VittoriaOpen Pave CG III Clincher Tire(Return to Product Page)

I put a pair of these on my Synapse at the suggestion of an bicycle engineer colleague. They are a revelation in terms of both ride on the typically broken roadways of New England and handling. In fact, they are as close to cornering on tubulars as I have come.

This summer I am recording rides for a book of rides in Connecticut. With the Open Pave's I have encountered lightly and tightly packed gravel, sand, mud and wet cobbles all of which these tires have handles with aplomb.

Previous tires on this bike have been Hutchinsons, Vredsteins, Vittoria Rubino Pros, Vittoria Open Corsas.

If you're seriously into any riding that is not a criterium - these are the open tires (non-tubular) to have.

Hands down, I've never been through so many tubes in my life. I've gone through total of 4 of them since mounting this tire onto my beloved ENVE 45 wheels. It always seems to go flat on its own after a rough ride through some gravel areas here in LA and Hollywood Hills. The reason I bought these tires, because Los Angeles roads are so terrible. Perhaps the casing is so stiff that it punctures the tires? I don't know. Every single time a tube has blown, I check for thorns or sharp objects embedded within the tire. And every time (like it claims) is really puncture resistant. No thorns, no nothing. So what gives? Perhaps the tire or tube isn't seated correctly? I've thought that over a million times. But I'm a guy coming from the Holy Grail of tires. The Continental 4000S. Hands down the best tires I've ever ridden. Wear indicator is gold, also mounting the tire only requires one lever instead of doing a workout with two. Perhaps I think.. well maybe I should've gone with the 27C width? seems like that's what the pros are using and perhaps maybe that was my mistake of not looking too deep into the reviews and going for it. But the 25's really are like continental 23C.. and I can only guess that the 27C is like Continental 25's. I say save your money and either go with the 27's and let me know how it goes, or just stick to what you know and go with the 4000S.

I put a set of the 27mm tires on this spring, on Hed Belgium Plus rims. The end result is right at 27mm wide. I've previously had several sets of the 24mm version. The 27mm seems like the same only better. Fast rolling, comfortable ride. 150 miles so far and one flat, which was caused by a piece of glass. Probably approaching 40 miles of gravel out of that distance with no issues. The tires do seem to wear somewhat quickly. Overall, I think its hard to find a tire with this combination of ride quality, speed, and puncture resistance.

I am sold on wider tires, the ride feel, better handling and lower rolling resistance is without comparison I race on 23mm front and 25mm rear Vittoria Corsa Evo tubulars and use 25mm tires front and back on most of my bikes now, so I thought I would give these 27mm clinchers a go on my training hoops. I can't notice them being slower but I do notice a better ride quality. Carbon frames have become very stiff and a wider tire with a lower pressure seems to work.

For the 'shoulder' season these tires make perfect sense but I will stick with 25mm for the ride season.

I bought these in a 27c size and mounted them on my road bike (Tarmac) for use in gravel races. I weigh 150 lbs and run them att 62-65 psi and they do well as long as the course is hard-packed and there's not too much deep stuff.

The surprise with these tires, though, they ride so nice with the extra volume that I think they'll become my training tires for road use, too! For pavement, I bring them up to 70 psi and they're fast and oh so comfortable! When my buddies are whining on their 23c's about a crappy stretch of pavement I just smile and tell them that I don't know what they're talking about.

Only negative, from an aestetic point of view, the green shoulders really don't do much on a red & silver bike. Wish I could buy them all-black or in other colors (like red shoulders).

I have ridden several hundred miles on these tires and have had no issues with cuts, flats, or holding traction on the road. I have gotten several compliments from folks on how they look, which is nice but not a reason to go out and buy them.

most supple riding road tire I have ever used.

surprisingly good puncture resistance.

excellent grip. good wear.

I use it with latex tubes (filled with 10ml Caffe Latex)

55-65psi on graveldirt roads (I weigh 135lb)

27 width

I like to ride the dirt mountain roads around Boulder

This is an awesome tire for training as well as gravel grinders in this area. I especially love to pick up the all-black versions when BTD has them in stock.

I ride a variety of country roads and this tire gives me cornering confidence on less than smooth roads and the supple casing rolls over freshly chip-sealed roads very smoothly. I bought the 25mm size and it measures 24.5 on my old 19mm Mavic Reflex SUP rims. Although not as supple as the Open Corsa Evo's the added durability/longevity is worth the trade-off for a everyday ride and they run as true as the Evo's. I have only ridden them for a few hundred miles, but they show no sign of tread wear or cuts and have had no flats. Hopefully they will wear well going forward, if so, they will replace The Michelin Pro Endurance (replacing the out of production Krylions I swore by), on my other bike that faces the road hazards of riding on the streets of Tucson. The Michelins have held up fine, but not nearly the ride quality of the Vittoria. I'm guessing the Pave will be a great compromise of durability and ride quality. Highly recommended at this point.

