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Vittoria Barzo XCR Tan Wall – The XCO World Champion tire

Riding technical XC? The Vittoria Barzo XCR Tan Wall is the choice of the 2015 World Champion, as well as the winner of the BC Bike Race. How can such an aggressive XC tire roll so fast? The magic starts in the center tread, where we place an alternating ridge design, and progressive sipe angles. Cornering duties are handled by the moto-style block knobs, laid out in a proven V-formation. The result is a tire that corners as fast as it rolls, while still offering the protection of a full-depth tread. Rocks and roots? Check. World Championship? Check.

With the Vittoria Barzo XCR Tan Wall tire, you can confidently tame technical cross-country courses at speed. Using square profile knobs for durability and stability, the tire grips a variety of trail surfaces while keeping rolling resistance to a minimum. Its progressive sipe angles allow the tire to dig in even harder the further it’s leaned over. It’s simply a do-it-all tire that will have most of your trail condition bases covered as both a front and rear tire.

Tread matters for sure, however, it’s only one ingredient that makes up a tire. Underneath those knobs is Vittoria’s all-new XC-Race TLR casing made from nylon with 120 threads per inch. This is its lightest weight casing dropping grams over the XC-Trail version by forgoing the additional sidewall protection but gains cool brown sidewalls. Holding the tire onto the rim is a Tubeless-Ready, folding Aramid bead.

However, the Vittoria Barzo XCR Tan Wall Tire has 1 weakness and that is hard pack super dry conditions. For those conditions, the best tire treat would be between the Vittoria Mezcal and the Vittoria Terreno. Both tires are designed for fast rolling dry conditions and depending on your course they will be the perfect pairing for your next event.

Vittoria owns the only extruder in the world that allows for 4 compounds in a single tread which it then fortifies with Graphene 2.0. This allows Vittoria to fine-tune the flex of the tread-base and tread-surface separately, placing the correct durometer Graphene 2.0 compound exactly where it is needed for maximum cornering, climbing, rolling, and braking performance. Additionally, durability and puncture protection is also improved, as the base compound resists punctures, and provides a more stable base for the tread.