Vittoria Zaffiro Pro home trainer tyre Review

Reviewer: Dan Duguid

16-Mar-2009 | 1 Review

Rating:

£18.99 (at time of review)

Pros

Saves regular tyres for the place they're designed for - the road
Bright red colour to remind you not to ride it on the road
Turbo-specific tread helps dissipate heat
Specific tread helps reduce noise from roller

Cons

You need a separate turbo-designated wheel because you can't ride this tyre on the road

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The Vittoria Zaffiro Pro home trainer tyre is a turbo-specific tyre with a tread designed to dissipate heat and reduce noise

With the unpredictable weather we’ve been having, it's a good idea to have a contingency plan in the shape of your old turbo trainer.

It’s not the nicest way to spend a training session and can increase the wear of your winter treads, so replacing the tyre with one specific to the job has its benefits. The Vittoria Zaffiro Pro home trainer tyre does everything it should – the tread pattern helps dissipate heat and the constant drone of the tyre on roller is substantially reduced.

The only issue that may arise is if you only have one pair of wheels — who wants to continually swap tyres? The bright red also works well to let you know you have a turbo tyre on; you don’t want to be riding down the road on one of these, it’ll be like riding on ice!

Verdict

The Vittoria Zaffiro Pro home trainer tyre offers the perfect way to save your regular tyres for the road, turning turbo sessions into something cooler and quieter.

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yenrod

July 12 22:33

I made the mistake of buying these and have only realised that you can't ride these on the road ? - well i am and they are quick'ish... Bit slippy at 1st but ok otherwise !