Corsa N.Ext Tubeless-ready

I usually can start a race season on a new pair of tires and run the full race season and continue to train the rest of the off season. Excellent in the turns and quick acceleration during sprints.

I have installed this tire on tubeless i23 rims, and the install itself was alright. A bit tough to get the tires on at first but not unexpected. The tire rides smooth and feels fast on the road although I have not ridden for too long.

Used these for the first time to ride in Wish a Mile Michigan where we rode the full 300 mile cours on pavement and macadam and added in riding to and from the event for another 100 miles of pavement and about 100 of gravel. These tires performed flawlessly in all dry surface and even held a almost missed turn at 40 mph on a corner. I used the on wet surface as well and they worked equally well. These are the perfect tire for me who primarily rides hard packed gravel but need to loops pavement in to get the loops in.

I have been a Vittoria rider in the past, but moved to another brand for a few years. I just recently came back to Vittoria and decided to try the 28mm N.EXT as it fits nicely as a fast training and club racing tire.
My first ride with them on new wheels was in the rain and they handled and felt amazing and predictable. The next day was in in perfect conditions and again, the road feel and predictability in corning and road feel is what I have missed from Vittoria.

I got the tires in 30mm width, and they are very comfy and very grippy, even on very narrow rims, 16mm internal width. I have done road races, criteriums, and training rides on the tires, and they have handled them all well. I have ridden the Corsa (non-pro) controls in 25mm, and Continental GP5000s in 28mm, and I prefer the N.ext to both. The Corsa was very grippy and very good on treadwear, but not super comfortable. GP5000 is also not very comfortable, and has awful tread life due to a very soft contact patch. These tires are comfy and fast, and have acceptable tread life, though I have seen heavier riders wear them out in 1000 miles. That is one of only two real complaints I have. The second is that depending on the rim, the tire doesn’t always bead well when using a tube instead of tubeless. I have an older bike with older, mismatched wheels. The rear, a Roval Rapide, beaded fine with a tube, but the front, a Rolf Prima Vigor wheel, would not bead properly. I had to set the rim up tubeless, which works fine with the tire, but is not recommended on the rim, and means it loses air faster than a proper tubeless wheel and tire setup. This is my only big issue with the tires, and the reason they don’t receive 5 stars.