I originally purchased the Pave tires for use in late fall, winter, early spring because they are good in bad road conditions. I have continued using them into the summer. They are very durable and withstand the worst road conditions, hence the name Pave. I don't mean to jinx myself but I have been through 2 sets of these tires without a flat, and ridden them for thousands of miles. True, they are not the lightest tires but I am not racing on them. I find that the 25cm tires (they moved from a 24 to a 25) provide a softer ride.

performance touring on racing bike on asphalt and strade bianche.

I ordered these to use once winter was over and the worst of the debris is off the roads. I use and love conti 4 seasons during the early spring and late fall After about 400 miles I would characterize these tires as slightly more supple & comfy than conti 4000's. On rides longer than 50 miles I feel less beat up by road shock.

I haven't flatted on rough roads, as yet, and can detect no signs of wear or damage to the casings - in spite of the odd patches of chunky gravel. Compared to the conti 4000 25mm, I would give the durability edge to conti over the long haul last year I got 2K out of the back and 3.6K from the front. The vitoria's are more comfortable and of course have sick green sidewalls.

Over my 40 year love affair with cycling I have used Conti's, Michelin and Vredestein. I liked the Conti 4000s the best of the three - grippy in wet weather, but I had sidewall issues. The last two years I have been riding Veloflex Corsa 25's with it's super supple tubular like in feel, but flatted quite a few times on ok roads surfaces. I thought I would try the Vittoria Open Pave 25's about 800 miles ago and I am loving them! Rides just as smooth as the Veloflex, no nicks to speak of, no flats to date. Other reviewers have noted that they have more confidence while descending and I have had the same experience. These tires rock!

I bought two of these tires, mounting was very easy. Grip is good in the corners but they are VERY prone to flatting. On my first ride (110 miles) with these brand new (and expensive) clinchers i flatted both the front and rear tires. It was a dry Californa day yet i had a thorn puncture the front and a small piece of rock flat the rear. I will not go out for another ride with these tires, they are going straight to the garbage can.

I ride a carbon frame with very little compliance (its a crit frame & it was cheap, OK?) on some really rotten Canadian roads and I swear by the Vittoria's with the 320 TPI. No, they dont last the longest, nor do they have the greatest flat protection out there (call them mediocre in both respects). But their ability to mellow out road buzz is unparalleled and the cornering is fantastic. I switch to Conti Gran Prix Four Season when the snow ice & sand hits the road, and I just dread the change-over...those Conti's knock my teeth out.

My complaint I usually ride the CX 25C but wanted to switch over to the Pave cuz I just thought it might be a better year round tire given the poor roads up here. Turns out the Pave 25C is A WHOLE LOT SMALLER diameter than the 25C CX III. And yes the difference is discernible, but only on the finer buzz-type road mess (to put that in context I have my doubts about being able to discern the above claims of high rolling resistance...)

Really happy with this tire. Great grip, supple feel, fast rolling, and very tough and dependable. Well worth it's price!

There is no doubt that Vittoria makes very good tubular tires judging by their presence in UCI Grand Tour races, but, when it comes to clinchers, they are nothing special. Ive used the 27mm Open Pave after having used Continental GP4000SHardshell and Vredestein Gran Fondo, I can tell you the Vittorias are very slow rolling. You literally have to push your pedal to get and keep these things going. If youre only going to descend or take sharp turns at high rates of speed, this might be the best option out there. However, life on the bike is about climbing and riding fast. These tires give the impression of being stitched to the road as you go along, and this characteristic is what makes the Open Pave a nightmare when trying to ride fast.

I can see these tires being useful in very foul weather where traction is needed and speed is not primordial (in places like Seattle, Portland or anywhere in England), but I bike in FL, NY and CA. I have ridden often in the rain and there hasnt been anything the Contis and Vreds have not managed exceptionally.

To each hisher own, I dont know why anyone would choose to race these tires when there are better alternatives. IMHO, the Vittoria Open Pave clincher is appropriate only for specific circumstances when wet traction is your main goal.

I have ridden the gamut of tires in the past few years and I will come back to these over anything else. I ride rough Boston roads with lots of debris and glass shards and I have never flatted once. Paired with the latex tubes, these are other worldly. They are not the fastest tires in the world, but you be more pleased with ride.

My wife has used these on her club ride bikes for the past 10 years. She loves them because they work, are comfortable on rough roads, and are green! She light toured in France and Italy on the smooth and rough roads with no issues. These Vittoria CG tires are highly recommended.

I resumed racing this year (after a 25 year hiatus) and needed to stock up on racing tires. First test for the Paves was Battenkill, where these tires performed much better than I did (no surprise) followed by a cold and rainy circuit race in the Adirondacks, which I won! Equipment doesn't win races, of course, but can lose them for you. These tires let me dive into the last corner before the finish and attack on the last hill with confidence, allowing me to gap the others in my field and not have to deal with a sprint finish.

Can't comment yet on durability, but ride quality is excellent.

Like the other Italian brands, these tend to run somewhat narrower than their advertised width, but less so than Veloflex, in my experience.