6 customers found this review helpful.
Excellent tire for pavement and well maintained dirt roads.

These are excellent tires for paved and manicured dirt roads. They roll smooth and, for their size, reasonably fast. They mount easily on UST wheels and seep air at a rate of 5 or 10 psi per day with sealant. One caution Although they mount up true to size, over the span of a couple weeks, the width will grow about 10%. My 36mm tires are now a little over 40mm wide. Fortunately, Ive got room for them.

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Reviewed 6/21/2019
by FlashBazbo
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Middle Tennessee
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7 of 9 customers found this review helpful.
Excellent for paved, rough, gravel, and dirt roads. Fast and versatile.

I have over 800 miles on a set of these (tubeless), including a century that included good pavement, ultra-rough pavement, and civilized gravel. These tires are fast, ride smooth, and stand up to abuse. I weigh 180 pounds and I keep the tires inflated to about 50 psi tubeless. I regularly ride with roadies and I don't find these tires slow me down enough to matter. At the same time, on sketchy surfaces, these tires provide excellent traction and handling. Very confidence inspiring. In fact, I've never had these threaten to slide out - even in monsoon rain conditions. I will be a repeat customer. You may ask, What do you NOT like about these tires? Well . . . even though they mount up easily, they seep air over time. They've never seeped any sealant, but they lose about 7 to 10 psi in 24 hours. So, I almost always air them up before a ride. Also, the jury is still out on durability. At 800 miles, the tread texture has worn away from the center of the rear tire. The texture on the front is still fully intact. Probably not a big deal, but I doubt the rear will last a full 7200-mile season. We will see.

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