VITTORIA Road Tyre Corsa Pro Graphene TLR

Corsa PRO or Corsa N.EXT?

Both use Vittoria’s Race Formulation Graphene + Silica compound; the difference is the casing. The Corsa PRO has a 320 TPI cotton-based casing — Vittoria’s most supple construction and its race-day tyre, which it calls the most winning road tyre it has made. The Corsa N.EXT uses a 100 TPI nylon casing with thicker threads that Vittoria built for durability, longevity and reliability, for racing and long training miles alike, with a compound mix tuned for extended durability. In tubeless form the N.EXT is a little heavier: 305 g against 280 g in 700x28c (Vittoria’s claimed weights). Race days: Corsa PRO. Training and everyday riding that should still feel fast: Corsa N.EXT.

Corsa PRO or Corsa PRO Control?

Both have the 320 TPI cotton-corespun casing and a Race Formulation Graphene + Silica compound. The Control adds a herringbone tread for grip in extreme conditions and, per Vittoria, extra puncture resistance from a slightly thicker and wider tread, with a compound mix reinforced for technical racing and harsh conditions. Vittoria’s pitch: rain, pavé, groomed gravel stretches and the cobbles of Roubaix. It weighs more — 310 g against 280 g in 700x28c and 325 g against 285 g in 700x30c (Vittoria’s claimed weights). Dry race days: Corsa PRO; wet, rough or cobbled races: Corsa PRO Control.

Vittoria Corsa: Tubeless-Ready or Tube-Type?

Tubeless-Ready (TLR) versions are built to be set up tubeless with sealant; Tube-Type versions are clinchers used with an inner tube. On the Corsa N.EXT the tube-type tyre is lighter on its own — 220 g against 305 g in 700x28c — while the TLR adds an Inner shield layer for protection (Vittoria). The Corsa PRO Tube-Type uses a 320 TPI cotton casing instead of the TLR’s cotton-corespun (cotton + aramid) casing, and Vittoria says it improves rolling efficiency by 12%, puncture resistance by 18% and weight by 9% over its predecessor, the Corsa Tube-Type. Hookless rims: Vittoria marks the Corsa PRO TLR, Corsa PRO Tube-Type and Corsa N.EXT TLR compatible from 700x28c, and no size of the Corsa N.EXT Tube-Type.

What is the Corsa PRO 700x29c Wide Rim?

A size made for modern wide rims. Vittoria says it gives a 29 mm tyre section on a 25 mm internal rim width, with the casing shape and tread width optimised to improve aerodynamics, puncture resistance and cornering at maximum lean angles. Vittoria marks it hookless compatible; its claimed weight is 290 g.

Is the Vittoria Corsa PRO Tubeless-Ready hookless compatible?

It depends on the size. Vittoria’s hookless compatibility table marks 700x28c, 700x29c Wide Rim, 700x30c, 700x32c as hookless compatible; 700x24c, 700x26c are not, so use those sizes on hooked rims. Check your rim maker’s limits and Vittoria’s ETRTO table of recommended rim widths on its product page.