FAST Gravel or BIG Road Bike Tire? 40MM Pirelli PZERO Race TLR

Is the 40mm Pirelli PZERO Race TLR a road bike tire or a gravel bike tire? I've been riding them on my Enve Fray and I'll share my initial thoughts in this video.

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00:00 Intro
00:24 Why Tires?
00:54 Gravel or Road Tire?
01:34 Blurred Lines
02:03 Endless Tinkering
02:20 Up Next...

[mypojam]

Always wanted a Continental GP 5000 40c. Now this is a good replacement!

[jarrahfitzgerald]

Road tyre for gravel bike, as most road bikes dont have clearance for 40s

[emilsal]

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[BrightLight]

28-35 for road
38-45 for commuting
47+ for gravel

[petersouthernboy]

I have a gravel bike with two wheelsets - both 25mm ID. The “road” wheels are hooked, 50mm deep with Chris King hubs and GP 5000 AS TR’s in 700x35. My gravel wheels are hookless, 35mm deep with 47mm Pathfinder Pro’s. I would love to try those Pirelli in 40mm. I would race them on gravel if I felt the puncture resistance was there.

[HughDWallace]

I'm running 35mm Panaracer Gravelking Slick on my 'winter' bike. The tyre claims to be a gravel tyre & it is tough enough for smooth gravel but there is no tread. It is a great road tyre for my typical pothole filled roads in Scotland. There are faster tyres but my lack of speed is first down to me, second the non-aero wheels, third the bike geometry (Cannondale Topstone AL) & only fourth the tyres. I'd be very tempted by these Pirelli tyres & I think they would just fit inside my mudguards.

[scottk]

Did you weigh them? The pirelli website says 375g but it also says 375g for the 32mm version and 400g for the 35mm.

[Yahoover]

I am currently running a 35 mm GP 5000 AS TR on my road setup rear on my Aspero. They balloon out to 37 mm with my wheels. (450g?) pretty heavy but a great all road tire for rough sections on my backroad rides

[matthewspooner]

Currently building for my next Ultra Race. This year for TCR I used an Airstream Marathon with 32mm GP5000 ASTR, My new build is a 2023 Crus S-Works, was planning to go with 35mm GP5000 ASTR but now thinking about 40mm Pirelli PZero Race TLR. Criteria, good on road, good on gravel roads (many roads in Balkans, Greece, Turkey etc are Gravel), good punture protection, comfortable. The 32mm GP5000 ASTR is great with excellent punture resistance, however, a bit wider would be nice, if the 40mm Pirelli rolls well, maybe I should give it a go. What is your feeling?

[williamhoag]

Ive been enjoying wider road tires; specifically the Michelin Power cup and Power Adventure models- happy to see Pirelli is getting into the game now!

[Velo.Muerto]

I ran a set of the PZero Road TLR on a State Allroad Black Label for both daily commuting and road rides for about 6 months, they were fantastic. They were fast as hell and tough as nails, and while I did get two flats within about a month of each other, both times it was piece of radial tire wire that was needle sharp. Can't avoid what you can't see. I would still rate them a solid 9.

[daves]

Any thoughts or updates on their performance???

I just ordered a set of these in 40mm to use on my Salsa Warbird for road rides on a set if Zipp 303 Firecrests. I hope they roll well because I'm a tire whore who has bought over a dozen sets of tires over the past year between my mtb and gravel bike in search of that perfect set for each bike. I've had several from Rene Herse that were amazing to ride but a bit too fragile. I also tried the new Good Year Vector 35's that are made to compliment my Zipp wheels and they were just plain awful, only two rides and off they went. I most recently tried the new 2024 GravelKing "R" slicks in a 40mm that are much faster than the Good Year 35's with loads more comfort but they are a bit draggy up hills.

The new Perelli's are a bit heavier than the GK slicks in the same size but I'm hopeful that their "race" compound is superior to the GK's and will translate into a faster rolling tire on pavement.

[bobbyiv]

I've wanted these for months and they aren't for sale anywhere!!

[nochancecw]

I like the comfy road idea. I feel like all road bikes might come back into the fold for fun road rides. Gravel these days seems to be 42-55mm for my area as below 42 means you can't ride hard without it being sketchy. It seems the flatman gravel is between 38-45mm. And the road team is now around 30-35mm. I'm interested to see if road pushes up to 40mm at a higher or pro level, that would seem wild, but so did 32mm tires at the TDF 5 years ago.

[whistlerrealestate]

I ride slick Rene Herse Barlow Pass 38 tires on the road all the time. Spoiler alert. They’re no slower than 28s but soooo comfy AND I also ride gravel on them no problem. BTW - I’m on a 2023 gen 4 Trek Domane and there’s plenty of clearance for them.

[jayhoughton]

I’m running g one RS 40’s on my road bike, good grip, good speed and fantastic comfort on long rides 😂

[dasdWARf]

seems like a good choice for the commuters among us to us add some comfort. I wonder about the rolling resistance compared to say the terra speed for example.

[skang]

I think we've started a new class of bikes, "all road bikes, " like we have drop bar mtbs, new bike classes now. Getting closer to a N=1 answer.

[BastienChanot]

Ultimately all gravel and road bike riders will tend to MTB, 1x, droppers, wide tires, disc brakes. it's taking time but we're getting there.

[DaveMcConnell-xy]

Hey bro What’s the embargo you mention about?